On 25th September 2026, CERENA was present at European Research Night in different spaces across Lisbon and Porto. In this initiative, which brings science and society closer together, CERENA's researchers highlighted their projects on sustainability, paleontology, strategic minerals, and climate change.
Rui Galhano, Rida El-Bardai, Salma Dehhaoui, Yasmine Andrade, Luciana Silva, Beatriz Barrocas, Rita Serôdio, António Mariquito, Tuğçe Demir, Rafaela Marques, and Mónica Loureiro were at Jardins do Marquês de Pombal, in Oeiras, for the activity From Biomass to Value: Science that transforms waste into resources, where participants learned how plant, forest, and agroindustrial resources can be transformed into high-value products.
Manuel Ribeiro, Vasco Miranda, and Raquel Gonçalves were present at Lisbon’s Museum of Natural History for the activity Serra da Estrela Mission: mapping, valuing and protecting, where participants engaged with a game to learn which plant species can be used for the production of bio-oil and new pharmaceutical drugs.
Bruno Camilo, was also present at the Museum, with the activity Paleontology and deep time: a look at the ecosystems of the past to understand the present and predict future models, where participants learned the importance of paleontology in understanding Earth’s environmental evolution over time.
Abeer Mohtar, João Fortunato and José Pires were present at Pavilhão do Conhecimento with Clima Tic Tac, a board game that teaches participants the adverse effects of pollution on planet Earth. Ricardo Araújo was also present at Pavilhão do Conhecimento, where he promoted his upcoming bird-annotation contest - Técnico Nightjar Annotiathon.
Cristina Vila, and Gonçalo Pereira were present at i3S with the activity Circular Challenge and Strategic Minerals, where the participants played a game focused on strategic minerals to gain a better understanding of mineral extraction.
Ricardo's picture credits belong to Ciência Viva