1st session of ‘Luminous Minds’
The first session of the Luminous Minds project will be held on October 4 at 6 pm via Zoom. With a masterclass on Creative Writing, the event will be attended by Ayslan Monteiro (SOKO/Droga5 Brasil Agency) and Joana Geada (Uzina Agency), both copywriters and world award winners.
CECS researcher elected vice-chair at Ecrea 2024
Rita Araújo, a CECS researcher, was elected vice-chair of the Health Communication section of the European Communication Research and Education Association (ECREA). The election will be held on September 26, during the association's congress held at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.
PolObs concludes study on public media funding
The study "Public funding for the media: what do Portuguese journalists think?" carried out by the Observatory for Science, Communication and Culture Policies (PolObs/CECS) and coordinated by researcher Elsa Costa e Silva has just been finalised and the results published in this report.
PolObs presents the results of a study on advanced training in Communication Sciences in Portugal
The CECS Observatory of Policies on Science, Communication and Culture has finalised the study "Public funding of human resources training: doctoral scholarships in Communication and Information Sciences".
New Deadline – bYou conference ‘Children, young people and the media: (un)connected lives?’ with open call for papers
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CECS organises Ecrea’s European Conference on Health Communication
On 25 and 26 September 2025, the Communication and Society Research Centre will organise Ecrea's European Conference on Health Communication. The event will have the theme ‘Literacies and Empowerment in Health Communication’ and was announced at the association's congress at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia.
Call for papers for the International Conference of the MigraMediaActs project
Until November 30, 2024, the MigraMediaActs project is accepting submissions for the conference ‘Migration and communication in the planetary era: debates and actions’, which it is organising between April 29 and 30, 2025, at the University of Minho in Braga. The proposals will be peer-reviewed and the evaluation results will be sent by January 20, 2025.
Available: the scientific programme for the IX International Congress for the Study of Mediation and Conflict
The scientific programme for the IX International Congress for the Study of Mediation and Conflict is now available. With the theme "Mediation and the Construction of Coexistence and Peace", the congress will be held on October 16 and 17 at the University of Minho (Braga) and on October 18 at the Lusófona University (Porto).
Calls for assistant researchers in Communication Sciences
Four competitions are open until 15 October for assistant researchers in the area of Communication Sciences, under the modality of an employment contract for an indefinite period concluded under private law.
Call for applications for an assistant researcher in Sociology
An international call for tenders is now open for the recruitment of an assistant researcher in the scientific area of Sociology at the Centre for Communication and Society Studies of the Institute of Social Sciences, on the basis of an employment contract for an indefinite period, concluded under private law.
Call for assistant researchers in Geography
An international call for tenders is open until October 10 for the recruitment of an assistant researcher in the scientific area of Economic and Social Geography, scientific sub-area of Environmental Sciences (Social Aspects) at the Communication and Society Research Centre of the Institute of Social Sciences.
New Publication: Daily Notes 3 – The skin of the city
The book ‘The Skin of the City’, edited by Helena Pires and Zara Pinto-Coelho, has just been published. It is part of the ‘Daily Notes’ collection and is the third volume in this series.
Opening conference of the doctoral programmes – ‘Portugal 50/25: The angel of joy has passed through us’
The opening conference of the doctoral programmes in Communication Sciences and Cultural Studies will take place on 4 October at 2:30 pm in the Auditório de Engenharia. ‘Portugal 50/25: The angel of joy passed through us’ is the theme of the conference that marks the start of the 2024/2025 academic year and will be addressed by Anabela Mota Ribeiro, journalist, writer and cultural programme maker.
José Manuel Rocha: New PhD in Geography
José Manuel Rocha's PhD exams in Geography were held on 26 September at 2.30 pm in the Sala de Atos. The thesis, supervised by António Vieira and José Bento Gonçalves, is entitled ‘Soil dynamics in burnt areas: changes in physical-chemical properties and land use in the short and long term in north-west Portugal’.
PhD viva of Inês Gonçalves Mendes
The PhD viva of Inês Gonçalves Mendes in Communication Sciences will be held on 28 October at 2.30pm in the Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences. The thesis, supervised by Sandra Marinho, is entitled Slow journalism: expressions, evolution and relevance in a society without time. The case of Fumaça and Tortoise.
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