Createlab partnership with Clube da Criatividade de Portugal
Createlab, the CECS platform, is preparing to enter into a partnership with the Clube da Criatividade de Portugal (CCP). The CCP is a non-profit organisation founded in 1997 whose mission is to promote creativity in commercial communication by stimulating the creation of projects and facilitating experiences between professionals in the field. Every year it honours professionals and agencies operating in the fields of advertising, design, events, digital, relationship marketing, brand activation, public relations and media. CreateLab is a creative agency laboratory whose aim is to develop innovative integrated communication solutions, applied to academic projects as well as initiatives for the wider community. In this unprecedented partnership, creative minds come together to go even further in the field of communication, to strengthen the link between knowledge and creativity, and to further promote the integration of academia with the market. The announcement is scheduled for 21 July at 12 noon and can be followed on the platform's social networks.
New publication: Development and Territorial Realities in Portugal
Today sees the launch of the book ‘Development and Territorial Realities in Portugal’ by Pedro Chamusca, which proposes "an integrated reading of the Portuguese territory, combining multiple disciplinary perspectives to unveil the country's transformations, dynamics and characteristics. Starting with an analysis of the major historical transitions - from the 1974 Revolution to European integration - the demographic, economic and institutional transformations are analysed, such as population ageing, the tertiarisation of the economy and the growing concentration of population in metropolitan areas. The book is available for free here
New publication: Children, Young People and the Media: (Dis)Connected Lives? Proceedings of the bYou Congress
Today sees the launch of the Proceedings of the bYou Congress, which took place on 7 and 8 February 2025 at the University of Minho. The event brought together researchers, journalists, educators, students and protagonists of the current dynamics of information mediation in Braga. You can find out more here
New Doctor in Geography : Gisely de Campos
Gizely Cesconetto de Campos' PhD Viva in Human Geography took place on 30 July at 2.30pm in the Conference Room of the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho. The thesis, supervised by Ana Francisca de Azevedo e Silva and João Carlos Vicente Sarmento, is entitled ‘The construction of place and the Ó Lhó Lhó Film Club: practices of care, belonging and critical education in Florianópolis (Brazil)’.
New doctor in Communication Sciences: Valdeci Gama
On 14 July, at 2 p.m., in the Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences of the University of Minho, Valdeci Ribeiro da Gama defended his doctoral thesis in Communication Sciences. The thesis, supervised by Jean-Martin Rabot and Moisés de Lemos Martins, is entitled ‘Seeing with the senses: digital media as a condition of possibility for the visually impaired’.
New Doctor in Communication Sciences: Ricardo Zocca
Ricardo Oliveira Zocca's PhD viva in Communication Sciences took place on 22 July at 2pm in the Sala de Atos of the Institute of Social Sciences at the University of Minho. The thesis, supervised by Moisés de Lemos Martins, is entitled ‘The great defeat: A study of modernity and its unsustainability’.
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