News
- AQUA opens call for two Master's Research Grants
30 March 2021
The scholarships will have a maximum duration of 9 months, and are intended for archival work, bibliography study, hydraulics and fieldwork on a hydraulic system of gardens or fences of the Modern Age in Portugal, with a view to presenting it as a Master's thesis.
- Helena Avelar de Carvalho (1964-2021)
10 March 2021
Faleceu Helena Avelar de Carvalho, investigadora principal do projeto ASTRA.
- Raquel Cristina (AQUA) proves that contemporary gardens consume more water than those of the Modern Age
03 March 2021
Raquel Cristina, an AQUA project fellow, proves mathematically that contemporary gardens have less efficient water consumption than gardens of the Modern Age.
- Maria Paula Diogo is one of the researchers portrayed in the new edition of the book Women in Science
03 March 2021
A Ciência Viva project, this edition of the book Women in Science 2021 brings together 101 portraits of researchers from different generations and areas of knowledge.
- Jorge Flores appointed external fellow of the Global History and Culture Center
26 February 2021
Jorge Flores was appointed external fellow and advisor to the Global History and Culture Centre, University of Warwick, UK.
- Bruno Navarro (1977-2021)
31 January 2021
Bruno Navarro, president of Fundação Côa Parque and a member of CIUHCT, died at 44 years of sudden illness.
- Call for a Postdoctoral Research Scholarship
26 January 2021
Applications will be accepted until February 8. The scholarship is expected to begin in March 2021.
- New issue of HoST — Journal of History of Science and Technology (14.2, December 2020) online
04 January 2021
The new issue includes the special issue "The Fabulous 1930s in the History of Science and Technology", with an introduction by guest editors, Ana Simões and Antonio Sánchez, as well as a paper by Maria Paula Diogo and reviews of the latest books by Lukas Engelmann and Christos Lynteris, David Pretel and Lino Camprubí, and Tatiana Kasperski.
- "As Hortas de Lisboa" at the Lisbon Museum with the participation of Ana Duarte Rodrigues
17 December 2020
Ana Duarte Rodrigues was a scientific consultant for the temporary exhibition As Hortas de Lisboa at the Lisbon Museum.
- APOM awards prizes and honourable mentions to the exhibition "Plasticidade" and Museu de Leiria
11 December 2020
The exhibition Plasticidade - Uma história dos plásticos em Portugal and the Museum of Leiria receive two awards and two honourable mentions from the Portuguese Association of Museology (APOM).