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Scientific services and platforms provided by the AIR Centre network
Latest research breakthroughs, collaborations and innovations
Collaboration
calendar_today September 30, 2026
On 21-22 September, the AIR Centre joined partners in La Palma, Canary Islands for the kick-off meeting of Isla Bonita, a new project that aims to help island authorities advance climate resilience and ocean health through innovative, locally driven solutions.
Collaboration
calendar_today September 28, 2026
Between 7 and 12 September, partners of the BioAquaCV (Development of Biomarkers and Analytical Procedures for Aquaculture in Cape Verde) project gathered in São Vicente, Cabo Verde, for the initiative's first field mission. The project brings together the AIR Centre, the University of Aveiro's Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) and Cabo Verde's Institute of the Sea (IMar).
Research
calendar_today September 22, 2026
The G7 Future of Seas and Oceans Initiative (FSOI) International Workshop on GOOS Resilience and Evolution, held at CNRS in Paris on 17 and 18 September, brought together representatives working on the future of the Global Ocean Observing System (GOOS).
Collaboration
calendar_today September 17, 2026
The AIR Centre took part in the II Ibero-American Space Agencies Meeting in Madrid, organised by the Spanish Space Agency on 15 and 16 September. AIR Centre’s Deputy Executive Director, Mafalda Carapuço, represented the organisation alongside heads of space agencies, universities, research centres and industry from across the Ibero-American community.
Collaboration
calendar_today September 11, 2026
On September 10, partners from AIR Centre (Portugal), UNAM (Mexico) and IMar (Cabo Verde) held the kick-off meeting for ATLANTICO_SARG, a new triangular cooperation project funded under the second Call of the SEGIB / Camões, I.P. Triangular Cooperation Fund. Held online, the meeting brougtht together researchers and representatives from all three partner institutions to address the growing impact of Sargassum seaweed flooding on Cabo Verde's coasts.
Collaboration
calendar_today September 11, 2026
The Australian Ambassador to Portugal, Dr. Helen Cheney, who also serves as Ambassador to Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau and Sao Tome and Principe, visited the AIR Centre on Terceira Island as part of her official programme in the Azores. The visit emphasized scientific cooperation and the growing relevance of the Atlantic in Australia’s international engagement.
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Forum
calendar_today October 8-9, 2026
location_on Dakar, Senegal
Workshop
calendar_today October 19-23, 2026
location_on Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal
Connecting nations across the Atlantic for collaborative research and sustainable development.
