Networking Friday on Science for All with Ciencia Viva

On March 5th, 2021, 1-2 PM UTC, we had a very exciting Networking Friday on Science for All with Ciência Viva. This session brought together young scientists who shared with the audience their ideas and projects for a better future.

1:00 PM UTC | Opening, Rosalia Vargas, President of Ciência Viva

13:10 PM UTC | Talking about space, climate change and the ocean with young people from Ciência Viva projects. Moderated by Ana Noronha, Executive Director of Ciência Viva.

Participants:

13:25 PM UTC | CanSat and Atlantic cooperation: challenges and opportunities. Moderated by Ana Noronha.

Participants:

  • João Barbot, University of Birmigham, and João Coutinho, Porto Higher Engineering Institute, SatEmLat Project, Nossa Senhora do Rosário College, Porto
  • Lara Alves, Imperial College, United Kingdom, CanSat European 2018 2nd prize team, Colégio Guadalupe, in Verdizela (Seixal)
  • Eugénia Barroca, representative of Portuguese speaking countries at the Sustainable Ocean Alliance (SOA), Young Ambassador for the Atlantic 2019 – 2020

13:45 PM UTC | Q&A with the audience.

14:00 PM UTC | Closing remarks, Rosalia Vargas.

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We will continue with the Networking Fridays during the next months. More information about future sessions as well as presentations and videos from previous sessions can be found here. Twitter Hashtag: #netfridays. Expect some very exciting afternoons, or mornings or evenings, depending on where you are…

If you need any additional information please send an email to Jose Luiz Moutinho.

Image Gallery

Low-secondary school students from Moimenta da Beira School Group doing their research on their project on the centenary of Eddington’s experience, in their Ciência Viva Science Club.Photo: Paulos Sanches
Moimenta da Beira students shooting the video “Light and Astronomy” for their Ciência Viva project on Eddington’s experience. João Lufinha, the narrator, was dressed as an astronaut and the others were Eddington, Einstein and Newton. Photo: Paulo Sanches
High-primary school student from Quarteira’s Grouping of Schools searching for satellite images in the classroom with EO Browser free online tool, for ESA’s Climate Detectives school project “Guardians of Time”. Photo: Patricia Jesus
High-primary school student from Quarteira’s Grouping of Schools searching for satellite images in the classroom with EO Browser free online tool, for ESA’s Climate Detectives school project “Guardians of Time”. Photo: Patricia Jesus
Students from the “Guardians of Time” team on a field trip to Almargem’s Lagoon, in Algarve, within the scope of ESA’s Climate Detectives school project. Photo: Patricia Jesus.
Students from the “Guardians of Time” team on a field trip to Almargem’s Lagoon, in Algarve, within the scope of ESA’s Climate Detectives school project. Photo: Patricia Jesus.
“Guardians of Time” students collecting water samples from Almargem’s Lagoon to be tested and analysed for their ESA’s Climate Detectives school project. Photo: Patricia Jesus
“Guardians of Time” students collecting water samples from Almargem’s Lagoon to be tested and analysed for their ESA’s Climate Detectives school project. Photo: Patricia Jesus
Lara Alves and her team colleagues, during 2019’s CanSat Portugal competition, in Santa Maria, Azores. Photo: Pepe Brix.
Lara Alves, her teacher Dário Zabumba and her colleagues from the GSat team, 2nd place winners of 2018 European CanSat. The Final of the competition took place in Santa Maria, Azores. Photo: ESA
João Barbot and João Coutinho were two of the SatEmLat team members that participated in 2019’s CanSat Portugal competition. João Barbot was the team leader and is holding the CanSat. João Coutinho is the first student on the right, next to the teacher Eduardo Santos. Photo: Pepe Brix.
SatEmLat team patiently waiting for the result of the rocket launch of their CanSat on the field, during 2019’s CanSat Portugal competition in Santa Maria, Azores. Photo: Pepe Brix
Eugénia Barroca was one of the 23 Youth Ambassadors from the countries connected to the Atlantic Ocean that participated in a Summer School at the Marine Institute facilities in Galway, Ireland, from 23 to 27 August 2019. Photo: Ciencia Viva
Eugénia Barroca working in a laboratory, during an internship she did in Ciência Viva in 2013.
All-Atlantic Ocean Youth Ambassadors Summer School 2019 hosted by The Marine Institute, Galway Ireland.24/8/19 Photo: Andrew Downes / XPOSURE.IE