NOTíCIAS

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.

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.

calendar_today September 11, 2026

The Australian Ambassador to Portugal, Dr. Helen Cheney, who also serves as Ambassador to Cabo Verde, Guinea Bissau and São Tomé and Príncipe, 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.

calendar_today September 9, 2026

The AIR Centre took part in the "Decentralised Workshop" in the Azores, held on 8 September 2026 at Expolab – Centro de Ciência Viva in Lagoa, São Miguel. The session forms part of the public participation process for the Strategic Evaluation supporting the creation of the Agency for Research and Innovation (AI²), E.P.E., promoted by the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation and coordinated by PLANAPP.

calendar_today September 9, 2026

Students from the LASIGE Summer of Research 2026 visited the TTC@ULisboa on 8 September, as part of a programme that took place at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisbon from 1 July to 11 September.

calendar_today September 7, 2026

Europe’s Atlantic and Arctic regions are entering a new phase of coordinated ocean action with the launch of BlueMissionAA2030, a project designed to advance the EU Mission “Restore our Ocean and Waters by 2030” across both basins.

calendar_today September 4, 2026

O Isla Bonita, um novo projeto do programa Horizonte Europa destinado a ajudar as regiões insulares da Europa a restaurar os seus ambientes marinhos e de água doce, será lançado oficialmente a 26 de setembro, com a sua reunião de arranque em La Palma, nas Ilhas Canárias. A iniciativa visa reunir autoridades de gestão, organizações de investigação e partes interessadas locais de ilhas de toda a UE para acelerar a resiliência climática, as soluções baseadas na natureza e a gestão sustentável da água.

calendar_today September 2, 2026

Um novo artigo publicado na revista «Frontiers in Marine Science» defende que a plataforma de partilha de informação do tratado só terá sucesso se se interligar com os sistemas de dados existentes – e com as pessoas que os utilizam.

calendar_today August 12, 2026

O AIR Centre publicou uma nova publicação que analisa uma questão cada vez mais estratégica para a aquacultura no Atlântico: se os produtores devem continuar a apostar em espécies já estabelecidas ou investir no desenvolvimento de novas espécies. A publicação parte das discussões realizadas durante o Fórum Atlântico de Aquacultura (AAF25), que teve lugar na Terceira, Açores, em novembro de 2025.