Oeiras Experimenta and Space Messengers are two projects supported by the Municipality of Oeiras, where the participation of young science enthusiasts stands out. Oeiras Valley spoke to five of the young people taking part in the projects. In addition to their busy student lives, five young people from the Municipality of Oeiras devote their time […]
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“Science and Innovation are Pivotal to the New Economy”
In a conversation with Oeiras Valley, the City Councilor for Education, Libraries, Science and Innovation, Sports and Youth in Oeiras, Dr. Pedro Patacho, took stock of the municipality’s Strategy for Science and Innovation, talked about ambition and introduced some of the ongoing projects. He holds a Teaching Degree in Natural Sciences and Mathematics from the […]
The Municipality of Oeiras collaborates in the preservation of local species
In order to minimize the impact of the drought and reverse the hazardous situation in which some species from the ecological flow of the municipality’s watercourses found themselves in, namely freshwater fish, the Municipality of Oeiras, in collaboration with the Portuguese Navy and the Vasco da Gama Aquarium, promoted a series of initiatives for the […]
Portuguese young people honored in the Finals of the International Space Settlement Design Competition at NASA
The International Space Settlement Design Competition (ISSDC) is an initiative of NASA‘s Center for Space Education that took place at the end of July at the Kennedy Space Center, in Florida, after several national and regional competitions that happened worldwide over the last 12 months. Representing Portugal in the finals were Guilherme Abrantes Leal, Rita […]
New pilot project in Oeiras
Algés will receive a new pilot project, the Bairro Comercial Digital (Digital Shopping District), which has received European Community funding. This project is the result of a successful application the municipality submitted and entitled “Algés Tem Tudo” (Algés Has it All). It will provide local merchants with an electronic platform that will allow them to […]
The winner Faces of Science of the 2022 Nos Alive – Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência Fellowships
Camila Costa and Inês Geraldes are the two young scientists at the Instituto Gulbenkian de Ciência (IGC) who won the 2022 Nos Alive– IGC fellowships. As their fellowship draws to a close and new ones are awarded, we wanted to find out a little more about their experience at the IGC and in Oeiras, and […]
