Researcher Daniela Ferreira da Silva was the guest on episode number 40 of the podcast Compor Mundos – “Future Networks: Youth Reimagining Climate and Politics”.
JustFutures took part in the Ethical Assembly, held on 29–30 November, an inspiring two-day gathering focused on ethical innovation and global responsibility towards climate justice. Representing the project, Dora Rebelo joined a dynamic roundtable on Climate Action, where activists, researchers, and engaged participants exchanged perspectives on the urgent need for equitable transition and climate action.
Daniela Ferreira da Silva took part as a guest speaker in the course “Sociology of Communication and Information”, organized by Diogo Guedes Vidal and Vanda Viegas from the Social Sciences undergraduate program at Universidade Aberta.
Professor Anabela Carvalho participated in the program 90 Seconds of Science. The episode is titled “JustFutures Project studies climate activism among young Portuguese people.” The short audio clip can be heard here.
The JUSTFUTURES project was invited to join a network of initiatives that explore young people’s climate imaginaries. The WTFutures project seeks to answer the question: “How do young people envision their future in relation to climate change?” The project has mapped 54 projects across 29 countries.
As part of the Eco-Schools program, with the theme “Climate Action, Outdoor Spaces, Biodiversity: Preserve and Regenerate,” PhD student Daniela Ferreira da Silva led a workshop titled “Environmental Action” at the EB 2,3 Pêro Vaz de Caminha school in Porto. The workshop involved 9th-grade class 9A and the Environmental Delegates from all 9th-grade classes.
Daniela Ferreira da Silva presented in the course ‘Communication, Science, and Environment’ on 16 December 2024. The course, coordinated by Anabela Carvalho, is part of the Bachelor’s Degree in Communication Sciences program at the University of Minho. Her presentation summarized the different tasks within the JUSTFUTURES project and highlighted some outputs from collaborative workshops with… Read more: Daniela Ferreira da Silva presents in the course ´Communication, Science, and Environment`
During the month of October, Daniela Ferreira da Silva was recognized by the Young Researchers Working Group of the Portuguese Association of Communication Sciences (SOPCOM).
Tânia R. Santos participated as a guest speaker in the academic course “Communication for Social Change,” organised by Marcin Lewiński and Mehmet Ali Üzelgün within the Master’s program in Communication Sciences at FCSH-UNL. The presentation took place on November 23, 2023, and focused on the task that has been analysing the representation of climate-conscious youth… Read more: Tânia R. Santos invited speaker in the course “Communication for Social Change”
Researchers Daniela Ferreira da Silva and Tânia R Santos were invited by Professor Carla Cerqueira to participate in the curricular unit “Contemporary Debates on Journalism”, an optional UC of the Degree in Communication Sciences, at Universidade Lusófona do Porto. The discussion took place on March 29, 2023 at the Bonfim Business Center, where the second-year… Read more: JustFutures’ researchers present their work at the curricular unit Contemporary Debates on Journalism
On February 11, 2022, the 8th National Meeting for Climate Justice was held in Coimbra, which was attended by the JustFutures Team. It was an extremely interesting day where several activist groups were able to share and reflect on the state of climate action in Portugal.
On the 12th of December, an interview was aired during Ciência, on Antena 2, with the principal investigator (PI) of the project, Anabela Carvalho. The PI had the opportunity to present the relevance of the JustFutures project in the national panorama. She also presented some results derived from the mapping of the climate movement, and… Read more: Anabela Carvalho interviewed on Antena 2
On November 8, the Report on Climate Activism in Portugal developed by the JustFutures team was disseminated by Público newspaper. Anabela Carvalho, the principal investigator interviewed for this piece, reflects on the identified climate activism groups in Portugal and their diversity. The article was integrated into the newspaper’s new information section, Azul, which aims to… Read more: Report on Climate Activism in Portugal released #onthemedia
According to a study by Stanford University (USA) and the Elsevier editorial group, Anabela Carvalho, the PI of this project, is part of the “World’s Top 2% Scientists 2022” list, which includes 200,000 scientists, 763 of whom are researchers in Portugal. More information here.
On July 11, the JustFutures team had the opportunity to meet with several groups of the climate movement in Portugal where the mapping of the movement recently launched on our website was discussed. It was a meeting where we were able to talk to various groups about the usefulness of this mapping, and where we… Read more: Meeting with groups of the climate movement in Portugal
Maria Fernandes-Jesus contributed to the report The State of the Nation and Public Policies, an IPPS-Iscte initiative, published annually, which can be consulted here. Maria Fernandes-Jesus contributed with a chapter on democracy where she makes a diagnosis of democracy in Portugal and discusses the political participation of young people. In the same chapter, the author… Read more: Maria Fernandes-Jesus writes about democracy and youth participation in annual report
Consultancy provided by Anabela Carvalho to the United Nations Office for Disarmament Affairs (UNODA) on the possible relaunch of the debate on nuclear weapons.