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Portugal’s biggest science and innovation event is back. On July 9, 10 and 11, the NOVA SBE Campus in Carcavelos will host the Science 2025 Meeting, under the theme “Science, Innovation and Society”. It will be three days of promotion and debate on the scientific, social, cultural and economic impact of research in Portugal, with 60 scientific sessions led by more than 200 speakers.

“In an increasingly complex world, where global challenges demand transformative solutions, the theme ‘Science, Innovation and Society’ invites a comprehensive reflection on the structuring role of science in the development of societies.” It is with this message that the Science 2025 Commissioners, Pedro Pita Barros, full professor at NOVA SBE, and Vera Aldeias, coordinating researcher at the University of the Algarve, welcome researchers, guests and the general public.

The Minister of Education, Science and Innovation, Fernando Alexandre, will attend the closing session on the 11th, and the Secretary of State for Science and Innovation, Helena Canhão, will attend the opening session on the 9th. The Minister for Education, Science and Innovation will also take part in a session on partnerships with North American universities on the first day of the meeting.

The plenary sessions of Science 2025 will focus on the valorization of knowledge, covering topics ranging from the conservation of biodiversity in the context of sustainable development, to artificial intelligence and biotechnology. The future of competitiveness and European public policies for research and innovation are also among the topics to be debated, with the participation of the European Commission’s Director-General for Research and Innovation, Marc Lemaître.

The decade of digitization, science communication and cyberjournalism, space innovation at the service of society, strategies and tools for Open Data practices in Portugal or Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education will be some of the topics of the parallel sessions at the Science 2025 Meeting. These sessions are promoted by structures, organizations, consortia, partnerships, institutions and other partners that make up the National Science and Technology System (SNCT).

The organization is once again challenging young secondary school students to take part in the event. All the sessions will be opened by students who, in three minutes, will present projects they have developed.

The Science 2025 Meeting will include a Science and Technology Exhibition, a space dedicated to institutions in the area to exhibit and showcase the work they have been doing.

This event is organized by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and Ciência Viva – National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture, in collaboration with NOVA University Lisbon and NOVA SBE, and with the institutional support of the Ministry of Education, Science and Innovation.

See the Ciência 2025 website for more information and applications.

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