CE3C - Towards a Sustainable Future

Contacts Subscribe Newsletter
Sara Magalhães elected President of ESEB

Sara Magalhães elected President of ESEB

CE3C researcher is the first representative from Southern Europe to take up the position in the institution's nearly 40 years of existence.

CE3C revalidates classification as an excellent R&D unit

CE3C revalidates classification as an excellent R&D unit

The provisional results published by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) once again place CE3C in a position of excellence, acknowledging the path it has followed to date and the vision it has for 2025-2029 period.

A new and pioneering Chair dedicated to the subterranean ecosystems

A new and pioneering Chair dedicated to the subterranean ecosystems

The Chair in ‘Sustainability of Subterranean Ecosystems - Loulé’ is coordinated by CE3C researcher Ana Sofia Reboleira and is focussed on three main areas: Science, Education and Nature Conservation.

Eyes and minds focused on a brighter tomorrow

Eyes and minds focused on a brighter tomorrow

CE3C envisions a safe and sustainable future where scientific knowledge fosters ecological resilience, biodiversity, and the health of ecosystems and all living beings, ensuring a thriving planet for the generations to come.

Encontros Scientia: every thursday, at 12h00

Encontros Scientia: every thursday, at 12h00

Your 30 minutes of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes, always on the same day, at the same time. Find the next one in our agenda!

What's New

Researchers for Nature: César Garcia, passionate about the study of plants
Media Interview Bryophytes Taxonomy National History Museum Botanical Gardens
Researchers for Nature: César Garcia, passionate about the study of plants

CE3C researcher César Garcia was the latest interviewee in Wilder's ‘Researchers for Nature’ series, where he discusses his career, his research in the field of bryophyte taxonomy, and his role as curator of MUHNAC and coordinator of the Botanical Gardens Centre at the University of Lisbon.

Expression of Interest open for a PhD Student at CE3C
CE3C aquaPlan PhD student Expression of interest
Expression of Interest open for a PhD Student at CE3C

CE3C is seeking a PhD candidate to join the EU project aquaPLAN, investigating the impacts of light and noise pollution on biodiversity in urban aquatic ecosystems.

Deadline for expressions of interest: July 20

11th Frontiers in E3, CE3C's Annual Meeting!
Frontiers in E3
11th Frontiers in E3, CE3C's Annual Meeting!

Held from October 10th to 12th in the Azores and themed “Shifting Tides: Building a Healthy Future in an Unstable World,” this year’s meeting calls us to navigate the fragile balance between humanity and the environment through cross-disciplinary and cross-collaborative research. In a time of deep uncertainty, we come together to forge resilient pathways for a healthier future.

Deadline for registration & abstract submission: July 15

Guardians of the Flowers: how scientists in Portugal are working to protect pollinators
Media Interview Entomology Conservation Insects Pollinators
Guardians of the Flowers: how scientists in Portugal are working to protect pollinators

Chronicle by CE3C researcher Carla Rego for Wilder online magazine about the advances in the study and conservation of pollinating insects in Portugal.

Recruitment open for a Science Manager (MSc degree) at CE3C
CE3C GrowLIFE Recruitment Science manager
Recruitment open for a Science Manager (MSc degree) at CE3C

CE3C is seeking a Science Manager (MSc degree) in Biology, Social Sciences, Environmental Policy, or a related field to integrate the GrowLIFE project team.

Deadline for applications: July 2.

Discover CE3C’s Advanced Courses 2025–2026
Advanced Courses Training Research Skills
Discover CE3C’s Advanced Courses 2025–2026

The new programme is out — with three exciting new courses on the list!

Get a head start and see what’s coming in the next academic year.

Nadito Barbosa, Laurine Parmentier, and Fátima Inácio da Costa: meet the winners of the CE3C 2025 Participatory Budget and discover their projects
CE3C Participatory Budget PhD student CE3C Experience Cape Verde Azores Mozambique
Nadito Barbosa, Laurine Parmentier, and Fátima Inácio da Costa: meet the winners of the CE3C 2025 Participatory Budget and discover their projects

Azores, Cape Verde, and Mozambique: winners of the CE3C 2025 Participatory Budget will address ecosystems and species from the Atlantic to the Indian Ocean.

The cave-dwelling fauna of Algarve: Ana Sofia Reboleira featured in National Geographic Magazine
Subterranean Ecology Biodiversity hotspot Barrocal-Cave National Geographic
The cave-dwelling fauna of Algarve: Ana Sofia Reboleira featured in National Geographic Magazine

The curious subterranean fauna that lurks in the depths of the Vale Telheiro cave in the Algarve has reached the summit of worldwide recognition. Today, the cave continues to be eagerly explored by CE3C researcher Ana Sofia Reboleira under the Barrocal-Cave project.

Martin Beal e Maria Dias lideram equipa que desvenda rotas migratórias do maçarico-de-bico-direito no Atlântico Este
Press release animal migration area-based conservation bird ringing movement ecology satellite tracking
Martin Beal e Maria Dias lideram equipa que desvenda rotas migratórias do maçarico-de-bico-direito no Atlântico Este

Novo estudo revela as longas viagens do maçarico-de-bico-direito e os locais que utiliza para repousar: à porta de Lisboa, o Estuário do Tejo é um dos seus abrigos.

Sofia Mendes e Vítor Sousa em equipa que descobre nova espécie de peixe que ocorre apenas na bacia do Sado
New species Freshwater fish Portuguese endemism Genetics PhD student
Sofia Mendes e Vítor Sousa em equipa que descobre nova espécie de peixe que ocorre apenas na bacia do Sado

Estudo uniu as ribeiras do Sado aos corredores de um Museu em Madrid para descobrir um novo endemismo português. Equipa coordenada por Ignacio Doadrio (MNCN, Madrid) integra ainda as investigadoras Silvia Perea (MNCN) e Carla Sousa Santos (MARE).

EYES
AND MINDS FOCUSED ON A
BRIGHTER
TOMORROW

It is vital that we look at ecosystems in an integrative approach, understand the impacts of global changes on their functioning and share the knowledge acquired with new generations of scientists, with society and decision-makers.

EYES<br />AND MINDS FOCUSED ON A<br /><b>BRIGHTER<br />TOMORROW</b>

CE3C is building a prosperous and sustainable future based on science, education and knowledge transfer.

Learn more
Research Groups
Research Groups

CE3C is home to over 400 researchers, working together in 39 groups, clustered in 4 thematic lines. Get to know the knowledge we help build every day, its diversity, and how we integrate it to respond to today's pressing issues.

Learn more
Cooperation
Cooperation

Like lichens, CE3C works symbiotically with different academic partners, both in Portugal and internationally, that span across various scientific domains and contribute to increase the collective impact on society.

Learn more
Training
Training

With recognised skills that span theory and practice, CE3C researchers dedicate an important part of their time to train new generations of scientists, knowledge transfer and to empower multiple fields of activity in society.

Learn More

MEDIA

view all
Mel e apicultura em Moçambique: novo projeto quer elevar recurso natural a exemplo de desenvolvimento sustentável
Mel e apicultura em Moçambique: novo projeto quer elevar recurso natural a exemplo de desenvolvimento sustentável

PróMEL reúne parceiros de Portugal, Moçambique e Argentina para gerar conhecimento sobre o mel, estimular a socioeconomia local e a conservação da biodiversidade.

02 Jul 2025

Jóias do Atlântico Norte: o CE3C nos Açores
Jóias do Atlântico Norte: o CE3C nos Açores

O vídeo transporta-nos para o coração dos Açores e da riqueza da floresta Laurissilva que subsiste no arquipélago. A investigação em curso há décadas tem permitido acompanhar a trajetória da biodiversidade nas ilhas e perceber os fenómenos que a ameaçam a promovem.

30 Jun 2025

Alterações climáticas:
Alterações climáticas: "Um problema que se está a agravar"

As ondas de calor e as alterações climáticas têm efeitos na saúde humana, no excesso de mortalidade e na agricultura. O investigador CE3C Filipe Duarte Santos refere que as consequências estão a agravar-se, mas que todos podem fazer escolhas mais eficientes.

30 Jun 2025

Agenda

view all
Museum Techniques in the 21st Century 2024-2025
Museum Techniques in the 21st Century 2024-2025

From 14 Jul 2025 until 18 Jul 2025

Deadline for Applications: 15 Jun 2025

Location: Museu Nacional de História Natural e da Ciência (MUHNAC)

ICFANL 2025
ICFANL 2025

From 14 Jul 2025 until 17 Jul 2025

Location: Instituto Superior de Agronomia (ISA), Tapada da Ajuda, Lisbon

Measuring Biodiversity: How to get data, assess its quality and measure different aspects of diversity 2024-2025
Measuring Biodiversity: How to get data, assess its quality and measure different aspects of diversity 2024-2025

From 21 Jul 2025 until 25 Jul 2025

Deadline for Applications: 23 May 2025

Location: Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Campo Grande 1749-016 Lisboa

We are home to more than
400 researchers
We produce science that crosses all levels of biological organisation, from organisms up to ecosystems, both natural and anthropogenic

We produce science that crosses all levels of biological organisation, from organisms up to ecosystems, both natural and anthropogenic

We raise relevant questions and apply innovative techniques to answer them

We raise relevant questions and apply innovative techniques to answer them

We investigate fauna and flora and their relationship with their environment

We investigate fauna and flora and their relationship with their environment

We design models build scenarios and predict changes

We design models build scenarios and predict changes

We produce knowledge and develop tools to understand the impact of global changes on biodiversity and on human health and well-being

We produce knowledge and develop tools to understand the impact of global changes on biodiversity and on human health and well-being