2nd Session of the Cycle “Archives of Knowledge: Science, History, and Memory”

The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), through its Science and Technology Archive (ACT), is organizing the cycle "Archives of Knowledge: Science, History, and Memory" during 2025. The second session will take place on April 16, starting at 2:30 p.m., at the FCT premises (Av. D. Carlos I, 126, Lisbon).

This cycle aims to disseminate the documentary collection of the FCT Science and Technology Archive, as well as other collections relevant to the history and memory of Science and Technology in Portugal, through the promotion of five short sessions, held in an informal and sharing environment.

Paula Diogo, member of the FCT Board of Directors, and Paula Meireles, coordinator of the Science and Technology Archive, will open this session, which will feature guest speaker Quintino Lopes (Institute of Contemporary History, New University of Lisbon, University of Évora/IN2PAST – University of Évora).

See thedetailed program for the eventon the ACT website and register for freehere.

ACT is unique in the history of scientific activity in Portugal, with the function of preserving and managing the documentary memory of national scientific production, translated into thousands of files supporting Studentships, institutions, and research projects. Open to the public since December 16, 2011, it has a significant documentary collection that includes, in addition to the FCT's own archive from 1997 onwards, the collection of the National Board for Scientific and Technological Research (JNICT) from 1967 to 1997, and other public and private bodies, mainly in the area of science policy and funding in Portugal.

Three more sessions in this cycle are scheduled for 2025, to be held on June 18, September 17, and November 19. All information about the specific programs for each session will be made available on thispage in due course.