Around 5,000 participants at Ciência 2018

For 3 days, from July 2nd to 4th, the Portuguese scientific community gathered at Ciência 2018 – Meeting with Science and Technology in Portugal . There were over 5,000 participants, who took part in almost 800 communications divided into 100 sessions.

More than 700 posters were presented and 8 plenary sessions were held, attended by personalities such as the President of the Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the Prime Minister, António Costa, the Minister of the Presidency and Administrative Modernization, Maria Leitão Marques, the Minister of the Environment, João Pedro Matos Fernandes, the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Augusto Santos Silva, the members of the Parliamentary Committee on Education and Science, chaired by Alexandre Quintanilha, the European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, Carlos Moedas, and the Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Communication of São Tomé and Príncipe, Olinto Daio. The personalities were received by the Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, by the President of the Foundation for Science and Technology, Paulo Ferrão, the President of Ciência Viva, Rosalia Vargas, and the Commissioner of Ciência 2018, Alexandra Marques. 

The meeting was organized around several scientific and technological areas and the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals for 2030, and had South Africa as the guest country. In the space dedicated to demonstrating the research carried out by the research units, 80 demonstrations were on display.

The work of individuals who contributed to the development of science in Portugal was also recognized with the awarding of the 2018 Science Merit Medals. For the first time, the Arquivo.pt Awards were presented, which distinguished original and innovative works that used the old web pages available on Arquivo.pt as a source.

It was also possible to follow the entire event remotely via the YouTube channel and the Ciência 2018 Facebook page. Here you can also check out information and interviews with the researchers and government officials who participated in the Meeting.