The 9th Annual Conference of the Portuguese Association of Energy Economics (APEEN 2026) took place on 19–20 March 2026 at the University of Aveiro, Portugal. The event was organised by GOVCOPP (Research Unit in Governance, Competitiveness and Public Policies) at the University of Aveiro, in collaboration with the BESIDE project. This international conference focused on […]

International experts and research team review achievements, future opportunities, and long-term legacy of the ERA Chair initiative. The BESIDE ERA Chair project held its 3rd Steering Committee Meeting on 18 March 2026 at the University of Aveiro, bringing together members of the BESIDE International Steering Committee and the full research team to assess progress and

On 8 October 2025, the University of Aveiro hosted the 1st National Conference of the Portuguese Association for Science Management, an event co-organised by the newly established association and the University of Aveiro, including the Research Centres (CESAM, CIDTFF, CICECO, IT, INET-md) and the projects ERA Chair BESIDE, and Twinning projects Fonda, Supralife and EVCA

On 1 October, the University of Aveiro hosted a Forest Stakeholders Workshop, an initiative jointly organised by the CC4BIO, BESIDE, and RESTORE4Cs projects. The event gathered a diverse group of national forest and green stakeholders, providing an important space for dialogue, knowledge exchange, and collaborative thinking around the challenges currently facing forest management and sustainability

In October, BESIDE will host the Autumn School 2025 – Climate and Sustainable Finance at the University of Aveiro as part of the project’s training programme. This event will bring together international experts to discuss the principles of sustainable finance and green and blue financial instruments from a practical and applied perspective. The first session,

BESIDE has just announced an international call for applications for an Assistant Researcher position in Economics. Position Details: Role: Assistant Researcher (Doctorate equivalent) Field: Economics, with a focus on Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Institution: CESAM, University of Aveiro Contract Type: Uncertain Term Work Contract, full time Application Deadline: October 1, 2025 Responsibilities: The selected

ERA CHAIR Project at Expo 2025 Osaka to showcase its Blue Economy and Ocean Literacy actions Portugal is one of the countries represented at Expo 2025 Osaka, Japan, with a national pavilion under the theme “The Blue Dialogue”, highlighting the importance of the ocean and the blue economy in the past, presente and future. The

Helena Vieira, ERA Chair of the BESIDE project at the University of Aveiro, will be a keynote speaker at the Green Deal Biotechnology Conference, taking place in Aveiro, Portugal on 26-28 May 2025. Organized by the EFB Environmental Division, the conference will bring together leading scientists and industry experts to explore the latest developments in environmental biotechnology

On International Women’s Day, celebrated on 8 March, Ciência Viva (a Ministry of Science and Education initiative) launched the 5th volume of the book Women in Science, a tribute to 107 Portuguese female researchers from different generations and fields of knowledge. Among the distinguished scientists is Helena Vieira, ERA CHAIR holder of the BESIDE Project (Boosting

BESIDE has just announced an international call for applications for an Assistant Researcher position in Economics. Position Details: Role: Assistant Researcher (Doctorate equivalent) Field: Economics, with a focus on Environmental Economics and Natural Resources Institution: CESAM, University of Aveiro Contract Type: Uncertain Term Work Contract under the Portuguese Labour Code Application Deadline: February 7, 2025