OCEAN3R final project workshop – 27 June 2023

A final project workshop was organized on June the 27th 2023 (88 participants) to disseminate project results to different audiences (researchers and stakeholders) and identify new opportunities for market-exploitation of results.
50 students from João Gonçalves Zarco secondary school accompanying the young OCEAN3R researchers at CIIMAR

On May 24th 2023, OCEAN3R organized a visit to CIIMAR of 50 students from João Gonçalves Zarco Secondary School (10th grade). Students had the opportunity to accompany the young CIIMAR research team with several activities organized under the OCEAN3R project. They got involved with different problematics facing marine ecosystem such as microplastics monitoring, microbial, microbial […]
OCEAN3R researchers reach schools in ITALY!

OCEAN3R researcher Maria Paola Tomasino organized an on line activity with four classes from the “‘Instituto CONVITTO CIRILLO” (Bari, Italy). The students learned about the bioremediation potential of microbes and its role in hydrocarbon degradation during an oil spill scenario. Students and teachers interacted with the researcher with a lot of interesting question!
OCEAN3R researchers at 17th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control (November 7th -10 th, 2022)

Last week, the researchers Marisa Almeida and Joana Fernandes presented the results of the project OCEAN3R at the 17th International Conference on Wetland Systems for Water Pollution Control, in Lyon, France (November 7th -10 th, 2022).
OCEAN3R at UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs conference on Transforming Knowledge for Just and Sustainable Futures

Marisa Almeida no Twitter: “Preparing our poster of Ocean 3R 🙂 to present the project to Ocean stakeholders 🌊🌊 at the UNITWIN/UNESCO Chairs conference on Transforming Knowledge for Just and Sustainable Futures. In frame of Task A1.4 on Governance and outreach actions towards zero pollution💪🌍 @CiimarUp https://t.co/zvqNhA9r6F” / Twitter
OCEAN3R at OPEN day CIIMAR 2022
On the 18th of September, OCEAN3R was present at the CIIMAR open day. OCEAN3R researchers presented their work on“Reduce pressures, restore and regenerate the NW-Portuguese ocean and water” to the general public with games and hands-on activities.
OCEAN3R results presented at FEMS conference – Belgrade, Serbia (30th to July 2nd)

From June 30th to July 2nd, a group of researchers from OCEAN3R was present at the FEMS (Federation of European Microbiological Societies) conference, which took place in Belgrade, Serbia!During the conference were presented the results of the project through posters and oral presentations.
OCEAN3R at UN Ocean Conference (UNOC) 1 July 2022 – Lisbon, Portugal.

On 1 July OCEAN3R team participated in the United Nations Ocean Conference side events. The project coordinator Ana Paula Mucha and the researchers Marisa Almeida, Marina Dolbeth, and Rui Magalhães presented to the audience the project and the three research lines. CIIMAR – YouTube
IJUP 2022 awarded the OCEAN3R young researcher Patrícia Cunha

Patricia won a prize on the Agrofood, Environment & Geology IJUP 2022 panel with her oral communication about the Role of salt marsh plants in the removal of metals and pharmaceuticals in the lima river estuary. Congratulations!
Conversation with school – Inês Samara

OCEAN3R Young Researcher Inês Samara participated in a session with pre-school children from Externato Jardim Flori. The session focused on the approach of the Ocean’s importance, as well as on the discussion of the problem of plastic pollution in the Ocean and the actions we should implement to minimize or solve this problem.