Environmental Studies Group

Eduardo Cardoso holds a PhD in Innovation from the School of Engineering at the University of Minho (2005), having begun his higher education at the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (1986). He is an Associate Professor at the School of Biotechnology, specializing in Innovation and Entrepreneurship, and an integrated researcher at the CBQF – Associated Laboratory Research Centre. He has technically and scientifically coordinated several national and international Research, Development, and Innovation projects. He has been a member of the Board of Directors of both the School of Biotechnology (ESB) and the CBQF. Since 2018, he has served as Co-Coordinator of CRE.Porto.

Conceição Almeida holds a degree in Environmental Engineering and has been a member of the Environmental Studies Group at the School of Biotechnology of the Portuguese Catholic University since 1998. She has carried out awareness and training activities within the Composting Demonstration Center project, and participated in the Futuro Sustentável project, the Local Agenda 21 initiatives of S. João da Madeira and Seia, as well as in the Environmental Olympics (where she served as coordinator). She was also a trainer in the training-action program of the Regional Agenda 21 of Vale do Minho, and served as scientific coordinator for specialization courses.

Her areas of interest include waste prevention, recycling of biodegradable waste, and social mobilization for sustainability. She is part of the technical team of FUTURO – the 100,000 Trees Project in the Porto Metropolitan Area, within the Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development (CRE.Porto).

Ana Mafalda Mourão holds a degree in Biology with a specialization in Ecology, Environment, and Territory from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (2016). Since 2019, she has been leading educational programs in the field of science, with a focus on biology and environmental education, for students from preschool to secondary education, in schools and institutions. In 2021, she joined the Environmental Studies Group as an intern to collaborate with the team of FUTURO – the 100,000 Trees Project in the Porto Metropolitan Area, part of the Regional Center of Excellence in Education for Sustainable Development of the Porto Metropolitan Area. In the same year, she became a collaborator at UCP. Her work is aimed at planning and implementing actions that contribute to ecological restoration and the promotion of native forests, where citizen participation plays a key role.

Marisa Costa is a researcher at the Research Centre for Human Development (CEDH) at the Portuguese Catholic University. She holds a degree in Clinical and Health Psychology and a PhD in Psychology from the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Porto.

Throughout her scientific career, she has been involved in various projects aimed at better understanding the key factors behind academic success and, in a multifaceted way, promoting the socio-academic adjustment of children and adolescents.

In recent years, she has expanded her research focus to include the fields of environment, climate change, and sustainability, participating in interdisciplinary projects. She is currently involved in projects developed by the Regional Centre of Expertise in Education for Sustainable Development of the Porto Metropolitan Area (CRE.Porto).