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Our research agenda is focused on 6 research themes through which we seek to advance a comprehensive understanding of contemporary social challenges
LATEST NEWS

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The Arrival Grid: Public Space as Migrant Social Infrastructure in Central Lisbon
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Ana Vaz Milheiro interviewed in Visão Magazine regarding the ArchLabour Project
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'Artificial Intelligence and the Economy': Working Paper by Ricardo Paes Mamede
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'Mujeres y Migraciones': Soil Sisters Podcast Episode produced by Rita Calvário
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Florinda Matos on '90 Segundos de Ciência' Podcast
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DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Grancho selected to be Visiting Professor at Brown University

Event
The Arrival Grid: Public Space as Migrant Social Infrastructure in Central Lisbon
Media
Ana Vaz Milheiro interviewed in Visão Magazine regarding the ArchLabour Project
News
'Artificial Intelligence and the Economy': Working Paper by Ricardo Paes Mamede
Media
'Mujeres y Migraciones': Soil Sisters Podcast Episode produced by Rita Calvário
Media
Florinda Matos on '90 Segundos de Ciência' Podcast
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DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Grancho selected to be Visiting Professor at Brown University
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24/03/2026
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19/03/2026
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18/03/2026
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13/03/2026
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The Arrival Grid: Public Space as Migrant Social Infrastructure in Central Lisbon
24/03/2026
DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to an Open Lecture of the Master's programme in Urban Studies, entitled "The Arrival Grid: Public Space as Migrant Social Infrastructure in Central Lisbon".
The event will take place on 30 March at 18:00 at Iscte, Building 3, Room AA2.29 and will feature a presentation by Professor Duygu Cihanger Ribeiro, examining how central urban public spaces in Lisbon function as infrastructures of arrival that mediate migrant integration in everyday life and space.
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Ana Vaz Milheiro interviewed in Visão Magazine regarding the ArchLabour Project
19/03/2026
Ana Vaz Milheiro, integrated researcher at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, was interviewed in the 19 March 2026 edition of Visão magazine regarding the research project ArchLabour: Architecture, Colonialism and Labour. The role and legacy of mass labour in the design, planning and construction of Public Works in former African territories under Portuguese colonial rule.
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'Artificial Intelligence and the Economy': Working Paper by Ricardo Paes Mamede
19/03/2026
DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte has published the working paper entitled: 'Artificial Intelligence and the Economy', authored by Ricardo Paes Mamede. This publication examines the economic implications of recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI), focusing on the mechanisms through which AI affects firms, markets and macroeconomic outcomes.
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'Mujeres y Migraciones': Soil Sisters Podcast Episode produced by Rita Calvário
19/03/2026
Rita Calvário, researcher at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, produced the episode ‘Mujeres y Migraciones’ for the Soil Sisters podcast series, developed within the framework of the SWIFT project – Supporting Women-led Innovation in Farming Territories.
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Florinda Matos on '90 Segundos de Ciência' Podcast
18/03/2026
Florinda Matos spoke about the CERERE Project (CEreals REsiliency REvolution), an European project to improve the resilience of cereal supply chains in the Mediterranean, on the latest episode of the '90 Segundos de Ciência' podcast.
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DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Grancho selected to be Visiting Professor at Brown University
13/03/2026
DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte congratulates Nuno Grancho on his selection as Visiting Professor, to teach during the Spring Semester of 2027, in the Department of Portuguese and Brazilian Studies at Brown University. The researcher will additionally collaborate with the Department of History of Art and Architecture at the same institution.
SCIENTIFIC
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YOUTH EMPLOYMENT
OBSERVATORY
The Observatory focuses on three key areas: youth unemployment, quality of youth employment, and labour market policies targeting young workers. Its main goal is to produce impactful publications—such as reports and policy briefs—and to provide regularly updated, accessible data for informed societal and policy discussions.
HABIDATA - Housing Observatory
The Observatory investigates current housing transformations, emphasizing production systems, affordability, housing conditions—especially indecent housing—and policies. It bridges academic research with policy and community involvement. Guided by a multidisciplinary team, it addresses a national gap and supports evidence-based decision-making, utilizing tools like LxHabidata to enhance analysis and outreach.
City-Region Transitions Observatory
The Observatory examines rapid transitions in city-regions by analysing their metabolic systems to promote sustainable human-environment relations. Through open data and interdisciplinary research, it maps socio-environmental dynamics and material flows, developing digital and spatial narratives that support better planning and decision-making for sustainable urban development.
DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte - Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies