The Best Paper Award was attributed to the article “Learning to Reconfigure Housing Provision: Industrialized Construction and Collaborative Governance in Times of Crisis”, by Emanuel Diogo and Alexandra Paio, presented at the EURA 2026 Conference. The award was announced during the closing dinner of the EURA 2026 conference, recognizing the originality, methodological robustness, and relevance of the article to contemporary urban challenges, particularly in the field of hous

Climate action can improve people’s quality of life, and strategies targeting how energy and resources are used may generate particularly broad benefits. Demand- and supply-side climate strategies compared across six dimensions of quality of life. Credit: Grubler et al. (2026) This is the main conclusion of a new study published in Communications Sustainability, a Nature portfolio journal, co-authored by DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte researchers Nuno Bento and Tiago Louro Alves. The rese

Photo by Rita Neves | DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte On the 7th and 8th of May, Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon hosted the 8th Edition of the DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte Workshop. Under the theme "Contemporary and Future Dynamics", this year edition provided a privileged space for the research community to reconnect and to promote in-person scientific debate over the course of two days. The pre-workshop event began on May 7th with strategic meetings for the Research Groups (Innovation and

Yolanda Díaz, Vice-President of the Government of Spain and Minister of Labour and Social Economy, and Ana Mendes Godinho, former Portuguese Minister of Labour, Solidarity and Social Security, presented the book Governing Solidarity in European Labour Markets last Friday, 5 June, at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite to the launch of the publication on scientific research in architecture at LNEC, authored by Patrícia Bento d'Almeida (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte), Teresa Marat-Mendes (DINÂMIA'CET-ISCTE), and Michel Toussaint. This publication will be presented by Francisco Silva Dias and Helena Roseta, at Espaço Caleidoscópio / Quinta da Fonte do Anjo, on 9 June at 18:30. With the objective of publicizing the extensive knowledge preserved within LNEC and recogn

The Iscte-Knowledge and Innovation – Technology Transfer and Valorization Centre, through its Research Unit, the Centre for Socioeconomic and Territorial Studies (DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte), hereby announces that it is accepting expressions of interest for the recruitment of a Senior Technician to perform duties within the Unit. Interested applicants must demonstrate a professional background with consolidated experience in R&D Communication and Media. 1. Main Duties and Responsibili

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte expresses its deep sorrow at the passing of Edgar Morin (1921–2026), who died on 29 May 2026. Edgar Morin was a leading intellectual figure and a constant source of inspiration for the scientific identity of the research unit. His work, particularly his reflections on the epistemology of complexity, transdisciplinarity, the ecology of action, and polycrisis, has provided an important conceptual framework for internal debate and for the strategic development

The 'Disappearing Urban' Seminar, organised by Andrea Pavoni (DINAMIA’CET-IUL), Salomé Honório (CECOMP-FLUL) e/and CADA, will take place on 8 June 2026 at Palácio Sinel de Cordes, Lisboa.

The European alliance PIONEER is launching a training programme (2026–2027) to support researchers in preparing competitive proposals for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions – Doctoral Networks (MSCA DN). The series will focus on practical aspects of proposal preparation, resubmission, evaluation criteria, cross-cutting dimensions and experiences from current DN coordinators. All sessions will take place online. Upcoming Webinars: WEBINAR 1 How to prepare a re-submission 11 Ju

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to the 11th Colloquium 'Arquitetura dos Territórios Metropolitanos Contemporâneos' (Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories), which will take place on 28 and 29 May at CIUL – Lisbon Urban Information Centre. The initiative promoted as part of the collaboration between CIUL and ISCTE – University Institute of Lisbon, will present ongoing research developed within the Doctoral Programme in Architecture of Contemporary Met

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is proud to announce that researcher Lorenzo Stefano Iannizzotto has been invited to join the AESOP YA Coordination Team for 2026–2028. The AESOP Young Academics Network is a loosely structured branch of AESOP, which encourages the active participation and exchange of academic work from PhD students to Post-docs and those starting out in academic positions. The YA Network provides a platform through which the academic leaders can share ideas in an open and i

This spring, the Political Economy Master’s programme (Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon) and PhD programme (Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, ISEG – University of Lisbon, and FE – University of Coimbra) are hosting a seminar series on pressing issues in capitalist societies, held at Iscte from March 3 to May 28, 2026. The series calls for an interdisciplinary perspective grounded in historical, political, institutional knowledge and imagination. It brings together

Following the successful defence of his doctoral thesis, DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Eduardo Corales has recently published a selection of his findings in the volume POWERPOINT: a hydroelectric inventory, issued by EXEMPLO Books. This research, developed between 2019 and 2025, documents thirty paradigmatic cases of Portuguese electrification through the first systematic graphic and audiovisual record of these structures. In light of the transformations of the Anthropocene, t

On 8 June, from 17:00 to 19:00, in the Silva Leal Auditorium, Building 3, Iscte, the seminar “AI and Job Quality in Italian Contact Centers: The Role of Workplace Regimes and Trade Union Power Resources” will take place, with Lisa Dorigatti, Associate Professor in the Department of Social and Political Sciences at the Università degli Studi di Milano. The session will discuss how the introduction of artificial intelligence systems is transforming job quality in Italian contac

As part of the PhD programme in Urban Studies (a joint degree between Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa and NOVA-FCSH), DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite the entire academic community to the upcoming Open Lecture, which will take place on 26 May 2026, at 6:00 p.m., at Iscte, Building 2, Auditorium C1.04. This session will feature Professor Tugce Sanli (Ondokuz Mayıs University, Samsun, Turkey), who will address the topic: 'Urban regeneration projects, and local c

The article 'Critical spatial agency in public space: towards a framework for collaboration and contestation through curatorial spatial practice', authored by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Elian Stefa has been published by Taylor & Francis. Curatorial work has increasingly transcended the confines of traditional cultural institutions, intervening in diverse urban contexts, from prominent public squares to marginal and disused sites. This article positions ‘the curatorial’ as a

DINÂMIA’CET-ISCTE is proud to announce the successful public defence of Patrícia Amorim's doctoral thesis, entitled "Os Espaços Públicos e as Manifestações de Protesto: O Eixo: Praça Marquês de Pombal - Avenida da Liberdade - Praça do Rossio, em Lisboa (1974 – 2014)”, held this past 5 May 2026, at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa. The thesis, supervised by Professor Paula André and co-supervised by Professor Paulo Tormenta Pinto, analyses public space as an essential

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to share the book “Novas Casas Portuguesas: Bak Gordon” (New Portuguese Houses: Bak Gordon). Coordinated by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Tavares da Costa, who is also the author of the preface, the book “Novas Casas Portuguesas: Bak Gordon” invites you to explore the relationship between architectural thought, light, and the permanence of materials, in a profound essay on the art of dwelling. The work presents an in-depth analysis of the cont

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to the upcoming screening sessions of the documentary and presentation of the book Mulheres, Terra, Revolução (Women, Land, Revolution), authored by Rita Calvário (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) and Cecília Honório (CHAM-NOVA FCSH). Between the large estates of the South and the family farming of the North, rural women organized themselves, stood up to the dictatorship, took part in the Agrarian Reform and transformed their communities — despite

The article Rural touristification and short-term rentals reshaping tourism geographies: Algarve’s spatial transformations, co-authored by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researchers Ana Rita Cruz and Maria Assunção Gato has been published by Taylor & Francis. This article examines the diffusion of short-term rentals (SRT) and associated processes of touristification in the Algarve, Portugal, a region historically shaped by coastal mass tourism but now experiencing a reconfiguration of its

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte announces the opening of an International Call for Applications for a position of Junior PhD Researcher (level 1) in the scientific fields of Social Sciences, for HABIDATA – Housing Observatory. We are currently seeking a PhD degree in one of the following areas according to the National Classification of Education and Training Areas (CNAEF): a) Humanities (220); b) Social and Behavioural Sciences (310). Application Deadline: 27 May 2026. Detailed inform