The Dinâmicas Workshop returns at a significant moment, shaped both by profound socio-economic transformations and by a new stage in the life of DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte (DC).

A new study published in Science argues that governments must adopt three integrated targets for energy demand by 2035, stating that climate policy will fall short if it focuses solely on how energy is produced and continues to neglect how it is utilized. The study was led by Nuno Bento, researcher at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte.

The documentary Mulheres, Terra, Revolução (Women, Land, Revolution), authored by Rita Calvário (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) and Cecília Honório (CHAM-NOVA FCSH), has been officially selected to compete at the 9th PORTO FEMME International Film Festival, with a screening on 26 April at 3:15 PM., at the Batalha Centro de Cinema.

Several funding opportunities for doctoral students are now open at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon for the 2026/2027 academic year. These opportunities include grants funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) under the PIONEER Alliance, as well as merit-based scholarships promoted by Iscte.

Iscte-Knowledge and Innovation Center CVTT invites researchers interested in applying for the Marie-Sklodowska Curie PostDoctoral Fellowships 2026 - HORIZON-MSCA-2026-PF-01-01.

Ana Oliveira, researcher at DINÂMIA'CET – ISCTE and coordinator of the Sonic Paradise project, has been invited to moderate the roundtable "What a Healthy Lisbon Nightlife Looks Like" at the Lisbon Dance Summit 2026.

The session will take place on 29 April at Fábrica de Unicórnios, in Marvila, bringing together ten professionals from across the nightlife, electronic music, and cultural sectors — including artists, promoters, cultural producers, photographers, and night-time economy specialists.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to participate in the Research Seminar of the PhD in Architecture of Contemporary Metropolitan Territories “Epicurus’ Letter to Pythocles and Celestial and Meteorological Phenomena. On Architecture”, to be held on April 20, 2026, at 3:00 PM, at Iscte, Building 2, Auditorium B302.

The exhibition Lucio Costa Archive draws on the personal collection of the renowned urban planner, which was donated by his family to the Casa da Arquitetura in 2021. Curated by Ana Vaz Milheiro in collaboration with Leonor Matos Silva (both researchers at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte), Lucio Costa Archive opens on 18 April at Casa da Arquitetura, with a programme featuring two days of free activities, and will run until 13 September 2026.

On 4 April, DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Alexandra Saraiva was interviewed on the SIC Notícias programme ‘Expresso Imobiliário’ to present the exhibition ‘Habitar Portugal 74|24’ on behalf of the curatorial team (Alexandra Saraiva, Célia Gomes, and Rui Leão).

The exhibition, on display at the CCB until 26 April, presents a panoramic overview in tribute to half a century of democracy in Portugal, thus serving as an important document for our country's contemporary history.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte and the publisher Tinta-da-China are pleased to announce the launch of the book Mulheres, Terra e Revolução, authored by Rita Calvário (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) and Cecília Honório (CHAM-NOVA FCSH).

The event will take place on 24 April 2026 at 7:00 PM, at Casa Capitão in Lisbon, and will be preceded at 6:00 PM by the screening of a documentary of the same name, directed by the authors.

The Youth Employment Observatory and the City-Regions Transitions Observatory participated today at the Iscte Open Day 2026. The activities, designed for highschool students, were organized and led by DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte researchers João Loureiro (Youth Employment Observatory), and Teresa Marat-Mendes, (Coordinator of the City-Regions Transitions Observatory).

DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte thanks the involved researchers for their participation and commitment to bringing scientific research closer to a younger audience, inspiring and enlightening future generations of university students.

We are pleased to announce the launch of the book Transgressive City-Making and Governance: Housing Struggles, Occupations and Evictions in the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, authored by the DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte's researcher, Saila-Maria Saaristo.

The event will be part of the International Conference 'Portuguese/Global Urban Studies', organized by the Urban Transitions Hub, ICS-ULisboa, CIES-Iscte, Iscte-IUL, and CICS.NOVA.IPLeiria, and will take place on 22 April 2026, at 4:00 PM, in the ICS-ULisboa auditorium (ground floor).

The documentary Mulheres, Terra, Revolução (Women, Land, Revolution), authored by Rita Calvário (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) and Cecília Honório (CHAM-NOVA FCSH), has been officially selected to compete at two major film festivals, with April screenings honouring the legacy of the 25 April Revolution and the values of democracy.

CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios has opened an internal call for expressions of interest to form a new editorial team. DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte integrated researchers with contractual link to Iscte for a period of at least one year, are invited to submit an editorial proposal that includes the nomination of a Editor-in-chief, Deputy Editor and editorial board, as well as a strategic project for the development of the journal.

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. 

The upcoming session "Consumer price indexes and reproduction numbers, towards a history of public numbers", presented by Tiago Mata (University College London), will take place on 14 April 2026, at 18:00, at Iscte, Building 2, Auditorium B2.03.

DINÂMIA’CET congratulates all researchers involved in the submission of R&D projects across the unit’s various scientific domains funded by the FCT. In this edition, a total of 20 applications were submitted with DINÂMIA’CET as the lead institution, of which 12 correspond to Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects and 8 to Exploratory Projects.

The article 'The Paradox of Trust: How Leadership, Commitment, and Inertia Shape Sustainability Behavior in the Workplace’, co-authored by Winston Silvestre (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher), Sérgio Begnini and Isabel Abreu has been published by MDPI in the Journal of Administrative Sciences.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte has published the working paper entitled 'Financialisation of workers and the erosion of trade union density in the European Union', authored by Ricardo Barradas. This publication examines the erosion of trade union density for the last five decades all over the world, which has been contributing to a strong deterioration of labour conditions, a dizzying loss of labour rights, a proliferation of exploitative labour practices and a persistence of high levels of income inequality.

The sixth session of the Rede Tagus Research Cycle, entitled "Conversa #6 – Transição Climática e Sustentabilidade" (Talk #6 – Climate Transition and Sustainability), will take place on 24 March at 18:30, at the Nuno Teotónio Pereira Auditorium, at the Ordem dos Arquitectos headquarters, in Lisbon.

Florinda Matos, researcher at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte, has been recognized for her contribution to the Journal of Knowledge Management (JKM) as co-author of the article 'Digital Transformation: The Role of Generative AI in the Evolution of Knowledge Management Systems'.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte is pleased to invite you to the public presentation of Lorenzo Macagno's research project: 'Conexões entre arquitetura, antropologia e artes plásticas: um estudo de caso (Matalana, Moçambique)'.

The presentation will be held on 16 March 2026 at 10:00 at Iscte – University Institute of Lisbon, Building 4, Room B226.

DINÂMIA’CET-ISCTE is proud to announce the successful public defence of Eduardo Corales's doctoral thesis, entitled "POWERPOINT: Infraestrutura hidroelétrica em Portugal e o território como projeto”, held this past 3 March 2026, at Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.

Marking the 36th anniversary of the Público newspaper, a new article by Andreia Sanches, titled 'As Casas Portuguesas Democratizaram-se – do quarto da criada às cozinhas abertas', highlights an analysis by Sandra Marques Pereira (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) on the relationship between the evolution of architecture and changing modes of dwelling in Portugal.

As part of the International Women's Day commemorations, the documentary Mulheres, Terra, Revolução (Women, Land, Revolution) — authored by Rita Calvário (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) and Cecília Honório — will have two scheduled screenings over the coming week.