Nuno Dias constributed towards an Expresso article by Hélder Gomes reflecting on why the term "social distancing" has been favoured over "physical distancing" since the beginning of the pandemic. Nuno Dias offered a few clues.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Bento answered a few questions on climate to TSF - Rádio Notícias: The pandemic gave us a chance to adequately think about climate change. Will there be a new era for energetic components? Can decarbonization be linked to the dematerialization of consumption?

Sandra Marques Pereira and Madalena Matos co-ordinated a DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte research team working on the impacts thet the lockdown had on housing dynamics.

The pandemic crises brought up some national economy weaknesses that can originate other sorts of crises. What will be the consequences of our dependence on tourism? How can we prepare for upcoming uncertainties? DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Ricardo Paes Mamede offered a few answers.

Nuno Bento published an article in the Franch journal Revue de l'Énergie, where he critically analyzed the evolution of hydrogen technologies in the past decade, their currant status and a few lessons for the future.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher and ISCTE professor Helena Lopes, was attributed an award for the best article published at Revista Crítica de Ciências Sociais between 2018 and 2019.

Issue #40 of CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios (Cities, Communities and Territories), DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte’s journal in Urban Studies, is now available online. It includes the thematic dossier 'Work without borders' by Nuno Dias, Inês Brasão and Manuel Abrantes.

3 years of collaboration through '4H-CREAT - Hélice quádrupla para estimular a inovação nas PMEs Culturais e Criativas do Atlântico', now coming to an end, will be celebrated through a podcast series interviewing several stakeholders from different counties and regions in the Atlantic Area.

Opinion article by Glória Rebelo for Jornal Económico: 'Covid-19 e teletrabalho: a urgência de responder a um regime complexo'

Eduardo Medeiros was an invited speaker by the European Commission + INTERACT to present a theoretical background to around 100 INTERREG officials on how to prepare the post-2020 INTERREG programmes.

Videoconference interview to DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Florinda Matos to Mais Ribatjeo on the way knowledge may guide digital transition towards sustainability.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Paula André has recently co-authored with Filomena Serra and Sofia Leal Rodrigues the book Projectos Editoriais e Propaganda. Imagens e Contra-Imagens no Estado Novo. This work was produced within the project Printed photography - Image and propaganda in Portugal (1934-1974).

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Helena Lopes opinion article for Público. 'Temos de saber aproveitar a experiência do confinamento para tirar lições que ajudem a construir um futuro melhor, menos desigual. Essas lições são claras: o trabalho e o seu enquadramento institucional têm de ser colocados no centro de um programa/projeto político que queira respeitar a dignidade humana.'

Ana Oliveira wrote in Público about the difficult situation experienced by music, showbusiness and audiovisual workers in a pandemic context.

Opinion article by Sebastião Almeida in Público: 'Ao vírus do medo contrapomos este: o da esperança, para o qual, ao contrário da covid-19, esperemos que não haja vacina nem imunidade.'

A team of DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researchers has launched a survey on housing during the state of emergncy and the Covid-19 epidemic.

Opinion article by Helena Lopes in Público: 'Reconhecer a dimensão coletiva implica, de facto, garantir a provisão pública de bens comuns e de direitos sociais. O vírus veio evidenciar que há muito a economia deixou de estar “ao serviço da vida” e da sociedade.'

A Science magazine article co-authored by DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Nuno Bento describes how smaller scale innovations are faster decarbonizers, create new employment and are overall cheaper. Ride sharing and domestic solar pannels are more efficient against climate change than building big nuclear, solar or wind plants.

Foi publicado o número #58 Fev - Mar 2020 da Newsletter do DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte Newsletter #58 (February - March 2020) has been published. It includes an Editorial by Pierre Guibentif: 'O teletrabalho, agora um privilégio, e um direito'.

The EU-funded RurAction research project has recently published a digital exhibition built upon the experiences of the researchers and social entrepreneurs through the visual materials and narratives collected by the researchers themselves.

Researchers José Manuel Henriques and Pedro Costa were guest speakers at the conference 'Visões e reflexões sobre a coesão e o desenvolvimento social' moderated by Catarina Furtado.

Sandra Marques Pereira participated in the Podcast 45 Graus. She spoke about public policies for housing and her recent work in the transformations of society through housing.

On 7 December, the inaugural sculpture for community public art in the mining community of Lousal was first shown to the public, under the patronage of the Grândola municipality, part of a DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte participating project.

Following the success of past editions of this researchers meeting, DINÂMIA’CET-IUL Workshop 'Dinâmicas Socioeconómicas e Territoriais Contemporâneas', has organized the fifth edition.

Over 200 people visited Sociedade Recreativa da CUF in Barreiro to attend the book launch of BRR - Quando a periferia se torna trendy, a work with DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte research on the growing cultural and creative dynamics in Barreiro.

DINÂMIA'CET-IUL researcher Pedro Mendes, co-authored one of the two Portuguese architecture projects winning the first edition of World Architecture Technal Awards (WATA). The project for the Oliveira de Azeméis Business Centre was awarded in the category 'WORK'

An opinion article by Paulo Tormenta Pinto was published in Público about the influence that Expo'98 had in urban planning all over the country. It was published within a colloquium for the Grand Projects project, which will take place on 28 November in Teatro Thalia.

From 8 to 11 July 2020, Porto will welcome the 5th edition of KISMIF, preceded by a workshop on 7 July. The call for papers is open from 1 October 2019 to 15 February 2020.

Opinio article by researcher Helena Lopes (Público) 'Only the extended adoption of governance models in line with the German example can contribute to improving labour purchasing power and dignity.'

DC-IUL and project SPLACH (Spatial Planning for Change) collaborated to present to visitors of this year’s European Researchers’ Night a taste of what thinking about planning for food might mean when considering potential future needs and challenges of our city of Lisbon.