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.

Pedro Costa was re-elected as Director of DINÂMIA'CET-IUL for the next three years

Issue #38 of CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios, is now available online. This issue includes a special dossier 'The state of housing'

On 15 May, Gustavo Sugahara defended his PhD thesis at the Metropolitan University of Oslo. DINÂMIA'CET-IUL researcher worked on the case study of Oslo to better understand how the particular characteristics of a specific population ageing may support social policies.

Conference 'Selvagens - Ilhas Afortunadas' included the participation of Pedro Quartin Graça

Project 4H-CREAT promotes session about innovation and co-creation in the cultural and creative activities

Study defends greater collaboration between the Cultural and Creative Activities and Higher Education Institutions

'Manuel Graça Dias vivenciou a arquitectura não como uma militância política – apesar de ter sempre assumido a sua linhagem socialista –, mas como um modo de pensar o mundo.' Opinion article by Ana Vaz Milheiro to Ípsilon (Público)

Researchers Teresa Marat-Mendes and Marta Entradas were highlighted in the 2019 edition of Mulheres na Ciência, a publication promoted by Ciência Viva.

Project 4H-CREAT, participated on 12 and 13 February in Fórum das Políticas Públicas 2019, organized by Instituto para as Políticas Públicas e Sociais do ISCTE-IUL. This event took place at Assembleia da República and ISCTE.