In 2020, 35,5% of qualified youth earned the minimum wage. This alarming data was produced by the Youth Employment Observatory, whcih also indicated that Portugal was at the top of EU unemployment rankings last year.

Eduardo Medeiros was keyword speaker at an academic workshop within the European Week of Cities and Regions: EURegionsWeekUniversity - European border cities for territorial development and cohesion.

The 2022 European Researchers Night, which took place on 30 September, focused on 'Science for All, Sustainability and Inclusion'. DINÂMIA'CET'Iscte researchers Ana Oliveira, Bruno Vasconcelos, Carla Duarte, Elisabete Tomaz e Sebastiano Raimondo, co-ordinated by Rolando Volzone, promoted the activity 'Insta-P: Follow the Cultural Heritage'.

The episode with Paulo Marques of the programme 'Da Capa à Contracapa' of Rádio Renascença, introduced a conversation about Rui Branco's book Proteção Social no Portugal Democrático. This programme also hosted the author and was moderated by journalist José Pedro Frazão.

Issue 75 of our Newsletter includes an editorial by Paulo Tormenta Pinto: 'DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte: A new triennium" - NL#75 | September-Osctober | 2022

'Insta-P: Follow the Cultural Heritage' will be DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte's proposal for the 2022 European Researchers Night. Its goal is to alert the youth to the importance of cultural heritage through photography.

Fátima Suleman participated in the RTP3 programme 'Fronteiras XXI' dedicated to 'What Skills are Lacking in Portugal?'. Invited guests were also  Hugo Figueiredo, Carlos Moreira da Silva and Pedro Góis, moderated by journalist Ana Lourenço.

Paulo Tormenta Pinto, Diretor of DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte, integrated the Real Estate Awards Jury of SIC Notícias/Expresso. The jury panel included experts from several areas, who stand out in this field.

New opinion article by Helena Lopes in Público: 'The SEDES political project: As Roosevelt alerted in 1936: Money oriented government is just as dangerous as crime organized government.'

'A third of unemployed people has been out of work for over two years' - An article by Raquel Martins in Público included the collaboration of Paulo Marques, DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher and co-ordinator of the European Employment Observatory.

On 29 July, Paulo Tormenta Pinto was sworn in as the new Director of DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte. The Board also includes Fátima Suleman, Associate Professor with Aggregation, and Maria Assunção Gato, Integrated Researcher.

Paulo Marques was interviewed for Público, commenting recent INE data showing a decrease in youth unemployment (16 to 24 years) to pre-pandemic values.

'Para quando a transparência na publicação integral das decisões judiciais em Portugal?' (When will judicial decisions be published with full transparency in Portugal). Opinion article in Público by Higina Castelo, Margarida Lima Rego, Nuno Garoupa and DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher Patrícia André.

Oil companies profits 'increased three to sixfold': how fossil fuel combustion is worsening climate change. João Camargo (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) commented on CNN Portugal.

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher João Camargo, an expert in Climate Change, spoke to CNN Portugal about some possible consequences of climate change.

Nuno Dias (DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte) participated in the programme '90 Segundos de Ciência', speaking about precarity and informal contracts, based on his project tracing the profile of domestic work in Portugal.

"A bancarrota moral dos defensores do eucalipto e das celuloses é simples: não têm qualquer alternativa a apresentar e só nos exigem que desistamos de ter um futuro." Opinion article by João Camargo for Expresso.

João Camargo, DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher and a climate change expert, was interviewed for CNN Portugal about the contributions of climate change for the wild fire issue in our country.

The Youth Employment Observatory, co-ordinated by Paulo Marques and Fátima Suleman, is one of the institutional editors of the White Book Mais e Melhores Empregos para os Jovens, an initiative with the Highest Patronage of the President of the Republic. There was a hearing session on 15 July: 'O Futuro do Trabalho visto pelos jovens' (The future of Labour according to the youth).

DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte Newsletter issue #74 is now available, with an Editorial by Pedro Costa: 'Um novo ciclo com desafios renovados' (a new cycle with renewed challenges).

On 1 July, Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian hosted the study presentation and book launch of Uma Imensidão de vidas - dez anos de percursos de pobreza em Lisboa.

Pierre Guibentif was invited to reflect on the frontiers of law, ethics and politics for Boletim da Ordem dos Advogados.

Evaldo Costa was interviewed for the programme 'Escala do Clima' (episode 40), on RTP. The interview focused on transport decarbonization.

CIDADES, Comunidades e Territórios has just launched issue 44 (June 2022), which includes a thematic dossier by Liliana Azevedo, Amandine Desille and Filipa Pinho, on 'Return migration in Portugal: revisiting the past, understanding the present'.

The New European Bauhaus Festival is underway. It's happening in Brussels from today until Sunday, but many side events are available virtually. One of these is the event produced and organized by a team at DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte, led by Joana Pestana Lages.  

Nuno Bento weighed in on the impact of war on decarbonization, in a special edition of magazine 2050.

Paulo Marques participate din the programme 'Bom dia Portugal' on RTP to comment on the precarity of youth employment, presenting possible guidelines and measures to mitigate current challenges.

The Ministery of Science, Technology and Higher Education attributed the Scientific Merit Medal to Maria Eduarda Gonçalves, DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte researcher and Full Professor at Iscte - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa.

The Observatório de Luta contra a Pobreza da Cidade de Lisboa and DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte have just released a study on this issue.

On 11 and 12 April, Iscte hosted the 6th DINÂMIA'CET-Iscte internal workshop. This event is set to gather researcher teams to share undergoing academic work and establish future collaborations.