LAUNCH OF THE NEW EDITION OF THE BOOK WOMEN IN SCIENCE
8 March 2021 – International Women's Day – 11:00 GMT
Online Session | Streaming on Ciência Viva's YouTube channel
No registration required
In 2021, a year in which the power of science is greater than ever, Ciência Viva continues to pay tribute to Portuguese women scientists, who represent 45% of all researchers in the country and whose role has been crucial for the progress of national science and technology in the last decades.
The new edition of the book Women in Science brings together 101 portraits of women researchers from different generations and areas of knowledge, captured through the lenses of photographers Clara Azevedo, José Carlos Carvalho, Luís Filipe Catarino and Rita Carmo.
PROGRAM
The launch of the new edition of the book Women in Science will be broadcast live online on Ciência Viva's YouTube channel.
INTERVENTIONS
- Rosalia Vargas, President of Ciência Viva
- Maria José Costa, President of AMONET – Portuguese Association of Women Scientists
- Mariya Gabriel, European Commissioner for Innovation, Research, Culture, Education and Youth (to be confirmed)
- Video showing the 101 portraits of the new edition of the book "Women in Science
- Clara Azevedo, José Carlos Carvalho, Luís Filipe Catarino and Rita Carmo share how they photographed the "Women in Science" project
- Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, in conversation with three researchers portrayed in the book: the environmental historian Cristina Brito, the physicist Maria Helena Braga, and the seismologist Ana M. G. Ferreira.
- “Thank you for inspiring us!” – speech by Lara Alves, aeronautical engineering student, on behalf of all the young aspiring scientists, recognizing the inspiration that these women researchers represent for the journey of younger generations.