The fourth workshop of the NOVA Interdisciplinary Research Community (NIRC) on Sustainable Energy Systems took place on November 6, 2024, at the Innovation & Analytics Laboratory of the NOVA Information Management School (NOVA IMS).
With the aim of strengthening interaction between NIRC members, this workshop focused on designing initiatives and activities that promote deeper collaboration between the different disciplines involved in the Sustainable Energy Systems Community.
NOVA’s Vice-Rector for Research, Innovation and Value Creation, Isabel Rocha, opened the event by emphasizing the importance of interdisciplinary approaches to solving complex problems such as those related to energy and sustainability. This relevance was reinforced by Manuel Andrade, from Galp’s Open Innovation team, who stressed the positive impact of this partnership.
Organized by NOVA’s Research and Innovation Office, the workshop was led by Professor Guilherme Victorino from NOVA IMS, and was attended by researchers from four organic units – NOVA FCT, ITQB NOVA, NOVA FCSH and NOVA IMS – and five representatives from Galp, NOVA’s partner in this community.
At the end, the three groups formed at the workshop presented various proposals for initiatives to foster collaboration in the community. An open call for the selection and funding of the most relevant activities will be available soon, aiming at their implementation over the next year.
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