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NOVA-Lancaster para a Sustentabilidade

NOVA-Lancaster for Sustainability

Parceria estratégica entre a NOVA e a Universidade de Lancaster

 

Sobre a parceria

The strategic partnership between Nova University Lisbon and Lancaster University was formally established in June 2018, when Lancaster and NOVA University Lisbon signed a Memorandum of Understanding in Lisbon. 

This partnership explores opportunities for collaborative research, joint teaching initiatives and strategic knowledge exchange, staff development and student recruitment. Under this agreement, all faculties, departments, centres and units of the two partner institutions are able to explore potential areas for collaboration that will be of mutual benefit.

NOVA-Lancaster for Sustainability invites both communities to join this virtual space for collaboration. Under each theme, a set of regular events are organized every year. An opportunity to discuss ongoing collaborative research, explore funding opportunities and promote joint teaching initiatives that both ecosystems offer to their faculty.

To keep informed of partnership news and activity please sign up to the partnership newsletter or send us an email.

Newsletter: Please email nova@lancaster.ac.uk with the subject line “Subscribe to Nova mailing list“. We aim to process your request within 48 hours.

General Contacts:
UNL: Joao Loureiro Rodrigues
LU: Anika Webb

 

 

Key themes of collaboration

This partnership is structured around a mutual concern around global challenges, and under the branding NOVA-Lancaster for Sustainability, three main drivers of action have been defined (please click the buttons below for more details):

  • Health
  • Digital Transformation
  • Sustainability

 

Lancaster University

Lancaster University is a research intensive university ranked in the UK’s top ten. Around 16,000 students from more than 100 countries choose to study at Lancaster because of our excellent reputation for research, teaching and student satisfaction. Lancaster is a truly global community with international collaborations all over the world and teaching partnerships in China, Malaysia, Ghana and Germany. Lancaster is committed to being carbon-neutral by 2035 and is highly regarded for its teaching, research and student engagement on climate change.

Visit Lancaster University's website dedicated to the partnership  

 

Upcoming NOVA-Lancaster for Sustainability Events

Since 2018, three themes have emerged as being particularly relevant to the partnership – global health, sustainability, and digital futures. Directed by these three themes, Nova and Lancaster co-host a regular seminar series to continue growing our community of researchers and consider what both universities can do to further facilitate cross-disciplinary. The seminars are a starting point to establish an ongoing dialogue to discover what type of support could facilitate future collaborations and cross-institutional connections. They are open to anyone with an interest in a specific theme or the partnership in general.

  • Monday, May 24, 12pm to 1pm: Rute Costa (NOVA, FCSH) and Elena Semino (Lancaster, CASS) – theme: Digital futures, global health
  • Monday, June 21, 12pm to 1pm: Elizabete Carmo-Silva (Lancaster, FCT) and Dizimalta Miquitaio (NOVA, ITQB) – theme: Sustainabiliy

 

Latest news

Twenty five people joined the first seminar hosted by NOVA-Lancaster Seminar Series. The seminar focused on Global Health as a theme and attendees enjoyed presentations from Professor Sonia Dias (NOVA, ENSP) and Professor Nancy Preston (Lancaster, FHM).

 

The Partnership Since 2018

Please click the button below to find out more about a list of past initiatives and events.

Saúde

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Transformação Digital

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Sustentabilidade

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A Parceria desde 2018

The Partnership Since 2018

Since the partnership was established in 2018, NOVA and Lancaster have promoted collaborative research among some faculty members of both institutions. While several research conferences played an important role to foster a collective agenda, parallel meetings took place, fine tuning the extent of this partnership.

 

2018

Signing of the Memorandum of Understanding

On 19th June a new strategic partnership was been established between Universidade NOVA de Lisboa (NOVA) and Lancaster University. Delegations from the two universities met at the Rectorate of NOVA in Lisbon to sign a Memorandum of Understanding.

 

2019

2019 was an extremely active year for the partnership with multiple visits between the two institutions and three significant research conferences. In December (16 and 17), both NOVA’s Rector, João Sàágua, and the Vice-Rector, João Amaro de Matos, visited Lancaster.

 

Research Conference | Research in Europe | 10&11/01/2019
On January 10 and 11, the Campolide campus hosted the "Research in Europe" event, organized by NOVA University Lisbon in partnership with Lancaster University.

Over the two-day event, participants and speakers from academia, business and politics shared their insights regarding potential scientific projects, the European research agenda and the future of collaborations between British and continental universities.

More than 60 researchers of NOVA and Lancaster worked together to either identify or stimulate the development of ideas for collaborative and interdisciplinary research projects. The researchers were distributed in five thematic sessions - Industry and Competitiveness, Innovative Solutions, Health Challenges & Policies, Societal Impact and Sustainability.

In his intervention, the Minister of Science Technology and Higher Education, Professor Manuel Heitor, stressed the desirable continuity of the joint work between Portugal and the United Kingdom, as well as its universities, regardless of the trajectory of the Brexit process.

 

Research Conference | Research in Latin America | 16/04/2019
On April 16, NOVA University Lisbon organized the conference Research in Latin America, in partnership with the University of Cambridge. The conference, promoted by the NOVA In the Globe initiative, brought together researchers from Cambridge, NOVA and Lancaster, from different research fields and schools, who conduct applied research focused in Latin America. The event aimed to foster collaborations between researchers from different backgrounds, enabling them to share knowledge and work together in projects with impact in Latin America.  

 

Research Conference | Research in Asia | 23/07/2019
On July 23, NOVA University Lisbon organized the conference “Research in Asia”, in partnership with the Lancaster University. The conference, promoted by the NOVA In the Globe initiative, brought together researchers from Lancaster and NOVA, from different research fields and schools, who conduct applied research focused in Asia.

Research in Asia fostered collaborations between researchers from different scientific backgrounds, enabling them to share knowledge and collaborate on large-scale research projects with ties to Asia. The event featured a session on NOVA’s capacity-building projects in Asia and two-panel discussions, “Research-driven innovation: Challenges and opportunities” and “Cultural heritage and scientific diplomacy” with both external speakers and leading researchers from NOVA and Lancaster University.

In addition to the researchers from NOVA and Lancaster, the event was attended by the Vice-Rector of NOVA, Professor Elvira Fortunato, by the President of the Portuguese-Chinese Chamber of Commerce & Industry, João Marques da Cruz, by the President of the Camões - Institute for Cooperation and Language, Ambassador Luís Faro Ramos, by the Oriente Foundation and by Professor Robert Geyer from Lancaster University.

 

2020

As was the case for the whole world, the NOVA-Lancaster partnership was hindered by the COVID-19 pandemic; the majority of the activities planned were postponed. However, both parties made an effort to continue working together, as many collaborative research meetings took place in an online format.

 

British council webinar | 24/06/2020

In partnership with the British Council's Going Global 2020 Live Events series, NOVA University Lisbon organised a live webinar on Social Impact as a Strategic Driver in Higher Education.

In this session, specialists from Portugal, Israel and the United Kingdom considered social impact as a genuine strategic driver for higher education. Speakers spoke about key themes in order to highlight and share best practice in improved social outcomes through higher education, forge and strengthen partnerships and collaboration for improved social impact across the sector, and inform government policy on the vital role of higher education in creating and ensuring societal good.

The event included the following contributors:

João Amaro de Matos - Vice Rector of Nova University Lisbon

Peretz Lavie - former President of the Technion University in Israel

Rachel Sandison - Executive Director External Relations and Vice Principal at the University of Glasgow

Simon Guy - Global Pro-Vice-Chancellor at Lancaster University

 

2021

 

Successful launch for NOVA-Lancaster for Sustainability Seminar Series

Twenty five people joined the first seminar hosted by NOVA-Lancaster Seminar Series. The seminar focused on Global Health as a theme and attendees enjoyed presentations from Professor Sonia Dias (NOVA, ENSP) and Professor Nancy Preston (Lancaster, FHM).