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Our Mission

Mulheres na Ciência e Educação (be-WISE-Women In Science & Education), visa promover a Ciência a Educação Ambiental e Cívica nas Escolas com um foco especial na motivação e inclusão de meninas, raparigas e mulheres na Ciência. As WISE nasceram da necessidade de comunicadores de ciência para promover a proximidade do mundo da Investigação Científica e com as crianças e adolescentes, escolas e o público em geral. As WISE ambicionam aproximar a ciência do aluno e cidadão, ao mesmo tempo incentiva e capacita os jovens para a liderança científica.

We are 6 researchers from different research institutes in northern Portugal and are passionate about Nature, Science, and Sharing. We have found in Research and Teaching the perfect way to develop new solutions for society's current challenges and share this knowledge with younger generations. We want to be part of the change which starts with the local community and with that aim, we believe that scientific knowledge must migrate from universities and research centers to local communities and schools with a simple and appealing approach so that it can be a vehicle for change – wise aim to increase environmental literacy.

Team

Alice Ramos

Cell Biology, Sustainable farming

Project Coordinator and Educational program developer

Catarina Cruzeiro

Environmental Biology and Water Quality

Project Coordinator and Stakeholder manager

Fernanda Malhão

Cell Biology and Microscopy

Science Communication and Story Telling

Mónica Marques

Genetics, Evolution and Animal Biology

Project Management and Science Communication

Maria João Peixoto

Biologia animal, Imunidade, Aquacultura

Communicação de Ciência e Gestão de Conteudos Científicos

Patrícia Cardoso

Climate Change, Environmental Toxicology and ecosystems

Scientific and Educational Content Management