
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