The Católica Doctoral School calls on all current doctoral and postdoctoral students as well as researchers affiliated with Research Centers at the Universidade Católica Portuguesa (UCP) to submit abstracts to the Interdisciplinary Workshop “The Common Ocean”.
In the words of Fernando Pessoa, “God wanted the Earth to be one, For the sea to unite, not separate”. Bearing in mind the increasing importance of interdisciplinarity within research, “The Common Ocean” seeks to bring together all the research work being developed at UCP having the Ocean as the common denominator.
The Ocean is vast and can be viewed from several perspectives. This workshop strives to embrace this by welcoming abstracts submissions (500 words maximum) derived from research conducted within any of the UCP research centers, provided that the topic is related to the theme “Oceans and Humankind: A transdisciplinary solution to Global Challenges”
Potential topics include, but are not limited to:
- International relations approaches to the ocean
- Blue economy
- The ocean and technology
- Marine genetic resources
- Ocean and sustainability
- Climate change
- Climatic Migrations
- Sea Level Rise
- Ocean Energy
- The relevance of the ocean in culture
- The relevance of the ocean in languages and literatures
- The relevance of the ocean in art (can include original art pieces for display)
- Law of the Sea
Abstracts (500 words maximum) and a short bio (150 words maximum) can be submitted by March 31st, 2023 to (s-mermida@ucp.pt). Any queries concerning the Workshop can be sent to the same address. Applicants will be notified of their submission’s approval or rejection by April 15th, 2023.
The final program will be sent to accepted participants once abstracts are reviewed. The workshop will be held at Universidade Católica Portuguesa- Campus da Palma de Cima on May 16th, 2023.
For questions and concerns, contact s-mermida@ucp.pt
