CIEMAR at the 2025 edition of the Earth System Summer School

Between July 13 and 18, 2025, the University of Évora hosted the Earth System Summer School 2025, an international summer school for doctoral and postgraduate students in the field of Earth System Sciences. This year's edition stood out not only for the scientific quality of the program, but also for the active role played by MARE/ARNET, which was part of the scientific organization and promoted direct links between participants and applied research in the field of marine and coastal sciences.

The summer school was organized by CREATE – Center for sci-tech Research in EArth sysTem and Energy, coordinated by researcher Miguel Potes, from the University of Évora. The initiative was supported by several scientific institutions, with MARE playing a prominent role in both the scientific component and practical activities, namely through collaboration with the CIEMAR Laboratory, located on the Alentejo coast.

For a week, 20 young researchers of various nationalities participated in theoretical and practical sessions, lectures with renowned scientists, and a field trip to the Sines region and CIEMAR, where they were able to learn about ongoing projects in the areas of Oceanography, Marine Ecology, and Coastal Ecosystem Management, many of which are led or co-financed by MARE.

The Earth System Summer School is a partnership between the universities of Évora, Lisbon, Aveiro, and Coimbra, with the direct involvement of research centers such as MARE/ARNET (UÉvora), CREATE (UÉvora), IDL (ULisboa/UCoimbra), CESAM (UAveiro), CIEMAR, and IPMA. The collaboration between these entities reflects the joint effort to promote interdisciplinary training and excellence for new generations of Earth system scientists.

The program covered areas such as Meteorology and Climate, Physical Oceanography, Geology, Geodesy, Geophysics, and Environmental Sciences, focusing on the complex interactions between different terrestrial subsystems: lithosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and biosphere.

The active presence of MARE contributed decisively to consolidating the link between cutting-edge scientific research and the advanced training of young researchers, reinforcing the center's role as a national and international reference in the promotion of collaborative science with territorial and environmental impact.

Photographs by CREATE