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From 19 to 23 October at Casa Morgado Esporão in Portugal runs the 3nd edition of the Low Cost Film Making course with Dr. George Chan This course teaches how to make short documentaries with Dr. George Chan, collaborator of Sir David Attenborough on the BBC Planet Earth series. With a duration of 5 days, George will guide you through all the stages of creating a short documentary. Each day will combine learning theory with experience and shooting techniques. Each participa

Science Retreats and the Norwegian Institute for Journalism will organise a professional workshop for journalists of Portugal and Norway to discuss climate change and how to cover the topic as journalistic pieces. We are proud at Casa Morgado Esporão to host such an exciting event that so closely matches our founding values. The event is funded through the EEA Grants / Bilateral Actions. You can read more about the initiative here. Related: Registrations open for the 2019

Building on previous successful experience we offer the third edition of this 5-day low cost film making course. Run by former BBC film maker it will take you through all the stages of making a short documentary about your research. More information here. Related: 17th PubhD: Architecture and Fine Arts · Covering climate change. A workshop at Casa Morgado Esporão · LOW COST FILM MAKING WITH GEORGE CHAN FROM BBC PLANET EARTH · Courses

Come and learn about architecture and fine arts in the lounge of Casa Morgado Esporão. Culture and science over drinks, in a tradition that has already reached its 17th edition. Leila Costa (Architecture) discusses the importance of listening in the practice of architecture, and Alberto Faria (Fine Arts) studies the lithography collection of the Lisbon Academy of Fine Arts. As always, the invitation is to mix drinks, good conversation and science in a welcoming atmosphere.

Why do species occur where they do? Where will they occur in the future given current and future environmental changes? How will changes in species distributions affect ecosystem services humans depend upon? These are not just questions of scientific relevance. They are at the core of society's concern for environmental health and human wellbeing. In a partnership with research centre CIBIO-UE, we are holding the 5th Species Distributions Modelling Course in November 2018.

Looking for funding to undertake an artistic or scientific residency at Casa Morgado Esporão? "On the Move" has some options for you. Get in touch with us if you want to jointly explore available opportunities. Related: Montessori workshop at Casa Morgado Esporão · 5th edition of the Species Distributions Modelling Course · 17th PubhD: Architecture and Fine Arts · Courses

Maria Tecla Artemisia Montessori (August 31, 1870 – May 6, 1952) was an Italian physician and educator best known for the philosophy of education that bears her name, and her writing on scientific pedagogy. She was a single mother. She developed the Montessori educational method, which is based on self-directed activity, hands-on learning and collaborative play. In Montessori classrooms children make creative choices in their learning, while the classroom and the teacher offe

Casa Morgado Esporão is the prime location in Portugal to organise science retreats. But what are they? What do they achieve? How can they be organised? A recent paper provides some hints. What are they? Scientific retreats are an intrinsic part of the life of many institutes, departments, and groups. They depart from traditional, virtual, and unconventional conferences, workshops, and other types of scientific meetings in that participants generally all know each other pri

We are Pleased to host the next edition of "chats with science" organised by the University of Évora jointly with the Local Council of Évora. This time with the mentor of the virtual museum of biodiversity, Prof. Jorge Araújo, to talk about "all biodiversity a the distance of a click". Related: 2nd edition of Low Cost Scientific Film Making · Science Retreats · Montessori workshop at Casa Morgado Esporão · Courses

We are happy to announce that a second edition of the Low Cost Scientific Film Making is going to take place with George Chan at Casa Morgado Esporão in the fall of 2018. Registrations are now open here. Some images from last year's course Related: Science Film Making - Episode 4 · Chats with Science · Science Retreats · Courses

Practicing interviews is a big thing in film making, as there are a thousand aspects to pay attention to: the right light, the background, the sound, the way questions are set and answered... But why going through so much trouble?... Doris Weiser: "I am a researcher in the field of lusophone and hispanic literatures and cultures at the Centre for Comparative Studies at the University of Lisbon. When I am doing interviews with writers, I usually publish them as written texts (

Today, the students actually made a film! Unfortunately, they weren't happy with me sharing it with you, spoiling a stunning Episode 3... So instead I went for a more serious tone and asked Maria Persson - who revealed herself in the course as a natural-born actress! - what brought her to this course. Maria: "I am the Managing Editor of Ecography.org. Once articles are accepted and ready to be published, we often ask authors to start promoting their papers to reach a larger

This is the only course where students are encouraged to shoot at their professor: we've got them to do that on the second day (and none of the students is an American). Related: Science Film Making - Episode 1 · Science Film Making - Episode 3 · Science Film Making - Episode 4 · Courses

Here they are, the new students, discussing the film each one is going to make. Expect the most amazing stuff, from the student looking out for some scientist's bones, to the one dreaming of surfing mega tsunami's waves... goodness knows what will come out of this course! Related: Course on Phylogeny - the end! · Science Film Making - Episode 2 · Science Film Making - Episode 3 · Courses

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"I will use the methods I learnt at this course to study the effects of extreme events (floods and heatwaves) on the diversity and structure of floodplain grassland communities on the River Elbe, Germany". Related: Course on Phylogeny - Andros on Day 4 · Course on Phylogeny - Group discussions · Course on Phylogeny - the end! · Courses

"I really liked the format of this course, which has a good balance between theory and practice. I am confident that several of the methods will be very useful to further develop my postdoctoral research project on trait evolution and its impact on butterfly communities under different scenarios of global change." Related: Course on Phylogeny - Gwendolyn on Day 3 · Course on Phylogeny - Rebecca on Day 5 · Course on Phylogeny - Group discussions · Courses

"Coming to this course was... crossing an ocean. To improve my phylogenetic knowledge and learn from the best. This experience broadens my research horizons in ecology and evolution and gives me the opportunity to apply avant guarde methods in the tropical mountains environment." Related: Course on Phylogeny - Frederico on Day 2 · Course on Phylogeny - Andros on Day 4 · Course on Phylogeny - Rebecca on Day 5 · Courses

"I'm generally interested on studying species distributions and interactions. I have a background on Ecological Niche Modelling, and I'm currently working on a project on the impact of climate change on trophic webs. I find this course very interesting particularly because it is opening some windows in my mind and establishing connections with my research area, which might allow me to consider a bigger picture in my future researches." Related: Day 1 - Comparative methods i