If you are a master student, grant holder or PhD student of the cE3c, then you are considered an associated member* of the centre and this webpage is important for you!
You should regularly consult this page to keep yourself updated about the most relevant information concerning your representatives on the Centre of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Change (cE3c).
Who are we:
We are associate members working in various fields of the cE3c, spread out across the twelve research groups and with different positions (master student, grant holder or PhD student). One of our most important duties is representing all associate members at the cE3c scientific council. We also strive to strengthen the collaboration between Associate members and post-docs by promoting mutual support and various actions aimed at strengthening the interactions among cE3c members. Each of the cE3c six thematic lines has a representative and we also have three substitute representatives. Elections are held annually, typically 30 days after the beginning of the academic year. The representatives in 2022/2023 are:
Computational Biology and Population Genomics - CoBiG2
Mariana Viegas (Representative)
André Henriques (Alternate)
Conservation in Socio-Ecological Systems – CSES
To be announced
Development and Evolutionary Morphogenesis – DEM
Susana Martins (Representative)
Pedro Santos (Alternate)
Ecology of Environmental Change – eChanges
Bernardo Rocha (Representative)
Inês Domingues (Alternate)
Environmental Stress & Functional Ecology – ESFE
Joana Jesus (Representative)
Andreia Anjos (Alternate)
Evolutionary Ecology – EE
Marta Antunes (Representative)
Evolutionary Genetics – EG
To be announced
Island Biodiversity, Biogeography & Conservation – IBBC
Ricardo Costa (Representative)
Luís Barcelos (Alternate)
Island Environmental Risks & Society – IERS
To be announced
Natural History & Systematics – NHS
Anabela Martins (Representative)
Martim Baptista (Alternate)
Plant-Soil Ecology – PSE
Inês Ferreira (Representative)
Ruan Cancela (Alternate)
Tropical and Mediterranean Biodiversity – TMB
Liliana Ferreira (Representative)
Patrícia Chaves (Alternate)
What do we do:
What is happening this year:
- Participation in the organization of the cE3c annual meeting.
- Participation on the evaluation process of the center.
- Discussions with the new coordinator to address issues raised by the associated members, including issues related with funding.
- Annual welcoming session for new associate members
- Elections of the associate members representatives
*Check out the bylaws of the Associate Member representatives here: it explains all about how we are organized!