Ciência Viva - National Agency for Scientific and Technological Culture

EU Legislative Interests

Ciência Viva is a non-profit public organization dedicated to the promotion of science, scientific culture, and public engagement with science in Portugal. Its activities focus on science education, STEM skills development, open science, and strengthening links between science, society, and policy. In this context, Ciência Viva engages with and contributes to EU legislative proposals and policies related to research and innovation, science education and training, gender equality in STEM, digital and green skills, European Chips Act and citizen engagement in science, in line with EU frameworks such as Horizon Europe, the European Research Area, and the European Education Area

Communication Activities

Ciência Viva carries out communication and dissemination activities related to EU policies through the organisation of public events, conferences, workshops, science festivals, and educational programmes. It disseminates information on EU research and innovation, science education, and STEM-related policies through publications, online platforms, and educational resources. These activities aim to raise awareness of EU priorities in areas such as the Missions of Horizon Europe, science education, open science, gender equality in STEM, digital and green skills, and public engagement with science.

Interests Represented

Does not represent commercial interests

Member Of

ECSITE - European Network of Science Centres and Museums EUSEA - European Science Engagement Association ASTC – Association of Science and Technology Centers NAMES - The North Africa and Middle East Science Centers Network Centro Ciência de Lagos - Non-profit association - https://lagos.cienciaviva.pt/ Centro ciência Viva do Algarve – Faro - Non-profit association - http://www.ccvalg.pt/ Centro Ciência Viva de Tavira - Non-profit association - https://tavira.cienciaviva.pt/ Centro Ciência Viva do Lousal- Non-profit association - https://lousal.cienciaviva.pt/centro-ciencia-viva-do-lousal/ Centro Ciência Viva de Estremoz- Non-profit association - http://www.ccvestremoz.uevora.pt/home/ Centro Ciência Viva do Alviela- Non-profit association - https://alviela.cienciaviva.pt Centro Ciência Viva de Constância- Non-profit association - http://www.constancia.cienciaviva.pt Centro Ciência Viva de Proença-a-Nova- Non-profit association - http://www.ccvfloresta.com/ Centro Ciência Viva de Vila do Conde- Non-profit association - http://viladoconde.cienciaviva.pt Centro Ciência Viva de Bragança- Non-profit association - https://braganca.cienciaviva.pt/ BIOPOLIS/CIBIO - Biodiversity and Genetic Resources Research Center - https://www.biopolis.pt/

Organisation Members

ANI – Agência Nacional de Inovação, S.A - https://ani.pt/ Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular da Universidade de Coimbra - https://www.cnc.uc.pt/pt/home Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra - https://www.ces.uc.pt/pt Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia - https://www.fct.pt/ Instituto de Telecomunicações - https://www.it.pt Instituto de Ciências Sociais da Universidade de Lisboa - https://www.ics.ulisboa.pt/ i3S - Instituto de Investigação e Inovação em Saúde - https://www.i3s.up.pt/ Instituto de Patologia e Imunologia Molecular da Universidade do Porto - https://www.ipatimup.pt/ Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica da Universidade Nova de Lisboa - https://www.itqb.unl.pt/ Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores do Porto - https://www.inesctec.pt/pt Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas - https://www.lip.pt/