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After joining the celebrations of the International Week of Science and Peace promoted by UNESCO in November, the year 2025 concluded with a new milestone in the commitment to science as a common good.

Luzia Lima-Rodrigues, researcher at CeiED and Director of the Master’s in Special Education and the Postgraduate Programme in Special Education and Inclusive Education at Universidade Lusófona,

On December 10, CeiED and Universidade Lusófona welcomed Professor Heidi Harju-Luukkainen, Director of the Education Unit at the University of Jyväskylä (Finland).

Lucimar Dantas, researcher at CeiED and co-coordinator of the ReLeCo Learning & Innovation, participated as an invited speaker at the 4th International Conference on the Portuguese and Spanish Languages – CILPE 2025, held on 11–12 November at the University of Cape Verde, in the city of Praia.

The events of 25 November 1975 continue to generate intense historiographical, political, and memorial debates. This was the starting point for the seminar “25 November, 50 Years Later”, which brought together direct protagonists of the events as well as researchers dedicated to studying this decisive moment in contemporary Portuguese history. The meeting offered an innovative, plural and well-informed approach to the antecedents, causes, dynamics, key actors and consequences of 25 November, both nationally and internationally.

Among the speakers, the participation of António Teodoro, director of CeiED, stood out. He took part in Panel 2, dedicated to social and political dynamics, where he presented the paper “Stabilising, organising and developing what was possible: The implications of the military crisis of the Hot Summer of 1975 for education policies” (PDF, 145KB).

Panel 2 also featured contributions from Jacinto Godinho (CICANT – Universidade Lusófona), who addressed 25 November as both a “coup” and a “live television blackout”; Nuno Pinheiro (CIES-IUL), who discussed the “final days” of the so-called People’s Republic of Almada; and João Francisco Pereira (CFE NOVA-FCSH), who examined the internal divisions within Portuguese Catholicism in the aftermath of the revolutionary period of 1974–1975. The session was moderated by António Araújo.

The participation of António Teodoro reinforces CeiED’s presence in public debate on the memory of the Revolution and democratic consolidation, highlighting the relevance of educational research for understanding the structural effects of political conflicts on public policy.

CeiED is participating in this year’s Science and Technology Week with two approved activities, both dedicated to reflection and scientific dissemination in the areas of digital education and teacher well-being. The first initiative, “From inclusive digital education to the development of digital citizenship in schools: concepts, resources and strategies”, coordinated by André Freitas, takes place online in a fully asynchronous format between 24 and 30 November. Aimed at teachers from different levels of education, the activity offers a structured set of resources including short videos, guiding texts, examples of educational practices, and open digital tools. These materials allow participants to explore, at their own pace, topics such as accessibility, equity, digital ethics, online safety, and the development of digital citizenship in school contexts. The initiative is part of the research project Inclusive Digital Education: Workshop of Reflective Practices in Digital Ethics (PE-CEIED-4/002/2024), funded by CeiED / FCT, and also provides a direct contact channel with the research team for questions or follow-up on future activities.

The second approved activity is the webinar “Results of the ACT4WBeing Project”, coordinated by Elsa Estrela and scheduled for 28 November at 16:30. This online session presents the main findings of the research ACT4WBeing – Times of Change and Changing Times: a study on the relationships between curricular autonomy and teachers’ engagement and well-being. The project analysed the effects of educational policies implemented since 2016 in the field of curricular autonomy and flexibility, drawing on questionnaire data from teachers and empirical work conducted in three schools/school clusters. The webinar will feature contributions from the project’s consultants and will include an open discussion, encouraging collective reflection on challenges, learnings, and opportunities for the future of the teaching profession in Portugal. The session is free and open upon prior registration.

With these two initiatives, CeiED reinforces its commitment to disseminating scientific knowledge and fostering public debate on key topics in contemporary education, from digital citizenship to the well-being of education professionals.