Research Retreat 2026 | CIDESD Junior

CIDESD Junior is a Research Retreat where young researchers (PhD students) present their postgraduate theses works, share experiences and network, taking advantage of the consortium format.

In 2022, the event also celebrated the 15th CIDESD anniversary. In January 2024, CIDESD Junior was upscaled to a Research Retreat in the “City of Sport” (Rio Maior). In 2025, the event took place at Vila Real alongside the FCT's evaluation of the research consortium. Lisbon will host the 2026 edition at Universidade Europeia, the institution that most recently joined this R&D unit.

Besides the presentations by young researchers, the Research Retreat 2026 will offer a round-table dedicated to “The Ethical Compass: Navigating Research with Integrity”, a talk approaching the theme “Research on Track: Navigating Trends & Legal Boundaries”, and simulation-based learning scenarios to optimise PhD students research skills. The invited speakers include Dra. Maria de Belém Roseira, Professors Alexandra Bento, Teresa Santos and Miguel Nery, recognised for their expertise in these fields

Organizing Committee:

• Sandra Martins
• Lisa Roque
• Andreia Carvalho
• João Viana
• Daniel Marinho
• Sara Santos
• Ana Alves

Program

January 26th, Monday | Oriente Green Campus

• 12:00 Welcome & Lunch
• 14:00 Official Opening
  Rector of Universidade Europeia, Hélia Gonçalves Pereira
  CIDESD Director, Daniel Marinho
• 14:15 Round Table
  The Ethical Compass: Navigating Research with Integrity
  Moderator, Teresa Santos
  Speakers, Miguel Nery & Alexandra Bento
• 15:30 Paralell Sessions For the Presentation of Each Researcher’s Work.
  HEART
  ELITE
• 16:30 -17:00 Coffee-break
• 17:00 Paralell Sessions For the Presentation of Each Researcher’s Work
  HEART
  ELITE
• 18:30 Free time
• 20:00 Dinner (Oriente Green Campus)
  Presentations of the best oral communications
  Scientific Merit Awards
  Talk – Research on Track: Navigating Trends & Legal Boundaries
  Speaker, Maria de Belém Roseira

January 27th, Tuesday | Quinta do Bom Nome

• 9:30 Awakening the 5 Senses: Regulation, Focus, and Performance
  Patrícia César
• 10:30-11:00 Coffee-break
• 11:00 Simulation-based Learning – Research Skills
  Sandra Martins, Lisa Roque, Frederico Raposo & Liliana Aguiar
• 12:00 Lab Workshop: Microscopy, Biosignals and Virtual Reality
  André Silva, Ana Costa & Bruna Barbosa
• 13:00 Closure
  CIDESD-UEUROPEIA Director, Sandra Martins
• CIDESD Representative of Junior Researchers, Ana Alves
• 13:30 Lunch & Farewell

Funded by National Funds by FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology under the following project UID/04045: Research     Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences, and Human Development