• 6th ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SRA-EUROPE IBERIAN CHAPTER 2025

    Universidade de Évora inicia Mestrado Integrado em Ciências Farmacêuticas -  Notícias - Ordem dos Farmacêuticos

    Systemic risks in a changing world: Bridging science and society for evidence-based practice

    The 6th SRA-Iberian annual meeting will take place between 18 and 19 September 2025 at the University of Évora, in Portugal. The meeting will be organized by the Department of Psychology of the University of Évora. Under the theme “Systemic risks in a changing world: Bridging science and society for evidence-based practice” it will aim to bring together academics, professionals, and members of the civil society to share perspectives on risk assessment, risk management, risk communication, and risk prevention. This is a multidisciplinary conference, and we welcome participants from all fields of knowledge!

  • Organizing Committee

    • Samuel Domingos | Universidade de Évora
    • Fátima Bernardo | Universidade de Évora
    • Carla Semedo | Universidade de Évora
    • Raquel Barreto | Universidade de Évora
    • Isabel Abreu dos Santos | Instituto Politécnico de Beja
    • Catarina Possidónio | Universidade Lusófona
    • Eliana Portugal | Universidade Lusófona
    • Bernardo Cruz | Universidade Lusófona

  • Scientific Committee

    • Rui Gaspar | Universidade Lusófona
    • Sílvia Luís | Universidade Lusófona
    • Ana Loureiro | Universidade Lusófona
    • Ana Rita Farias | Universidade Lusófona
    • José Manuel Mendes | Universidade de Coimbra
    • José Palma-Oliveira | Universidade de Lisboa
    • João Viseu | Universidade de Évora
    • Sofia Morgado Pereira | Universidade dos Açores
    • Luísa Lima | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
    • Rita Moura | Iscte – Instituto Universitário de Lisboa
    • Pedro Quinteiro | Universidade Lusófona
    • Guadalupe Ortiz | Universidad de Alicante
    • Fernando Talayero | Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha
    • Maria Amerigo | Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha
    • Juan Antonio García | Universidad de Castilla – La Mancha
    • Raquel Pérez-López | Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    • Lucía Poggio | Universidad Complutense de Madrid
    • Yasmina Okan | Universidad Pompeu Fabra

  • Call for abstracts

    We are pleased to announce that the Call for Abstracts for the 6th SRA-E Iberian
    Chapter Meeting is now open!

    Submitted abstracts should have a maximum of 400 words, and 3 to 5 keywords. All presentations will be in poster format. There will be a best poster award and a best student poster award. To be eligible for the best student poster award the first author must be a bachelor, master, or doctoral student, and he/she will have to present the poster at the conference (maximum 5 minutes). Students wishing to apply for the best poster award must confirm their eligibility in the abstract submission form. If your abstract is accepted, you will be invited to register for the conference. There will be no registration fee for the conference. Deadline for abstract submission is 15 July 2025.

    Important information:

    Submission deadline: July 31, 2025

    Submissions require the following information:

    • Title of the Proposal
    • Author(s) and Affiliation(s)
    • Presenting Author Name and Affiliation
    • Presenting Author Email
    • Abstract (max. 400 words)
    • Keywords (3-5)
  • Awards

    We are happy to announce that in this year’s edition there will be two awards:

    • Best poster award
    • Best student poster award.

    The first is automatically open to all non-student participants. Students wishing to apply to the best student poster award must be a bachelor, master, or doctoral student, and will have to present the poster at the conference (maximum 5 minutes). Students wishing to apply for the best poster award must confirm their eligibility in the abstract submission form.

  • Program

    Day 1

    (Morning schedule)

    • 8:30 – 9:00. Registration
    • 9:00 – 9:30. Welcoming Session
    • 9:30 – 10:30. Keynote Speaker: Rui Leite (Economic Risks Session) “New Risks, Old Problems: Economic Uncertainty in a Changing World”
    • 10:30 – 11:00. Coffee Break
    • 11:00 – 12:00. Poster session 1
    • 12:00 – 13:30. Lunch

    Day 1

    (Afternoon schedule)

    • 13:30 – 19:00. Field trip – visit Alqueva Dam
    • We will depart from the entrance of the University of Évora (Colégio do Espírito Santo) and make a technical visit to the Alqueva Dam accompanied by a member of EDIA, the company that manages the dam and its risk chart. In our way back we plan to visit the village of Monsaraz.

    Day 1

    (Social dinner)

    20:30. Repas Restaurant in:

    Praça 1º de Maio 19, 7000-650 Évora (in the city center).

    Day 2

    • 9:30 – 10:30. Keynote Speaker: Antonio Aledo (Natural Disasters Session) “Deliberate Ignorance and the Failure of Disaster Governance: The Valencia Floods of October 2024”
    • 10:30 – 11:00. Coffee Break
    • 11:00 – 12:00. Poster session 2 (Student Poster Presentations)
    • 12:00 – 13:00. Keynote Speaker: Barbara Tiozzo (Risk Communication Session) “Food Risk Communication Essentials: Bridging Theory and Practice”
    • 13:00 – 14:00. Lunch
    • 14:00 – 15:00. SRA-E Iberian meeting
    • 15:00 – 15:30. Best Poster Awards
    • 15:30  – 16:00. Coffee Break
    • 16:00 – 16:30. Closing session
  • Poster instructions

    Posters should have maximum dimensions DIN-A0 (84’1 x 118’9 cm/ 33,1 x 46,8 inches). Presenters must ensure an adequate resolution of figures and text. All presenters must bring the printed final version of their poster to the venue.

  • Venue and Accommodation

    The annual meeting will be held in University of Évora.

    • Latitude: 38.572829
    • Longitude: -7.903913
    • Colégio do Espírito Santo
    • Largo dos Colegiais, 2
    • Apartado 94
    • 7000-849 Évora

    Sala 131 (anfiteatro) & sala 124

    Where to stay:

    (5 star Option)

    (4 star Option)

    (3 star Option)

    (2 star Option)

    (Budget Option)

    Where to have lunch near the University

    Fell free to contact us at: sraiberian2025@uevora.pt