Biologist Nuno Ferrand has been honored with the 2022 Ciência Viva Grand Prize. The award, awarded Thursday, featured the environmental education item “Minuto Verde,” by Quercus, with the 2022 Ciência Viva Media Award and physicist Pedro Abreu, scientific publication coordinator at the Laboratory of Instrumentation and Physics Experimental Particles, with Ciência Viva Educação Award.
The Ciência Viva Awards, which aim to distinguish annually between personalities and institutions that stand out for their merit in promoting scientific culture in Portugal, were awarded this Thursday, National Scientific Culture Day, in Pavilhão do Conhecimento, in Lisbon.
Nuno Ferran was Director and Founder of the Museum of Natural History and Science at the University of Porto, where, in partnership with the Portuguese science promotion agency Ciência Viva, he inaugurated the Biodiversity Exhibition – Centro Ciência Viva, in June 2017.
Physicist Pedro Abreu has distinguished himself for his work in the field of science education. “In particular the organization of master classes in particle physics in Portugal, which gives students the possibility to work with real data obtained in CERN experiments,” according to Ciência Viva.
Minuto Verde is a feature broadcast by RTP1 where practical advice is given to citizens on a daily basis to reduce their environmental footprint and was created in March 2006. Since 2020, its videos have been used in the scope of the Grade 8 Science major, as a digital resource linked to the Virtual School of Porto Editora .
In a press release, Quercus was proud of the distinction. “It is a great honor to see one of our projects more appreciated by the public, praising the enduring partnership with RTP in promoting environmental education on public television service,” he affirmed.
Quercus is a non-profit, non-governmental organization (NGO) formed by citizens who intend to conserve nature, to conserve natural resources and the environment, from the perspective of sustainable development.
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