The objective of these informal meetings, which will be held monthly, is to gather together people and knowledge through relaxed dialogues around a table at the CES Alta kitchen. In each meeting, a conversation is proposed around a theme, research presentation, or reading. As well as a time to share our ideas and work, it will be a time to share food, coffee, and tea.

This activity welcomes and promotes dialogues between students, CES' and visiting researchers and workers. It is an initiative that responds to the need to integrate the different research and work being carried out at CES, as well as to welcome people arriving from different parts of the world who are not familiar with the center's activities and research, or with the city of Coimbra.

We will be in conversation with Cláudia Pato de Carvalho, a researcher at CES, who will speak to us about her extensive experience in action-research projects with various institutions in the region. Special focus will be given to the ongoing projects at the Coimbra Community Centre – Proinfância Network, the Social Incubator for Research and Innovation, and the ATHENE project (Citizen Science as a methodology for developing skills in children and young people).

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Responsible for the meetings: Marisa Ramos Gonçalves & Joana Vaz Sousa