“Plantas do Sertão do Gram Pará”.
Manuscrito Azul 627 por João Pedro Ribeiro
“Plants of the Gram Pará Hinterland”
Manuscrito Azul 627 by João Pedro Ribeiro
“Plantas do Sertão do Gram Pará”.
Manuscrito Azul 627 por João Pedro Ribeiro
“Plants of the Gram Pará Hinterland”
Manuscrito Azul 627 by João Pedro Ribeiro
Este acordo de colaboração visa o desenvolvimento de atividades de investigação e de difusão de conhecimento em estudos árabes e cultura islâmica, a partir da preciosa coleção de manuscritos árabes existentes na biblioteca da ACL. Com validade nos próximos três anos (2026 a 2028), o projeto prevê ações de conservação e restauro dos manuscritos, a produção do respetivo catálogo e a sua exibição em armários/vitrines especiais. Serão promovidos seminários e conferências sobre cultura árabe e islâmica e será atribuída uma bolsa de doutoramento para realização de uma dissertação nestes domínios do conhecimento (em colaboração com a Faculdade de Letras da Universidade de Lisboa). Esta será uma excelente oportunidade de revitalização de uma área de investigação na qual a ACL foi pioneira em Portugal.
Academy of Sciences of Lisbon signs agreement with Sharjah Book Authority of the UAE
On 19 November, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the ACL and the Sharjah Book Authority (United Arab Emirates, UAE), represented by its CEO, HE Ahmed Al Ameri. The UAE Ambassador to Lisbon also attended the ceremony.
This collaboration agreement aims to develop research and knowledge dissemination activities in Arabic studies and Islamic culture, based on the valuable collection of Arabic manuscripts in the ACL library. Valid for the next three years (2026 to 2028), the project includes the conservation and restoration of the manuscripts, the production of a catalogue and their display in special cabinets/showcases. Seminars and conferences on Arab and Islamic culture will be promoted, and a doctoral scholarship will be awarded for a dissertation in these fields of knowledge (in collaboration with the School of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon). This will be an excellent opportunity to revitalise an area of research in which the ACL was a pioneer in Portugal.
The Academy of Sciences of Lisbon congratulates the academician Helena Freitas on being awarded the Grande Prémio Ciência Viva 2025. This distinction recognises her contribution to the promotion of scientific culture in Portugal. A biologist and Full Professor of Biodiversity and Ecology at the University of Coimbra, founder and Coordinator of the Centre for Functional Ecology, and holder of the UNESCO Chair in Biodiversity Safeguard for Sustainable Development, academician Helena Freitas has received several other distinctions, including the Order of Prince Henry (Commander) in 2000, the Portugal Inspirador – Personality of the Year Award in 2022, and the Ernst Haeckel Award from the EEF for her contributions to European ecological science in 2023. The Academy also congratulates all the laureates of this edition, commending their dedication to advancing scientific literacy and knowledge.
Deolinda Flores Marcelo da Fonseca, corresponding member of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, passed away on 12 November 2025.
She held a PhD and was an Associate Professor in Geology at the University of Porto, where she was a Full Professor in the Department of Geosciences, Environment and Spatial Planning at the Faculty of Sciences. She was renowned in the areas of geological and multidisciplinary applications of Organic Petrology and Geochemistry.
She held positions in scientific organisations as a member of the Council of the International Committee for Coal and Organic Petrology (ICCP), as head of the respective Accreditation Subcommittee, and as a member of the board of the Geochemistry Group and chair of the Supervisory Board of the Geological Society of Portugal.
She was elected to the Earth and Space Sciences section of the Science Class on 25 May 2023.
The Academy of Sciences of Lisbon expresses its sincere condolences to the family and friends of Deolinda Flores on her passing.
“Royal Academy of Sciences of Lisbon”
News of its foundation, assets, acquired rights, headquarters locations.
Manuscrito Azul 925, 1849
A Academia das Ciências de Lisboa (ACL) e os filhos do historiador António Pedro Vicente (Filipa Lowndes Vicente e António Luís Vicente), assinaram no dia 30 de outubro uma Declaração de Cedência à ACL, a título permanente, da Coleção Guerra Peninsular de António Pedro Vicente.
Esta notável coleção, que o historiador António Pedro Vicente reuniu ao longo da sua vida, integra um acervo documental constituído por livros, jornais, folhetos avulsos, proclamações, editais e outros documentos relativos ao período das invasões francesas em Portugal (1807-1814). A coleção integra ainda uma ampla bibliografia sobre a historiografia do período, com destaque para obras publicadas por ocasião do 1º centenário da Guerra Peninsular. Trata-se de um conjunto de fontes impressas primárias e secundárias da maior importância para o estudo de acontecimentos tão marcantes da vida política, social, económica, militar e também literária na história contemporânea portuguesa e europeia.
A Biblioteca da ACL irá proceder à catalogação e digitalização seletiva deste espólio, permitindo o acesso livre a todos os investigadores interessados em conhecer melhor este período histórico.
O acordo de cedência desta coleção foi possível graças ao apoio mecenático da Fundação Millennium BCP.
“Correspondence from members in charge of examining the registries” (July 3rd, 1782 to December 8th, 1818)
Reference code: PT/ACL/ACL/C/014-2/00072
The Historical Archive of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon highlights, for the month of November, what is now known as the Secretaria Book (reference number 72B), which compiles the correspondence of the members responsible for examining the kingdom’s registries, exchanged between 3 July 1782 and 8 December 1818. This correspondence bears witness to one of the first and most significant initiatives of the Academy of Sciences in the field of history: the systematic survey of the country’s archives and libraries with the aim of cataloguing, transcribing and preserving unpublished manuscript documentation. This mission, which was part of the valorisation of the historical past and Enlightenment rationalism, counted on the direct commitment of José Correia da Serra (1751-1823), one of the founders of the Academy, and mobilised a group of scholars specialising in diplomatics and palaeography, such as João Pedro Ribeiro (1758-1839), Joaquim José Ferreira Gordo (1758-1838), Frei Joaquim de Santo Agostinho, abbot of Lustosa (1767-1845), and Frei Joaquim de Santa Rosa de Viterbo (1744-1822), among others. The letters collected in this volume therefore reflect a pioneering effort to safeguard the country’s documentary heritage, which would later support other editorial and educational projects of the Academy, including the creation of the diplomatics course at the University of Coimbra.
Historical Archive of the Academy of Sciences of Lisbon
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