Who we are

NOVA for The Globe was created in 2020 as an interdisciplinary platform to promote the dialogue and collaboration within the NOVA community across the different areas of knowledge to advance sustainability over its missions, infrastructures and services. NOVA for the Globe´s mission develops over an interdisciplinary agenda on education and research, and on sustainable practices with high social, environmental and economic impact. The NOVA for the Globe platform is coordinated by Pro-Rector Professor Júlia Seixas, and operationalized through two councils, with representatives from all Schools

[FCT NOVA- NOVA School of Science and Technology; NOVA FCSH- Nova School of Social Sciences and Humanities; Nova SBE- Nova School of Business and Economics; NMS- Nova Medical School; NSL- NOVA School of Law; NOVA IHMT- Institute of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine; NOVA IMS- Nova Information Management School; ITQB NOVA- Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Bioquímica António Xavier; ENSP NOVA- National School of Public Health].

TheAcademic Council focuses on mainstreaming sustainability within scientific and academic practices across the university, calling and promoting interdisciplinary collaborations. Members of the Academic Council are professors from each NOVA school, who discuss and contribute to strategic projects and promotes the necessary linkages with the respective Dean on issues with impact in the school.

The purpose of the Operational Council is to promote and accelerate the reduction of environmental impacts from NOVA schools’ activities, aligning with the UN SDGs, the ambition of the Paris Agreement and the European Green Deal. Members of the Operational Council include staff from each NOVA school, rectory and the SAS NOVA (Social Welfare Services) working to embed sustainable practices in the Campus services and infrastructures, through measures and initiatives, like on waste management, water and energy use efficiency and resources use reduction. Moreover, members of the Operational Council are key for data gathering and data management, to produce indicators to support NOVA sustainability international rankings and NOVA Sustainability annual report.

Meet the Team

Carlos Chastre

NOVA FCT
Academic Council

Civil Engineering Associated Professor and vice-dean for Campi and infrastructures.

Marco Lopes

NOVA FCT
Operational Council

Technical Support at Environment & Sustainability Division

Ana Santos Pinto

NOVA FCSH
Academic Council

Professor of Internacional Relations and Assistant Vice-Dean for Institutional Relations and Social Inclusion

Catarina Bernardo

NOVA FCSH
Operational Council

Coordinator for Space Management, Sustainability and Campi Development Office of the Space and Infrastructure Division

Graham Miller

NOVA SBE
Academic Council

Professor of Strategy and Entrepreneurship, Academic Director for the Westmont Institute for Tourism and Hospitality at SBE

Luís Veiga Martins

NOVA SBE
Operational Council

Chief Sustainability Officer

Paulo Valejo Coelho

NMS
Academic Council

Associate Professor

Manuel Salvador

NMS
Operational Council

Advisory of the NMS Board of Directors and Faculty Council

Claire Bright

NSL
Academic Council

Founder and Director of the NOVA Centre for Business, Human Rights and the Environment.

Jorge Correia

NSL
Operational Council

Technical Support at Careers and Corporate Affairs.

Isabel Maurício

NOVA IHMT
Academic Council

Assistant Professor, Medical Parasitology Unit

Paula Pacheco

NOVA IHMT
Operational Council

Coordinator of the Infrastructure Office

Marco Painho

NOVA IMS
Academic Council

Full Professor of Geographic Information Science

Sara Ribeiro

NOVA IMS
Operational Council

Technical Support at Students’ Support Office and Sustainability Office

Nélson Saibo

ITQB NOVA
Academic Council

Principal Investigator. Head of the Plant Sciences Division. Director of the International PhD programme in Plant Sciences - Plants for Life.

Paula Chicau

ITQB NOVA
Operational Council

Research Facilities Team and Lab Manager

Teresa Magalhães

ENSP NOVA
Academic Council

Professor of Information Management in Health. Coordinator of Digital Health and Hospital Administration courses.

Vitória Ferreira

ENSP NOVA
Operational Council

Coordinator of public procurement and logistics services

José Malcato

SAS NOVA
Operational Council

Coordinator of the Maintenance, Supervision and Security Office

Patrícia Ferreira

NOVA Rectory
Operational Council

Coordinator of the Patrimony and Infrastructures Department. NOVA Energy and Resources Manager.

Júlia Seixas

NOVA Rectory
Pro-rector for Sustainability

Coordinator of the NOVA for the Globe platform.

João L. Rodrigues

NOVA Rectory

Sustainability Coordinator.

Madalena Ravara

NOVA Rectory

Sustainability Officer.

Research Centers and Initiatives



Centre for the Humanities
Vale Formoso’s Soil Erosion Experimental Centre – Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences
Azorean Youth Observatory – Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences
National Observatory of Violence and Gender – Interdisciplinary Centre of Social Sciences
Laboratory of Environmental Anthropology and Behavioural Ecology – Center for Research in Anthroplogy
History Territories Communities – FCSH Hub of the Centre for Functional Ecology
Portuguese Institute of Internacional Relations
Linguistics Research Centre of NOVA University Lisbon