OPEN CALL!

November 6th and 7th, 2026 | University of Minho (Gualtar Campus)

Organized by: Arnaldo Sousa Melo; Ana Rita Rocha; Andreia Durães; Bruno Madeira; Fernanda Magalhães; Joana Sequeira

Institute of Social Sciences | Department of History
Lab2PT/IN2PAST

Submissions of proposals for individual presentations or panels: until May 15th, 2026

Lab2PT - Landscape, Heritage and Territory Laboratory

Lab2PT is a R&D unit of the University of Minho that integrates researchers from the School of Architecture, Art and Design and from the Institute of Social Sciences. Established at the end of 2013, Lab2PT began its first funding period supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in 2015 and it is currently comprised by 67 PhD researchers, 31 collaborating researchers, and 71 doctoral students, conducting research in the Arts and Humanities domains, covering Architecture, Urbanism, History, Archaeology, Design, Visual Arts, Geography and Geology. The unit’s guiding principle is to foster knowledge convergence towards establishing its prominence in the fields of Landscape, Territory, Heritage, alongside Society, Technology, and Representation.

Heading South: Queen D. Amélia’s Journey to Egypt (1903) | Rogério Sousa

March 20, 2026 | 6.30 pm | D. Diogo de Sousa Archaeological Museum

Free admission.

6th International Seminar of Doctoral Students: Challenges of History

Free admission.

Registration open for a certificate of participation.

Open Lecture "The Municipal Archaeology of Braga"

March 26, 2026 | 6 pm | Room 1.03 of CP3 (Gualtar Campus, University of Minho)

Free admission.

DESIGN COMMIT 2026 - 2nd International Conference on Design & Industry

March 25-27, 2026 | Guimarães | European Green Capital

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:

Anna Heringer – Honorary Professor at UNESCO and international reference in sustainable architecture
Mary Reynolds – Landscape designer and founder of the global movement We Are the ARK
Fernando Laposse – Designer recognized for the development of regenerative materials
Rui Coutinho – Chief Innovation Officer of Mota-Engil Next

The conference promotes dialogue between design, sustainability, innovation and industry, bringing together participants from various countries.

Exhibition “Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imaginary. Portuguese Colonialism in Africa: Myths and Realities”

February 16th to March 9th – General Library, Gualtar Campus

March 10th to 26th – Library, Azurém Campus

Free admission.

OPEN CALL!

November 18-21, 2026 | University of Minho

Organized by:

Portuguese Archaeologists Association

Carmo Archaeological Museum

History Department of the ICS | University of Minho

Deadline for submission of papers/posters: March 31, 2026

Cávado Cultural Conference

April 11, 2026 | 9 am – 5 pm| Ceramic Craft Interpretation Center, Prado, Braga

Free entry subject to registration.

OPEN CALL!

November 6th and 7th, 2026 | University of Minho (Gualtar Campus)

Organized by: Arnaldo Sousa Melo; Ana Rita Rocha; Andreia Durães; Bruno Madeira; Fernanda Magalhães; Joana Sequeira

Institute of Social Sciences | Department of History
Lab2PT/IN2PAST

Submissions of proposals for individual presentations or panels: until May 15th, 2026

Lab2PT - Landscape, Heritage and Territory Laboratory

Lab2PT is a R&D unit of the University of Minho that integrates researchers from the School of Architecture, Art and Design and from the Institute of Social Sciences. Established at the end of 2013, Lab2PT began its first funding period supported by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) in 2015 and it is currently comprised by 67 PhD researchers, 31 collaborating researchers, and 71 doctoral students, conducting research in the Arts and Humanities domains, covering Architecture, Urbanism, History, Archaeology, Design, Visual Arts, Geography and Geology. The unit’s guiding principle is to foster knowledge convergence towards establishing its prominence in the fields of Landscape, Territory, Heritage, alongside Society, Technology, and Representation.

OPEN CALL!

Lab2PT - Landscape, Heritage and Territory Laboratory

Heading South: Queen D. Amélia’s Journey to Egypt (1903) | Rogério Sousa

6th International Seminar of Doctoral Students: Challenges of History

Open Lecture "The Municipal Archaeology of Braga"

DESIGN COMMIT 2026 - 2nd International Conference on Design & Industry

Exhibition “Deconstructing Colonialism, Decolonising the Imaginary. Portuguese Colonialism in Africa: Myths and Realities”

OPEN CALL!

Cávado Cultural Conference

OPEN CALL!

Lab2PT - Landscape, Heritage and Territory Laboratory

Anabela Ramos, PhD candidate at Lab2PT, publishes the book “Atlas of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Paredes”

Publication of the scientific article "Impressions and emotions of Júlio de Matos (1856-1922) about Porto and its institutions between the end of the 19th and beginning of the 20th century"

Congress “Uncertain Landscapes 2: Beyond the resources”

Participation of Tânia Sofia Ferreira and Alexandra Esteves in the International Congress “Correspondence(s): The uses of letters in the 19th and 20th Centuries”

Eighth work meeting of the Interreg SUDOE “Cultur-Monts” project

DESIGN COMMIT 2026 - 2nd International Conference on Design & Industry

Ex Archivo: Open-Access Palaeographic Transcriptions of Historical Documents

FCT Doctoral Scholarship Competition - 2026 | Lab2PT