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Catarina Alexandra Santos. Completed the BA in Languages, Literature and Culture in 2019 by the University of Lisbon, MA in Applied Cultural Analysis in 2022 by the Lund University. In 2019, during her BA, Catarina completed 1 full academic year at the University of Leeds through the Erasmus+ programme. Catarina has been studying for a PhD in Anthropology at Iscte- University Institute of Lisbon and NOVA University of Lisbon (joint programme) since 2024. Since 2019, she's been a Member/Volunteer at the Advisory Committee on Protection of the Sea (ACOPS), having been part of the organisation of a side event during the UNOC 2022. Participated in 3 event(s). Has received 1 award and/or honors. Participates and/or participated as Master Student Fellow in 1 project(s) and Researcher in 1 project(s). Works in the area(s) of Social Sciences with emphasis on Other Social Sciences with emphasis on Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary and Humanities with emphasis on Languages and Literatures with emphasis on Specific Languages.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Catarina Alexandra Santos

Citation names

  • Santos, Catarina
  • C, Santos

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
351A-EFBD-EF8E
ORCID iD
0009-0006-0226-9865

Email addresses

  • cassa6@iscte-iul.pt (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Other Social Sciences - Social Sciences, Interdisciplinary
  • Humanities - Languages and Literatures - Specific Languages

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2) Upper intermediate (B2)
Chinese Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2024 - 2028
Ongoing
 Anthropology (Doutoramento)
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal

Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal
2020 - 2022
Concluded
 Applied Cultural Analysis (Masterexamen)
Lunds Universitet, Sweden
"Here Comes the Sun: Imagination, Development, and Technology in Malawi" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2019 - 2020
Concluded
 Chinese Language Course (Outros)
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
 286/300
2019 - 2019
Concluded
 Introduction to Latin (Outros)
Universidade Nova de Lisboa Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Portugal
2018 - 2019
Concluded
 Erasmus+ (Bachelor)
Major in English Studies
University of Leeds, United Kingdom
2016 - 2019
Concluded
 Línguas, Literaturas e Culturas (Licenciatura)
Major in English Studies
Universidade de Lisboa Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
Affiliation

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2025 - Current PhD student Centro em Rede de Investigação em Antropologia, Portugal
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
2019 - Current Member/Volunteer Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS), United Kingdom
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2023/12/01 - 2024/09/01 Offshore Wind Developments
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Researcher
Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS), United Kingdom
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2021/01 - 2021/06 Waste Sorting Practices: An Analysis of Two Complexes in Malmö
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Master Student Fellow
Lunds Universitet, Sweden
Outputs

Publications

Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "Here Comes the Sun: Imagination, Development, and Technology in Malawi". Master, Lunds Universitet, 2022. http://lup.lub.lu.se/student-papers/record/9102467.
Website
  1. Santos, Catarina. Marine Social Sciences and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (or TEK): What about the buzz?. 2024. https://www.acops.org.uk/essays-and-food-for-thought/.
Activities

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2022 - 2022 Organisation of the Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS) official side event in the UN Ocean Conference entitled "The Role of UNCLOS and Specialised Competent International Organisations in Implementation of SDG14: A Conversation on ESG, International Environmental Standards and Governance Coherence". (2022/06/28 - 2022/06/28)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS), United Kingdom

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2025/06/09 - 2025/06/13 Attendance at the 2025 United Nations Ocean Conference in Nice, France as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS).
Conference
 UN 2025 Ocean Conference
2024/03/20 - 2024/03/22 Attendance as a delegate of the Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS); Focus on sessions on social socies applied to offshore wind energy
Conference
 WindEurope Annual Event
WindEurope asbl vzw, Belgium
2023/06/04 - 2023/06/09 Attendance at sessions focused on the human-dimensions of the sea as delegate of the Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS).
Meeting
 2023 Aquatic Sciences Meeting
Association for the Sciences of Limnology and Oceanography, United States
2022/06/27 - 2022/07/01 Attendance at the 2022 United Nations Ocean Conference in Lisbon, Portugal as a member of the Advisory Committee on the Protection of the Sea (ACOPS).
Conference
 UN 2022 Ocean Conference

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2021/01 - 2022/06 Sustainable Future Hub Student Network (SFH) Mentor at the reversed mentorship program

Committee member

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization
2019 - Current Working on the social perceptions of offshore wind projects across Europe under a project with the Renewable Grid Initiative; Exploration of human relationships with the oceans through a cultural perspective (art, language, ways of living) while expanding communication channels, and creating an enduring online presence through weekly topical themes on Instagram, and website updates; Delegate at conferences & intergovernmental meetings.
Member
Distinctions

Award

2024 PhD Scholarship for Merit
ISCTE-Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal