Nuno Xavier Jesus Capela (601E-2377-2B06)

Curriculum Vitae

Nuno Xavier Jesus Capela

Identification

Personal identification

Full name: Nuno Xavier Jesus Capela
Gender: Male

Citation names

Capela, Nuno

Author identifiers

Ciência ID: 601E-2377-2B06
ORCID iD: 0000-0001-7645-3207

Email addresses

nuno.capela@uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

Center for Functional Ecology - Universidade de Coimbra. Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Calçada Martim de Freitas, 3000-456, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Languages

Language	Speaking	Reading	Writing	Listening	Peer-review
English	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)	Advanced (C1)	Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)

Education

	Degree	Classification
2018/02/15 - 2023/04/11 Concluded	Doutoramento em Biociências (Doutoramento) Major in Ecologia Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "The impact of landscape structure and management on the development of Apis mellifera colonies: a multifactorial approach" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
2015 Concluded	Mestrado em Ecologia (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "Climate change effects on Porcellionides sexfasciatus (Isopoda) inhabiting metal contaminated sites" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	18
2013 Concluded	Licenciatura em Biologia (Licenciatura) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal "n.a." (THESIS/DISSERTATION)	15

Affiliation

Science

	Category Host institution	Employer
2023/11/01 - 2027/10/31	Invited Auxiliary Researcher (Research)	Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal
	Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Others

	Category Host institution	Employer
2022/06 - 2023/04	Freelance Researcher - Advancing the Environmental Risk Assessment of Chemicals to Better Protect Insect Pollinators (IPol-ERA)	Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

2017/01/15 - 2018/01/15	Bolseiro de Investigação no projecto "INTERREG POLL-OLE-GI-SUDOE SOE1/P5/E0129"	Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

2016/03/13 - 2016/12/13	Bolseiro de Investigação Científica em Ecologia de Solo	Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

2015/11/15 - 2016/02/15	Bolseiro de Investigação no projecto “Invasive capacity and reproductive isolation in native and non-native areas from Centaurea species”	Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal

Projects

Grant

	Designation	Funders
2018/02 - 2022/01	The impact of landscape composition and disposition on honeybee colonies development in agricultural areas. A multifactorial approach Provided by PTCRIS: SFRH/BD/133352/2017 Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded
2017 - 2019	POLL-OLE-GI: Proteção de polinizadores e dos serviços do ecossistema na região SUDOE: o papel das infraestruturas verdes na sustentabilidade de agro-sistemas de oleaginosas SOE1/P5/E0129 Research Fellow Centro de Ecologia Funcional, Portugal	Interreg Europe Concluded

Contract

	Designation	Funders
2023/11/01 - 2027/10/31	Improving Bees' Resilience to Stressors by Restoring Harmony and Balance Grant agreement ID: 101081444 Invited Scientist Fellow Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal	Ongoing
2021/03 - 2024/03	CONTROLVESPA - Desenvolvimento de estratégias para CONTROLar a invasão de VESPA velutina Provided by PTCRIS: PTDC/CTA-AMB/2123/2020	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
2022 - 2023	IPolERA - Development of roadmaps for action on advancing the environmental risk assessment of chemicals for insect pollinators OC/EFSA/ED/2021/01 Researcher Aarhus Universitet, Denmark	European Food Safety Authority Ongoing
2020 - 2023	B-GOOD: Giving beekeeping guidance by computational-assisted decision making Grant agreement No. 817622 Researcher	EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation Societal Challenges Ongoing
2018 - 2022	GO-Fitoglobulus - Prevenção e combate ao gorgulho-do-eucalipto, Grupo Operacional (GO) Fitoglobulus PDR2020-101-031160
2019 - 2021	Research project on field data collection for honey bee colony model evaluation C/EFSA/SCER/2017/02 Researcher	European Food Safety Authority Concluded
2019/01/01 - 2019/12/31	Centro de Ecologia Funcional UID/BIA/04004/2019 Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal	Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia Concluded

Other

	Designation	Funders
2020 - 2021	Towards an Implementation of the EU Bee Partnership Platform for Harmonised data Collection and Sharing Among Stakeholders on Bees and Pollinators OC/EFSA/SCER/2021/09

Outputs

Publications

Conference poster	Soraia Sousa Santos; Paula Malaquias Souto; Sarmento, Artur; Aline de Liz Ronsani Malfatti; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Leston, Sara; Fernando Ramos; José-Paulo Sousa; Capela, Nuno. Corresponding author: Soraia Sousa Santos. "Evaluating pesticide efficacy for the control of Vespa velutina nigrithorax: one more step to protect the bees". Paper presented in Apimondia 2025, 2025. Capela, Nuno. "Database on pollen chemical composition to better understand plant-pollinator interactions". Paper presented in 2nd International conference BeSafeBeeHoney - BeeForward: Exploring Beekeeping Innovations and Science, 2025. Santos, Soraia; Gouvinhas, Irene; Miguel Maia; Capela, Nuno; Ana I.R.N.A. Barros. Corresponding author: Santos, Soraia. "The role of botanical origin in defining the bioactive potential of honey". Paper presented in 2nd International conference BeSafeBeeHoney - BeeForward: Exploring Beekeeping Innovations and Science, 2025. Giovanni Cilia; Artur Sarmento; Rossella Tiritelli; Santos, Soraia; Capela, Nuno. Corresponding author: Giovanni Cilia. "Pathogens’ transmission and environmental impacts on wild bee populations in Portugal". Paper presented in Ecoflor 2025. León, Spain, 2025. Capela, Nuno; Sarmento, Artur; Domingues, Caio; Beij, Erik; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Peters, Jeroen; Xu, Mang; et al. Corresponding author: Capela, Nuno. "Acetamiprid: I'm still standing". Paper presented in 10th Congress of Apidologie, 2024. Capela, Nuno; Simões, Sandra; Sarmento, Artur; Azevedo-Pereira, H.V.S.; Sousa, José Paulo. Corresponding author: Capela, Nuno. "Sub-lethal doses of sulfoxaflor impair honey bee homing ability". Paper presented in 19th COLOSS Conference, 2023. Alves da Silva, António; Alves, Joana; Coelho, Catarina; Capela, Nuno; Sousa, José Paulo. Corresponding author: Alves da Silva, António. "Creating a "Landscape Suitability Map" for honeybees as a strategic planning tool for sustainable beekeeping across Europe". Paper presented in 19th COLOSS Conference, 2023. Simoes, Sara; Martínez, Aingeru; Gonçalves, Ana Lúcia; Capela, Nuno; Alves, Joana; da Silva, António Alves; Jones, T. Hefin; Sousa, José Paulo; Canhoto, Cristina. "Annual patterns of litter decomposition in an intermittent stream". Paper presented in 12th Symposium for European Freshwater Sciences Virtual Conference, 2021. Domingues, Caio; Capela, Nuno; Sarmento, Artur; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Silva-Zacarin, Elaine; Malaspina, Osmar; Sousa, José Paulo. Corresponding author: Domingues, Caio. "A multifactor approach to assess the health status of honeybee colonies in Eucalyptus plantations". Paper presented in SETAC Latin America 13th Biennial Meeting, 2019. Sarmento, Artur; Capela, Nuno; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Sousa, José Paulo. Corresponding author: Sarmento, Artur. "A novel protocol to get high quality data on hive health and development". Paper presented in 2018 COLOSS Conference, 2018. Capela, Nuno; Sarmento, Artur; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Sousa, José Paulo. "Honey bee dependence on wild flowers in an agricultural landscape". Paper presented in 2018 COLOSS Conference, 2018. Costa, Dalila; Capela, Nuno; Simoes, Sara; Sousa, José Paulo. "Molecular characterization of collembola biodiversity". Paper presented in EMBO Practical Course "Metagenomics: From the Bench to Data Analysis", 2013.
Journal article	Paula Malaquias Souto; Soraia Sousa Santos; Artur Sarmento; Aline de Liz Ronsani; Ana Luísa Tomaz; Henrique M. V. S. Azevedo-Pereira; Sara Leston; et al. "Assessing the oral toxicity of acetamiprid, spinosad, cypermethrin, and pyrethrins in the invasive hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax". Scientific Reports (2025): https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-31988-x. 10.1038/s41598-025-31988-x Costa, Maíra; Cláudia Alves Rodrigues; Alice Maria Pimenta Leal da Silva; Yadró Garcia, Carlos A.; Lopes, Ana R.; Antonio Pérez-Pérez; Raquel Martín-Hernández; et al. Corresponding author: Costa, Maíra. "Monitorização nacional das medidas contra a varroose em Portugal continental". Voz do Campo 295 (2025): 96-98. Published Harriet Hall; Martin Bencsik; Nuno Capela; José Paulo Sousa; Dirk C. de Graaf. "Remote and automated detection of Asian hornets (Vespa velutina nigrithorax) at an apiary, using spectral features of their hovering flight sounds". Computers and Electronics in Agriculture (2025): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.compag.2025.110307. 10.1016/j.compag.2025.110307 Aleksandra Walczynska; Merel Braeckman; Nuno Capela; Dirk C. de Graaf; Daniel Severus Dezmirean; Yoko L. Dupont; Fernando A. Fleites-Ayil; et al. "Reviewing published and grey literature in local European languages to supplement existing databases on floral resource traits". Ecological Solutions and Evidence (2025): https://doi.org/10.1002/2688-8319.70065. 10.1002/2688-8319.70065 Paula Malaquias Souto; Ramzi Mansour,; Artur Sarmento; Nuno Capela; António Aguilar; Henrique M.V.S. Azevedo-Pereira; Cassiana Rebello Carvalho; et al. "Acute contact toxicity of insecticides for the chemical control of the invasive yellow-legged hornet Vespa velutina nigrithorax (Hymenoptera: Vespidae)". PLOS ONE (2025): https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320769. 10.1371/journal.pone.0320769 Regis Lefebre; Lina De Smet; Anja Tehel; Robert Paxton; Emma Bossuyt; Wim Verbeke; Coby van Dooremalen; et al. "Allele Frequencies of Genetic Variants Associated with Varroa Drone Brood Resistance (DBR) in Apis mellifera Subspecies across the European Continent". Insects (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/6/419. 10.3390/insects15060419 Nuno Capela; Xiaodong Duan; Elzbieta Ziólkowska; Christopher John Topping. "Modelling foraging strategies of honey bees as agents in a dynamic landscape representation". Food and Ecological Systems Modelling Journal (2024): https://doi.org/10.3897/fmj.5.99103. 10.3897/fmj.5.99103 Coby van Dooremalen; Zeynep N. Ulgezen; raffaele dall'olio; Ugoline Godeau; Xiaodong Duan; JP Sousa; Marc O. Schäfer; et al. "Bridging the Gap between Field Experiments and Machine Learning: The EC H2020 B-GOOD Project as a Case Study towards Automated Predictive Health Monitoring of Honey Bee Colonies". Insects (2024): https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/15/1/76. 10.3390/insects15010076 Nuno Capela; Artur Sarmento; Sandra Simões; Sara Lopes; Sílvia Castro; António Alves da Silva; Joana Alves; et al. "Exploring the External Environmental Drivers of Honey Bee Colony Development". Diversity (2023): https://doi.org/10.3390/d15121188. 10.3390/d15121188 Williams, James Henty; Bordoni, Adele; Bednarska, Agnieszka; Pinto, Alice; Martins, Cátia Ariana Henriques; Henriques, Dora; Sgolastra, Fabio; et al. "Roadmap for action on the environmental risk assessment of chemicals for insect pollinators (IPol-ERA)". EFSA Supporting Publications 20 11 (2023): http://dx.doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2023.en-8431. 10.2903/sp.efsa.2023.en-8431 NUNO CAPELA. "Exposure and risk assessment of acetamiprid in honey bee colonies under a real exposure scenario in Eucalyptus sp. landscapes". Science of The Total Environment 840 (2022): 156485-156485. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156485. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.156485 NUNO CAPELA. "Sub-lethal doses of sulfoxaflor impair honey bee homing ability". Science of The Total Environment 837 (2022): 155710-155710. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155710. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2022.155710 NUNO CAPELA. "High accuracy monitoring of honey bee colony development by a quantitative method". Journal of Apicultural Research (2022): 1-10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00218839.2022.2098899. 10.1080/00218839.2022.2098899 Sarmento, Artur; Domingues, Caio; Capela, Nuno; Azevedo-Pereira, Henrique M.V.S.; Sousa, José Paulo. Corresponding author: Domingues, Caio. "Monitoring the effects of field exposure of acetamiprid to honey bee colonies in Eucalyptus monoculture plantations". Science of the Total Environment (2022): Under revision Yoko L, Dupont; Nuno, Capela; Per, Kryger; Joana, Alves; Jørgen A, Axelsen; Mette G, Balslev; Marianne, Bruus; et al. "Research project on field data collection for honey bee colony model evaluation". (2021): http://dx.doi.org/10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.en-6695. 10.2903/sp.efsa.2021.en-6695 Simões, S.; Martínez, A.; Gonçalves, A.L.; Capela, N.; Alves, J.; da Silva, A.A.; Jones, T.H.; Sousa, J.P.; Canhoto, C.. "Annual patterns of litter decomposition in the channel and riparian areas of an intermittent stream". Aquatic Ecology 55 2 (2021): 519-526. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85101217412&partnerID=MN8TOARS. 10.1007/s10452-021-09841-w
Manual	Project Poll-Ole-GI (2019) Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Technical Guide. https://www.pollolegi. Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Technical Guide. 2019. Project Poll-Ole-GI (2019) Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Policy Guide. https:/www.pollolegi.eu. Rural Green Infrastructures for Pollinator Protection. Policy Guide. 2019.
Thesis / Dissertation	Capela, Nuno Xavier de Jesus. "The impact of landscape structure and managemnet on the development of Apis mellifera colonies - a multifactorial approach". PhD, 2023. https://hdl.handle.net/10316/114453. Capela, Nuno Xavier Jesus. "Climate change effects on Porcellionides sexfasciatus (Isopoda) inhabiting metalcontaminated sites". Master, 2015. https://hdl.handle.net/10316/30969.

Activities

Oral presentation

	Presentation title	Event name Host (Event location)
2025/12/12	A importância das abelhas	Escola Primária São Martinho da Cortiça (Arganil, Portugal)
2025/11/28	Workshop: visita ao apiário de investigação - MeetEco 2025	MeetEco XI Universidade de coimbra - Departamento Ciências da Vida (Coimbra, Portugal)
2025/11/23	Abelhas resistentes a varroa: mito ou realidade?	Abelhas e Territórios: Histórias e mundos que se cruzam Lousamel (Lousã, Portugal)
2025/09/13	Impacto da Vespa velutina na apicultura	Apicultores e abelhas - Guardiões da biodiversidade Junta de Freguesia de Miranda do Corvo (Miranda do Corvo, Portugal)
2025/08/06	A importância das abelhas	Escola Primária São João do Campo (Coimbra, Portugal)
2025/06/18	Serviços de polinização e resiliência da abelha melífera: entre a ciência e o campo	Do pólen ao pote: O mel como tesouro natural e rural Confederação Nacional de Agricultura (Coimbra, Portugal)
2025/04/26	Workshop: Introdução à investigação com abelha melífera	ENEB XXVII University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2025/03/19	Vespa velutina: Que futuro?	Semana da Proteção Civil 2025 Camara Municipal de Cantanhede (Cantanhede, Portugal)
2025/03/18	Workshop: Uso da tecnologia na apicultura	CATTA - CCAB University of Coimbra
2024/12/18	Sustainable and Resilient Beekeeping: How can we get there?	DCV Talks Department of Life Sciences of the University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/11/22	Workshop: Visita ao apiário MeetEco 2024	MeetEco X University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/06/18	Estratégia de combate Vespa velutina	Conselho Intermunicipal CIM-RC CIM Região de Coimbra (Penacova, Portugal)
2024/05/28	Neonicotinoids in Europe - How Did Research Shape Their Use?	1st International Conference of Besafebeehoney (Larissa, Greece)
2024/05/05	Dia mundial da abelha - a importância das abelhas	Dia mundial da abelha Escola Secundária D. Duarte (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/04/18	A colónia da Abelha do mel – Curiosidades e ameaças	2ª edição do Seminário “Abelhas no Recreio" EPADRV (Vagos - Aveiro, Portugal)
2023/12/07	Os desafios dos serviços de polinização: a perspectiva de uma abelha	SusTEC Summer School: A apicultura nos territórios de montanha: contributos e desafios para a sustentabilidade IPB (Mirandela, Portugal)
2023/08/11	Estratégia Intermunicipal: Deteção e combate à espécie exótica invasora Vespa Velutina no território da CIM Região de Coimbra	Apresentação Estratégia Intermunicipal de Deteção e Combate da Vespa Velutina CIM Região de Coimbra (Serpins, Portugal)
2023/06/21	O Projeto “Deteção e Controlo da Espécie Exótica Invasora Vespa velutina” na Região Viseu Dão Lafões - Resultados e proposta de estratégia de atuação	Deteção e combate à espécie exótica invasora Vespa velutina CIM Viseu Dão Lafões (Nelas, Portugal)
2023/05/19	Deteção e combate à espécie exótica invasora Vespa velutina no território da CIM Região de Coimbra	Workshop Ibérico - A gestão da problemática da Vespa velutina em Portugal e Espanha CIM Região de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/04/11	A importância das abelhas	Jardim de Infância e ATL da Santa Casa da Misericórdia de Aljubarrota (Aljubarrota, Portugal)
2022/05/24	Controlo da Vespa velutina na região de Coimbra	Seminário sobre Espécies Invasoras CIM Região de Coimbra (Figueira da Foz, Portugal)
2021/09	Workshop - Iniciação à Apicultura	XIX Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia Universidade de coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2020/01	O uso do modelo de abelhas melíferas ApisRam para a análise de risco em abelhas melíferas	VI dia da APICAVE Apicave (Vila Verde, Portugal)
2018/12/04	A importância das abelhas	EPADRC e Centro escolar de Alcobaça (Rio Maior, Portugal)
2018/09	A importância das reservas da biosfera para a proteção de polinizadores e do meio ambiente	Reservas da Biosfera da Península Ibérica (Madrid, Spain)
2018/09	A new protocol to obtain high quality data on honey bee colony health and development	14th COLOSS conference Ghent University (Ghent, Belgium)
2018/02	O impacto da composição da paisagem em zonas agrícolas no desenvolvimento das colmeias – uma abordagem multifatorial	V Congresso Ibérico de Apicultura Universidade de coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/12/16	Workshop - Abelhas e o défice de polinização	MeetEco III Universidade de coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/04	Honey bee biology	European researchers’ night University of Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016	Um mundo sem abelhas	Um shot de ciência Núcleo de Estudantes de Biologia (Coimbra, Portugal)

Supervision

	Thesis Title Role	Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2025/11/01 - 2026/07/15	Evaluate availability and quality of flower resources for pollinators Supervisor of Margarida Ferreira Barreiro	Ecologia (Master) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2025/02/01 - 2025/07/01	Avaliação de qualidade de recursos (néctar e pólen) de flora nativa Supervisor of Jahmali Silva Da Graça	Biologia (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2025/02/01 - 2025/06	Avaliação de disponibilidade de recursos (néctar e pólen) de flora nativa Supervisor of Sueli Melissa Semedo Varela	Biologia (Degree) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal
2021/09/01 - 2023/09/26	Comparing waggle dance decoding methods to study honey bees' use of flower resources in an agricultural landscape Supervisor	Ecologia (Master) Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Event organisation

	Event name Type of event (Role)	Institution / Organization
2021/09/21 - 2021/09/24	XIX Congresso Ibérico de Entomologia (2021/09/21 - 2021/09/24) Congress (Member of the Organising Committee)	Universidade de Coimbra Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet, Portugal

Event participation

	Activity description Type of event	Event name Institution / Organization
2025/11/14 - 2025/11/16	Fórum Nacional de Apicultura 2025 Conference	XXIV Fórum Nacional de Apicultura - Mértola FNAP - Federação Nacional dos Apicultores de Portugal, Portugal
2025/09/23 - 2025/09/27	Apimondia 2025	Apimondia 2025 Apimondia - International Federation of ¿Beekeepers’ Associations, Italy
2025/09/22 - 2025/09/23	COLOSS Conference 2025 Conference	21st COLOSS Conference 2025 COLOSS - Honey bee research association, Switzerland
2025/09/16 - 2025/09/19	Workshop: Animals as bioindicators Workshop	COST Action BeeSafe BeeHoney Jagiellonian University in Kraków Faculty of Biology and Earth Sciences, Poland
2025/05/06 - 2025/05/08	BeSafeBeeHoney 2nd conference. Conference	BeeForward: Exploring Beekeeping Innovations and Science
2024/11/12 - 2024/11/13	COLOSS anual meeting 2024 Conference	20th COLOSS Conference Wageningen University, Netherlands
2024/09/16 - 2024/09/19	EurBee 10 Congress	10th Congress of Apidologie
2024/05/28 - 2024/05/29	BeSafeBeeHoney 1st confence Conference	1st International Conference of Besafebeehoney
2024/03/12 - 2024/03/14	Varroa and Bee breading Task Force Workshop Workshop	COLOSS VARROA CONTROL + RNSBB TASKFORCES Universidad del País Vasco Departamento de Biología Vegetal y Ecología, Spain

Jury of academic degree

	Topic Role	Candidate name (Type of degree) Institution / Organization
2024/06/10	Comparison of intre-colonial genetic diversity of the founder and leading edge population of Vespa velutina (Thesis) Main arguer	Sarra Wassila Maamri (Master) Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Portugal

Committee member

	Activity description Role	Institution / Organization
2021 - 2021	Hearing expert on new technologies to assess honey bee colony status for the EFSA bee Guidance Document – EFSA Advisor / Consultant	European Food Safety Authority, Italy

Consulting

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2023/12/01 - 2024/03/31	Candidatura da Livraria do Mondego a Área Protegida de âmbito local - Monumento Natural	Comunidade Intermunicipal da Região de Coimbra, Portugal

Course / Discipline taught

	Academic session	Degree Subject (Type)	Institution / Organization
2025/10/07 - 2025/10/09	Honeybee Ecology and Ecotoxicology	Curso de Técnicas de Campo em Ecologia (Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2025/10/07 - 2025/10/09	Honeybee Ecology and Ecotoxicology	Curso de Campo em Ecossistemas Mediterrâneos (Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2025/06/25 - 2025/06/25	Honeybee colony behaviour – from individual behaviours to emergence of collective memory	Interacções Biológicas (Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal
2024/10/08 - 2024/10/08	Field Course on Mediterranean Ecossystems	(Mestrado)	Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

	Activity description	Newspaper / Forum
2023/01/10	Opinião sobre vacina para proteger abelhas da loque	Greensavers
2021/02/20	Projecto MUST-B e plataforma EU Bee Partnership (EUBP)	Agronegócios

Interview (tv / radio show)

	Program	Topic
2022/05/20 - Current	Manhãzitos da 3 - Antena 3	Clima
2025/04/07 - 2025/04/07	Newshour programme - BBC World Service	New asian hornet study
2025/03/13 - 2025/03/13	ScienceCast - Uma Conversa com Ciência	Honey bee
2024/09/20 - 2024/09/20	90 Segundos de Ciência	Resiliencia de abelhas melíferas
2024/05/20 - 2024/05/20	Primeiro Jornal - SIC	Dia mundial da Abelha
2024/05/11 - 2024/05/11	Biosfera RTP2	Bzzz: Abelhas em Declínio?
2023/03/25 - 2023/03/25	As palavras do mundo - RTP2	Comportamento de abelhas
2022/05/20 - 2022/05/20	A minha Pilar - ZigZag RTP2	Dia Mundial da Abelha
2019/05/02 - 2019/05/02	Biosfera - RTP2	O mundo das abelhas
2019/03/12 - 2019/03/12	Portugal em Directo - RTP1	Saúde das abelhas de mel

Scientific expedition

	Activity description	Institution / Organization
2017/03/15 - 2017/04/01	Internship - Honey bee colony assessment	Centre d'Etudes Biologiques de Chizé, France

Distinctions

Award

2025	Best poster presentation - Database on pollen chemical composition to better understand plant-pollinator interactions BeSafeBeeHoney 2nd Conference, Bosnia and Herzegovina
2024	Best oral presentation - Neonicotinoids in Europe - How Did Research Shape Their Use? BeSafeBeeHoney 1st Conference, Greece
2023	Best scientific publication in the UC-Life Sciences 2023 edition (biology category) Universidade de Coimbra Departamento de Ciências da Vida, Portugal