Institute of Science and Environment - News and Events
June 1, 2021
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online open talk on “Tissue specific telomere shortening causes premature aging in zebrafish” on the 1st June 2021.
May 21, 2021
Professors of USJ were invited to participate in the Technology and Innovation for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Summit organised by UNU Macau in celebration of the World Telecommunication and Information Society Day.
May 11, 2021
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online open talk on “Astrocytes modulate behavioral states in zebrafish” on the 11th May 2021.
May 10, 2021
This workshop will be delivered within the context of the project “Nature-based solutions for a cleaner and safer Macao” implemented by the Institute of Science and Environment at USJ and supported by the Drop by Drop Project, Clean the World Foundation and Las Vegas Sands.
April 29, 2021
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online public lecture titled “TThe round worm Caenorhabditis elegans as a model organism to study human neurodegenerative diseases” on the 29th April 2021.
April 13, 2021
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online public lecture titled “Seahorses under a changing ocean: The impact of warming and acidification on the physiology and behaviour of temperate and tropical seahorses” on the 13th April 2021.
March 16, 2021
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online public lecture titled “The magmatic history of Macao (South China): Implications for the source and geochemical diversity of granites” on the 16th March 2021.
April 9, 2021
USJ signed an agreement of Cooperation with the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.
April 7, 2021
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ has been actively running research projects focused on a broad range of environment-related topics.
March 19, 2021
USJ and UNUMACAU signed a MOU to collaborate on innovative research projects, capacity building initiatives, knowledge exchange engagements, internship programs and other activities of mutual interest.
July 30, 2021
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online public lecture titled “Insects in Macao and their role in the local ecosystem” on the 26th January 2021.
December 17, 2020
On the morning of 16th of December 2020, a delegation of 8 members from the Institute of Oceanology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IOCAS), Qingdao, China, visited the University of Saint Joseph (USJ) Ilha Verde Campus.
November 29, 2020
A group of students and staff visited VANNEX International Limited of Macau to raise awareness and to build bridges between research and practice.
November 25, 2020
Since 2015, the Institute of Science and Environment (ISE) has been promoting the preservation and sustainable management of aquatic ecosystems through a series of lectures and talks open to the community.
November 16, 2020
A series of field trips to the local wetland ecosystems were organised by the ISE/USJ in the months of October to November this year, with the aim to promote the value of freshwater and brackish/marine ecosystems to the community.
November 10, 2020
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online public lecture titled “The benefits provided by urban mangroves” on the 10th November 2020.
October 10, 2020
Rector Stephen Morgan introduced the Ilha Verde Campus to the delegation of The Science and Technology Development Fund Committee (FDCT) on Oct 8.
September 29, 2020
The Institute of Science and Environment of USJ will hold an online public lecture titled “Mangrove Rehabilitation and Conservation in the Philippines” on the 29th September 2020.
September 1, 2020
Institute of Science and Environment is organising an exhibition titled “Macao’s Mangroves: A COASTAL TREASURE” in September 2020 at Kent Wong Exhibition Gallery.
July 21, 2020
On 21 July 2020, the Institute of Science and Environment is organising an online lecture titled “Revisiting the Rainbow Hydrothermal Vent Field in the Azores: high grade Cu-Au mineralization in an ultramafic rock setting”.
