FCT - Foundation for Science and Technology announced on August 1 the results of the 2024 Call for PhD Research Grants. Of the 1,500 grants proposed for funding, 3 concern Lusófona University, in the area of Communication and Information Sciences. The students awarded with the 3 grants will conduct research in the fields of games and media studies contributing to strengthening CICANT in these areas of research and to national scientific production in the social sciences.
Student name: Cátia Casimiro
Thesis title: Communication Accessibility: Communicating Ethical Guidelines for Inclusive Research through Playful Activities and Board Game
Supervisor: Carla Sousa, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal, & Michael J. Heron, Chalmers University of Technology, Gothenburg, Sweden
Student name: Margarida Maneta
Thesis title: Media repertoires of seniors in Portugal: at the crossroads of consumption patterns in the district of Porto
Supervisor: Maria José Brites (Lusófona University) & Inês Amaral (University of Coimbra)
Student name: Filipa Fernandes Neto
Thesis title: Well-being, spirituality and digital media: discourses and practices of young Portuguese people
Supervisor: Ana Jorge (Lusófona University)
This is a call that happens every year and this year a total investment of around 124 million euros is planned, supported by the government and with EU PT2030 co-funding.