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Irina Castro works at the Center for Social Studies of the University of Coimbra. In 2009 she graduated in Applied Ecology from the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro. In 2011 she completed her Masters in Environmental Engineering and in the same year joined CES as a research fellow in the project "BIOSENSE | The engagement of science with society: Life Sciences, Social Sciences, and Publics", coordinated by João Arriscado Nunes. Since then, she has collaborated in the development, promotion and evaluation of science communication initiatives and the promotion of science-society relationships, with a particular focus on the relationship between society and biotechnology. In 2022, she completed her Ph.D. in the Governance, Knowledge and Innovation program (sociology branch) in which she developed her dissertation on the ontological construction of transgenic seeds through the practices of scientists and scientific controversies. In recent years she has worked closely with João Arriscado Nunes (CES), Rita Serra (CES), and Raúl García-Barrios, the latter researcher at the Regional Center for Multidisciplinary Research at the Autonomous University of Mexico (CRIM / UNAM). In 2014 she became a project manager at the Project Management Office at CES. She is a feminist and anti-fascist activist. She is a member of the EcPol-Portuguese Political Economy Association and of ENSSER-The European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility. Since 2019 she has been on the advisory board of GeneWatch UK.
Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Bela Irina Passos Natário de Castro
Date of birth
1986/02/06
Gender
Female

Citation names

  • Castro, Irina
  • Castro, Bela Irina

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
FE1F-6AF9-8C8C

Email addresses

  • bela.irina.castro@gmail.com (Professional)
  • belacastro@ces.uc.pt (Professional)

Addresses

  • Centro de Estudos Sociais - Apartado 3087, 3000-995, Coimbra, Coimbra, Portugal (Professional)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Sociology
  • Natural sciences - Biological Sciences - Ecology

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Advanced (C1)
Spanish; Castilian Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Upper intermediate (B2)
French Elementary (A2) Intermediate (B1) Beginner (A1) Elementary (A2)
Portuguese (Mother tongue)
Russian Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1) Beginner (A1)
Education
Degree Classification
2022/09 - 2023
Ongoing
Curso de Formação de Língua e Cultura Russas I (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
2013/05/10 - 2022/09/07
Concluded
Governação, Conhecimento e Inovação [GOVERNANCE, KNOWLEDGE AND INNOVATION] (Doutoramento)
Major in Sociologia [SOCIOLOGY]
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
"What is a genetically modified seed? Implications for Science, Seeds and Cyborgs" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
Approved with praise and distinction
2020/10 - 2021/01/12
Concluded
Curso de Formação de Inglês para Fins Académicos I (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
16/20
2015/10/10 - 2015/10/10
Concluded
Curso de Análise de Dados Qualitativos com MAXQDA (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, Portugal
2013/10 - 2014/05/31
Concluded
Curso de Formação de Língua e Cultura Grega (Outros)
Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Letras, Portugal
13
2009/07/03 - 2011/01/12
Concluded
Environmental Engineering (Mestrado)
Major in Ecotoxicology
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
"Quantification of cholinesterase activity in brain and morphometric values in Alectoris rufa" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
16
2005/09/08 - 2009/07/02
Concluded
Applied Ecology (Licenciatura)
Major in Ecology
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
13
2008/04/02 - 2008/04/04
Concluded
Curso de Introdução aos Sistemas de Informação Geográfica (Outros)
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal
2007/03/10 - 2007/03/11
Concluded
I curso Monográfico do Lobo Ibérico (Outros)
Centro de Formação de Meio Ambiente Nissus, Spain
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution
Employer
2023/04/01 - Current Postdoc (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2020/01/01 - Current Science and Technology Management Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2011/09/01 - Current Researcher (Research) Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2014/11/10 - 2017/08/18 Science and Technology Management Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Others

Category
Host institution
Employer
2010/03/03 - 2011/01/12 Master thesis student Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
Universidade do Porto Centro Interdisciplinar de Investigação Marinha e Ambiental, Portugal
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Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2017/08/01 - 2019/12/01 What is a genetically modified seed? Implications for Science, Seeds and Cyborgs
SFRH/BD/117707/2016
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Contract

Designation Funders
2018/07/15 - 2021/12/31 JUSTFOOD - From Alternative Food Networks to Environmental Justice
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded
2011/09/01 - 2013/09/30 BIOSENSE Science Engaging Society: Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Publics
Research Fellow
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Instituto de Biologia Molecular e Celular, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Concluded

Other

Designation Funders
2014/01/01 - 2016/12/31 RRI Tools - RRI TOOLS, a project to foster Responsible Research and Innovation for society, with society
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
European Commission Seventh Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development
Concluded
2015/04/01 - 2015/12/31 Evaluation of the World Biotech Tour 2015 Lisbon event
Sem referencia
Researcher
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
Association of Science-Technology Centers
Concluded
Outputs

Publications

Book chapter
  1. Velicu, Irina; Castro, Irina; Calvário, Rita; Oprea, Anastasia; Ogrezeanu, Andreea. "De Camponeses a Trabalhadores e Vice-Versa? Debatendo a Centralidade do Trabalho na Alimentação em Portugal e na Romênia [From Peasants to Workers and Vice Versa? Debating the Centrality of Work in Food in Portugal and Romania]". In Direto e comida. Do campo à mesa: cidadania, consumo, saúde e exclusão social., edited by Flavia Trentini; Patrícia Branco; Marcos Catalan, 351-369. Belo Horizont, Brazil: Fórum, 2023.
    Published
  2. Castro, Irina. "El conflicto científico sobre los transgénicos. De la disidencia científica a la construccíon de otra forma de producir conocimiento [The scientific conflict on transgenics. From scientific dissent to the construction of another way of producing knowledge]]". In Proceso a los Alimentos Transgénicos [E-book], edited by Muñoz Rubio, Júlio, 167-220. Mexico City, Mexico: Itaca, 2021.
    Published
  3. Castro, Bela Irina. "Podemos salvar o clima no capitalismo? [Can we save the climate in capitalism?]". In ABC do Socialismo - Um guia para pensar e agir, edited by Catarina Príncipe; João Mineiro. Lisboa, Portugal: Parsifal, 2019.
    Published
  4. Castro, Bela; Helen Wallace; Tamara Lebrecht. "Social Issues". In Gene Drive - A report on their science, applications, social aspects, ethics and regulations, 159-214. Berna, Switzerland: Holly Dressel, 2019.
    Published
  5. Neilson, Alison Laurie; Castro, Irina. "Reflexive Research and Education for Sustainable Development with Coastal Fishing Communities in the Azores Islands: A Theatre for Questions". In Biodiversity and Education for Sustainable Development, edited by Ulisses M. Azeiteiro; Paula Castro; Paula Bacelar-Nicolau; Walter Leal Filho; Anabela Marisa Azul, 203-217. Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, 2016.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-319-32318-3_13
  6. Castro, Bela; Jonas Van Vossele. "Narrativas divergentes sobre a democracia no conflito social português - o caso da privatização da água [Diverging narratives about democracy in the Portuguese social conflict - the case of water privatization]". In Direito e Ambiente para uma Democracia Sustentável - Diálogos Multidiscplipanres entre Portugal e Brasil, edited by Alexandra Aragão; Gisela Maria Bester; Gloriete Hilário. Curitiba, Brazil: Instituto Memória, 2014.
    Published
Book review
  1. Castro, Irina. "«Porcos Fascistas»: o fascismo como modernidade alternativa". Review of Porcos Fascistas: Organismos Tecnocientíficos e a História do Fascismo de Tiago Saraiva 194 - Dez, (2022): 10-11. https://pt.mondediplo.com/2022/12/porcos-fascistas-o-fascismo-como-modernidade-alternativa.html.
    Published
  2. Castro, Bela. "Revisão Crítica da obra de Vasco Paiva "O despertar das montanhas. As lutas dos agricultores e povos da montanha antes do 25 de Abril"". Review of O despertar das montanhas. As lutas dos agricultores e povos da montanha antes do 25 de Abril (2022): https://journals.openedition.org/rccs/14088.
    Published
  3. Castro, Bela. "Critical review to Elena R. Álvarez-Buylla and Alma Piñeyro Nelson (eds.) (2013), El maíz en peligro ante los transgénicos: Un análisis integral sobre el caso de México". Review of El maíz en peligro ante los transgénicos: Un análisis integral sobre el caso de México 24, 1 (2015): 563-564. https://go.gale.com/ps/anonymous?id=GALE%7CA432496883&sid=googleScholar&v=2.1&it=r&linkaccess=abs&issn=09632719&p=AONE&sw=w.
    Published
  4. Castro, Bela. "Critical review to Anabel Hernández (2013), Narcoland". Review of Narcoland: the mexican drug lords and their godfathers (2014):
    Published
  5. Castro, Bela. "Critical review to Luís Humberto Teixeira (2011), Verdes Anos [Green Years]". Review of Verdes Anos - História do Ecologismo em Portugal (1947-2011) 1, (2012): 55-56. https://issuu.com/revistavirus/docs/revistavirus01.
    Published
Conference abstract
  1. Acioli, Sonia; Ferreira, Patrícia; Souza, Claudia; Castro, Bela Irina; Nunes, João Arriscado. "Contextos e práticas de construção de conhecimentos e intervenção em saúde". Paper presented in VI Congresso Brasileiro de Ciências Sociais e Humanas em Saúde, Rio de Janeiro, 2013.
    Published
  2. Castro, Irina; Costa, Daniel Neves; Serra, Rita; Silva, Sandra; Borlido-Santos, José Julio; Martins, Sónia; Nunes, João Arriscado. "Science engaging Society: An Experiment in Co-Production.". Paper presented in EASST 2012 - Design and displacement social studies of science and technology, Copenhagen, 2012.
    Published
Conference paper
  1. Castro, Irina; Costa, Daniel Neves da; Serra, Rita; Nunes, João Arriscado; Santos, João Borlido. "INICIATIVAS COLABORATIVAS PARA APROXIMAR AS CIÊNCIAS DA VIDA E CIÊNCIAS SOCIAIS DA SOCIEDADE". Paper presented in VII Congresso Português de Sociologia, Porto, 2012.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Varela Amaral, Sara; Castro, Bela; Girão, Teresa; Serra, Rita; Nunes, João Arriscado. "BIOSENSE – Novos Diálogos sociais e científicos para as doenças neurodegenerativas". Paper presented in SciCom Pt 2013, 2013.
  2. Castro, Bela; Vieira, Luís; Guilhermino, L.; Almeida, José. "Cholinesterase activity of alectoris rufa. Determining a parameter in the assessment of health status of population". Paper presented in International Conference on Hunting for Sustainability: Ecology, Economics and Society, 2012.
  3. João Carrola; Fernandes, António Augusto Fontainhas; Miguel A. Pardal; Castro, Bela; Eduardo Rocha. Corresponding author: João Carrola. "INTERSEX RATIO IN GREY MULLETS FROM THE MONDEGO, DOURO AND AVE ESTUARIES, PORTUGAL - PRELIMINARY DATA". Paper presented in 15th International Symposium on Pollutant Responses in Marine Organisms, 2009.
Dictionary entry
  1. Castro, Bela. "Sementes [Seeds]". In Dicionário Alice, edited by Boaventura de Sousa Santos; Maria Paula Meneses; Susana Noronha; Mara Bica; René Ramírez. Centro de Estudos Sociais, 2019. http://alice.ces.uc.pt/dictionary/?id=23838&pag=23918&id_lingua=2&entry=24536.
    Published
  2. Castro, Bela. "Indignados [Outraged]". In Dicionário das Crises e das Alternativas [Dictionary of Crises and Alternatives]. Almedina, 2012.
    Published
Journal article
  1. Michael N. Antoniou; Claire Robinson; Castro, Bela Irina; Angelika Hilbeck. Corresponding author: Michael N. Antoniou. "Agricultural GMOs and their associated pesticides: misinformation, science, and evidence". Environmental Sciences Europe 35 76 (2023): https://enveurope.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12302-023-00787-4#citeas.
    Open access • Published • https://doi.org/10.1186/s12302-023-00787-4
  2. Calvário, Rita; Castro, Irina. Corresponding author: Calvário, Rita. "A questão alimentar em Portugal: (des)encontros entre políticas públicas, alternativas alimentares cidadãs e a agricultura familiar [The food issue in Portugal: (dis)encounters between public policies, citizen food alternatives and family farming]". Análise Social LVII 3 (2022): 570-593. http://analisesocial.ics.ul.pt/documentos/n244_a06.pdf.
    Open access • Published • 10.31447/AS00032573.2022244.06
  3. Castro, Irina; Serra, Rita. "A dissidência científica no feminino: contributos para a proposta tecnocientífica do ecossocialismo [Feminine Scientific Dissidence: Contributions to the Technoscientific Proposal of Ecosocialism ]". e-cadernos CES @cetera 34 (2021): https://journals.openedition.org/eces/6010.
    Open access • Published
Magazine article
  1. Castro, Bela. "We Don't Forget, We Don't Forgive", Jacobin Magazine, 2018, https://www.jacobinmag.com/2018/11/unam-student-movement-tlatelolco-massacre-1968.
  2. Castro, Bela. "Da natureza em que nada se cria, tudo está na potencialidade de se tornar [From the nature in which nothing is created, everything is in the potential to become]", Imprópria, 2014
  3. Castro, Bela. "The hard task of student´s engagment in portugal", Living Knowledge - International Journal of Community Based Research , 2013, https://www.livingknowledge.org/fileadmin/Dateien-Living-Knowledge/Library/LK_Magazine/LK11_Magazine_May-2013.pdf.
Newspaper article
  1. Castro, Bela; Martin Arguello, Sérgio. "Tribunal Monsanto: novos capítulos dos tribunais ético-populares internacionais [Monsanto Tribunal: New Chapters of International Ethical-Popular Courts]", Portuguese Edition of Le Monde Diplomatique, 2016
Online resource
  1. Castro, Irina. Augusto Boal in Mestras e Mestres do Mundo: Coragem e Sabedoria. 2021. https://alice.ces.uc.pt/mestrxs/?id=27696&pag=23918&id_lingua=1&entry=34600.
  2. Velicu, Irina; Castro, Irina; Dominicioiu, Ramona; Barca, Stefania. Whoever does not have Peasants, Should find Them: The Food Injustice of Pandemics. 2020. https://undisciplinedenvironments.org/2020/04/09/whoever-does-not-have-peasants-should-find-them-the-food-injustice-of-pandemics/.
Report
  1. Castro, Bela; João Arriscado Nunes; Patricia Ferreira. 2016. World Biotech Tour Lisbon 2015 Report.
  2. Castro, Bela; João Arriscado Nunes; Daniel Neves; Julio Borlido Santos. 2014. Novos envolvimentos da Ciência com a Sociedade: As Oficinas de Ciência na intersecção das Ciências da Vida, as Ciências Sociais e os seus Públicos [ New involvement of Science with Society: Science Workshops at the intersection of Life Sciences, Social Sciences and its Publics]. https://ces.uc.pt/myces/UserFiles/livros/1097_Relat%F3rioBioSENSE%2005%2002%202014.pdf.
Thesis / Dissertation
  1. "What is a genetically modified seed? A study of the ontological politics of biotechnological innovation". PhD, Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Economia, 2022.
  2. "Quantificação da actividade colinesterásica no cérebro e valores morfométricos em Alectoris rufa". Master, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 2010. https://catalogo.biblioteca.utad.pt/cgi-bin/koha/opac-detail.pl?biblionumber=62796.
Working paper
  1. Castro, Irina; Rita Serra; Neves, Daniel. 2013. "Oficinas de ciência - Da governação de ciência e tecnologia à coprodução de conhecimentos [Science shops - From science and technology governance to knowledge co-production]". https://estudogeral.sib.uc.pt/bitstream/10316/32556/1/Oficinas%20de%20ci%c3%aancia_Da%20governa%c3%a7%c3%a3o%20de%20ci%c3%aancia%20e%20tecnologia%20%c3%a0%20coprodu%c3%a7%c3%a3o%20de%20conhecimentos.pdf.

Artistic / Performance

Video recording
  1. Castro, Bela; Vários (Producer); Vários com a orientação de Nuno Rocha (Director). 2016. Banho de Paragem. Caminhos do Cinema Português.

Other

Other output
  1. A mentira monta na garupa da dúvida. Blog contribution about the suppression of academics by the industry. 2023. Castro, Bela. https://www.stopogm.net/a-mentira-monta-na-garupa-da-duvida/.
  2. CES Non-Academic Impact. Organization and draft of the Non-Academic Impact of CES. I was responsible for developing the first strategy for my institution assessment of non-academic impact. As a result we develop, together with the PI's of the selected projects, a set of small texts addressing the social impact of our research.. 2019. Castro, Irina. https://ces.uc.pt/en/formacao-extensao/impacto-nao-academico.
  3. The Bayer-Monsanto Red Wedding. [Opinion] The Bayer-Monsanto Red Wedding, publicado em Esquerda.net. 2016. Castro, Bela. https://www.esquerda.net/opiniao/bayer-monsanto-red-wedding/44518.
  4. Tribunal contra a Monsanto. [Opinion] A tribunal against Monsanto. 2016. Castro, Bela. https://www.esquerda.net/opiniao/tribunal-contra-monsanto/40585.
  5. OGM - Quando os jornalistas de ciência se esquecem de fazer jornalismo. [Opinion] OGM - When science journalists forget to do journalism Published at Esquerda.net (14/08/2014) and Sin Permiso (17/08/2014). 2014. Castro, Bela. https://www.esquerda.net/opiniao/ogm-quando-os-jornalistas-de-ciencia-se-esquecem-de-fazer-jornalismo/33748 https://www.sinpermiso.info/textos/organismos-genticamente-modificados-cuando-los-periodistas-cientficos-olvidan-hacer-periodismo.
  6. O mundo das super formigas [ The world of super ants]. There are millions and millions of ants spread over thousands and thousands of kilometers in total cooperation. But the mystery thickens here, in the domain space of this supercolony. Inhabiting the city of Barcelona for several decades now, the Argentine ant has encountered a deadly enemy. Another supercolony of Argentine ants is expanding.. 2013. Castro, Bela. https://www.esquerda.net/artigo/o-mundo-das-super-formigas/27918.
  7. Título da página eletrónica: Global Uprisings [Website title: Global Uprisings]. Analysis of the website Global Uprisings. 2013. Castro, Irina. https://estudogeral.sib.uc.pt/bitstream/10316/33374/1/T%c3%adtulo%20da%20p%c3%a1gina%20eletr%c3%b3nica%20Global%20Uprisings.pdf.
  8. [Podcast] Interview to professor Peter Taylor from University of Massachusetts Boston. Peter Taylor is a Professor at the University of Massachusetts Boston and director of the Critical and Creative Thinking (CCT) Graduate Program. He also directs the Program in Science, Technology and Values (STV). Peter Taylor conducted research in agriculture in Australia before earning a PhD in Ecology at Harvard University in 1985. Since then his publications have spanned ecology and environme. 2012. Castro, Irina. https://saladeimprensa.ces.uc.pt/index.php?col=canalces&id=6627#.Xm4UA3LgrIU.
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2024/06/07 Comments to Andrej Grubacic and Jonas Van Vossole on "The (de)politics of prefiguration: emancipation, aesthetics and neoliberalism in action" The (de)politics of prefiguration: emancipation, aesthetics and neoliberalism in action
Centre for Social Studies (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/05/09 Comment to Amedeo Policante and Erica Borg presentation on the event "Bioengineering the Earth: The Global Politics of Genome Editing" (other commentators: Lanka Horstink) Bioengineering the Earth: The Global Politics of Genome Editing
Centre for Social Studies (Coimbra, Portugal)
2024/01/27 (Des)Regulamentação dos novos OGM: uma análise desde a Economia Política sobre a Agricultura 4.0 7º Encontro Anual de Economia Política. Economia Política e Democracia: Reimaginar o mundo nos 50 anos do 25 de abril
Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão da Universidade de Lisboa (ISEG) (Lisbon, Portugal)
2023/11/09 [Cons]Science: Dissident Science and its Resistance Twentieth Annual Conference Historical Materialism London
SOAS (London, United Kingdom)
2023/06/07 Comment on the presentation of Luis Arboledas-Lérida (Universidade de Sevilha) "The commodification of science and the ideology of academic entrepreneurship: when science communication becomes propaganda", with Filipa Subtil (ESCS e ICNOVA)
Centre for Social Studies (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/05/27 Towards a Taxonomy of Ways in Which Current Science Lacks Integrity The integrity of science: A conference about the conflict between public policy and independent science, in honour of Dr. Árpád Pusztai (1930 – 2021)
ENSSER (Royal Society of Edinburgh, United Kingdom)
2023/03/22 [Cons]Ciência: a ciência dissidente e as suas resistências ([Cons]Science: dissident science and its resistances). Comments: João Arriscado Nunes (CES/FEUC) SEMINAR | EPISTEMOLOGIES OF THE SOUTH WORKING GROUP
Centre for Social Studies (Coimbra, Portugal)
2023/03/15 Oral presentation in the Seminar "Theoretical contributions to the study of ecocide and the globalization of territories: dialectics and materialism in the 21st century" (Aportes teóricos ao estudo do ecocídio e da globalização dos territórios: dialética e materialismo no século XXI) with Diana Aguia (UFBA), Marcelo Rasga Moreira (Ensp) and Guilherme Franco Netto (VPAAPS/Fiocruz) Aportes teóricos ao estudo do ecocídio e da globalização dos territórios: dialética e materialismo no século XXI
Fiocruz and Centro de Estudos Sociais da Universidade de Coimbra (CES/Coimbra). (Portugal and Brazil)
2023/01/27 O canto do cisne: O feitiço da mercadoria na comunicação de ciência e tecnologia [The swan song: The spell of the commodity in science and technology communication] 6º Encontro Anual de Economia Política
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD) (Vila Real, Portugal)
2022/11/23 Internal science communication workshop at the Center for Social Studies, Irina Castro and Ana Drago: "Estratégias de Comunicação e Exploração de Resultados de Investigação com Decisores Políticos" Oficinas de Comunicação de Ciência
Centre for Social Studies (Coimbra, Portugal)
2022/08/31 conversa #3 - A ecologia como cuidado. Foi uma conversa organizada pela Linha de Fuga e teve lugar na rádio Baixa, Coimbra. Conversa moderada por Patricia Ferreira. - https://www.linhadefuga.pt/noticias/conversas-inquietas?lang=pt Conversas Inquietas
Linha de Fuga (Coimbra, Portugal)
2021/08/25 Interactive Discussion 'Roundtable on the Biotech Hegemony | The savage commodification of biotechnology by José Luís Garcia; Biotech and the appropriation of the commons by Lanka Horstink; Propaganda and the biotech hegemony by Filipa Subtil; Biotechnology, risks vs uncertainties by Helena Jerónimo; Transgenics as violence by Irina Castro 8th International Degrowth Conference 'Caring Communities for Radical Change
(Haia)
2020/10/12 Reflexão sobre percursos híbridos e a construção de "bullshit jobs" (Graeber) na ciência [Reflection on hybrid paths and the construction of "bullshit jobs" (Graeber) in scienc] - Coord. Susana de Noronha, Sidh Losa Mendiratta e Luciana Sotero XV Jovens Cientistas Sociais Envelhecer sem crescer? Estratégias de resistência de profissionais de ciência face à precariedade
Centro de Estudos Sociais (Coimbra - online event, Portugal)
2020/09/08 Comment on the SEMINAR #10 | «DECONFINED TALKS» | On the complexity of the pandemic in coupled social-environmental systems. https://ces.uc.pt/en/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2020/30065 «DECONFINED TALKS» | On the complexity of the pandemic in coupled social-environmental systems.
Centro de Estudos Sociais (Coimbra - Zoom, Portugal)
2019/11/10 Utopia or fetish: Which technology will be part of our socialist future? Historical Materialism, Sixteenth Annual Conference
Historical Materialism, SOAS (London, United Kingdom)
2019/05/15 O fetiche da tecnologia e da inovação [The fetish of technology and innovation] Os paradoxos da inovação: aspectos jurídicos, econômicos e sociais
Centro de Estudos Sociais (Coimbra, Portugal)
2019/03/07 Commentary on the work of Cristiane Brandão Augusto "Gender, violence and territoriality: perspectives on femicide", with Tatiana Moura. https://saladeimprensa.ces.uc.pt/index.php?col=canalces&id=24057 Gênero, violência e territorialidade: olhares sobre o feminicídio
Centro de Estudos Sociais (Coimbra, Portugal)
2018/11/24 O materialismo ecofeminista desde a dissidência científica: Contributos à proposta tecnocientífica do ecosocialismo [From the ecofeminist materialism to scientific dissent: Contributions to the technoscientific proposal of ecosocialism] IV Encontros Internacionais Ecossocialistas [IV International Ecosocialist Encounters]
Climaximo, Altersoc (Lisbon, Portugal)
2018/05/11 Disidencia en la Ciencia [Dissidence in Science] Internal Seminar of the Faculty of Medicine, UNAM
Universidade Nacional Autónoma do México (Mexico City)
2017/11/08 DEBATE: Floresta: Problemas e Soluções, organizado pelo Teatro da Cerca de São Bernardo, com a participação de Rebeca Moore - ativista MAS e Maria José Pessoa - Alvorecer Florestal Floresta: Problemas e Soluções
Iniciativa da Sociedade - Teatro da Cerca de São Bernardo (Coimbra, Portugal)
2016/11/10 The 4th industrial revolution or the rebranding of the crisis of capital? Historical Materialism Thirteenth Annual Conference: Limits, Barriers and Borders
Historical Materialism, SOAS (London, United Kingdom)
2016/11/10 Putting capitalism in court: Between environmental justice and the construction of another law Historical Materialism Thirteenth Annual Conference: Limits, Barriers and Borders
Historical Materialism, SOAS (London, United Kingdom)
2015/03/20 What is a genetically modified seed? Implications for Science, Seeds and Cyborgs V Colóquio Internacional dos/as Doutorandos/as dos CES
University of Coimbra, Faculty of Economics (Coimbra, Portugal)
2014/04/16 Divergente narratives about democracy in the Portuguese Crisis - a dialectic-materialist approach VII Congresso Português de Sociologia: 40 anos de democracia(s) progressos, contradições e prospetivas
Associação Portuguesa de Sociologia, Universide de Évora (Évora, Portugal)
2014/02/01 Presentation at the European Conference “University, Science and Research: European Resistances and Alternatives” “University, Science and Research: European Resistances and Alternatives”
AKADEMIA Network (Madrid, Spain)
2013/12/12 Presentation at the Seminar "Austerity Killed the Cat: the Greek and Portuguese Experience" organized by the PhD in Sociology, Faculty of Economics Coimbra. Presentation title "Struggles for recognition: Health, Environment and Human Rights". https://www.uc.pt/feuc/noticias/2013/dez13/20131206-3 Austerity Killed the Cat: the Greek and Portuguese Experience
Faculdade de Economia, Universidade de Coimbra (Coimbra, Portugal)
2012/11/08 Presentation of the project BIOSENSE - Science Engaging Society, at the Conference "Alzheimer: Theory and Practice", promoted by the Portugues Alzheimer Association, Pombal (8 e 9 de Novembro). Conferência "Doença de Alzheimer: Teoria e Prática"
Alzheimer Portugal (Pombal, Portugal)
2012/10/20 Science engaging Society: An Experiment in Co-Production EASST 2012 - Design and displacement – social studies of science and technology
EASST - European Association for the Study of Science and Technology (Copenhagen, Denmark)
2012/07/24 Ecotoxicology and hunting: possible alliances for understanding the socio-ecotoxical effects of pesticides? XIII World Congress of Rural Sociology: The New Rural World from crises to opportunities
Universidade Técnica de Lisboa (Lisbon, Portugal)
2012/06/08 Biosense - Science Engaging Society: Life Sciences, Social Sciences and Publics IX JORNADAS LATINOAMERICANAS DE ESTUDIOS SOCIALES DE LA CIENCIA Y LA TECNOLOGÍA
UNAM (Mexico city, Mexico)
2012 A Fairytale of Initiatives to Bring the Life Sciences and Social Sciences to Society 5th living Knowledge Conference: Re-imagening Research Relations, Co-creating Knowledge in a Democratic Society
Living Knowldge (Bonn, Germany)
2011/11/18 BIOSENSE - O envolvimento da ciência com a sociedade: Ciências da Vida, Ciências Sociais e públicos Rumos da Sociologia do Conhecimento, Ciência e Tecnologia em Portugal
ISEG, Universidade de Lisboa (Lisboa, Portugal)
2011/02 Actividade Colinesterásica De Alectoris Rufa - Um Parâmetro Determinante Na Avaliação Do Estado De Saúde De Populações Desta Espécie III Congresso Da Fauna Selvagem
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real, Portugal)

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role)
Institution / Organization
2022/03/11 - 2023/01/28 6º Encontro Anual de Economia Política - Dependências, Assimetrias e Territórios (https://www.economiapolitica.pt/6ecpol) (2023/01/26 - 2023/01/28)
Meeting (Member of the Organising Committee)
Associação Portuguesa de Economia Politica, Portugal
2022/05 - 2022/11 Ciclo de conferências-debate "Grandes Controvérsias na Economia Política" foi uma organização da secção temática de Filosofia e História da Economia Política e do Núcleo da Região Centro, da Associação Portuguesa de Economia Política | Membros da Comissão Organizadora: Ana Cordeiros Santos, Irina Castro, João Maia, Vítor Neves. https://ces.uc.pt/pt/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2022/grandes-controversias-na-economia-politica (2022/05/19 - 2022/11/17)
Seminar (Co-organisor)
Associação Portuguesa de Economia Politica, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Living Knowledge. The International Science Shop Network, Germany
2021/03/11 - 2021/09/30 Ciclo de conferências-debate "Economistas políticos(as) - diálogos esperançosos em tempos sombrios" foi uma organização da secção temática de Filosofia e História da Economia Política e do Núcleo da Região Centro, da Associação Portuguesa de Economia Política | Membros da Comissão Organizadora: Irina Castro, João Maia, João Rodrigues, Vítor Neves - https://ces.uc.pt/pt/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2021/economistas-politicos-as-dialogos-esperancosos/apresentacao (2021/03/11 - 2021/09)
Conference (Co-organisor)
Associação Portuguesa de Economia Politica, Portugal
2021/05/27 - 2021/05/27 O Admirável Mundo Novo da Edição Genética - Mesa redonda sobre a hegemonia da biotecnologia na alimentação e agricultura | José Luis Garcia, Lanka Horstink, Cristina Romanelli e Irina Castro (representante da Plataforma Transgénicos Fora) organizam,com o ICS-ULisboa e a coligação Plataforma Transgénicos Fora, uma mesa redonda internacional ONLINE. https://www.ics.ulisboa.pt/evento/o-admiravel-mundo-novo-da-edicao-genetica-mesa-redonda-sobre-hegemonia-da-biotecnologia-na (2021/05/27 - 2021/05/27)
Conference (Co-organisor)
Plataforma Transgénicos Fora, Portugal

Universidade de Lisboa Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Portugal
2016/11/05 - 2016/12/02 Organization of the Advanced Training - Is Science Response-able? https://ces.uc.pt/en/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2016/is-science-response-able (2016/11/05 - 2016/12/02)
Other (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2014/01/01 - 2014/01/31 Organization Committe of the events promoted by CES regarding the celebrations of thr 40 years of the Portuguese Revolution. https://www.ces.uc.pt/eventos/25abril/?m=2 (2014/01/01 - 2014/12/31)
Other (Member of the Organising Committee)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2013/09/23 - 2013/09/23 BIOSENSE Final Meeting - https://ces.uc.pt/en/agenda-noticias/agenda-de-eventos/2013/encontro-final-do-projeto-biosense/apresentacao (2013/09/23 - 2013/09/23)
Meeting (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2013/06/19 - 2013/06/21 Ciência em Diálogo – desafios da ciência em sociedade [Science in Dialogue - Challenges of Science in Society is a science communication course aimed at researchers.] https://cienciaemdialogo.wordpress.com/ (2013/06/19 - 2013/06/19)
Other (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Neurociências e Biologia Celular, Portugal
2013/04/16 - 2013/04/17 Organização da Oficina "O Teatro do Oprimido como ferramenta de investigação", com a presença de José Soeiro. [Organization of the Workshop "The Theater of the Oppressed as a research tool", with the presence of José Soeiro.] (2013/04/16 - 2013/04/17)
Workshop (Co-organisor)
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event
Event name
Institution / Organization
2017/12/03 - Current Intervenção no painel sobre Democracia nas Instituições do Encontro “Em defesa do Conhecimento”, organizado pelo Bloco de Esquerda no dia 3 de dezembro de 2017 no Porto. https://www.esquerda.net/audio/irina-castro-no-encontro-em-defesa-do-conhecimento
Other
Em defesa do Conhecimento
2012/05/08 - 2012/05/09 Attendance of the Science Shop Summer School
Workshop
Living Knowledge. The International Science Shop Network, Germany
2012/04/24 - 2012/04/24 Participação na Oficina de Metodologias Qualitativas "Uma abordagem à Grounded Theory", apresentada por José Manuel Mendes [Participation in the Qualitative Methodologies Workshop "An approach to Grounded Theory", presented by José Manuel Mendes]
Workshop
Uma abordagem à Grounded Theory
Universidade de Coimbra Centro de Estudos Sociais, Portugal
2011/02/16 - 2011/02/16 Participação no Workshop de Gestão e Sistema de Produção de Veados (Cervus elaphus) [Attendece of the Workshop of Deer Production System and Management (Cervus elaphus)]
Workshop
Workshop de Gestão e Sistema de Produção de Veados (Cervus elaphus)
WAVES Portugal, Portugal
2008/11/20 - 2008/11/22 Participação no 11º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia. Sustentabilidade do Planeta Terra
Meeting
11º Encontro Nacional de Ecologia. Sustentabilidade do Planeta Terra
Sociedade Portuguesa de Ecologia, Portugal
2008/10/07 - 2008/10/08 Participação nas 2ª Jornadas de Biologia da UTAD
Conference
2ª Jornadas de Biologia da UTAD - Biodiversidade/Bioadversidade
Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Jury of academic degree

Topic
Role
Candidate name (Type of degree)
Institution / Organization
2023/12/15 La Comunicación de la Ciencia como tarea general del académico: Social media, métricas alternativas de impacto y financiación competitiva de la investigación
(Thesis) Arguer
Luís Arboledas-Lérida (PhD)
Universidad de Sevilla Departamento de Periodismo I, Spain

Ad Hoc journal article review

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/08 - 2023/11 Workers of the World - International Journal on Strikes and Social Conflict (WW)
2023/09/25 - 2023/10/16 Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems Frontiers
2023/07/01 - 2023/08/01 Media & Jornalismo (1645-5681) ICNOVA (Instituto de Comunicação da NOVA)

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2018/10 - Current European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsibility Member
2018/01/31 - Current Associação Portuguesa de Economia Política [Portuguese Political Economy Association] Member
2007 - 2008 Member of the Nucleus for Study and Environmental Protection (NEPA) at the University of Trás os Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD) Member of the Cinematographic Animation Group (GACU) from the University of Trás os Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD)

Committee member

Activity description
Role
Institution / Organization
2023/01/28 - Current Co-Coordenação da Secção Temática de Economia Política da Ciência e Tecnologia da Associação Portuguesa de Economia Politica (com José Luís Garcia) [Co-Coordination of the Thematic Section of Political Economy of Science and Technology of the Portuguese Association of Political Economy]
Coordinator
Associação Portuguesa de Economia Politica, Portugal
2022/11/04 - Current [Board Member] ENSSER - European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental Responsability - ENSSER brings together independent scientific expertise to develop public-good knowledge for the critical assessment of existing and emerging technologies.
Coordinator
European Network of Scientists for Social and Environmental, Germany
2019 - Current [Advisory Board] GeneWatch UK is a not-for-profit policy research and public interest group. We investigate how genetic science and technologies will impact on our food, health, agriculture, environment and society. These aims and principles explain why GeneWatch exists and what we are trying to achieve.
Advisor / Consultant
GeneWatch UK, United Kingdom
2019/07/18 - 2023/01/27 Co-Coordenação do Núcleo da Região Centro da Associação Portuguesa de Economia Politica. (entre 2019-2022 com João Rodrigues e entre 2022-2023 com Ana Cordeiro Santos) [Co-Coordination of the Center Region Group of the Portuguese Association of Political Economy]
Coordinator
Associação Portuguesa de Economia Politica, Portugal

Conference scientific committee

Conference name Conference host
2013/10/24 - 2013/10/26 II Congresso Internacional Karl Marx Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas, Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Consulting

Activity description Institution / Organization
2016 - 2018 Project designer for the Brazilian NGO "PROMUNDO". Promundo is a Brazilian-based, non-governmental organization with offices in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Washington, DC, USA, that work in collaboration to promote caring, non-violent and equitable masculinities and gender relations in Brazil and internationally. Promundo's work engages women, girls, boys and men; strives to transform gender norms and power relations within key institutions; and is based on building local and international partnerships.

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2024/05/28 - 2024/05/28 Advanced training course "Publicar sem Perecer: sobreviver ao turbilhão", 3º Modulo da 8ª Edição, subject: Da Ideia à Conclusão: estratégias, técnicas e desafios na gestão de projetos de tese non-degree granting (Outros)
2011/10/18 - 2011/10/18 2011 Master's degree in Medical Anthropology from the University of Coimbra - Invitation (3h) Medical Anthropology (Mestrado) Universidade de Coimbra Faculdade de Ciencias e Tecnologia, Portugal

Interview (newspaper / magazine)

Activity description Newspaper / Forum
2016/10/26 Monsanto acusada de ecocídio e julgada em tribunal popular em Haia TSF

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2017/01/07 - Current Programa Biosfera Como podem o CETA e o TTIP mudar a sua vida?

Mentoring / Tutoring

Topic Student name
2024/01/01 - 2024/06/30 Co-supervision of visiting PhD-student - STS Ana Paula Lemes de Souza

Other jury / evaluation

Activity description Institution / Organization
2017/04/01 - 2017/06/03 Member of the Jury in the "25th Competition for Young Scientists" of the Youth Foundation, having participated in the first phase of documentary evaluation of the submitted projects, and in the second phase of on-site evaluation that took place during the 11th National Exhibition at the Customs Congress Center from Porto on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of June 2017. Ciência Viva, Portugal