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CICANT – The Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies

27/05/2026

🧠 New AISIC Lab Webinar at CICANT

The CICANT AISIC Lab is launching its first webinar, opening a new space for discussion on AI, communication, and social science research within the CICANT community.

🌐 What does the prompt know? Grain calibration for LLM coding of theoretical constructs
🗓️ 28 May 2026 · 18h30 (Lisbon) · Online

This session explores how LLMs are used to code theoretical constructs in social sciences and psychology, and questions what prompts actually “know” about the theories they operationalise. It introduces a grain-calibration approach to improve how coding instruments align with theoretical mechanisms, moving beyond simple prompt optimisation.

Read the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/16645-aisic-lab-launches-its-first-cicant-webinar

26/05/2026

🛡️ TruthShield is now on social media!

The Erasmus+ project TruthShield: Educating for a Resilient Future is launching its official channels. We invite the CICANT community to follow the project and stay engaged with its activities and outcomes, contributing to the discussion on how to address misinformation and promote responsible digital engagement.

📲 Follow TruthShield here:
Facebook: TruthShield – Educating for a Resilient Future
Instagram:
LinkedIn: TruthShield – Educating for a Resilient Future
YouTube:
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25/05/2026

The call is now open for the GEECT Thematic Meeting 2026!

Taking place on 17–18 September 2026 in Babelsberg, the conference “Research in Film Schools in Turbulent Times” invites contributions on research practices in film and media schools, including artistic research, interdisciplinarity, innovation, and collaboration across sectors.

Organised by Filmuniversität Babelsberg KONRAD WOLF and La Fémis, with the support of GEECT.

📌 Submit your proposal (300 words + short bio) by 1 June 2026.

Read the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/16644-call-for-contributions-open-for-geect-thematic-meeting-2026

22/05/2026

The Erasmus+ funded AI-Literate project will be featured at the upcoming Media &
Learning Conference with two presentations exploring different dimensions of AI
literacy and higher education. 🌍🤖📚

On the first day, Lucia Mesquita from Lusófona University/CICANT will present “Beyond the Tool: Mapping Evidence-Based and Responsible AI Technology Use in Higher Education”. The presentation will explore how generative AI technologies are currently adopted, governed, and understood across higher education institutions in Europe, while introducing an analytical framework focused on ethics, AI literacy, disinformation, equity, and learning quality.

On the second day, Nicola Bruno from Dataninja and Stefano Moriggi from University of Modena and Reggio Emilia will present “Co-Designing AI Literacy: A European Multi-Partner Approach to Creating a Blended Learning Programme on GenAI and Disinformation”. Their session will showcase how educators from five European countries are collaboratively designing AI literacy courses that help students critically engage with AI-generated content, synthetic media, and disinformation.

Read the full news here 👉 https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/16643-ai-literate-project-presentd-at-the-media-learning-conference-2026

18/05/2026

📍CICANT/Lusófona University took part in the kick-off meeting of the European project EUthentic Detectives, held in Athens on 13–14 May 2026 and hosted by Challedu. 🇬🇷

The project brings together eight cross-sector organisations to strengthen media literacy skills among people facing cognitive challenges, caregivers, and young volunteers.

CICANT/Lusófona University was represented by Cátia Casimiro, PhD student and member of the Portuguese team, and Margarida Santos, CICANT project manager.

As part of the consortium, CICANT/Lusófona University contributes with its expertise in communication, media literacy, and digital inclusion. 🌐

Read the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/15132-cicant-joins-the-kick-off-meeting-of-the-european-project-euthentic-detectives

15/05/2026

📢 Photography conference ERRAR: call for works

CICANT shares a call centered on the concept “ERRAR”, which explores photography as both wandering and error — understood as movement, experimentation, doubt, and creative deviation. It invites submissions of visual essays, photobooks, and photographic sequences engaging with photography as a practice of exploration and thinking.

Selected works will be presented within a conference programme on photographic and practice-based research, including topics such as: wandering, photographic essay, error as method, analog/digital practices, and experimental approaches to image-making.

📅 Deadline: 15 July 2026
👉Read the full news to know more about the submission details: https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/12415-call-for-works-under-the-theme-of-errar

14/05/2026

🌍 CICANT is now accepting applications for the Visiting Researchers Programme 2026!

International researchers affiliated with foreign higher education institutions or research centres are invited to apply for short-term scientific stays in Portugal, taking place in Lisbon or Porto.

The programme aims to foster new research partnerships in the fields of communication, media, culture, arts, and digital technologies.

🗓️ Deadline: 15 June 2026 (18:00 Lisbon time)

Read the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/14527-cicant-opens-call-for-visiting-researchers-2026

13/05/2026

🏅 The Curiositas project, developed at CICANT, has received an “Excellent” final evaluation from FCT!

The evaluation highlights the project’s “research and scholarship of excellent quality”, recognising its international impact, collaborative work, dissemination activities, and strong engagement with cultural organisations and audiences.

The report also highlighted the project’s significant academic and societal impact, reinforcing CICANT’s commitment to high-quality, internationally recognised research.

Read the full news here 👉 https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/14526-curiositas-project-receives-excellent-final-evaluation-from-fct

12/05/2026

📢 The “Sai da Bolha” (“Step Out of the Bubble”) project has launched its second edition!

Promoted by the Municipality of Póvoa de Varzim in partnership with Margarida Maneta, researcher at MeLCiLab — one of CICANT’s research laboratories — the initiative challenges secondary school students to critically reflect on algorithms, information bubbles, disinformation, hate speech, and discrimination.

By promoting media and information literacy, the project continues to foster critical thinking and digital citizenship among young people.

Read the full news here 👉https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/agenda-news/news-events/14525-sai-da-bolha-project-launches-second-edition

11/05/2026

📢 Call for papers IJSIM 2026

The International Journal on Stereo & Immersive Media (IJSIM), edited by CICANT, is now accepting submissions for Vol. 10, No. 1 (2026).

📌 Topics include:
• Stereoscopic photography & cinema
• Panoramas (stationary & moving)
• Optical shows & peep media
• Media archaeologies (cinema & sound)
• Media art installations
• Extended Reality (XR)
• Sonic art & new technologies.

📅 Deadline: 1 June 2026
🔗 Submission guidelines: https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/stereo/announcement/view/247

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