Activities
2018 to date: Project Manager at
Oceano Azul Foundation.
Responsible for Ocean Literacy Projects, namely the
Flagship Pilot-Project “Educating a Blue Generation”, that promotes ocean
literacy of children between 6-10 years old, through the capacitation of
primary school teachers. Since 2018, more than 900 teachers targeting more than
15000 students, have received specific training and materials that facilitate
the integration of ocean topics into the first cycle curricular disciplines,
and are implementing the program in their schools. The program is being implemented in 6 municipalities of main Portugal and in 4 islands of the Azores region. An impact assessment longitudinal evaluation is being conducted.
Responsible for coordinating the donation of nautical equipment (sailing boats and boards) to the portuguese network of school sports of the education ministry, to promote nautical sports, the emotional connection to the ocean and ocean literacy.
She has been involved in several international initiatives to promote Ocean Liiteracy,
- Part of the Multistakeholder Platform of the Workpackage6- Ocean
Literacy and Awareness of the AANchor- All Atlantic Cooperation for Ocean
Research and Innovation Coordination and Support Action.
- Contribution to the Handbook for Teachers of the EU Blue Schools Network, EU4Ocean Coallition (in prep)
- Participation in the workshop "Ocean literacy for the United Nations Decade of ocean science for sustainable development" organized by IOC-UNESCO, 12-13 December, Venice
- Participation in the I Ocean Literacy Summit, 8th june 2020;
- Participation in the EU4Ocean Webinars, 24-25 september 2020
2012-2018: Executive Director of Tavira Ciência Viva Science Centre (Centro Ciência Viva de Tavira), a Science Centre focused on Science
communication to the general public and in particular to schools, included ocean literacy hands on activities and field trips to the Ria Formosa Nature park, and beach clean up actions.
Teaching experience:
2012- 2018. “Marine
Ecology” Msc in Marine Biology and Conservation, “Marine
Biology” and “Field course in Marine Biology” to students of the Biology
course, Instituto Superior de Psicologia
Aplicada-University Institute, Lisbon.
1993-2004 :
“Ecology”, “Environmental Education”, “Environmental Sciences” and “Biology” as
“Professora Adjunta” at Instituto Superior de Ciências Educativas (I.S.C.E.),
teaching future primary teachers and educators.
Research Activity:
2007- 2014: While member of the team MAREE– Marine
Ecology and Evolution, at CCMAR, R. Borges coordinated a team investigating
larval fish biodiversity and recruitment patterns of coastal fishes at the
Arrábida Marine Park. Her research focused on investigating connectivity
patterns between marine populations and the relevance of larval dispersal and
retention to the management of Marine Protected Areas.
1993- 2006: Member of the Eco-Ethology Research Unit
(Instituto Superior de Psicologia Aplicada, Lisbon), R. Borges developed the
first study on the composition of larval fish assemblages at the Arrábida
Marine Park. The results obtained allowed the recognition of Arrábida as an
important hatching and nursery area, contributing to the definition of priority
areas for conservation in the Marine Park.
Research Projects
As Coordinator:
2011-2014. Coordinator
as Principal Investigator of the Project "MATRIX- Understanding temperate
reef fish connectivity" (PTDC/MAR/115226/2009). Funding; Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. 178 488 €. This
project integrated two PhD and three Msc students.
As team member:
2019 - Member of the Multistakeholder Platform of the Workpackage6- Ocean
Literacy and Awareness of the AANchor- All Atlantic Cooperation for Ocean
Research and Innovation Coordination and Support Action.
2013-2015: Team member
(coordinating the CCMAR participation) of the Project ACIDLARVAE Acidification Effects on Temperate Fish Larvae. Ref.
PTDC/MAREST/4627/2012.Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. 122 271€.
2013-2015: Team member
(coordinating the CCMAR participation) of the Project REEFFISH - Identifying the drivers of recruitment success in temperate reef
fish. Ref.
PTDC/MAR-EST/4356/2012. Funding: Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia. 139597€.
2013-2015: Team member of
the Project Biomares 2.0- SECIL Parque Marinho- Conservação dos
habitats marinhos e caracterização das atividades socioeconómicas no PNA/sítio
de importância comunitário Arrábida-Espichel. Funding: Secil, 400.000 €.
2011-2012- Team member
of the Project Post-Biomares, to continue the actions of the project
Biomares, at the Arrábida Marine Park. Funding: Secil, 100.000€.
2009-2011– Member of
team of the Project “MarinERA 189570. Marine phylogeographic structuring during
climate change: the signature of leading and rear edge of range shifting
populations (SHIFTING)", funded by the European Commission's Framework Six
Programme: MarinERA Trans-National Funding Programme in Marine Research, 78 000
€ for CCMAR.
2007-2011- Member of
team of the European Poject Life "Restoration and management of
biodiversity in the marine Park Site Arrabida-Espichel" (NAT/P/000192)- EU
funding. 2,364,438.00 €
2002-2004: Member of
team of the research project funded by FCT"Monitoring of rocky shore fish
communities using non-destructive methods"(POCTI/BSE/38350/2001). 77.000 €.
Other
Projects:
2016. Coordination of
an Erasmus+ Project (Action KA1). Funding for increasing team capacity and
training. Budget: 28524 eur.
Coordination of Ciência Viva de Tavira’s participation
in the EU Project FORESIGHT - Researchers Night activities (2016 and 2017)
Coordination of
CCVTavira participation as partner in the EU Project PLACES (Funding: EU FP7
Programme), for the definition of the European city of scientific culture.
Under this project, R.Borges promoted several participatory debates and actions
involving citizens, stakeholders and institutions.
Responsible for the
coordination of CCVTavira participation and financial management the following
projects funded by the portuguese National Foundation for Science and
Technology (FCT):
Project ILIT
(PTDC/CPE-CED/117923/2010): Between tide marks: Integrating literacy's.
Project EVREST
(PTDC/MAR-EST/1031/2014): Evolution and resilience of
barrier island systems; Project SHORE (PTDC/MAR-EST/3485/2012)
Shoreface morphodynamics: an integrated
approach.
EXPERIENCE AS
SCIENTIFIC ADVISOR
PhD supervision
2012-2016: Maria Klein
“Recruitment patterns and processes of reef fish species in a temperate coastal
system”(FCT Fellowship SFRH/BD/72970/2010). PhD in Marine Ecology, Algarve
University, July 2016.
2011-2015: Farahnaz
Nissa Solomon. “Connectivity patterns and early life history of the black-faced blenny Tripterygion
delaisi (Cadenat and Blache, 1970)”. European
doctoral programme on Marine Ecosystem Health and
Conservation (MARES), EU funding. Algarve University, July October 2015.
Sónia Cristina Cardoso
(2008-2011, did not finish) “Small scale spatial patterns of variation of reef
fish larvae - implications for retention”, (FCT Fellowship SFRH/BD/41683/2007).
Other supervision: seven master theses and several internships and FCT BGCT (science management) fellowships.
PARTICIPATION IN ACADEMIC JURIS
PhD Thesis
Member of the jury as
main supervisor of Maria Klein. “Recruitment patterns and processes of reef fish
species in a temperate coastal system”. PhD in Marine Ecology, Algarve
University, July 2016.
Member of the jury as
main supervisor of Farahnaz Nissa Solomon. “Connectivity patterns and
early life history of the black-faced blenny Tripterygion delaisi (Cadenat
and Blache, 1970)”. European doctoral programme on Marine Ecosystem Health and
Conservation (MARES). October 2015.
External Referee of the PhD thesis of Manuel Muntoni:
“A multidisciplinary approach for puzzling over fish connectivity in the
Mediterranean Sea: The role of early life history stages of red mullet (Mullus barbatus)”, university of
Cagliari. February 2015
Member of the jury as
main opponent in the thesis of Fabiana C. Félix Hackradt. “Ecology of Mediterranean reef fish early life
history stages, population connectivity and implications for marine protected
areas design”. Universidad de Murcia. December 2012.
Msc Thesis: Member of the jury of 10 Msc thesis.
Book
Chapters
Borges, R., Faria, A., Faria, C. 2016. Embryonic and Larval Development. In “Practical Notions on Fish Health and Production”, 28-44.
Bentham e-books. DOI: 10.2174/97816810826771160101
Borges, R., Faria, C.,
Gil, F., Gonçalves, E.J. 2011. Early Development of Gobies. In "The Biology of Gobies":
401-458. Eds RT.A. Patzner R., Van Tassell JL, Kova IM, Kapoor BG et al.
Enfield Science Publishers.
Papers in
international scientific periodicals with referee
Matias, A, Carrasco, A.R., Ramos, A.A.,
Borges, R. 2020. Engaging children in geosciences through storytelling and creative
dance. Geosci. Commun., 3, 167–177. https://doi.org/10.5194/gc-3-167-2020.
Solomon, FN, Rodrigues, D, Gonçalves, EJ,
Serrão, EA, Borges, R.2017. Larval development and allometric growth of the
black-faced blenny Tripterygion delaisi. Journal of Fish Biology. doi:
10.1111/jfb.13286.
Klein, M., Van
Beveren, E., Rodrigues, D., Serrão, EA., Caselle, JA., Gonçalves, EJ., Borges,
R."Small-scale temporal patterns of recruitment and hatching of Atlantic
horse mackerel (l.) at a nearshore reef area". Fisheries Oceanography
27(6). https://doi.org/10.1111/fog.12269.
Klein, M., Teixeira,S., Assis, J., Gonçalves,
E.J., Serrão, E.A., Borges, R. 2016. High interannual variability in connectivity and
genetic pool of a temperate clingfish explained by oceanographic processes. PlosOne. PLoS ONE 11(12): e0165881.
doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0165881
Beveren, E.V., Klein,
M., Serrão, E.A., Gonçalves, E.J., Borges, R. 2016. Early life history of
larvae and early juvenile Atlantic horse mackerel Trachurus trachurus off the Portuguese west coast. Fisheries Research 183:111-118.
Jesus-Leibovitza, L., Faria, C., Baioa, A.M.,
Borges, R. 2015. Exploring marine biodiversity through inquiry with primary school
students: a successful journey? Education 3-13. DOI:10.1080/03004279.2015.1107612
Faria, A.M., Borges,
R., Gonçalves, E.J. 2014. Critical swimming speeds of wild-caught sand-smelt Atherina presbyter larvae. Journal
of Fish Biology 85(3):
953–959. DOI:10.1111/jfb.12456
Cunha, A.H., Erzini, K., Serrão, E.A.,
Gonçalves, E., Borges, R., Henriques, M., Henriques, V., Guerra, M., Duarte,
C., Marbá, N., 2014. Biomares, a LIFE project to restore and manage the
biodiversity of Prof. Luiz Saldanha Marine Park. Journal of Coastal Conservation 18, 643-655. DOI 10.1007/s11852-014-0336-x
Teixeira,S., Candeias, R., Klein, M., Serrão,
E.A., Borges, R. 2013. Characterization of 15 polymorphic microsatellite loci
in the temperate reef fish Lepadogaster
lepadogaster, developed using 454-sequencing. Conservation Genetics Resources, DOI 10.1007/s12686-012-9732-4
Borges, R.; Vaz, J.,
Serrão, E.A. and Gonçalves. E.J. 2009. Short-term temporal fluctuation of
very-nearshore larval fish assemblages at the Arrábida Marine Park (Portugal). Journal of Coastal Research, SI 56 (I):
376-380.
Monteiro, J., Borges,
R., Robalo, J., Almada, V.C., Gonçalves, E.J. 2008. Larval development of Gobius xanthocephalus with genetic
validation of larval identification. Journal
of Fish Biology 72, 1-16.
Borges, R., Beldade,
R., Gonçalves, E.J. 2007. Vertical structure of very nearshore larval fish
assemblages in a temperate rocky coast. Marine
Biology DOI 10.1007/s00227-006-0574-z
Borges, R.,
Ben-Hamadou, R. R., Chícharo, M.A., Ré, P., Gonçalves, E.J. 2007. Horizontal
spatial and temporal patterns of nearshore larval fish assemblages at a
temperate rocky shore. Estuarine, Coastal
and Shelf Science 71, 412-428.
Beldade, R., Borges,
R., Gonçalves, E.J. 2006. Depth distribution of nearshore temperate fish larval
assemblages near rocky substrates. Journal
of Plankton Research DOI: 10.1093/plankt/fbl035
Borges, R., Faria, C.,
Gil, M.F., Gonçalves, E.J., Almada, V.C. 2003.Embryonic and larval development
of Gobius paganellus (Pisces:
Gobiidae). Journal of the Marine
Biological Association of the United Kingdom, 83, 1151-1156.
Gil, F., Borges, R.,
Faria, C., Gonçalves, E.J. 2002. Early development of the red mouthed goby, Gobius cruentatus (Gobiidae). Journal of the Marine Biological Association
of the United Kingdom, 82, 161-163.
Faria, C., Borges, R., Gil, M.F., Almada, V.C., Gonçalves,
E.J. 2002. Embryonic and larval development of Lipophrys
pholis (Pisces: Blenniidae). Scientia Marina, 66 (1): 21-26
Borges, R., Oliveira, R.F., Almada, V.C.,
Canário, A. 1998. Short-term social modulation of 11-ketotestosterone levels in males of
the cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus
during male-female interactions. Acta
Ethologica, I (1-2), 43-48.
Other publications:
Implementação do Parque Marinho Professor Luiz
Saldanha (Parque Natural da Arrábida): Ponto de situação realizado no âmbito do
Projeto de conservação e gestão BIOMARES (Feb 2015). (booklet for outreach
about the value of a MPA).
Borges,R. 2012. Investigação no Parque Marinho Luiz Saldanha –
Larvas de peixes costeiros. Ecologia- revista da Sociedade Portuguesa de
Ecologia Nº3
Referee work in the following peer reviewed journals
Diseases of Aquatic
Organisms; Environmental Biology of Fishes; Fisheries Oceanography;
Hydrobiologia; Integrative and Comparative Biology; Journal of Coastal
Researsch. Scientific Committee Int. Coastal Symp. (Lisbon2009); Journal of
Fish Biology; Marine Ecology Progress Series; Scientia Marina.
COMMUNICATIONS IN OCEAN LITERACY AND SCIENCE COMMUNICATION MEETINGS
Borges, R. 2020. Educating a Blue Generation. 7th EMSEA Annual Conference, 16-20 Sep, S. Miguel, Azores, Portugal
Borges, R. Veiga-Pires, C. 2017. Controversial issues and biodiversity preservation. ECSITE Annual Conference 2017, 15-17 jun, Porto, Portugal.
Borges, R. Teachers and Explainers: In it together? Reverse session at the ECSITE Annual Conference 2016, 9-11 jun, Graz, Austria.
Borges, R., Moura, A., Reis, E., Veiga Pires, C. 2016. Um laboratório comum- Dois Centros em Rede. SciComPT.2016, 26-27 May, Lisbon, Portugal.
Moura, A., Pescada, J., Baioa, A., Freitas, R., Drago, T., Borges, R. Os Centros de Ciência na promoção da Investigação em Ciências do Mar. SciComPT.2016, 26-27 May, Lisbon, Portugal.
Santos, S., Teixeira de Sousa, I., Pescada, J., Borges, R. 2016. Projetos de Investigação com Centros de Ciência: Uma mais-valia para a disseminação. SciComPT.2016, 26-27 May, Lisbon, Portugal.
Pescada, J., Santos, M.C., Borges, R. 2016.A robótica como ferramenta para motivar alunos para as áreas STEM. SciComPT.2016, 26-27 May, Lisbon, Portugal.
Borges, R. 2016. O papel dos Centros Ciência Viva. Invited speaker for Plenary Session, Ciência e Cultura - novos desafios, outros conceitos, IX Congresso Português de Sociologia.Faro, Portugal, 6-8 July 2016.
2015: Co-organization of the Science Communication Conference SciComPT.2015, 28-29 May, Lagos, Portugal.
Borges, R., Freitas, R., Vaz, B., Silva, C.P. 2015. Para lá do Projecto PLACES: Os Centros de Ciência como promotores de processos participativos. SciCom PT 2015, 28-29 May 2015.
Faria, C., Jesus-Leibovitz,L., Baioa, A.M., Borges, R. 2015. PMM as a tool for assessing learning during a school visit. SciCom PT 2015, 28-29 May 2015.
Santos, S., Pescada, J.C., Borges, R. 2015. Shows de ciência: o que resulta e o que não resulta. SciCom PT 2015, 28-29 May 2015.
Santos,S., Freitas, R., Ferreira, D., Pescada, J.C., Borges, R. 2015. Comunicar ciência a crianças com necessidades educativas especiais. SciCom PT 2015, 28-29 May 2015.
Vaz, P., Afonso, M.T., Carvalho, A., Moura, A., Baioa, A., Freitas, R., Ferreira, D.,Borges,R. 2015. O Projecto Voluntariado Ambiental para a Água: um exemplo eficaz de “Citizen Science”. SciCom PT 2015, 28-29 May 2015.
Santos, S., Pescada, J., Freitas, R., Moura, A., Ferreira, D., Cavaquinho, V., Borges, R. 2015. Hands-on science in the Kindergarten (Poster). XI Conferência Internacional Hands-on Science - HSCI 2015 "12th Annual Conference on Hands-on Science- Science Education with and for Society" de 28 a 31 de Julho 2015, Madeira.
Freitas, R., Baioa, A., Borges, R. 2015. Hands-on fieldwork (Poster). XI Conferência Internacional Hands-on Science – HSCI 2015 "12th Annual Conference on Hands-on Science- Science Education with and for Society" de 28 a 31 de Julho 2015, Madeira.
Baioa, A., Freitas, R., Borges, R. 2014. O trabalho de campo em contexto não formal no ensino das ciências - Um estudo de caso (comunicação oral). XV Encontro Nacional de Educação em Ciências ENEC 2014, 2 - 5 March 2014, Faro.
Borges, R., Freitas, R., Vaz, B., Silva, C., Baioa, A., Moura, A., Santos, S., Pescada, J. 2014. Ouvir e envolver os cidadãos para a gestão sustentada do território: O caso do Pego do Inferno, Tavira (Poster). SciCom PT 2014, 3-June 2014, Universidade do Porto.
Baioa, A., Borges, R. 2014. Realistic model-eliciting activities based on IBSE - An experience to repeat. XI Hands-on Science – HSCI 2014 "11th Annual Conference on Hands-on Science- Science Education with and for Society" 21 - 25 de July 2014, Aveiro (Oral).
Santos, S., Borges, R.: Light my Fire. XI Hands-on Science – HSCI 2014 "11th Annual Conference on Hands-on Science- Science Education with and for Society" 21 - 25 de July 2014, Aveiro (science show).
Borges, R., Baioa, A., Freitas, R., Drago, T. 2014. Field work to motivate students in to Marine Sciences (poster communication). 1st International Marine Science Communication Conference (IMSCC 2014), 8-9 September, Porto.
Jesus, L., Baioa, A., Borges, R., Faria, C. 2014. Exploring marine biodiversity through inquiry with elementary school students: a successful journey? (poster communication). 1st International Marine Science Communication Conference (IMSCC 2014), 8-9 September, Porto.
COMMUNICATIONS IN SCIENTIFIC MEETINGS
26 oral and 21 poster communications in scientific international meetings
OTHER DISSEMINATION ACTIONS
Participatory/ collaborative workshops
R. Borges has collaborated in the organization of the collaborative World Café on Coastal Erosion, organized by the EU Project MARINA (Faro, 21 January 2017).
Borges,R.; Gonçalves, EJ. Investigação no Parque Marinho Luiz Saldanha: padrões de recrutamento e conectividade e o efeito de reserva nas populações de peixes. Workshop TerMar, Propostas para a Gestão. Caloura, S. Miguel, Junho 2012. [invited oral communication].
AWARDS AND FELLOWSHIPS RECEIVED
2012- Honrable mention
of the Sesimbra scientific award, Prémio Científico Sesimbra to the work Faria,
A.; Borges, R. “Conhecer para Proteger – a fase larvar dos peixes no Parque
Marinho Luiz Saldanha”.
2009/2010:
Fulbright Grant to develop research at the Marine Science Institute, University
of California Santa Barbara, USA
2006-2012:
SFRH / BPD / 23743 / 2005
2002-2005: SFRH/BD/4852/2001
1994-1996: Praxis XXI BM/1301/94
