Media Coverage & Science Communication
Galway Bay is Calling (2024)
This short documentary explores the story of ‘Galway Bay is Calling‘, a community art project funded by Creative Ireland. The video shows all the activities conducted over three months with three local groups of musicians and singers, and it highlights the premiere of “Leave no Trace”, an original music piece by Naomi Berrill
More details about this project available in the project page
Inclusion in Elsevier/Stanford University World’s Top 2% Scientist List (2022)
Dr Frias is included in the Top 2% scientist list since 2022
European Marine Board (2024)
Third Thursday Science Webinar Series
Dr Frias, co-author of the Navigating the Future VI report, gave a talk on results from the JPI Oceans MicroplastiX project, on 18 July 2024
Air Center Spring School (2022)
Dr Frias was invited to give an online talk at the Air Centre 5th Fortaleza Austral Spring School on November 21st 2022, about monitoring microplastics in different environmental matrices
This event organised by the Portuguese Marine Litter Association (APLM) fostered global partnerships between the Portuguese-speaking countries.
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First episode of 90 seconds of Science
First invited speaker to the Radio show 90 seconds of Science, a outreach and awareness radio show about STEM, where he spoke about different aspects of his research in mainland Portugal and in the Azores archipelago
More details and access to the first episode in Portuguese, available here
ATU marine scientist’s pioneering research on reducing microplastic pollution recognised in Europe (2022)
MSCA Cluster event “Mission Ocean and Waters”
Dr Frias attended the MSCA meeting organised by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) in Brussels, in June 2022.
Oceans Decade for Sustainable Development (2020)
Dia Nacional do Mar (2018)
Dr Frias was invited to give a talk in his alma mater university about his personal journey to reduce marine litter and microplastics pollution in the ocean. The event included the participation of Captain Charles Moore, who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch
TEDx (2013)
Water we doing?
My take on the steps needed to change the world to a better place by protecting the oceans
Interview about microplastic report (2021)
Dr Frias was interviewed for TG 4, about the report Microplastics in the marine environment: Sources, Impacts & Recommendations, where he talked about how microplastic pollution affects the marine environment
Plastic degradation can contribute to climate change
Interview to the Portuguese newspaper Público about Dr Frias’ journey in research and microplastic pollution.
Access the news article here (available in Portuguese)
What do we know about microplastics on the Portuguese coast?
nterview to the Portuguese newspaper Público about Dr Frias’ microplastic research in the Portuguese coast
Access the news article here (available in Portuguese)
