Leonardo Lopes is from Porto and holds a Master degree in Communication Sciences (specialization in Culture and Science) from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto (2022) and a Bachelor’s degree in Information Science from the Faculty of Arts and Humanities and Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (2020). In terms of research, his current interests are in science communication, health communication, storytelling strategies, communication models, environmental education and media narratives. His interests also focus on content analysis, visual communication and methods for organizing information and knowledge. Based on a particular interest in the area of science communication – as a tool that allows to bridge the gap between science and the public, but also to consult and understand them in order to build the scientific agenda – he worked as a Trainer in a workshop about the relevance of augmented reality in the climate context (2021), within the scope of the project co-funded by the European Union “1Planet4All – Empowering youth, living EU values, tackling climate change”. Leonardo was also co-author of the paper “Climate Change in Twitter Conversations” (2021), presented at the ClimaEnRedes Seminar, organized by the University of Navarra. His interest for visual discourse, science communication and environment related issues, materialized in the realization of a Dissertation on “The power of image in the communication of Climate Change: a historical-comparative study of visual coverage in the press” (2022). Currently, Leonardo Lopes is a student at the University of Porto and integrates the ITR (ISPUP) through the Health Communication Laboratory, acting as a research fellow in the project “FOREST FM – Involving young people in rural fire prevention through a participatory radio program” (PCIF/AGT/0087/2019).
