UAlg awards PhD Honoris Causa to Carlos M. Duarte

The University of Algarve will award the title of Doctor Honoris Causa to Carlos M. Duarte, on March 2th, in a public ceremony open to the entire community, which will take place at 3.30pm, at the Grande Auditório Caixa Geral de Depósitos, Gambelas Campus.
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Carlos M. Duarte is Ibn Sina Distinguished Professor of Marine Science at the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), in Saudi Arabia, and CEO of the Global Coral R&D Accelerator Platform.  Duarte was Director of the Oceans Institute at The University of Western Australia and held positions in Spain, Norway and Denmark. Duarte’s research addresses the effects of global change on marine ecosystems and the development of ocean-based solutions to global challenges. He has also contributed to research on coastal ecosystems in the Algarve and has co-supervised several master and doctoral students at the University of Algarve. He developed evidence-based strategies to rebuild the abundance of marine life by 2050, and leads efforts to solve the coral reef crisis. Building on his research showing mangroves, seagrasses and salt-marshes to be globally-relevant carbon sinks, he developed, working with different UN agencies, the concept of Blue Carbon as a nature-based solution to climate change. His research, across all oceans, depths, organisms and ecosystem types, has led to more than 1000 scientific papers with relevance to all seventeen SDGs  of the 2030 Agenda. Duarte is ranked as the top marine biologist and the 12th most influential climate scientist worldwide (Reuters), and has received multiple accolades. On April 16 2025, he was presented by the Emperor of Japan with the Japan Prize 2025 for his “contribution to our understanding of marine ecosystem in a changing earth, especially through pioneering research on Blue Carbon”. He serves as Chief Scientist at E1 and is heavily involved with sustainability in sports. He holds honorary doctorates from the Universities of Utrecht and Quebec.

The session will be broadcast online on UAlg's YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Register to attend the ceremony here.

Program

3:00 pm

Reception of guests

3:30 pm

Academic procession

Musical moment

Rector's Speech

Laudatio given by the sponsor

Imposition of doctoral insignia

Speech of the new doctor

Closing ceremony

Musical moment

Academic procession

5:00 pm

Cocktail

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