Engineering and society – prospective remarks, with a focus on Portugal
Journal: U Porto Journal of Engineering
Year: 2024

Engineering researchers and students dedicate most of their working time to the details of the fields they are advancing or studying. Since excessive focus on details may lead to loss of contact with the wider societal context, it is advisable to create opportunities for their exposure to ‘the wider picture’; the topics chosen for this presentation are of transversal interest and expected to provide food-for-thought for those willing to venture outside the strict borders of their discipline. But