Press Releases

• Applications open for the 5th FCT Advanced Computing Project Call
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• Applications open for the 7th edition Call Stimulus to Individual Scientific Employment
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• João Monjardino Award 2024 "Rare Genetic Diseases: Detection and Therapy"
  ( pdf, 118 KB )
• European Research Council to support 5 more Portuguese projects
  ( pdf, 191 KB )
• FCT releases provisional results of Call FCT-Tenure
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• FCT has released the provisional results of Call Exploratory Projects in all scientific fields
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• FCT has released the provisional results of the annual Call of Studentships of Research for Doctoral Degrees.
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• Science 2024 heads to Invicta for One Health and global well-being
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• FCT has released the provisional results of Call for research projects "April 25 and Portuguese democracy"
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• European Research Council to fund three more projects led by Portuguese researchers
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• Creation of Campus Ciência XXI begins on March 22nd
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• Applications for the 2nd edition of RESTART Programme open on April 9th
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• FCT opens 1500 vacancies on Call of Studentships for PhDs 2024
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• FCT and PlanAPP launch 2nd edition of Call Science4Policy for science for public policy studies
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• Agreement on research evaluation reform debated in Porto
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• European Research Council to support 5 more Portuguese projects
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• Impact of FCT funding on research careers in Portugal
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• Foundation for Science and Technology reinforces support for research in all areas of knowledge
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• Arquivo.pt Award 2024 applications now open
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• FCT awards 1488 Studentships for doctoral research
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• FCT presents new measures to support the scientific community with PRR funds on National Day for Scientific Culture
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• Portugal has already received 81 million euros from the European Research Council
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• FCT-Tenure with 1000 vacancies for doctoral graduates
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• Final results of the RESTART Programme
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• Portugal has already received 179.6 M€ from the EU's Widening program to support research and innovation
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• FCT and PlanAPP launch Call Science4Policy for science studies for public policies
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• FCT organizes workshop on funding for sustainable research careers
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• L'Oréal Portugal Medals of Honour for Women in Science 2023
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• Research in Portugal receives another 7.7 million euros from the European Research Council
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• FCT has released the provisional results of the annual Call of Studentships of Research for Doctoral Degrees.
  ( pdf, 99 KB )
• FCT publishes the Notice of the Call of the Evaluation of R&D Units 2023-2024
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• FCT launches ERC Portugal Pre-Assessment Program
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• Foundation for Science and Technology makes "FCT in Numbers" available online
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• João Monjardino Award Ceremony 2022
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• National workshop "Attractive and Sustainable Careers in R&D
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• Applications for the 6th edition of the CEEC Individual open tomorrow
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• FCT opens its 2023 call for the award of 1450 PhD Studentships
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• FCT has opened the applications to RESTART Programme
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• Arquivo.pt Award 2023 now open for submissions
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• FCT opens applications to RESTART Programme on February 15th
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• GEE and FCT launch Prize "Impact of Science on Economy and Society in Portugal" with a total value of 12 thousand euros to distinguish scientific articles
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• FCT promotes session on World Science Day and presents new support to the scientific community
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• FCT opened the 5th edition of Call Stimulus for Individual Scientific Employment
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• Portugal hosts Open edX - the world's premier event on technology in education and training
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• Session "25 years of FCT in Science: Scientific Employment and Scientific Careers
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• Opens tomorrow the Call FCT for the allocation of 1450 Studentships for PhD Research 2022
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• FCT and "la Caixa" Foundation renew Collaboration Framework Agreement
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• Foundation for Science and Technology opens 25th anniversary celebrations with conference "25 years of FCT in Science: Opportunities and Challenges
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• FCT has opened the applications to Call for R&D Projects in All Scientific Domains
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• Second Session of the FCT 25th Anniversary Program is dedicated to "Advanced Training and Doctorates
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• FCT begins first evaluation and multi-year funding of Clinical Academic Centers
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• Arquivo.pt Award 2022 already opened
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• ERC distinguished 4 Portuguese projects in the Proof of Concept Grants
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• Scientific Computing Conferences 2021 take place at the Polytechnic of Leiria
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• Applications are open for the Arquivo.pt Prize 2021
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• EllaLink's transatlantic submarine cable anchored in Portugal
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• FCT and "la Caixa" Foundation support 12 Portuguese health research projects
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• FCT opened the Call for Attribution of Studentships of Research for Doctorate 2021
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• FCT and Google collaborate to support Portuguese research in Artificial Intelligence (AI)
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• Arquivo.pt Award 2021 chooses the winners
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• Lisbon Welcomes European Humanities Conference
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• Launch of the 1st edition of the João Monjardino Award 2021
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• Results from Call of Studentships of Research for Doctorate Maria de Sousa
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• Deucalion: the new world-class green supercomputer in Portugal
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• Pulido Valente Science Awards Ceremony 2019 and 2020 Event takes place on June 15, at the Thalia Theater, in Lisbon
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• Applications open for the L'Oréal Portugal Women in Science Award
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• FCT awards 1450 new Studentships for PhD research
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• FCT released results of the support "COVID-19 impact on hate crimes and violence
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• Future of the Arctic is discussed in Portugal with the participation of more than 1000 scientists
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• Future of the Arctic is discussed in Portugal with the participation of more than 1000 scientists
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• FCT opens Call of Studentships for Maria de Sousa PhD Research
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• FCT and AIR strengthen RCTS in the Azores
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• National Research and Education Network is the first with a fiber connection to the new European network
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• "Do Delete Cyberbullying" Internet Safety Center marks Safer Internet Day
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• FCT opened the Call of Studentships of Research for PhD 2020
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• RCTS increases fiber optic coverage and installs Advanced Computing Competence Center at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro
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• 3797 Applicants to Call from Studentships for FCT PhDs 400 more applications submitted than in Call last year
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• Support "RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" funds 66 research projects
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• FCT released the results of the 3rd Call of Stimulus for Scientific Employment - Individual
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• FCT released the results of the 3rd edition of Call of Projects for the Prevention and Combat of Forest Fires
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• FCT announced results of the "GENDER RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" support
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• FCT hosts the 12th Meeting of the Research Policy Group (RPG)
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• FCT opens applications for Gender Research 4 Covid-19 support
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• Support "RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" opens applications for the 2nd edition
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• Security issues on the Colibri platform for collaboration with the higher education and scientific community
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• Press Release_Result_IC&DT_Projects_Contest
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• FCT published Results from Call of IC&DT Projects in all scientific domains
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• "RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" for pandemic response
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• Call of IC&DT Projects in the region of the Montesinho Natural Park
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• Project RCTS 100 inaugurated at the Polytechnic Institute of Bragança
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• FCT opens Call for R&D projects AI 4 COVID-19: Data Science and Artificial Intelligence in Public Administration
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• Applications are open for the Arquivo.pt Award
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• Call FCT approves 12 research projects for COVID-19
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• NAU offers online course "Telework in Times of Isolation
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• The winners of the 3rd Edition of the Arquivo.pt 2020 Award have been announced
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• FCT projects the use of Remote Evaluation Systems in higher education
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• FCT opens Call of Studentships research for PhD "DOCTORATES 4 COVID-19
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• "Online for Human Rights
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• Arquivo.pt Award 2019 has the High Patronage of His Excellency the President of the Republic
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• Deputy Director General of the European Commission's DG Connect in debate on Innovation
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• NASA Internships for Students 3rd Edition
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• Open Science between Portugal and Latin American countries
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• Results from Call Stimulus for Individual Scientific Employment
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• 19 Projects approved in the 1st Call of Forest Fires Research
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• "Regaining trust in the Internet" is the central theme of the 8th edition of the Portuguese Internet Governance Forum Initiative
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• Portuguese beaches receive the Safe Internet Center's Summer Campaign
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• Arquivo.pt Award 2019 - Applications open
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• European Research Council holds meeting in Portugal
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• FCT releases summary of activity in 2018
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• Launch of the NAU Platform will take place on April 3rd
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• National Scientific Computing Journeys 2019 take place this week at the University of the Azores
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• OECD Conference "Innovation for a Sustainable Ocean: Observatories and Knowledge Networks
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• Young Portuguese woman travels to Kourou to watch the launching of Space Rocket
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• FCT signs Memorandum with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
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• FCT and AKDN launch second Call of projects
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• FCT Opens Applications for Technological Internships at CERN, ESA, ESO and EMBL
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• Arquivo.pt Prize 2019 announced winners of the 2nd edition
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• 1350 Studentships doctoral degrees awarded on Call from 2019
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• Construction of new undersea fiber-optic cable will bring Europe and Latin America closer together
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• FCT opens Call of Studentships for PhD 2019
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• Pulido Valente Science Prize 2018 awarded to two Researchers
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• Pulido Valente Award 2017 distinguishes iMM PhD student
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• Announced the results of Call for the attribution of 500 contracts for researchers - Call de Estímulo do Emprego Científico - Individual
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• FCT launches the 2nd edition of the Arquivo.pt Prize in 2019
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• Fernando Gil International Prize 2017 awarded to Emily Grosholz
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• Delivery of the Arquivo.pt 2018 Awards at the Science Meeting 2018
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• 15th edition of the L'Oréal Portugal Women in Science Award
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• Keep it Cool!' hits the Portuguese beaches for a safer Internet Safe Internet Center launches Summer Campaign
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• Applications Open for Technology Internships at CERN, ESA, ESO and EMBL
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• Safe Internet Center of Portugal and Luxembourg hold prevention actions for young people
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• Contract that will enable new Internet speeds between Europe and Latin America signed
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• Iniciativa Ibérica de Investigação e Inovação Biomédica, i4b"- Presentation of selected projects laCaixa
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• ESA celebrates 25 years of Technological Support Program in Portugal
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• FCT awards 963 Studentships Doctoral grants at Call Individual 2018
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• Scientific Computing Conference starts tomorrow in Braga FCT event takes place from April 11th to 13th at INL facilities
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• Communication of the results of the Call of R&D Projects 2017 concluded
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• Call from Studentships of Technology Internships at CERN
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• Internet Governance under debate tomorrow at Aveiro University
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• Applications Open for the Fernando Gil International Prize 2019
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• FCT launches Arquivo.pt awards
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• Portugal marks Safer Internet Day
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• RCAAP celebrates 10 years
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• 950 Studentships doctoral degrees awarded at Call Individual 2018
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• NewSpace Atlantic Summit 2018
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• FCT and AKDN launch first project Call
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• Portugal hosts European Event on Active Aging
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• Portugal joins a consortium to develop personalized medicine in Europe
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• Opening of Call "Stimulating Individual Scientific Employment 2017"
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• Studentships FCT releases results of Call for the Attribution of Doctoral Awards 2017
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• Arquivo.pt celebrates 10th anniversary Archive.pt makes available more than 52 million science files
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• FCT opens Call for the attribution of the title of Collaborative Laboratory
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• FCT and European Molecular Biology Laboratory sign agreement for technological internships
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• Internet Governance in debate that brings together Public, Private, Technical, Academia and Civil Society
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• Portugal, Europe and the European Research Council A decade of ERC in Portugal
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• Protocol between FCT and IGFEJ signed
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• Studentships FCT releases results of the Call for the Attribution of Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowships 2016
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• Luxembourg National Research Fund and Foundation for Science and Technology strengthen collaboration for joint project funding
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• GigaPIX increases Web connection quality with another localization
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• FCT opens the first Call for research on forest fires
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• Conference Democracy and Europe - Our Common Future?
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• Neurons that "burn" fat. 2016 Pulido Valente Prize distinguishes research in the Neurosciences
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• NAU Project Consortium Signing
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• Portuguese students can apply for internships at NASA
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• CERN seeks industrial partners in Portugal
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• FCT supports Studentships for Technological Internships at CERN, ESA and ESO
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• You go on vacation and they go with you Safe Internet Center launches Net with Awareness web series
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• Pulido Valente Science Award for research into immunity against malaria
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• FCT | FCCN project allows rediscovering websites from the past
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• Applications for the Fernando Gil Award run until December
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• Internet Privacy. Rights and Responsibilities, what Future?
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• Make a Difference for a Better Internet
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• "Portugal joins the European Safer Internet Day celebrations with a seminar open to the public
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• Portuguese lead research in building world's largest radio telescope
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• FCT|FCCN organizes annual conference at ISCTE in Lisbon February 10, 11 and 12
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• Ceremony of the first Digital Inclusion and Literacy Awards
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• European Safer Internet Day_ Safer Internet Center launches mobile App and boosts more than 700 actions
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• Call from Studentships Individuals 2014
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• Europe's advanced communication service networks for research and education meet in Portugal
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• Audit of Scientific Repositories reveals reliability
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• FCT makes half a million euros available for Digital Inclusion and Literacy Projects
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• World experts debate the future of Internet Governance: opportunities and innovation
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• Portugal participates for the first time in the European Campaign Get Online Week 2015
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• Constitution of the Portuguese Coalition for Digital Employability
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• The results of the Regional Digital Index (IDR 2014) have been released: Lisbon maintains total supremacy
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• FCT and CNCS sign protocol for the transition of the national computer incident response functions
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• Portuguese companies win contracts to build world's most advanced optical telescope
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• More than 200 new contracts for Ph.D. researchers
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• Fulbright and FCT sign protocols that intensify cooperation and scientific exchange between Portugal and the United States
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• European and Brazilian Portuguese translation of the Accessibility Guidelines for Web Content
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• European Research Council President in Lisbon for ERC Special Day
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• ERC_Country Sheet
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• Open Access Week 2014
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• Safe Internet Center promotes joint action with GNR to promote digital literacy
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• Online Knowledge Library celebrates 10th anniversary
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• FCT's President visits Carnegie Mellon University and strengthens cooperation ties with Portugal
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• Internet Governance under debate at the Forum for the Information Society
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• Digital inclusion in economic development
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• National Science Foundation (USA) visits Portugal for Best Practice Assessment in Biopharmaceuticals
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• European Safer Internet Day Safe Internet Center organizes more than 600 actions all over the country, from February 11th to 28th
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• Internet Governance Forum 2014 Workshops with involvement of Portuguese organizations and/or speakers
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• UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN HOSTS FCT PRESIDENT
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• Miguel Seabra elected President of Science Europe
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• Space Forum hosts launch of ESA Incubator in Portugal
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• The present and future of Internet governance under debate
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• ERC in a nutshell
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• Portuguese delegation visit to São Paulo establishes scientific collaboration with FAPESP
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• Third edition of Call Investigator FCT will fund more than 150 new contracts for doctoral researchers
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• FCT presents the results of an analysis of the National System of Research and Innovation
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• Horizon 2020 for research and innovation launched in Portugal
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• FCT presents the results of an analysis of the National System of Research and Innovation
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• European Space Expo visits Lisbon
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• Google and Safe Internet Center launch online safety guide in Portuguese
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• European Safer Internet Day 2013
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• FCT and CRUP hold joint meeting to review Call for FCT PhD Programs
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• FCT and FAPESP sign memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in science, technology and innovation between Portugal and Brazil
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• 4th Going Local Portugal edition in Lisbon
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• Launch of the network of District Coordinators for Digital Inclusion and Literacy
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• ICT Forum brings Europe and Africa together
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• Reinforcing the international competitiveness of the Portuguese Scientific System
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• Safe Internet Center launches new website on safe Internet use - www.internetsegura.pt
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• FCT, CRUP and CMU sign agreement to continue partnership until 2017
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• Fighting info-exclusion and promoting employability
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• Examples of actions taking place in various parts of the country_annex
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• Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia and University of Texas at Austin sign agreement to renew UT Austin|Portugal Program
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• New European infrastructure for research in Structural Biology open to Portuguese scientists
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• Scientific and Technical Translation Award Ceremony
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• European Space Agency launches space technology transfer program in Portugal
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• Official opening of the Science and Technology Archive, FCT's new public consultation structure
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