Press releases

• Applications open for the Belmiro de Azevedo Foundation Prize with FCT support
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• Applications open for Call for Studentships 2025
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• FCT's New Policy on Open Access to Scientific Publications promotes the visibility of scientific production
  ( pdf, 158 KB )
• Nominations are now open for the Arquivo.pt 2025 Award
  ( pdf, 159 KB )

• FCT released the provisional results of the 2nd edition of the RESTART Programme
  ( pdf, 125 KB )
• Call for Applications for Exploratory Research Projects in all Scientific Fields 2024
  ( pdf, 157 KB )
• FCT funds 1,778 new doctoral positions between October 2024 and the end of 2025
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• Arquivo.PT receives award for Best Central Public Administration Project
  ( pdf, 136 KB )
• New "FCT Mobility" program supports international mobility of researchers
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• FCT launches "DoutorAP": new Scientific Training Program for Public Administration
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• Strengthening European Digital Connections with Polar Connect
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• Applications open for FCT's 5th Call for Advanced Computing Projects
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• Applications open for the 7th Call Encourage Individual Scientific Employment
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• João Monjardino Prize 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 the Call for Exploratory Projects in all scientific fields
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• FCT has released the provisional results of the annual Call for PhD Research Studentships
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• Science 2024 heads to Invicta for One Health and global well-being
  ( pdf, 766 KB )
• FCT has released the provisional results of the 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 the RESTART Programme open on April 9
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• FCT opens 1500 places in the Call Doctoral Studentships 2024
  ( pdf, 136 KB )
• FCT and PlanAPP launch 2nd edition of Call Science4Policy for science studies for public policies
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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 PhD research Studentships
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• FCT presents new measures to support the scientific community with PRR funds on National Day for Scientific Culture
  ( pdf, 136 KB )
• Portugal has already received 81 million euros from the European Research Council
  ( pdf, 180 KB )
• 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
  ( pdf, 172 KB )
• FCT and PlanAPP launch Science4Policy Call for science studies for public policies
  ( pdf, 106 KB )
• FCT organizes workshop on funding for sustainable research careers
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• L'Oréal Portugal Medals of Honor for Women in Science 2023
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• Research in Portugal receives another 7.7 million euros from the European Research Council
  ( pdf, 117 KB )
• FCT has released the provisional results of the annual Call for PhD Research Studentships
  ( pdf, 99 KB )
• FCT publishes Notice of the Call for the Evaluation of R&D Units 2023-2024
  ( pdf, 89 KB )
• FCT launches ERC Portugal Pre-Assessment Program
  ( pdf, 86 KB )
• Foundation for Science and Technology makes "FCT in Figures" available online
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• João Monjardino Award ceremony 2022
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• National workshop "Attractive and Sustainable R&D Careers"
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• Applications for the 6th edition of the CEEC Individual open tomorrow
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• FCT opens 1450 places in the Call Doctoral Studentships 2023
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• FCT has opened applications for the RESTART Programme
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• Arquivo.pt Award 2023 opens for nominations
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• FCT opens RESTART Programme applications on February 15th
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• GEE and FCT launch "Impact of Science on the Economy and Society in Portugal" prize worth 12,000 euros to honor 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 has opened the 5th edition of the Call Encourage Individual Scientific Employment
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• Portugal hosts Open edX - the world's leading 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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• FCT Call opens tomorrow for 1450 PhD Research Studentships 2022
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• FCT and "la Caixa" Foundation renew Framework Collaboration 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 applications for the Call for R&D Projects in All Scientific Fields
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• Second session of FCT's 25th anniversary program dedicated to "Advanced Training and Doctorates"
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• FCT begins first evaluation and multi-annual funding of Academic Clinical Centers
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• Arquivo.pt Award 2022 applications now open
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• ERC awarded 4 Portuguese projects Proof of Concept Grants
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• Scientific Computing Days 2021 take place at the Polytechnic of Leiria
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• Nominations are now 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
  ( pdf, 135 KB )
• FCT opens Call for PhD Research Studentships 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 its winners
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• Lisbon hosts European Humanities Conference
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• Launch of the 1st edition of the João Monjardino Prize 2021
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• Results of the Call for PhD Research Studentships Maria de Sousa
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• Deucalion: Portugal's new world-class green supercomputer
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• Pulido Valente Science Awards Ceremony 2019 and 2020 Event takes place on June 15 at Teatro Thalia 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 PhD research Studentships
  ( pdf, 136 KB )
• FCT releases results of support for "COVID-19 impact on hate crimes and violence"
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• Future of the Arctic discussed in Portugal with the participation of more than 1000 scientists
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• Future of the Arctic discussed in Portugal with the participation of more than 1000 scientists
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• FCT opens Call for Research Studentships for Doctorate Maria de Sousa
  ( pdf, 176 KB )
• FCT and AIR strengthen RCTS in the Azores
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• National Research and Education Network is the first with fiber connection to new European network
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• "Delete Cyberbullying" Safe Internet Center marks Safer Internet Day
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• FCT opens Call for PhD Research Studentships 2020
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• RCTS increases fiber optic coverage and installs Advanced Computing Competence Center at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro
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• 3797 Applicants to the FCT Doctoral Studentships Call 400 more applications submitted than in last year's Call
  ( pdf, 132 KB )
• RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" funds 66 research projects
  ( pdf, 108 KB )
• FCT announces results of the 3rd Call Stimulate Scientific Employment - Individuals
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• FCT released the results of the 3rd edition of the Call for Projects to Prevent and Fight Forest Fires
  ( pdf, 136 KB )
• FCT announces results of "GENDER RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" support
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• FCT hosts 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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• RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" support opens applications for 2nd edition
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• Security issues on the Colibri platform for collaboration with higher education and the scientific community
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• Press_Note_Result_IC&DT_Projects_Contest
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• FCT published results of the Call IC&DT Projects in all scientific fields
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• "RESEARCH 4 COVID-19" for the response to the pandemic
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• Call IC&DT projects in the Montesinho Natural Park region
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• RCTS 100 project 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 for the Arquivo.pt Prize are now open
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• FCT Call approves 12 research projects for COVID-19
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• NAU offers online course "Teleworking in Times of Isolation"
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• The winners of the 3rd edition of the Arquivo.pt Award 2020 are now known
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• FCT plans to use Remote Assessment Systems in higher education
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• FCT opens Call for doctoral research Studentships "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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• 3rd edition of NASA internships for students
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• Open Science between Portugal and Latin American countries
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• Results of the Call Encourage Individual Scientific Employment
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• 19 projects approved in the 1st Call Research into Forest Fires
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• "Regaining trust in the Internet" is the central theme of the 8th edition of the Portuguese Initiative of the Internet Governance Forum
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• Portuguese beaches host Centro Internet Segura'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 publishes summary of activity in 2018
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• NAU Platform to be launched on April 3rd
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• National Scientific Computing Days 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 space rocket launch
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• FCT signs Memorandum with the University of Massachusetts at Lowell
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• FCT and AKDN launch second Call for projects
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• FCT opens applications for Technological Internships at CERN, ESA, ESO and EMBL
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• Arquivo.pt Award 2019 announces 2nd edition winners
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• 1350 PhD Studentships awarded in Call 2019
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• Construction of new submarine fiber optic cable will bring Europe and Latin America closer together
  ( pdf, 442 KB )
• FCT opens Call for Doctoral Studentships 2019
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• Pulido Valente Science Prize 2018 awarded to two researchers
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• Pulido Valente Prize 2017 honors iMM doctoral student
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• Results of the Call for 500 researcher contracts - Call to Stimulate Scientific Employment - Individual - released
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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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• 2018 Arquivo.pt Awards ceremony at Encontro Ciência 2018
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• 15th edition of the L'Oréal Portugal Women in Science Award
  ( pdf, 198 KB )
• 'Keep it Cool!' hits Portuguese beaches for a safer Internet Centro Internet Segura launches Summer Campaign
  ( pdf, 290 KB )
• Applications open for Technology Internships at CERN, ESA, ESO and EMBL
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• Safe Internet Center of Portugal and Luxembourg carry out prevention actions for young people
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• Contract signed for new internet speeds between Europe and Latin America
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• Iberian Biomedical Research and Innovation Initiative, i4b" - Presentation of selected laCaixa projects
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• ESA celebrates 25 years of the Technology Support Program in Portugal
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• FCT awards 963 PhD Studentships in 2018 Individual Call
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• Scientific Computing Days start tomorrow in Braga FCT event runs from April 11 to 13 at the INL facilities
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• Communication of the results of the Call for R&D Projects 2017 completed
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• Call for Studentships for Technology Internships at CERN
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• Internet governance to be debated tomorrow at the University of Aveiro
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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
  ( pdf, 279 KB )
• RCAAP celebrates 10 years
  ( pdf, 94 KB )
• 950 PhD Studentships awarded in the 2018 Individual Call
  ( pdf, 228 KB )
• NewSpace Atlantic Summit 2018
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• FCT and AKDN launch first Call projects
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• Portugal hosts European event on Active Ageing
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• Portugal joins consortium to develop personalized medicine in Europe
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• Call "Stimulus to Individual Scientific Employment 2017" opens
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• FCT releases results of the Call for PhD Studentships 2017
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• Arquivo.pt celebrates its 10th anniversary Collection of over 52 million science files
  ( pdf, 296 KB )
• FCT opens Call for Collaborative Laboratory titles
  ( pdf, 208 KB )
• FCT and European Molecular Biology Laboratory sign agreement for technological internships
  ( pdf, 393 KB )
• Internet governance in a debate that brings together the public, private, technical, academic and civil society sectors
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• Portugal, Europe and the European Research Council A decade of ERC in Portugal
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• Protocol signed between FCT and IGFEJ
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• FCT releases results of the Call for PhD and Postdoctoral Studentships 2016
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• Luxembourg's National Research Fund and the Foundation for Science and Technology strengthen collaboration to fund joint projects
  ( pdf, 409 KB )
• GigaPIX increases the quality of web connections with another localization
  ( pdf, 220 KB )
• FCT opens first Call for research into forest fires
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• Democracy and Europe - Our Common Future?
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• Neurons that "burn" fat. 2016 edition of the Pulido Valente Prize honors research in the field of Neurosciences
  ( pdf, 420 KB )
• NAU Project consortium signed
  ( pdf, 373 KB )
• Portuguese students can apply for internships at NASA
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• CERN seeks industrial partners in Portugal
  ( pdf, 323 KB )
• FCT supports Studentships for Technological Internships at CERN, ESA and ESO
  ( pdf, 401 KB )
• You go on vacation and they go with you Centro Internet Segura launches web series Net com Consciência
  ( pdf, 527 KB )
• Pulido Valente Science Prize for research into immunity against malaria
  ( pdf, 427 KB )
• FCT | FCCN project makes it possible to find websites from the past
  ( pdf, 399 KB )
• Applications for the Fernando Gil Prize run until December
  ( pdf, 420 KB )
• Internet Privacy. Rights and Responsibilities, what future?
  ( pdf, 432 KB )
• Make a Difference for a Better Internet
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• "Do Your Part for a Better Internet" Portugal joins the European Safer Internet Day celebrations with a seminar open to the public
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• Portuguese lead research into building the 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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• Award ceremony for the first Inclusion and Digital Literacy Awards
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• European Safer Internet Day_ Safer Internet Center launches mobile App and organizes more than 700 actions
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• Call for Individual Studentships 2014
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• Europe's advanced communications services networks for research and education meet in Portugal
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• Audit of Scientific Repositories reveals reliability
  ( pdf, 340 KB )
• FCT provides half a million euros for Digital Inclusion and Literacy Projects
  ( pdf, 389 KB )
• World experts debate the future of Internet Governance: opportunities and innovation
  ( pdf, 277 KB )
• Portugal participates for the first time in the European Get Online Week 2015 Campaign
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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 transition of national computer incident response functions
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• Portuguese companies win contracts to build the world's most advanced optical telescope
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• More than 200 new contracts for doctoral researchers
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• Fulbright and FCT sign protocols to intensify cooperation and scientific exchange between Portugal and the United States
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• Translation into European and Brazilian Portuguese of the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines
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• President of the European Research Council 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 President visits Carnegie Mellon University and strengthens cooperation ties with Portugal
  ( pdf, 515 KB )
• Internet governance debated 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 Evaluation of Good Practices in Biopharmaceuticals
  ( pdf, 175 KB )
• European Safer Internet Day Safe Internet Centre organizes more than 600 actions across the country from February 11 to 28
  ( pdf, 441 KB )
• Internet Governance Forum 2014 Workshops involving Portuguese organizations and/or speakers
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• UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS IN 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 up for debate
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• ERC in a nutshell
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• Visit of Portuguese delegation to São Paulo materializes scientific collaboration with FAPESP
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• Third edition of the FCT Call Researchers will fund more than 150 new contracts for doctoral researchers
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• FCT presents results of analysis of the National Research and Innovation System
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• Horizon 2020 for research and innovation launched in Portugal
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• FCT presents results of analysis of the National Research and Innovation System
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• European Space Expo visits Lisbon
  ( pdf, 552 KB )
• Google and Centro Internet Segura 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 analyze FCT Call for Doctoral Programs
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• FCT and FAPESP sign memorandum of understanding to strengthen cooperation in science, technology and innovation between Portugal and Brazil
  ( pdf, 64 KB )
• 4th edition of Going Local Portugal 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 together Europe and Africa
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• Strengthening the international competitiveness of the Portuguese Scientific System
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• Safe Internet Center launches new website on Internet safety - www.internetsegura.pt
  ( pdf, 363 KB )
• FCT, CRUP and CMU sign agreement to continue partnership until 2017
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• Combating 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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• Foundation for Science and Technology and University of Texas at Austin sign agreement to renew UT Austin|Portugal Program
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• New European structural biology research infrastructure 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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