Jan 28, 2013 The mystery of proton size Researchers from the universities of Coimbra and Aveiro contributed to shed light on the mystery of proton size, in a study funded by FCT, now published in Science magazine
Jan 28, 2013 Graphene and Human Brain Project selected as technologies of the future by the European Commission Portuguese universities, research centers and scientists are among the winning teams of the European Commission's Call Future and Emerging Technologies.
Jan 17, 2013 Three researchers awarded with L'Oréal Medals Ana Abecassis, Ana Ribeiro and Leonor Morgado were distinguished with the "L'Oréal Portugal Medals of Honor for Women in Science", in the ninth edition of the initiative.
08 Jan 2013 Blackbird is a reservoir of the Lyme disease-causing bacteria The first study conducted in Portugal on the role of common birds in the spread of Lyme disease reveals that the blackbird is one of the main hosts of the bacteria responsible for this disease.
Dec 21, 2012 Reinforcing the international competitiveness of the Portuguese Scientific System The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) announced this week, the results of Calls 2012 for Research Projects and FCT Researcher.
10 Dec 2012 Portuguese science adds up and continues: ERC Advanced Grants guarantee more than 4.35 M€ Scientists Rui Reis and Adélio Mendes have been awarded the prestigious Studentships Advanced Grants by the European Research Council (ERC).
04 Dec 2012 UbuntuNet' brings together researchers from Africa and Europe The high-speed network dedicated to Research and Education, 'UbuntuNet', was launched at the EuroAfrica-ICT Forum in Lisbon.
Nov 23, 2012 2012 ISCTE & MIT | Portugal venture competition Four start-ups selected as finalists for the Building Global Innovators Venture Competition 2012.
Nov 23, 2012 Call ISCTE & MIT | Portugal 2012 Building Global Innovators, the Call organized by ISCTE and the MIT | Portugal Program, awards four start-ups in the 2012 edition.
07 Nov 2012 US-Portugal Partnerships:UT Austin|Portugal international partnership renewed The memorandum of understanding that ensures the continuity of the UT Austin|Portugal Programme for the next five years is supported by an annual investment of €2M by the FCT.
07 Nov 2012 UT Austin|Portugal Program: second international partnership renewed The memorandum of understanding that guarantees the continuity of the UT Austin|Portugal Program for the next five years represents an annual investment of 2 M€ by FCT.
19 Oct 2012 A planet with Earth-like mass "just around the corner" Nuno Santos is one of the researchers in the international team that detected a planet with Earth-like mass in Alpha Centauri B, the star system closest to the Sun.
