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David Sobral, an FCT Researcher at the Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences, has shown the presence of the first stars formed in the Universe, in the brightest galaxy in the primordial Universe discovered so far.

The Memorandum of Understanding between FCT and the Research Council of Norway sets out cooperation with Norway in oceans sciences research as a priority, which will be expressed in future FCT calls.

The Memorandum of Understanding between FCT and its Norwegian counterpart establishes cooperation with Norway as a priority, which will be reflected in future FCT Calls .

A total of 322 R&D units were evaluated in this review, encompassing 15 444 researchers. 80% of the units under review secure funding, hosting almost 90% of the PhD holders registered in these units. 

322 R&D units were evaluated, including 15,444 PhD researchers. 80% of the units secure funding and almost 90% of the doctoral graduates in the Call units.

The UTAustin-Portugal partnership, funded by FCT, supports the growth of start-ups in North American and European markets via the Texas-EU Venture Growth Initiative. 

Through the Texas-EU Venture Growth Initiative, the UT Austin-Portugal partnership, funded by FCT, helps technology-based start-up companies grow in the North American and European markets.

At a joint FCT-OECD workshop, researchers, practitioners and policy-makers discussed priorities, indicators and best-practices for cross-country analyses of the impact of public research.

In a joint FCT-OECD workshop, researchers, decision-makers and professionals from public research systems debated the topic of transnational analysis of the impact of public research.

FCT has, as of today, a new president. The scientist Maria Arménia Carrondo becomes the first woman to lead the Portuguese funding agency, in its 48-year history.

As of today, FCT has a new president. For the first time in the institution's history, this position is held by a woman - scientist Maria Arménia Carrondo.

FCT notes with deep regret the death of José Mariano Gago. The scientific community is paying tribute to this major figure in science policy by stopping for five minutes at noon on April 20th.