20 Feb 2014 Not all stars turn into black holes A group of researchers from the Multidisciplinary Center for Astrophysics shows that the formation of black holes is an exception and not the rule. One of the researchers, Paolo Pani, is an FCT Researcher.
18 Feb 2014 Evaluation of national R&D units with the support of the European Science Foundation Agreement between FCT and the European Science Foundation ensures the participation of the international organization in an evaluation exercise that involves almost the entire national scientific community.
13 Feb 2014 Safe Internet Center organizes more than 600 actions throughout the country The initiatives prepared in 2014 to celebrate Safer Internet Day have the theme “Together we will create a better Internet”.
06 Feb 2014 Rui Reis wins prestigious award from the American Society for Biomaterials The director of the 3Bs research center at the University of Minho, Rui Reis, has become the first non-US-based scientist to receive the Clemson Award for Contributions to the Literature .
Jan 31, 2014 Research into gastric cancer, malaria and anesthetic gas awarded with L'Oréal Medals Inês Gonçalves, Joana Tavares and Luísa Neves are the researchers distinguished in the 10th edition of the initiative.
Jan 30, 2014 FCCN Conferences in February From February 5th to 7th in Évora, conferences bring together the research and teaching community higher education around topics such as b-on, RCAAP and others.
28 Jan 2014 Parliamentary Hearing with the President of the FCT On January 24, Miguel Seabra was present at the Parliamentary Committee on Education, Science and Culture.
22 Jan 2014 21 Portuguese in Technological Internships at CERN, ESA and ESO The FCT approved new Studentships node Call of Technological Internships 2013, in technological areas of strategic interest for the country.
20 Jan 2014 Fulbright and FCT sign cooperation protocols On January 16, the FCT and the Fulbright Commission signed three cooperation protocols that reinforce cooperation and scientific exchange between Portugal and the United States of America.
19 Jan 2014 Gene therapy for progressive blindness with positive results Twenty-year research, led by Miguel Seabra, current president of the FCT, paved the way for encouraging results from the first gene therapy for a form of inherited blindness.
14 Jan 2014 Four scientists in Portugal receive funding from the European Research Council Rui Costa, Lars Jansen, Edgar Gomes and Sofia Aboim will receive a total of 7 million euros over five years to consolidate their research teams and develop their ideas.
23 Dec 2013 Collaborative project in Biomedical Materials brings together researchers from Portugal and China The project selected in the first Call from the Portugal-China Joint Innovation Center for Advanced Materials investigates cardiovascular intervention devices.
