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FCT has organized an online information session to support the national scientific community wishing to participate. Find out more about the session.

During Science and Technology Week, the Portuguese Communications Foundation (FPC) and the FCT signed a protocol to promote and disseminate scientific research.

A team of researchers from the University of Coimbra has identified a new way of reproducing an invasive plant on the Iberian Peninsula, with potential effects on some agricultural crops.

The recent results of an international team that includes CAUP open up prospects for the discovery and description of Earth-like planets outside our solar system.

See the breakdown by scientific area of the proposals submitted to the Call.

A study published in the journal Current Biology by IGC researchers identifies an intrinsic mechanism for self-regulation of structures essential for cell division.

Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Energy and Materials & Raw Materials are the topics under discussion at the first Strategic Reflection Day.

A study carried out at the University of Coimbra shows the impact of direct support from teacher-tutors in reducing absenteeism and school failure.

Researchers from the Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAUP) have published in the journal "Astronomy & Astrophysics" the results of a study relevant to understanding the active nucleus of galaxies.

The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) has renewed its partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

Higher risk of obesity for children who spend more time in front of the television than at the computer. This is the conclusion of a study by the University of Coimbra, funded by the FCT.

A research team at the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) has discovered a way to annihilate the malaria parasite, responsible for infecting approximately 220 million people a year.