15 Feb 2013 Psychiatric drugs in the final effluents of wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) Work carried out as part of a study by the Center for Environmental and Marine Studies (CESAM) at the University of Aveiro shows that wastewater treatment plants do not eliminate this type of compound.
01 Feb 2013 Placental microcirculation may influence malaria in pregnancy A study published in the scientific journal PLOS Pathogen provides new clues about infection by the malaria parasite during pregnancy.
28 Jan 2013 The mystery of proton size Researchers from the universities of Coimbra and Aveiro have contributed to deepening the mystery of the size of the proton, in a study funded by the FCT, now published in the journal Science
28 Jan 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 in the European Commission's Future and Emerging Technologies Call .
17 Jan 2013 Three researchers awarded L'Oréal Medals Ana Abecassis, Ana Ribeiro and Leonor Morgado were awarded the "L'Oréal Portugal Medals of Honor for Women in Science" in the ninth edition of the initiative.
08 Jan 2013 Blackbirds are reservoirs of the bacteria that causes Lyme disease The first study carried out 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.
21 Dec 2012 Strengthening the international competitiveness of the Portuguese Scientific System The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) announced this week the results of the 2012 Calls for Research Projects and FCT Researcher.
10 Dec 2012 Portuguese science adds up: ERC Advanced Grants guarantee another 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 researchers from Africa and Europe closer together The high-speed network dedicated to research and education, 'UbuntuNet', was launched at the EuroAfrica-ICT Forum in Lisbon.
23 Nov 2012 2012 ISCTE & MIT | Portugal venture competition Four start-ups selected as finalists for the Building Global Innovators Venture Competition 2012.
23 Nov 2012 Call innovation 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 Program for the next five years is supported by an annual investment of €2M by the FCT.
