November 5, 2013 Call proposals to create a Research Infrastructure Roadmap receives 124 applications See the distribution by scientific areas of the proposals submitted to Call.
November 1, 2013 Understanding mechanisms that ensure cell health A study published in the journal Current Biology by researchers at the IGC identifies an intrinsic self-regulation mechanism in structures essential for cell division.
October 7, 2013 The 2014-2020 Smart Specialization Strategy Conference begins today Information and Communication Technologies (ICT), Energy, and Materials & Raw Materials are the topics under discussion at the first Strategic Reflection Day.
September 17, 2013 Demonstrated impact of the role of the Teacher-Tutor A study conducted at the University of Coimbra demonstrates the impact of direct support from teacher-tutors in reducing absenteeism and school failure.
August 26, 2013 Another step forward in understanding galaxies Researchers from the Center for Astronomy and Astrophysics (CAUP) published the results of a study relevant to understanding the active core of galaxies in the journal Astronomy & Astrophysics.
July 29, 2013 Contract signed to renew FCT-MIT partnership for another five years The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) has renewed its partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
July 17, 2013 Childhood obesity in Portuguese children Children who spend more time watching television than using computers are at greater risk of obesity. This is the conclusion of a study by the University of Coimbra, funded by FCT.
July 17, 2013 Researchers block malaria parasite A research team at the Institute of Molecular Medicine (IMM) has discovered a way to destroy the malaria parasite, which infects approximately 220 million people each year.
July 17, 2013 ERC awards five Starting Grants to Portugal Institutions and research centers in Aveiro, Coimbra, Porto, and Lisbon welcome five of the scientists awarded Starting Grants by the European Research Council (ERC) in 2013.hhh
July 5, 2013 GBIF creates national portal The Portuguese node of the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF) has launched its portal, which publicizes activities and promotes the participation of national institutions and organizations in this network.
June 24, 2013 Scientists alter the genetic code of a living being for the first time A research team at the University of Aveiro has recreated in the laboratory what the Candida albicans fungus does in nature: alter its genetic code.
June 14, 2013 How and when to build a tail In a study funded by FCT, researchers at the Gulbenkian Institute of Science (IGC) identified a gene that plays a key role in the transition between the trunk and tail in vertebrates.
