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A researcher at the Institute of Telecommunications (IT), Alírio Boaventura received a Studentship for graduate studies, becoming the first student from a Portuguese university to receive this award.

"Veniam" won the 3rd edition of the Call Building Global Innovators (BGI), among 132 competitors in this year's edition.

The work carried out as part of a study by the Center for Environment and Sea Studies (CESAM) of the University of Aveiro shows that the WWTPs do not eliminate this type of compounds.

Study published in the scientific journal PLOS Pathogen provides new clues about malaria parasite infection during pregnancy.

Researchers from the universities of Coimbra and Aveiro contributed to shed light on the mystery of proton size, in a study funded by FCT, now published in Science magazine

Portuguese universities, research centers and scientists are among the winning teams of the European Commission's Call Future and Emerging Technologies.

Ana Abecassis, Ana Ribeiro and Leonor Morgado were distinguished with the "L'Oréal Portugal Medals of Honor for Women in Science", in the ninth edition of the initiative.

The first study conducted 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.

The Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) announced this week, the results of Calls 2012 for Research Projects and FCT Researcher.

Scientists Rui Reis and Adélio Mendes have been awarded the prestigious Studentships Advanced Grants by the European Research Council (ERC).

The high-speed network dedicated to Research and Education, 'UbuntuNet', was launched at the EuroAfrica-ICT Forum in Lisbon.

Four start-ups selected as finalists for the Building Global Innovators Venture Competition 2012.