The “USludge4Fertilizer” project was selected from among 178 entries from 39 countries in the H2O & Sustainability Innovation Hub’s Call for Projects 2025 PhD student in Mechanical Engineering José Fernandes, from the School of Engineering at the University of Minho, and professors Hélder Puga (Mechanical Engineering) and Paulo Ramísio (Civil […]
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The Senhora da Oliveira Hospital in Guimarães is a finalist in the first edition of the European Funds Awards 2025, in the ‘Smarter Portugal’ category, with its ‘Smart Hospital Infection Control’ project, considered one of the most innovative initiatives financed by EU funds. The application is competing alongside four others: […]
On 25 September, the results of the scientific project ‘INHAVIT – Sustainable approaches to the rehabilitation and revitalisation of the built cultural heritage of the Montesinho Natural Park’, located in the municipalities of Bragança and Vinhais, were announced. The session was held in the main auditorium of the University of […]
An INESC TEC UMinho research on data replication in relational databases received an honourable mention at SIGMOD 2025, one of the leading international conferences in the field of data management – ranking among the four best papers out of 250 submissions. The paper CRDV: Conflict-free Replicated Data Views presents a new model for […]
A team of researchers at INESC TEC UMinho has developed a new tool called Gyosa, capable of conducting genomic studies securely in cloud computing environments without compromising data privacy. This innovation is set to transform the way large-scale genomic analyses are performed, particularly in Genomic Wide-Association Studies (GWAS). The increasing volume […]
Students from the EEUM Master’s in Mechanical Engineering presented demonstrations of technologies related to clean energy and terrestrial and aerospace propulsion First-year students specializing in Energy and Environmental Technologies applied the knowledge acquired in the Thermochemical Processes course, building four prototype demonstrators of technologies geared toward sustainability and propulsion. To […]
MarUMinho – the University of Minho’s Multidisciplinary Research Programme in Marine Science and Technology – was presented to the public on 2 July at the Rectory’s Noble Hall in Largo do Paço, Braga. The project is funded by the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation. The session included speeches by the President and […]
What if quantum computers could be used to discover new medicines, develop stronger materials, or simulate chemical reactions with unprecedented accuracy? Luís Paulo Santos and Mafalda Ramôa, researchers at INESC TEC UMinho, have been working with the Virginia Tech Center for Quantum Information Science and Engineering (VTQ) to develop an […]
PIEP’s VALORNATURE project stood out for its innovation component and for promoting cross-border dynamics between the business fabric of the Euro-Region of Galicia and Northern Portugal. PIEP – Pólo de Inovação em Engenharia de Polímeros, a technology and innovation centre based in Guimarães, was distinguished by the Northern Regional Coordination […]
They are linked to the second course with the best national average and, on Saturday, they will test aircraft in Cerveira Around 90 students from the University of Minho’s Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in Aerospace Engineering took their first flight on 21 June at the Alto Minho aerodrome (Cerval) in […]
The “Biotechnology in Action” conference, part of the Economy Weeks, showed at Forum Braga how collaboration between science, companies and innovation is shaping the future of the bioeconomy in Portugal. The event featured speeches by António Vicente, Vice-President of the School of Engineering and researcher at CEB – Centre for […]
The School’s cooperation with local, national and foreign industries, local authorities and public and private entities is normally developed through direct contact with Research and Development (R&D) groups at Research Centres and public or private interface organisations. The School of Engineering places a high priority on this type of activity, […]