On 22 April, EPIC Junior – the University of Minho’s Junior Engineering Company – organised the second edition of the “Inceptio” initiative at the Azurém campus in Guimarães. The aim was to connect university students with professionals and the business community, in a space dedicated to sharing ideas, learning, networking […]
Monthly Archives: April 2026
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The University of Minho, the Agency for State Technological Reform (ARTE) and the United Nations University – e-Governance Operational Unit (UNU-EGOV) organised the presentation of the results of the 2025 Municipal Councils’ Internet Presence Index (IPIC) on 20 April at 4.00 pm, during a session held at the UNU-EGOV premises […]
The NaturTex project aims to find new uses for agroforestry and fruit-growing waste and by-products from inland Portugal, converting them into natural dyes and compounds for use in the textile sector. What if agroforestry waste had the potential to produce textiles with antimicrobial, antifungal, antioxidant and even fire-retardant properties? This […]
On 14 April, the University of Minho welcomed a delegation from the Mecwide Group, a leading provider of engineering services in the metalworking industry. The main aim of this visit was to strengthen collaboration between the two organisations, with a view to developing innovation projects in the field of data […]
Professor Gustavo Dias, Director of the Master’s Programme in Aerospace Engineering at EEUM, appeared on RTP Notícias to clarify some issues relating to the Artemis mission. Listen here and here
Researcher Margarida Soares, from the CVR – Centre for Waste Recovery at UMinho, has been honoured with the Engineering Best Researcher Award, presented by the Best Paper Awards, which recognises the excellence of young scientists at an international level The award highlights her contribution to the field of waste recovery […]
The project “Citizen-Led Accessible Environmental Routes/Personalised Accessible Routes for Health and Safety – CLEAR PATHS”, led by Giorgio Pace (School of Sciences, UMinho), Dalila Durães, Miguel Nóbrega (both from the School of Engineering, UMinho) and Andrea Ribeiro (Higher Institute of Health), has been approved for funding by the scientific committee […]
The appointment of the new management team of the Department of Mechanical Engineering took place on 8 April at 9.30 am in the department’s meeting room. The Dean of the School of Engineering, António Vicente, appointed Professors José Machado as Head and Nuno Peixinho as Deputy Head for the 2026–2027 […]
Agreement signed in Sintra provides for scientific observation from low Earth orbit by Prometheus-2 and a new space data infrastructure at UMinho The Portuguese Air Force Academy (AFA) and the University of Minho are set to develop, launch and operate the academic satellite “Prometheus-2” in the coming months. This space […]
A series of interviews with members of the School of Engineering’s new Advisory Board. In this edition, we interview Engineer Fernando de Almeida Santos, President of the Portuguese Engineers’ Order. The Advisory Board of the School of Engineering at the University of Minho (EEUM) acts as an advisory body to […]
Manuel Padrão and Francisco Martins, creators of the “first smart platform for continuous mental health support”, called “Cozecare”, have just won first prize in SpinUM – the University of Minho Business Ideas Competition. Second prize goes to Eduardo Silva, Guilherme Santos and Pedro Ferreira Borges, for the innovation “SEIVA”, which […]