The University of Minho has granted spin-off status (young academic company) to PhotoUP and NeuroMech Systems, reinforcing its commitment to knowledge transfer and an innovation ecosystem with economic and social impact for the country. UMinho now has 51 active spin-offs in a wide range of areas, almost half of which […]
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At a time when the complexity and popularity of data-driven applications are growing at an unprecedented rate, INESC TEC UMinho and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are collaborating on a project to tackle one of the most debated challenges in the field: the efficiency of the data-processing systems that support these […]
The BANKSY project, funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), promises to innovate the way we deal with contexts characterised by incomplete, uncertain or even contradictory information. With a planned duration of three years, the project is the result of a partnership between INESC TEC, CIDMA, the […]
António Calos Silva Abelha, Assistant Professor at the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, was unanimously approved by the members of the Jury in the Habilitation Exams in the field of Computer Science, held on 5 December 2025. The jury was chaired by Dr. Luís Manuel Dias Coelho […]
Portuguese Microbiology and Biotechnology societies recognise the impact of both scientists in their respective fields Researchers Nelson Lima and José António Teixeira, from the School of Engineering’s Centre of Biological Engineering (CEB), were honoured by the Portuguese Society of Microbiology and the Portuguese Society of Biotechnology for their significant contributions […]
The Stand4Heritage project, coordinated by Paulo Lourenço, researcher at ISISE – Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering at the School of Engineering, was featured on the CNN Innovation programme. STAND4HERITAGE (New STANDards for seismic assessment of built cultural HERITAGE) ambitiously engages in introducing new standards for safeguarding built […]
João Gaspar Cunha’s project envisages a new generation of neuroadaptive robotic partners João Gaspar Cunha, a PhD student in Electronic and Computer Engineering at the University of Minho, won the ‘Best Innovation in HRI NeuroDesign Award’ at the international ‘IEEE RO-MAN’ conference held in the Netherlands. The award recognises pioneering […]
The scientific article “GIS-based methodology for prioritization of preparedness interventions on road transport under wildfire events”, co-authored by researchers from the Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Engineering Structures (ISISE), was awarded the VII Jose Maria Sarriegi Scientific Dissemination Award (call 2025). This prestigious award, given by a jury composed […]
On 30 October, the IDEA-UMinho Centre announced the projects funded under the second call for proposals for the 2025 edition of the Programme to Support Innovation and Development Projects in Teaching and Learning. Of the four winning projects in this second call for 2025, three are led by members of […]
The University of Minho, reaffirming its commitment to the generation, dissemination and application of knowledge for the benefit of society, announces the creation of a Therapeutic Phage Production Laboratory. This pioneering project comes in response to the growing need for innovative solutions to tackle the global crisis of antibiotic resistance, […]
The UMinho Scientific Research Initiation Award Ceremony 2025 took place on the afternoon of 24 October in Auditorium B1 (Building 2) on the Gualtar campus in Braga. The opening ceremony was attended by the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation, Sandra Paiva, and the Vice-Rector for Education and Academic Mobility, Hernâni […]
A study by the School of Engineering of the University of Minho, conducted by Pamela Sant’Anna, evaluated a sample of 54 municipal solid waste (MSW) collection workers from three municipalities in northern Portugal and concluded that 85% of them reported musculoskeletal pain in the last year, especially in the lower […]