Solfarcos, Biofabics, and Cozecare were distinguished in the 4th edition of the National Innovation Award. SOLFARCOS -Soluções Farmacêuticas e Cosméticas, Lda., a UMinho spin-off founded by members of the EEUM, won the Sustainability and Social Impact category with an innovative nanotechnological platform for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, capable of […]
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The Order of Engineers – Northern Region (OERN) awarded 52 Master’s Prizes to Engineering students from public higher education institutions in the Northern Region, in a ceremony held on July 2nd. The awards, worth 1,000 euros each, distinguish academic merit and strengthen the link between higher education and the business […]
The University of Minho’s rectorate team attended the Annual Conference of the European ARQUS alliance, which took place on 8 and 9 July at Maynooth University, Ireland. The opening ceremony was attended by the Rector of UMinho, Pedro Arezes, who chaired the first plenary session, on the theme ‘Personal Impact; […]
A robot developed at EEUM in Guimarães took second place at RoboCup 2026 in South Korea, amongst the world’s best service robotics teams. The CHARMIE robot, developed by the Automation and Robotics Laboratory at the University of Minho (UMinho), was crowned world runner-up in the RoboCup@Home competition, part of RoboCup […]
Rafael Pinto, PhD student in Materials Engineering at EEUM, won the Upcell Young Scientist Award 2026 for developing a sustainable, solid-state, 3D-printed lithium battery that has improved performance and efficiency and with applications ranging from medical devices to portable electronics. This is a European award that recognizes young researchers with […]
Initiative distinguishes the best teaching and learning practices at UMinho and will take three teachers to the “European First Year Experience Conference”. The University of Minho announced the attribution of the EPIC UMinho Pedagogical Innovation Award to professors Celina Leão, from the School of Engineering, Cristina Aguiar, from the School […]
The Automation and Robotics Laboratory of the UMinho School of Engineering took first place in the RoboCup@Home league at the 2026 National Robotics Festival, held from 23 to 25 April at the Municipal Pavilion in Barcelos, achieving a record number of points, despite the presence of foreign teams in the […]
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 […]
As part of the celebrations for the 52nd anniversary of the University of Minho, which took place on 18 February at the University of Minho’s Rectorate in Braga, the Guimarães City Council Award was presented. This award recognises the top-performing student on the first-cycle courses taught at the Guimarães Campus. […]
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 […]
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 […]