Rui Lima honoured with the Teaching Merit Award For the first time, the University of Minho has awarded the Teaching Merit Prize to Rui Lima, a professor at the School of Engineering. The award was announced at the institution’s 51st anniversary ceremony, held on 17 February. This annual award aims […]
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Neryvaldo Galvão, a graduate of the University of Minho’s School of Engineering, was awarded the Cape Verde Prize for Young Scientists for having the best doctoral thesis defended in the last year by a Cape Verdean citizen up to the age of 35. The award, worth 15,000 euros, was presented […]
UMinho’s Vice-rector for Research and Innovation, Eugénio Campos Ferreira, Professors Filomena Soares, Paulo Lourenço and Madalena Alves (also President of the Foundation for Science and Technology) and the Vice-president of UMinho’s General Council, António Carlos Rodrigues received the insignia and diplomas as new members of the Academy of Engineering. The […]
The presentation of the projects of the candidates for the UMinho Initiation in Scientific Research Award took place on December 5 at UMinho’s Gualtar campus, with the participation of the School of Engineering’s research centers, 2C2T, ALGORITMI, CEB, CMEMS and CTAC. Thirty undergraduate and first-year integrated master’s students have developed […]
Magda Mendes Duarte, a former student on the Master’s Degree in Engineering Physics, is the winner of the “Alcino Lavrador Prize”, which is designed to distinguish the best final-year student on any Master’s Degree taught by the University of Minho’s School of Engineering. This is an annual award and has […]
José Campos e Matos, a lecturer in the Department of Civil Engineering and a researcher at ISISE – Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE), was awarded the title of Specialist in Structures by the Order of Engineers on November 23rd. For Campos e Matos, “It was a […]
On November 20, idD Portugal Defence and the Portuguese Army awarded the “Army Tested” Qualification Seals to the “Active Clothing with NBQR Protection (PluriProtech)” project consortium, made up of the University of Minho (through the Fibrenamics interface, the Sciencentris spin-off and the School of Engineering), Latino Confeções, Tintex Textiles and […]
The University of Minho has two scientists among the most cited in the world by other researchers – José António Teixeira, from the Center for Biological Engineering (CEB), and Rui L. Reis, from the 3B’s Group. This was confirmed today by the Highly Cited Researchers 2024 list, by US consultancy […]
A 48-hour technology marathon involving 30 students from various engineering disciplines took place at the Azurém campus on 11 and 12 November. What will the fuel pumps of the future look like, with simpler and more efficient logistics? And will they offer petrol, diesel, gas, synthetic fuel or hydrogen? Thirty […]
Francisca Vale Lima, a former master’s student in Information Systems Engineering and Management, won the 𝗕𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 award, 𝗔𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘆𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 & 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁, in the Portuguese Women in Tech Awards 2024. The PWIT Awards celebrate the outstanding achievements of women in the technology industry, recognising their valuable contributions in various […]
João Paulo Flores Fernandes, a professor in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Minho (UMinho), was awarded the title ‘Doctor Honoris Causa’ by the ‘Gheorghe Asachi’ Technical University of Iasi, Romania. The ceremony took place on 15 November 2024 in the ‘Carmen Sylva’ hall of the Romanian […]
In the running for the 2024 awards were 5 teams, 5 coaches and 15 athletes. On 7 November, the University of Minho (UMinho) held its XXIII Sports Gala. Organised since 2001 by the UMinho Social Action Services (SASUM), in collaboration with the Academic Association (AAUMinho), the 2024 Sports Gala took […]