The Arqus European University Alliance, of which UMinho is a member, is promoting the fifth edition of the Arqus International Innovators Awards initiative, which aims to identify and promote start-up and university-based companies with a view to internationalisation. The previous edition was won by our spin-off Karion Therapeutics. In 2024 […]
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 […]
Rosa Vasconcelos, a lecturer at UMinho’s School of Engineering, was re-elected vice-president of the IEEE Education Society for the 2025-2027 term. The election took place in Washington DC, USA, on 15 October. Rosa Vasconcelos will assume the vice-presidency in the area of ‘Membership and Geographic Activities’ and this election marks […]
G. Anagnostopoulos, P. Barsocchi, A. Crivello, C. Pendão, I. Silva, and J. Torres-Sospedra (2024), won 2nd place in the Best Paper Award with the article “Evaluating Open Science Practices in Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation Research”, at the 14th International Conference on Indoor Positioning and Indoor Navigation (IPIN2024), organized by […]
Dispatch no. 12699/2024, issued by the Presidency of the Council of Ministers – Prime Minister’s Office, was published in the Diário da República on 24 October, setting out the composition of Portugal’s National Council for Science, Technology and Innovation. The CNCTI is responsible for collaborating in the development and sustainability […]
Researcher Ivone Martins, from the Centre for Biological Engineering at the University of Minho, won the 5th edition of the Zendal awards, in the human health category, for her project HERCULES – Bacteriophages against Alzheimer’s disease, receiving 40,000 euros. There were 123 applications from 10 countries for the two categories […]
Techstars Startup Week Guimarães took place from 21 to 25 October, for the first time in Portugal. This event brought together more than 40 speakers in various types of activities aimed at entrepreneurs, future entrepreneurs, students and investors. From talks, masterclasses and round tables to visits to UMinho interfaces working […]
Recognising the past, namely the community that has enabled the University of Minho’s Department of Information Systems (DSI) to grow over the last 25 years, while at the same time looking to the future, which will be one of revolution due to the constant changes in the digital world, without […]
Paulo Flores, full professor at the University of Minho’s School of Engineering, received the ‘Illustrious Personality of Mechanical Engineering’ award from the Ibero-American Federation of Mechanical Engineering for distinguishing himself in teaching and research in mechanical engineering. The award was presented on 23 October 2024 at the University of Conception […]