Portugal and China set priorities for scientific cooperation through 2030
For CICECO, the agreement builds on existing links with Chinese partners and opens potential avenues for cooperation in energy, health, sustainable materials and advanced technologies.
CICECO Alumni Career Outcome 2026 maps the career paths of 374 PhD alumni
The second edition of the Alumni Career Outcome report, presented at Jornadas CICECO 2026, provides an overview of the career paths of 374 doctoral alumni from CICECO who graduated between 2013 and 2025.
Workshop “From Nanomaterials to Quantum Technologies” brings top U.S. researchers
The University of Aveiro will host “From Nanomaterials to Quantum Technologies: Bridging Materials, Photonics and Devices” on 29 October 2026, from 15:30 to 17:00, at the Amphitheatre of the Department of Physics (Building 13).
41 CICECO Researchers Among the World’s Top 2% Scientists
The latest edition of the Stanford/Elsevier ranking highlights 41 CICECO researchers among the world’s most influential scientists, representing an 4 researchers increase compared with 2025 edition performance.
From the Laboratory to the Pharmacy Museum: A Story of Science and Impact
Model of a drug structure developed within the research led by João Rocha, together with an original page from the laboratory notebook, will now be preserved and displayed at the Pharmacy Museum in Lisbon.
QuantumPUF kicks off to develop next-generation authentication technologies
The new European project will combine quantum technologies, photonics and materials science to develop authentication technologies designed to withstand emerging security threats.
FCT-CEEC Individual: CICECO secures 12 individual research contracts
Twelve of our researchers were selected, from materials and chemical engineering to biotechnology, environmental and physical sciences. That's a success rate of 21.1%, against a national average of 13.5%. At the Assistant Researcher level, 8 of our 28 applications were selected (28.6%), more than double the national rate for this level.
CICECO hosts Chinese delegation from Zhejiang to strengthen cooperation
The delegation, consisting of Jian Ji, director of the Sino-Portuguese "The Belt and Road" Joint Laboratory on Advanced Materials and a professor in the Department of Polymer Science and Engineering, and professor Youxiang Wang.
From Aveiro to the world: Portuguese research behind Hyperkalaemia treatment
Research begun at the University of Aveiro on materials able to capture potassium helped lead to a medicine for hyperkalaemia, a condition marked by high potassium levels in the blood. The treatment is now approved in 44 countries, including Portugal.
European Heritage Days 2026: bringing science to the heritage debate
Alice Tavares Costa (DEMaC/CICECO, University of Aveiro) took part in the closing session of the European Heritage Days 2026, held on 26 September at the Cine-Teatro Florbela Espanca, in Vila Viçosa.