Nuno Gama earns IAAM Scientist Medal for work on the circular economy of plastics
CICECO researcher honoured in the Mid-Career Category at the 72nd IAAM Fellow Summit in Stockholm for his contributions to Circular Materials and Energy Systems
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.
CICECO researcher distinguished in New Delhi with Best Master’s Thesis Award
Diana Mendonça, Master in Microbiology, was awarded the Best Master's Thesis in Medical Parasitology Prize by the Indian Academy of Tropical Parasitology (Tropacon) 2026 on October 10th.
Waste from the brewing industry removes antibiotics from water
The research, authored by Érika Sousa, a researcher from the Department of Chemistry and CESAM, and also conducted within CICECO, focused on the production of biochar and activated carbon from malt bagasse, one of the main residues of the brewing industry.
Princeton expert Bethany Nelson brings research security debate to Aveiro
The session opened with a welcome from Rute Ferreira, Full Professor at the UA Department of Physics, researcher at CICECO and National Director of the UT Austin Portugal Program, followed by a few words from the U.S. Embassy in Portugal.
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.

