Image Nuno Gama earns IAAM Scientist Medal for work on the circular economy of plastics
29 October 2026

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

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Image Portugal and China set priorities for scientific cooperation through 2030
28 October 2026

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.

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Image CICECO Alumni Career Outcome 2026 maps the career paths of 374 PhD alumni
27 October 2026

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.

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Image CICECO researcher distinguished in New Delhi with Best Master’s Thesis Award
23 October 2026

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.

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Image Waste from the brewing industry removes antibiotics from water
22 October 2026

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.

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Image Princeton expert Bethany Nelson brings research security debate to Aveiro
21 October 2026

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.

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Image Workshop “From Nanomaterials to Quantum Technologies” brings top U.S. researchers
20 October 2026

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).

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Image 41 CICECO Researchers Among the World’s Top 2% Scientists
19 October 2026

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.

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Image From the Laboratory to the Pharmacy Museum: A Story of Science and Impact
12 October 2026

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.

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Image QuantumPUF kicks off to develop next-generation authentication technologies
9 October 2026

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.

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