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Student of the U.Porto wins the gold medal at the Acrobatic Gymnastics world championship
Student and gymnast, Rita Ferreira, of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP), won the gold medal, the first ever for Portugal, of the Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championship that took place in Geneva, Switzerland.
Poetry escape to find the meaning of effective listening
On 8 and 22 July, the Pateo of the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto there will be two sessions, respectively, that will be a joy to discover. The free session themed “Ouvir, 59 minutos de imersão poética”, [“Listening, 59 minutes of poetic immersion”, free translation] are held in the scope of the “Noites no Pátio do Museu” Cycle.
One in every four Portuguese scientific papers is made in U.Porto
Between 2015 and 2019, the University of Porto was in charge or participated in 23. 8% of all scientific papers of Portuguese scientific institutions. This conclusion is based on the results provided by the Web of Science – WoS (SCI-EXPANDED, SSCI e A&HCI), a database that is at the heart of the Web of Science platform and provides access to thousands of bibliographic references on high level of editorial rigor journals, in several areas.
Porto University Choral Society Annual Soirée happens on 3 July
Porto University Choral Society performs its 78th Annual Soirée on 3 July, at 6 pm, at the Círculo Católico de Operários do Porto. All artistic groups that are part of the Orfeão (Choral Society) will take to the stage to present their cultural and ethnographic work variation to the Academia and to the city.
Doctoral Congress in Engineering boosts research made in FEUP
Two years after the last event, the Doctoral Congress is back from 28 to 29 June, in a virtual format. The event is organised by the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP).
Outdoor cinema screening: definitely a must-pick outing
More so than ever, simple outings as going to the cinema is as savvy as ever, under these unprecedented times. So, catch up with the silver screen and iconic films with an outdoor cinema screening at the patio of the Natural History and Science Museum of the University of Porto. Entrance is free.
Round table on the new degree on AI and Data Science organised by the FCUP and the FEUP
The FCUP and the FEUP will debate the state of play regarding the new degree in Artificial Intelligence and Data Science. The Round Table gathers on 21 June and joins several experts, from companies and from the academia, to answer questions such as “what are the needs of companies operating in these domains?”, “who are the experts that work in the field of AI and Data Science?”. The Round Table starts at 4.30 pm, at the FCUP’s Library and will be streamlined live via the FCUP YouTube channel.
A most splendid stained glass window can be found in the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Porto
A most splendid stained glass window adorns the main hall of the modern complex of the Faculty of Pharmacy (FFUP) and the Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar (ICBAS), of the University of Porto. It is a coloured stained glass that was forged in 1934 and survived a fire in the grounds of the faculty, in 1975.
Upward trend puts U.Porto among the 300 best in the world, says the latest Quacquarelli Symonds Ranking
The latest Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) features the University of Porto among the universities that have showed the largest scaling in the ranking that assesses the most prestigious Higher Institutions at global level. The University of Porto ranks 295 at world level and, once again, scores first place at national level.
U.Porto finalists on the race for the Ecotrophelia 2021 Award
Students of the University of Porto have developed five out of the ten products that made it to the Ecotrophelia 2021 Prize finalists. This award aims at distinguishing and promoting the most eco-innovator food products by university students.