Ricardo Hipólito, a PhD student in Sustainable Chemistry at the Department of Chemistry of NOVA School of Science and Technology, received the Young Researcher Best Poster Communication Award at the PROSCIBA & EIFS 2026 Ibero-American Conference, held in Aveiro, Portugal, from 25 to 28 October.
The International Conference on Safety and Innovation in Food Packaging – InSIPack II 2026 will be held in Caparica, Lisbon, Portugal, on November 25th, 2026, hosted by NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT) and organised by the National Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge (INSA).
Gustavo Filipe Magalhães Mourinho, Rita Antunes Pedrosa and Tomás Filipe Borges Vaz, students at NOVA School of Science and Technology, have been awarded 2026 Gulbenkian New Talents Scholarships. They are among the 15 students selected nationwide in the field of Chemistry, accounting for 20% of all scholarships awarded in this area.
Research coordinated by Susana Pereira identifies associations between gestational diabetes, maternal overweight and early signs of cardiovascular vulnerability in newborns. The study opens new avenues for research, now continued at NOVA FCT through the MetaHEART project.
Ema Conceição, a Master’s student in Biochemistry at NOVA FCT, has been awarded a Sports Merit Scholarship by NOVA University Lisbon at a ceremony held on 15 October at the University’s Rectorate.
Professor Ana Aguiar-Ricardo, from the Department of Chemistry at NOVA School of Science and Technology (NOVA FCT), and Professor Carlos Afonso, from the Faculty of Pharmacy of the University of Lisbon (FF-UL), have co-authored an opinion article published in the Portuguese magazine VISÃO, exploring the role of chemistry in building a more sustainable future.
UCIBIO’s key strength lies on its broad scope of fundamental and applied research standing at the interface of Chemistry and Biology to address pertinent questions at atomic, molecular, sub-cellular and cellular levels, including cell-to-cell interactions and population evolutionary dynamics.
LAQV ́s mission is to cooperate in a continuous, competent and efficient way to achieve a Sustainable development by promoting new technologies that aim to reduce or even eliminate undesirable substances in the design, production and uses of Chemicals.
Created in 2013, MEtRICs (Mechanical Engineering and Resource Sustainability Center) emerged in the merger of two units: in part the Center for Mechanics and Materials Technologies - CT2M, of the University of Minho (UMinho) - and Environmental Biotechnology Unit - UBiA, of the New University of Lisbon (UNova). Its mission is to create scientific knowledge and provide technical solutions for a cleaner, safer and sustainable world. It aims to contribute to the social and economic benefits that come with a knowledge-based economy.
The Department of Chemistry, is a permanent organic unity of the Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa (FCT / UNL), devoted to teaching, and scientific research and to provide services in areas of Chemistry, Biochemistry and Chemical Engineering.
The Chemistry Department (DQ), Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia, Universidade Nova de Lisboa , founded in 1981, has recognized market implementation of education and employment, particularly so because of the novelty and specificity introduced by the course in Chemistry with which teaching at the School of Chemistry began in 1981.
