Over the past 48 years, NOVA FCT has trained more than 30,000 professionals equipped with the scientific, technical, and leadership skills needed in a constantly changing world, and now proudly welcomes over 1104 new students.
More than a scientific event, BAHAMUT 2026 established itself as a shared territory, where different paths and epistemologies intersected to strengthen a science open to dialogue, diversity and transformation.
The winning team, made up of Rui Guilherme Vaz Gonçalves, António Miguel Teixeira Vicente, and Manuel João Mendes, presented an innovative solution in the field of solar energy, designed to address the challenges of energy scarcity and instability.
Students linked to NOVA FCT won three awards at the 7th International Caparica Congress on Chromogenic and Emissive Materials, which brought together specialists from more than 20 countries in Costa de Caparica: Gonçalo F. Carro Pedro and Inês Pereira Gomes in the oral communications category, and Sara Meldoli in the poster category.
This first edition welcomed more than 40 participants.
The researchers who authored the study developed a "self-reliance index" to measure the degree of European independence, not just for isolated elements, but for any combination of elements and even for complete devices.
Over several weeks, participants transformed ideas into projects with the potential to generate social and environmental impact, supported by experts and mentors.
The distinction recognizes a set of results that connect space research with the prevention of muscle power loss in aging.
For the second consecutive year, all places were quickly filled, bringing 68 students from the 10th to 12th grades to the Caparica campus, all enthusiastic about Science, Engineering, and Technology.
Open Monday to Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Citizens’ Space installed at NOVA FCT places assisted digital service as one of the main pillars of the service, promoting digital literacy by enabling citizens to use digital public services independently, with close support.
This is the second RESTART grant awarded to the NOVA FCT community, reinforcing the recognition of the quality and impact of the research developed at the institution.
The exhibition featuring the awarded photographs will be on display at the Rectory of NOVA University Lisbon from July 8 to 17.
