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Research on graphene, supported in part by the MIT Portugal Program, has resulted in the publication of new findings in Nature.

This year, the call will be dedicated to students interested in conducting research activities addressing the complex challenges of Climate Sciences and Climate Change.

The MIT Portugal Program is pleased to announce the opening of a call to award 10 (ten) MPP2030-FCT Research Grants in the strategic area of the MPP of Climate Science & Climate Change. 

This week, March 6th, our seven flagship projects met at DST Group for another follow-up meeting.

The MIT Portugal Program is celebrating two decades and, over the next five years, will be co-directed by Alexandre Ferreira da Silva, from the University of Minho (UMinho), and João Pedro Barreto, from the University of Coimbra (UC).

In March, with nearly two decades of collaboration under their belts, MIT and the Portuguese Science and Technology Foundation (FCT) signed an agreement that officially launches the program’s next chapter.

The method could help communities visualize and prepare for approaching storms.

The MIT Portugal Program has awarded 2024 seed grants to 16 collaborative projects between MIT and Portuguese researchers, for one to two years. These grants support 9 new proposals and 7 projects that are continuing from previous years.

Portugal’s Minister of Education, Science, and Innovation, Fernando Alexandre, visited MIT on June 3-4, 2024, to participate in a workshop that hosted 32 Portuguese students.

Four years of intensive research and technological development resulted in the second-ever Portuguese satellite launched into space, the AEROS-MH1, 30 years after the first satellite.