Society
Alumna of FCUP is awarded the European Innovation prize
Sara Guimarães Gonçalves, alumna of the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP) and cofounder of Trigger Systems start up won the European EIT 2019 award in the "Women" category.
Rivoli celebrates the 20th anniversary of French Film
This is the 20th edition of the French Film Festival and Rivoli theatre hosts an eclectic programming, from 22 to 27 October.
People's Choice voted Porto City Park among the World top 5 favourite Green Flag Award parks
World top 5 favourite Green Flag Award parks have been announced and Porto City Parks is one of them. The People's Choice voted the City Park of Porto as a major Green Flag park, over 45,000 votes cast at world level.
Porto City Park invites for the Halloween Witch Hunt
Halloween is already in the air! Witches, potions, ghosts, the living dead... they are all getting worked up to SCARE EVERYBODY. Join the holiday in Porto and have a terrific scary evening at the City Park in Porto, on 31st October.
Paula Rego's brushes and palettes at Serralves
Serralves hosts an exhibit on Paula Rego's paintings that encompass the artist's art work between 1960 and the present time. The display will be on show from 25th October 2019 till 8 March 2020.
5th Edition of Veggie Fest Porto, this weekend
The 5th edition of the Veggie Fest is back in Porto, from 19th to 20th October and the good news is that entrance is free. The Vegan culture festival is held at the Shopping Cidade do Porto, and it features the perfect programme for the lovers of a healthier and well balanced diet, for a better life.
It happened again! This time is Forbes magazine that boasts Porto!
Porto is a top destination and it has "great food, wine, the sights, perfect weather and reasonable costs!", according to Forbes Magazine that recommends the city of Porto as a must-go destination for 2020.
Porto is all about spreading green spaces and fostering sustainable development
More than 46 thousand square meters of public green space in the eastern part of the city of Porto have already started to work a change: Campanhã, long seen as the poor relation when it comes to territorial city planning, will now be home to the New Intermodal Station of Campanhã Project, with a comprehensive urban and spacial planning.
Once upon a time, the most famous scientists were all men... or not! The University of Porto gives due credit to women's breakthroughs in science
Discover the exhibition "And yet, they Move! Women in Science!", at the Rectory of the University of Porto. Certainly, one of the best things about this display is that it can inspire young women to consider scientific careers.
Grünenthal Foundation awards pain relief research from the University of Porto
The Grünenthal Pain 2018 Prize, in the total value of 15 thousand euros, has been granted to research teams of the Biomedicine Department, namely the Developmental Biology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto and the Pain Relief team of the Institute of Molecular and Cellular Biology (IBMC), with the Institute of Health Research and Innovation (i3S), of the University of Porto.