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U.Porto academic courses on show between 27 and 29 May take to the online format
Last year’s U. Porto academic programme Show (Mostra) had to be cancelled due to the pandemic. This year, although following Covid-19 preventive measures, the Mostra is back in a special format. Between 27 and 29 May, the Mostra will take place in an online format, which can be really gratifying not only for wannabe graduates but also for the entire family.
You can talk the talk while drinking the drinking!
Discussing science over a drink might as well be the next amazing get together! This is the invitation by the Pint of Science festival, where you can debate scientific topics with experts while savouring a pint. The event runs between 17 and 19 May in Porto, Aveiro, Braga, Guimarães, Lisboa, Coimbra and Viseu, with the particular aspect that only the Invicta offers in-person sessions. Previous registration is mandatory.
Are you bold and timorous? Then accept the treasure hunt challenge by the Museu da Farmácia
International Day of the Family and the European Night of Museums celebrates today, 15 May, with activities for the entire family, adults and children alike. During the day, there will be a treasure hunt and in the evening, there will be a guided tour by the history of the pharmacy.
Porto will have Night Watch Guards in the city’s streets
The Municipal Executive has unanimously approved the implementation of a night watch guard services, which would extend to the 11 areas in the Historic Centre, as well as in Ramalde, in Lordelo do Ouro and Massarelos. The extension of such services are under consideration.
Livraria Lello, one of the most beautiful bookshops in the world, is in the run for the Bookstore of the Year title
There is, in Porto, one of “the most beautiful bookshops” in the planet. The place’s name is Livraria Lello, known for its allure and century old house whose very beginnings were meant to thrive and put this bookshop in the A-List of the most creative and innovative in the world. So, it is with no surprise that the London Book Fair International Excellence Awards 2021 shortlisted “Livraria Lello” as one of the finalists for the coveted Bookstore of the Year title.
I3S young researcher is spotlighted by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
Study on gastric cancer by the i3S researcher Catarina Marques won the Undergraduate Student Award, by the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology (ASBMB).
Portugal's first Olympic medal in judo participates in a judo class with pre-school children
Portugal's first Olympic medal in judo, Nuno Delgado was the guest of honour in a judo class at the Escola Básica da Pasteleira for a very special audience: kindergarten pupils.
Free HIV/Aids screening actions in Porto this May
The HIV/AIDS Mobile Unit screening actions are organised by the Counselling Centre for the earlier HIV/AIDS diagnosis, and it features monthly free planning regarding HIV/AIDS screening actions, in various locations in Porto. There is no need for previous registration. See here the dates, times and locations for May.
Go explore bargain world at the Flea Market Porto
This Saturday, 8 May, between 2 pm and 7 pm, travel to Flea Market Porto and find unique pieces that no one else has. Following a confinement period owing to the pandemic, stalls and stands are back in Porto, in Praça da República and celebrate 12 years that the Flea Market was established.
In-person and virtual commencement ceremonies mark FMUP’s Medical Students Graduation Day
Amid the pandemic, the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP) celebrates medical training and health research. The Graduation Day of the Faculty of Medicine, which took place on 5th May, is a milestone of the medical academic life, and was marked with an in-person and online tribute to circa 600 PhDs, Masters and graduates, as well as academics that are now full professors.