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Astrophysicist Tiago Campante, researcher of Institute for Astrophysics and Space Science (IA) and professor at the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto (FCUP), was awarded a Marie Curie scholarship of 160 thousand euros, for studies regarding the evolution of stars and planets.

More than 865 students will participate in the 11th edition of the Meeting of Young Researchers of the U. Porto that will run from 7 to 9 February at the Centre for Medical Research of the Faculty of Medicine of Porto University. This event is sponsored by Santander Universidades, and its main goal is to bring to light new talents among science students. There will be 251 oral presentations and 163 poster presentations in the fields of health, engineering, architecture, art, culture, economy,...

The President of Coliseu Porto, Eduardo Paz Barroso, the musician Pedro Abrunhosa and Mayor of Porto, Rui Moreira have evoked the stories of 75 years of Coliseu Porto, on 1 February in a ceremony open to the public, in the main lobby of Porto City Hall.

The Film Cycle devoted to the acclaimed and controversial French Director Jean-Claude Brisseau, which begins today, 1 February and runs till 7 February at Theatre Campo Alegre jointly with Medeia Filmes will screen four of Brisseau's films, namely: "The Girl from Nowhere" (French: La Fille de nulle part), a 2012 French drama film and the trilogy "Sex taboos", on eroticism and the nature of female pleasure, which includes "Secret Things" (French: Choses Secrètes) is a 2002 French erotic...

The "Porto Architecture Guide 1942-2017" is launched today at 7 pm. The event takes place in the main lobby of Porto City Hall. This book will guide you through more than 200 reference projects in the urban landscape of the city of Porto, which exhaustively portrays the modern movement till the present time.

Casa da Música and Global Platform for Syrian Students jointly organise a concert of solidarity for Syrian students on 4 February, starting at 6 pm. Pianists Mário Laginha and Pedro Burmester will take the stage at Sala Suggia, in Casa da Música, to raise funds to the Global Platform for Syrian Students, aimed particularly at providing emergency assistance to these students, who have been prevented of pursuing their university education on account of war.

As long ago as 1891, brave men from Porto stood against the centralised government that concentrated most of the political and economic decisions in the capital city of Lisbon. Their efforts were in vain...or not! As up to this day, the ideals they were fighting stand true: the fight for equality and the right to determine one's own destiny.

TEDxPorto is back on 13 April and the talk will be on "Is it Natural?" The coming TEDxPorto edition brings novelties over a two-day event. The first day of the conference consists of workshops and the second comprises the TED Talks. This event takes place at Casa da Música.

The first days of February will be Blues days in Porto. Swing Station Dance School features the 5th edition of the Atlantic Blues Festival, at Casa da Música from 1 to 4 February.

The City Life Index has quizzed 15,000 people from 32 cities all across the globe to discover the most thrilling cities in the world. The targeted consultation was conducted between December 2017 and January 2018. The results of this comprehensive global survey are as follows: Porto (Portugal) is second only to Chicago in the United States.