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Leila Slimani was at Porto Book Fair to talk about "the dark side of the human soul", in the context of her novel "Chanson Douce" [Lullaby], for which she was awarded the Prix Goncourt, in 2016.

The Professor of the Faculty of Fine Arts of the University of Porto (FBAUP), the designer Eduardo Aires, was awarded two silver Pentawards in 2018. Aires was recognised by his work on male care packaging for the brand Musgo Real and also by his work "Luxury - Fine Wines and Champagne", developed on Port Wine packaging celebrating Taylor's Fladgate Partnership 325th anniversary.

The Rheinforce technology, developed by researchers of the Faculty of Engineering of Porto University (FEUP), Francisco Galindo Rosales and Laura Campo Deaño, was recently awarded the AuxDefense 2018 Innovation Prize, the most important International conference on defence advanced materials.

The Scott Kelby Annual Worldwide Photo walk is held on the first Saturday of October, and this year, the city of Porto will join the photographic journey, with the Porto Can't Miss It event, led by travel photographer José Manuel Santos.

The "Festival de Francesinhas" is back in downtown Porto from 27 September to 7 October, at D. João I Square. This gastronomic event gathers some of the most renowned restaurants and breweries in the city of Porto.

"Linking Students" is the name of the new student body, established by FEP- Faculty of Economy of the University of Porto, with the main goal of supporting the full integration of foreign students into the normal academic and cultural milieu of the host institution and community.

The "gig" economy and the reshaping of the world of work is the lead topic of the OECD 14th LEED Forum - Local Development Practitioners, Entrepreneurs, and Social Innovators, which took place on 18 and 19 September in Porto.

The Congress Centre of Porto Customs will play host to the Feira Alternativa [Alternative Fair], a feel good event that claims to be "the oldest and the largest national event" in this area. The 5th edition will be held between 12 and 14 October and it will gather over 150 exhibitors and will deliver over 100 activities.

The Municipality of Porto has established a network of voluntary restaurants in 2016. This policy is aimed at providing assistance to homeless or people in need of a hot meal. Former Joaquim Urbano Hospital is now able to work as the operation centre of this network of restaurants that helps homeless in Porto, by providing a kitchen that will prepare all the meals for this voluntary restaurants network.

Porto City Hall adopted unanimously on 18 September grant support to artistic creation at international level, through the Shuttle Programme. This form of support started April last year and it will be a permanent call till next December.