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Nobel Prize in Chemistry Ada Yonath was invited to Porto by medical students
Over 500 students from 25 countries take part in the 12th Edition of the YES Meeting, promoted by students from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Porto (FMUP). The main goal of this event is to promote networking between medical students and qualified scientists.
Laurent Binet talks about the power of language
September 16, Saturday, the most important part will be played by Laurent Binet, who will lead the debate on how can language transform the world under the cycle of debates of Porto Book fair.
Winners of the Happy Together Programme are announced
The winners of the Call for Art of the Happy Together Programme, linking artistic work with critical rhetoric, around the overarching theme "Common Happiness" were announced and the exhibition of the winning projects will be on display on 4 November, the eve of the opening session of this year's edition of the Forum of the Future, which will take place from 5 to 11 November.
New York's best drummer plays at Rivoli's understage
New York's best drummer, according to "The Village Voice" in 2011, Greg Fox will perform at Rivoli's understage, 15 September at 11 pm. Greg Fox is a multidisciplinary artist, and teacher. He has released about 50 records since 2008, and has worked with names as Liturgy, ZS, Ben Frost, Colin Stetson, Skeletons, Hieroglyphic Being, Man Forever, among others.
More than 13 thousand athletes will run the Porto Half Marathon
International and national elite athletes of the sport will take part in the 11th Edition of Porto Half Marathon. The race starts at 10 am by the river Douro and it will gather over 13 thousand runners, Professional and amateur athletes of different ages, from 41 countries.
Christian Rizzo presents his last part of the trilogy "Le Syndrome Ian" at Rivoli
Christian Rizzo presents his last part of the trilogy "Le Syndrome Ian" centred on different types of dances, 15 September at Rivoli, starting at 9.30 pm. "Le Syndrome Ian" gathers on stage nine dancers who frenziedly pulsate from start to finish under different timings.
Call me at the tree and hear the sound of poetry at Porto Book Fair
This initiative "Call me at tree" is the name of an audio installation that comes as a surprise for the Fair visitors. The purpose of this ingenuity is to challenge visitors to answer the phone and hear back a poem inspired by Mother Earth, in order to bring the average citizen closer to poetry, in a light and pleasant way.
Major events in the city of Porto mirror communities of creativity and technology
September in Porto is the month to devote oneself to computer science. Last weekend, two marathons with different goals attracted more than 130 participants and led to technological communities engaging on creating technology solutions to overcome value-chain gaps and improve technological markets.
The most sought out University in the country welcomes new students tomorrow
Among all Portugal's Universities, the University of Porto is the University with the highest demand rate. This Thursday, the incoming students will be greeted at the Welcoming Session to New Students.
Clara Rowland revisits the formidable world of Carlos Drummond de Andrade
Carlos Drummond de Andrade (1902-1987), the most important and influential Brazilian poet of the twentieth century is the topic of a lecture promoted by Porto Book fair today, conducted by university professor Clara Rowland, expert in Brazilian Literature and Comparative Literature.