ciTechCare researchers were present at the first face-to-face meeting of the Oral Health International Project

From 19 to 21 of April, the University of Lisbon hosted the first face-to-face meeting of the “Oral Health Cooperation Partnership”. The project, that received funding in 2022 through an ERASMUS + grant, aims to improve oral health care for vulnerable patient groups by training students attending schools of oral health, social work and nursing. The meeting that gathered the representatives of all partners – Hogeschool Inholland (Inholland University of Applied Sciences), ACTA (Academic Centre for Dentistry Amsterdam), University of Montpellier, University of Lisbon, Polytechcnic of Leiria (School of Health Sciences (ESSLei)) – allowed to discuss the tasks for the next steps of

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Individual call to scientific employment stimulus: How to prepare and submit a successful application – Campus 5 O’Clock Talk

When submitting an application to the Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus, some questions arise and so, in the last session of Campus 5 O’Clock Talk, Marisa Gaspar, presented in detail the application form for this call and shared her experience as a researcher funded, in 2017. The applications to the Individual Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus, promoted by Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), is ongoing until the 3rd of may and in this year, 400 contracts will be funded for 3 types of researcher category (junior, assistant and principal). The importance of submitting an interdisciplinary plan and its

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Members of ciTechCare gathered to celebrate the World Day for Physical Activity

Last 6th of april, was the World Day of Physical Activity, a day to remember the importance of a regular practice of physical activity, as it is proven to help reduce mortality for all causes and for cardiovascular disease, helps prevent hypertension, some types of cancer and diabetes type 2. Some members of ciTechCare joined together to celebrate this day with a walk of 5km. According to the results from Eurobarometer, regarding the physical activity and sport indexes of the Portuguese people, in 2022, 73% of them said they never exercise or practice sport and only 4% took a regular

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