The biggest science communication festival in the world came back from 22 to 24 May.The event that gathers researchers from several research areas aims to overcome the lack of scientific literacy, by sharing research projects with the population, in a relaxed and simple way. Sónia Gonçalves Pereira, PhD researcher in Clinical Microbiology, talked about celiac disease and José Carlos Gomes, PhD researcher in Public Health, addressed the importance and the role of human emotions, in a totally informal meeting on May 24, at 6:30 pm, at the Shisha Gold Lounge, in Leiria – one of the 10 portuguese cities participating this

The University of Győr – Széchenyi István University gathered researchers and students from all RUN.EU – European University institutions, from April 24th to 28th, that participated in three short courses in the areas of Green, Digital and Socioeconomic Transition in the European Union, whose aim was to develop proposals for innovative and collaborative research projects focused on the priority areas of each course. ciTechCare was represented in the three Short Advanced Programmes (SAP), with the participation of doctoral researchers Marisa Gaspar and Rafael Fernandes Pinheiro and research fellows Sara Pimenta, Flávio Costa and Marlene Lages. Participants also had the opportunity to be involved in sessions promoted by Researchers and Professors

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

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

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

On the 29th of march, Maria Guarino renewed her mandate as director of the Center for Innovative Care and Health Technology of the Polytechnic of Leiria, for the three-year period 2023-2026. The votes of the integrated PhD members showed solid results concerning the figure chosen to be the main coordinator of the ciTechCare, by an absolute majority with 23 votes in favor and one blank vote. Since 2019, when the ciTechCare was created, Maria Guarino, professor and senior researcher in the field of Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism, lead this research unit that aims to develop and create healthcare solutions, according