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An academic discussion regarding Portugal's performance in the PISA study is taking place at the Department of Education and Psychology of the University of Aveiro.
Universities need to return to being managed as teaching and research institutions. They require support for the quality of research, evaluated rigorously based on its quality rather than mere commercial metrics. They need democratic processes to be respected and job stability so that decisions can be made.
A congress in Portugal highlighted four key approaches necessary to map out the current landscape of the educational sector.
There are only 15 days left to register for the fourth edition of the FIBE Award, with the deadline set for 30 September. The initiative, organised by the Brazil-Europe Integration Forum (FIBE), offers prizes of up to 8,000 euros for academic theses and dissertations that promote cultural, socioeconomic, and political integration between Brazil and Europe. Entries must be original, approved within the last 24 months, and can be submitted in Portuguese, English, or Spanish. A special distinction for research on Brazilian immigration to Portugal is also available, with winners to be announced by 15 November.
The University of Porto researcher reconstructs the history of political propaganda, which was born benign and today has multiple faces.
The Migration Commission of the Lisbon Geographical Society held an event to discuss the evolving trends and patterns of immigration from Brazil to Portugal.
This war is not fought with Kalashnikovs. It enters through research grants for courses such as 'Performative Intifada: Camping on Campus Against Civilisation'.
The University of Évora launches a new publication detailing academic research regarding the “Corpos Santos” (Holy Bodies) in Portugal.
On June 23rd, the Ministry of Finance Auditorium at Praça do Comércio will host a scientific and cultural meeting marking the conclusion of the 250th-anniversary celebrations of the Equestrian Statue of King José I, a masterpiece by Joaquim Machado de Castro. The event will feature the launch of an English translation of the artist's 'Descripção Analyptica', a documentary on the statue's 2013 restoration, and research presentations by students from the Autonomous University of Lisbon. The initiative aims to bridge the gap between academic research and civil society regarding Portuguese cultural heritage.
Academics and researchers in the field of migration have warned of the scientific damage caused to Portuguese universities by delays in issuing visas to international guests – as happened over The post Science is being harmed by visa refusals to conference guests – academics appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Father Renato Oliveira releases a research paper examining the impact of the Liturgical Movement and the reforms of Vatican II within the Portuguese context.
A biographical look at the life and academic career of geographer Suzanne Daveau and her research on Portugal and global geography.
The Centro de Portugal Tourism board recognises initiatives in tourism entrepreneurship and academic research.
When research takes a back seat, a university may continue to teach well, but it begins to drift away from its primary function: producing new knowledge. A column by David Brito
EXIMUS is the project involving three research centres at the New University of Lisbon. It seeks to preserve the memory of the exile and musical scores of Portuguese musicians between 1933 and 1974.
José Lingna Nafafé is an active agent of what I call 'the great replacement'. Not the demographic replacement that some on the right talk about, but the replacement of a historical narrative.
Carlos Salema, a prominent figure and pioneer in the Portuguese telecommunications sector, has passed away.
We need the powerful, critical, and creative example of Diogo Ramada Curto to continue to bear fruit among the new generations.
The conference will bring together representatives from various universities and will be held between April 8th and 10th. 'The words we use influence the way we understand the world,' says a professor.
Researcher and professor António de Abreu Freire has been writing the biography of Jesus Christ since the 1970s.
The Camões Lab, an ambitious project by the University of Coimbra, aims to be a scientifically validated reference portal for the study of Luís de Camões' work, offering annotated texts, original entries, and pedagogical resources. Supported by the Mission Structure for the 5th Centenary of the Birth of Luís de Camões, the portal is expected to be fully accessible by 2027, serving as a vital tool for scholars and students worldwide.
In “A Portuguese Mourning, Goa in the Final Crisis of the Empire”, the researcher reflects on the end of Portuguese rule over the “Rome of the East”, which was completed on 16 December 1961.
