The FCT, the higher education crisis and the housing problem
The Grant-holder Statute prevents grant-holders from being paid to teach at their host institution. Changing a single clause would allow the institution to top up the grant. Opinion piece by Federico Herrera
Research in Portugal: a shot on the aircraft carrier
It seems the minister has embraced the new trend of academic capitalism which, according to some authors, combines the scientific pursuit of truth with the economic maximisation of profits. Opinion piece by Alberto Amaral
The impact of national science
The overall state of Portuguese science should concern us all, at a time when the future funding and organisation of national science is being debated. Opinion by João Ramalho-Santos
FCT says it transferred €11.4 million for 1,445 new PhD scholarships
According to the Foundation for Science and Technology, eight programme contracts corresponding to 95 scholarships have yet to be drafted or signed.
New doctoral students complain about delays in contracting research grants
Held annually, the FCT competitions for doctoral grants are intended to finance scientific research for four years in order to confer the academic degree of doctor.
Do we want scientific excellence or only the application of the science we lack?
The Minister of Education, Science and Innovation should be given the opportunity to outline the plan to revive fundamental science in Portugal and to build a modern scientific system. Opinion by Jorge Almeida.
We will have to make choices in the science and innovation budget
The merger of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) with the National Innovation Agency (ANI) will result in a new agency with a multiannual budget covering five years. 'We really have to look ahead. This will compel us to do so, and it will be the most interesting and stimulating policy area we will have in our Ministry ...'
FCT's assessment of its own demise raises several serious concerns
The year 2025 had a key moment in the country's science policy on 31 July: the announcement of the end of the Foundation for Science and Technology and the creation of a new agency.
