Latest news and stories about research funding in Portugal for expats and residents.
For the leader of the PCP, the Portuguese scientific system should be oriented to address national problems, such as climate-related adversities, and not to the 'war option' encouraged by the EU.
Sara Silva Pereira and Carlos Ribeiro talk about the natural anxiety experienced by those who work in science in Portugal, the race for financial support, and the different perspective scientists have on the world.
The president of the Association of Scientific Research Fellows says some doctoral students have been “working without pay” since September and still have “no prospect” of when they will be paid their scholarships.
The programme is funded by Horizon Europe, the EU’s framework programme for research and innovation.
The MareNostrum 5 supercomputer, a European system that includes Portuguese participation, has been strengthened with advanced artificial intelligence capabilities.
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
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 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
According to the Foundation for Science and Technology, eight programme contracts corresponding to 95 scholarships have yet to be drafted or signed.
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.
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.
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 ...'
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.
