Issue 216
13 January 2022
 | Scientists create global database to predict the role of crops pollinators worldwide. Five researchers from the Centre for Functional Ecology of the University of Coimbra (UC) have participated in the creation of the first global, open and dynamic database on crop pollination, an international project that brings together over a hundred scientists. |
UC project studies the feasibility of using CO₂ – one of the key greenhouse gases – to extract geothermal energy, a clean energy generated through the heat of the earth. The research is coordinated by researchers from the Centre of Chemistry of FCTUC. |  |
 | Applications to the 5th edition of the Innovation Award Bluepharma | University of Coimbra run from the 12th of January to the 7th of March 2022.The prize is awarded every 2 years to an innovative research project in the area of Health Sciences. |
| UC researcher wins a 1.9 million European Research Council (ERC) grant to discover the structural dynamics of molecular motors. Sérgio Domingos is a researcher at the Department of Physics of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC). |  |
| UC 3MT with applications are open until the 22nd January. Back for its 3rd edition, 3MT is an academic competition that challenges PhD students to present their theses in 3 minutes. | |
| Gil Vicente Academic Theatre reopens its doors to the whole community. Check the programme of hte upcoming events here. |  |
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