 | EC2U Alliance - European Campus of University Cities paid tribute to
Cesário Silva, late President of Coimbra students' Union (AAC) and signed a partnership with a Ukrainian university,
in the forum of the alliance, taking place in Pavia. |
| Startup Capital Summit is back to Coimbra.
The largest national event of entrepreneurship, innovation and venture capital
will take place at “Convento de São Francisco” on the 11th of May.
Registrations are open. |  |
 | Discovery of the University of Coimbra enables
important breakthrough in the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis. The study, led by a
UC researcher, shows that it is possible to diagnose a patient with MS with 80%
certainty, by evaluating a set of eight specific proteins. |
| Study
shows that heat and drought slow down tropical tree growth. Researchers of the Centre for Functional Ecology of the University
of Coimbra, have participated in an international study that concluded that
stem growth of tropical trees is reduced in years when the dry season is warmer
and drier than normal. |  |
 | UC
expert in the field of supercomputing appointed as member of the EuroHPC
Infrastructure Advisory Group. INFRAG counts on 12 members appointed by the
Governing Board, and provides advice for the acquisition and operation of
supercomputers across Europe. |
| To
celebrate Companhia Olga Roriz's 25th anniversary, filmmaker Henrique Pina documented
the four months of preparation for their latest creation: Autopsy. An inside look at the work of Olga Roriz and the
construction process of a choreographic language. To be screened at TAGV
on the 11th April, at 6h30 pm. |  |
