UC Global

Issue 239

23 June 2022

	Cancer research wins Bluepharma \| University of Coimbra Innovation award 2021. An innovative candidate drug has shown remarkable activity in aggressive cancers with poor prognosis, such as renal cell carcinoma (RCC).
Study warns of the impacts of anthropogenic pollution in the Algarve shelf. Heavy metals and organic contaminants have been detected along the Algarve coastline in a study coordinated by a researcher of FCTUC.
	The University of Coimbra (UC) is a finalist of the Triple E Awards, in the category of "Entrepreneurial University". And you can vote for the UC to win! The winner will be announced on the 28th of June, at a ceremony in Florence, Italy.
UC scientists create groundbreaking device to produce energy from waves. The device results from research carried out at the Laboratory of Hydraulics, Water Resources and Environment of the Department of Civil Engineering of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC).
	The pedagogical surveys regarding the second semester of this academic year are already available at inforestudante. Until the 30th of June, students are invited to fill in the survey whose results can be used to implement improvement measures.
“Baglilik Hasan” (Commitment Hasan), a film by Semih Kaplanoglu, will be screened next Monday at 6 pm, at TAGV.

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