UC Global

Issue 262

12 January 2023

	UC lays the first stone to build the school of the future. The launch of the Strategic Initiative for Pedagogical Innovation included the signing of bilateral agreements for strategic collaboration between the UC and higher and secondary education institutions.
2.8M granted by the European Research Council to researcher of the University of Coimbra. The "Liquid3D" project aims to provide design freedom to scientists, allowing them to print futuristic electronic circuits.
	Extended deadline for applications for the 4th edition of the UC 3MT. UC doctoral students who wish to apply to the 3-Minute PhD Thesis competition can apply until the 20th of January.
Study shows that coffee intake is associated with reduced severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in people with type 2 diabetes. The study paves the way for the use of coffee metabolites as non-invasive markers of the progression of the disease.
	Consortium to study extremism and design a strategy to boost non-violent political and social dialogue. The research project "OppAttune" has as its central mission to analyse the evolution and growth of political extremism in everyday life and to design a strategy to encourage non-extremist political and social dialogue.

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