Técnico researcher takes over the presidency of the European Centre on Urban Risks
Mónica Amaral Ferreira leads the centre dedicated to reducing the risk of natural and technological disasters....
Técnico’s expertise boosts the results of Universidade de Lisboa in engineering fields in Best Global University Rankings
Universidade de Lisboa ranks 20th out of 390 institutions, in engineering fields....
Nine Técnico researchers and professors will be awarded at ULisboa/Caixa Geral de Depósitos Scientific Awards Ceremony 2025
Five awards and four honourable mentions recognise the quality of the research work carried out at Instituto Superior Técnico....
Técnico-led project develops method to purify water with the power of sunlight
Solar2Clean uses photocatalysts, a material that can break down harmful pollutants into non-toxic by-products....
Two Técnico PhD students secure podium finishes in the ‘3 Minute Thesis’ competition
Ana Sofia do Carmo and Íris Coimbra Damião stood on the podium of the 3MT competition, which challenges PhD students to...
Técnico joins consortium to create Institute for Sustainability
The memorandum of understanding establishes collaboration between academic institutions, Oeiras municipality and Tratolixo to promote applied sustainability solutions....
More than 90% of Técnico’s research units rated ‘Excellent’ or ‘Very Good’ by FCT
22 research units affiliated with Técnico were evaluated by the Foundation for Science and Technology and will receive more than 61...
Discovery by Técnico researchers challenges classical statistical physics
Researchers from the Institute for Plasmas and Nuclear Fusion (IPFN) have discovered unprecedented properties in plasmas close to the speed of...
Team including Técnico professor publishes article on miniature ultrafast lasers in Nature
Marco Piccardo is part of the international team that produced solitons (ultrafast pulse) using two miniature lasers on a single chip....
Técnico contributes to a new educational system on sustainable green energy transition
The CESynergy project, co-funded by the European Union under Erasmus+, is committed to training engineers and decision-makers to promote more sustainable...
Is nuclear energy a solution to climate change? Técnico hosted a debate with film screening
Under the theme of Oliver Stone's documentary ‘Nuclear Now!’, the Campus Tecnológico e Nuclear (CTN) of Técnico, in Loures, hosted a...
PhD thesis by Técnico student developed at CERN honoured with ATLAS Thesis Awards
Luísa Carvalho, a PhD graduate in Physics from Técnico, has been recognised for her work on the ATLAS detector in CERN's...
Técnico student awarded for project that aims to make the national grid more sustainable
Diogo Lourinha Vilela won 1st prize in the First Open Data Academy Challenge with a model to optimise local energy balances...
Técnico researcher and alumnus wins the START Summit Award 2025
Emissium, a start-up led by Rafael Amoedo, wins international award for entrepreneurship and technology....
Vehicle built at Técnico in the spotlight at International Agricultural Robotics Forum
The autonomous vehicle presented at the beginning of 2024 proposed a new method without wasting water or fuel and without applying...
Unite! Dialogue fosters cooperation and highlights the role of students in creating a more integrated university network
The 11th edition of the event brought together around 500 participants who attended the presentation of the Unite! Widening project, coordinated by...
QS World University Ranking by Subject: Civil & Structural Engineering at ULisboa in the world’s top 100
Universidade de Lisboa holds the top position in Engineering and Technology at the national level....
Técnico researchers discover a novel bacterium inhabiting corals at Oceanário de Lisboa
Endozoicomonas lisbonensis was named after the Portuguese capital and has the ability to reduce nitrates to nitrites, actively contributing to the...