SENESCENCE2030 takes place in Coimbra on May 19–20, bringing together researchers and industry. ❗️Online participation still available. 🔗 Program: senescence2030.eu/news/senesce... 📝 Registration 👇🏼https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeJsmmeqFM_DeQrhqnFi5LNXl7FpZRW1keT_LsAJXrMSSFM0g/viewform

🧠 A CNC-UC article led by Rui O. Costa was featured on the cover of the May issue of Brain, one of the leading journals in neurology and neuroscience. The review explores how hnRNP proteins shape neuronal biology and neurological disorders. 🔗 www.cnc.uc.pt/en/cnc-uc-re... @ucoimbra.bsky.social

👩🏻‍🔬 Fulbright researcher Deanna Arble joins CNC-UC to study how natural light exposure may influence metabolism, obesity prevention, and mitochondrial function, in collaboration with the PAS GRAS consortium. 🔗 cnc.uc.pt/en/cnc-uc-we... @ucoimbra.bsky.social

🚀 From Lab to Investment: Why Research Rigor Matters for Startups 📅 22 May 2026 | Full day event 📍 Instituto Pedro Nunes – Auditório, Ed. D A day on how #rigorous, #transparent, and #reproducible research drives #impact, #innovation & investment readiness. @ucoimbra.bsky.social @cnc-uc.bsky.social

📢 Open positions at CNC-UC in cardiovascular research! 🔬 Junior Researcher — FIBROSTOP 📅 Deadline: May 5, 2026 🔗 www.apply.uc.pt/procedure/q7... 🧪 MSc Fellowship — FONTANA 📅 Deadline: May 15, 2026 🔗 www.apply.uc.pt/procedure/nb... #ResearchJobs @ucoimbra.bsky.social

📢 CNC-UC is welcoming applications for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellowships (MSCA-PF)! Postdoctoral researchers in Health & Life Sciences are invited to apply by June 12, 2026. 🔗 cnc.uc.pt/en/junte-se-... #MSCA #Postdoc @ucoimbra.bsky.social

We're proud to share that a project led by our scientist Lino Ferreira has been selected in Teaming for Excellence 👏 Portugal secures €80M in EU funding for R&I 🚀 Congrats to all the other selected projects a cross the country 🇵🇹 #europeancomission #teamingforexcelence #research #innovation

Brain Awareness Week 2026 brought neuroscience closer to the community through talks, school activities, and a Human Library. More than 1700 participants joined us — thank you! #BrainAwarenessWeek @ucoimbra.bsky.social

CNC-UC researcher Alfredo Sánchez-Tójar contributes to the discussion on meta-research findings highlighting the importance of transparency, reproducibility, and robust scientific practices @excelscior-era.bsky.social 🔗 www.cnc.uc.pt/en/investiga...

BEBIN Day just started @ucoimbra.bsky.social

👩‍🔬CNC-UC researcher Maria do Rosário Almeida, coordinator of the Neurogenetics Laboratory, is one of the interviewees in the Feb/March issue of Business Insider magazine, distributed with Diário de Notícias. 👉 Full interview (pp. 158-159): https://ow.ly/RjXF50YFwmk #CNCResearchers #CiBBResearch

One week to go! #BEBINDay2026 is happening on April 9 at UC Exploratório, Coimbra — a day for exploring how research shapes real-world solutions. Check the final program and abstracts , and get ready for inspiring talks, posters, and great conversations. www.cnc.uc.pt/en/bebin-day...

📣LAST CALL: 10 Junior Researcher Positions @ CiBB ❗We remind you that the deadline for applications ends before April 1st, 2026: www.apply.uc.pt/procedure/ga... 🧑‍🔬More information: cnc.uc.pt/en/10-posico... @mia-portugal.bsky.social @ucoimbra.bsky.social ⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ #CNCResearchers #cibbresearch

📚 It was two weeks ago, but we're still remembering it - our Human Library @ the Botanic Garden of @ucoimbra.bsky.social! 🔗 Full article (PT) by Coimbra Coolectiva: tinyurl.com/mvds759b @mia-portugal.bsky.social 📸 Coimbra Coolectiva #CNCResearchers #cibbresearch #BrainAwarenessWeek #BrainWeek

The Human Library brought researchers and the public together for open conversations about science and scientific journeys. Thank you to our “human books” Ana Rita Álvaro, Joana Ferreira, Vitor Bueno, Lisa Rodrigues, and Diogo Magalhães e Silva, and to everyone who joined us. @ucoimbra.bsky.social

📰 On this World Sleep Day, four CNC-UC write the op-ed 𝐴𝑟𝑒 𝑡𝑒𝑒𝑛𝑎𝑔𝑒𝑟𝑠’ 𝑏𝑖𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑔𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘𝑠 𝑠𝑒𝑡 𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟? 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑒𝑥𝑝𝑙𝑎𝑖𝑛𝑠 at Coimbra Coolectiva: coimbracoolectiva.pt/historias/te... #CNCResearchers #CiBBResearch #worldsleepday2026

"Insisting on changing the clocks may simply be a tradition—one that is politically and economically self-serving—that has no reason to exist." 📰 On World Sleep Day, researcher Ana Rita Álvaro writes an op-ed for @publico.pt 👇 tinyurl.com/bdfbpaaa #CNCResearchers #CiBBResearch #worldsleepday2026

𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑠 𝐼𝑡𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑓: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑏𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑒 is the title of an article by the CNC-UC Science Communication Office in issue no. 60 of Rua Larga magazine, published by the @ucoimbra.bsky.social. Read it here: www.uc.pt/rualarga/rev... Illustration by Rita Félix

📣Opportunity: open call for 10 Junior Researcher Positions at CiBB ❗Deadline for applications: before April 1st, 2026: tinyurl.com/342e5r9j Call notice: tinyurl.com/msjt57c9 All the information here: cibb.uc.pt/en/rd-projec... @mia-portugal.bsky.social #CNCResearchers #cibbresearch

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