📢 OPEN CALL

We are pleased to announce the opening of two research grant calls within TWIN, part of the Toy Story Project Series, in the fields of History and Sociology. 

If you are interested in joining an interdisciplinary research team working at the intersection of heritage, history, and society, we encourage you to apply. 

📅 Deadline: 24/07/2026

Sociology Research Grant:

EURAXESS

NOVA.ID

History Research Grant:

EURAXESS

NOVA.ID

Our research in the news 

We're thrilled to share that our research was featured in Público, one of Portugal's leading newspapers. The piece highlights the findings from our Toy Story Research Series, bringing our work to a wider audience and sparking new conversations about the themes we've been exploring. 

Read the full article here

Toy Story goes abroad

Leonor Rodrigues, a master's student whose thesis is part of the Toy Story project, presented her research at the European X-Ray Spectrometry Conference (EXRS) in Catania, Italy. Her work focuses on optimizing non-destructive X-ray techniques to study the multi-layered structure and manufacturing methods behind heritage tinplate toys. 

📍 Le Ciminiere Exhibition & Congress Centre, Catania (Italy)  📅 June 14-19 🔗 More information here