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2026
Call Open for a Research Grant (Master Degree)
Call Open for a Research Grant (Master Degree)
Posted 23 February 2026
Call open for applications for a Research Grant within the framework of project “WAVES - Seawater & Wastewater: Turning Challenges into Resources”, with operation code at the Funds Platform (Balcão dos Fundos), NORTE2030-FEDER-02716600, co-financed by European Union through the NORTE 2030 Regional Program, of Portugal 2030, the number of months of this research grant not financed by the funds previously mentioned will be supported by own funds of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto. More information in the Euraxess (https://www.euraxess.pt/jobs/412185).
PhD Thesis by Francisca Cunha on protecting healthcare professionals from drugs' hazards
PhD Thesis by Francisca Cunha on protecting healthcare professionals from drugs' hazards
Posted 13 January 2026
TrEnDy would like to congratulate Dr. Maria Francisca Cunha for her PhD thesis of the Doctoral Program in Chemical and Biological Engineering, entitled “The overlooked side of cancer therapy - tools to protect healthcare professionals from antineoplastic drugs' hazards”, supervised by Mónica Santos, defended on 12 January 2026 at FEUP.
2025
Ana Sofia Fernandes participated in the Pitch Challenge at FEUP Company's Day
Ana Sofia Fernandes participated in the Pitch Challenge at FEUP Company's Day
Posted 5 December 2025
Ana Sofia Fernandes participated in the “Pitch Challenge: Resilience and Innovative Solutions” during FEUP Company's Day 2025 – Water for the Future, held on 4 December 2025.
Her pitch highlighted the innovative aspects of her doctoral research, entitled “A well not yet dried: Assessing the fate and risk of emerging contaminants on agricultural crops via irrigation with reclaimed wastewaters”, developed under the supervision of Vera Homem (LEPABE), Ana Rita Lado (LSRE-LCM) and Susana Carvalho (GreenUPorto). Her work focuses on the reuse of reclaimed wastewater in agriculture and its implications for crop safety and environmental sustainability.
Ana Sofia Fernandes awarded scholarship by ACE
Ana Sofia Fernandes awarded scholarship by ACE
Posted 26 November 2025
Ana Sofia Fernandes was awarded a scholarship by the Association of Chemistry and the Environment (ACE) to participate in the 25th European Meeting on Environmental Chemistry (EMEC25), held in Chania, Crete, from 23 to 25 November 2025.
Congratulations!
AGRO-CIRN project kick-off meeting
AGRO-CIRN project kick-off meeting
Posted 31 October 2025
The kick-off meeting for the AGRO-CIRN project took place in Vairão on 30 October 2025, with Vera Homem and Nuno Ratola in attendance. Coordinated by GreenUPorto, the project involves a team of over 20 researchers from the following U.Porto research units: GreenUPorto, CIQUP (Faculty of Sciences), LEPABE and LSRE-LCM (both Faculty of Engineering) and i2ADS (Faculty of Fine Arts).
Over the next two years, AGRO-CIRN will adopt a circular economy approach to promote the recycling of soilless substrates that are relevant to the Entre-Douro-e-Minho region. The value of these materials lies in their application for soil carbon sequestration and, at the end of their life cycle, for the remediation of contaminated sites.
TrEnDy has been granted new projects in the FCT 2023 call
TrEnDy has been granted new projects in the FCT 2023 call
In the latest FCT call, the TrEnDY team achieved a 100% success rate, being awarded funding for three IC&DT projects as the lead partner, totaling approximately €0.75 million over the next three years. Team members are also involved in two additional projects as partners.
ASAP-WATER (Leader: Vera Homem)
PlasURE (Leader: Nuno Ratola)
SHIELD-HMP (Leader: Mónica Santos)
MultAntiBiofilm (Leader: Anabela Borges; Participants TrEnDy: Lúcia Santos)
HCAI_Desinfect (Leader: Manuel Simões; Participants TrEnDy: Lúcia Santos)
New Book: Fragrances in the Environment
New Book: Fragrances in the Environment
Nuno Ratola and Vera Homem are editors of the book "Fragrances in the Environment", volume 128 of "The Handbook of Environmental Chemistry" series, published by Springer.
This book focuses on the environmental impact of the fragrance industry, exploring its connection to pollution, resource consumption, and sustainability. Written by a multidisciplinary team of expert contributors, and considering its scope, this book is an essential tool not only for scholars and researchers in academia and industry but also for other stakeholders and decision-makers interested in the field of fragrances and their ecotoxicology, as well as environmental impacts.
Know more about this book here.
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