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On September 16, the list published by Stanford University and the Elsevier publishing group was released. It lists the top 2% of the world's researchers in two different categories:

1. The most cited researchers in 2023 in their field of action;
2. The researchers with the most influential careers to date.

In the 6th edition of the Stimulus to Individual Scientific Employment Competition (CEEC), promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), 5 COFAC researchers were awarded funding for a 6-year researcher contract.

The '“Ugly” fruits and veggies...NOT!' project, coordinated by the University of Environmental and Life Sciences in Wrocław, Poland, and in which Universidade Lusófona is a partner, has been recognized as an example of Best Practice to follow in research.

On September 13, at 2:00pm, ILIND promoted the training “Research Management: Institutional Rules and Procedures”, which was attended by 15 participants in an online format.

ANTIDOTE, a COPELABS project led by Principal Investigator Marko Beko, has been approved for funding by the Horizon Europe programme under the call HORIZON-MSCA-2023-SE-01.

On September 3, 2024, the 3rd edition of To Create Science and Make Innovation made in Lusófona took place between 2pm and 5pm.

The Lusophone Institute for Research and Development (ILIND) took part in the welcoming and integration session for new lecturers and researchers at Lusófona University.

The Research Group in Sports Behavior, Physical Education, and Exercise and Health Sciences (CIDEFES), Lusófona University's Research and Development Unit, has achieved an FCT-Tenure position.

The Francisco Suárez Center for Advanced Studies in Law (CEAD), Lusófona University's Research and Development Unit, has achieved an FCT-Tenure position.

On August 2nd, 2024, Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) released the results of the 2023 Call for Exploratory Projects in All Scientific Domains. Four Lusófona University projects were approved for funding, from three UI&Ds (CBIOS, CICANT and HEI-Lab).