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On 26 January 2026, Universidade Lusófona will host the training session “Accessible Communication Applied to Science Communication”, as part of the VIII EL Pedagogical Training Days. This initiative is aimed at faculty members and researchers and is part of the University’s ongoing commitment to pedagogical development and inclusive academic practices.

Lusofona university has reached an important milestone by officially joining the Virtual Worlds Association (VWA) as an Institutional Member, reinforcing its strong commitment to higher education, research, media and arts, and international collaboration in the field of virtual worlds and immersive technologies.

ROBO-KNOT (ROBOtics KNOwledge Transfer Lab) has opened its first call for funded international secondments for researchers and R&I support staff from Lusófona University (ULUS), Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTH) and Jožef Stefan Institute (JSI).

COMPETE 2030 has launched several STEP calls running between January and April, with a total budget exceeding €1.1 billion, aimed at supporting strategic business projects in the Energy, Digital, and Biotechnology sectors.

The Erasmus+ National Agency for Education and Training will organise a series of online information sessions and on-site application support workshops for the Erasmus+ Programme.

Within the scope of the 7th edition of the internal Seed Funding programme, the respective results have been approved.

From 19th to 24th January 2026, the CyberSecPro Winter School 2026 will take place at Universidade Lusófona in Lisbon, offering an intensive and practical training experience in cybersecurity for students, professionals and enthusiasts from around the world.

Lusófona University reinforces its scientific internationalisation strategy through the mobility of PhD student Gilson da Silva Ferreira, from the PhD programme in Computer Science, supervised by Professor Rui Ribeiro.

The “la Caixa” Foundation has announced the launch of the first edition of the HealthCare Research Call, a new funding programme aimed at supporting research projects focused on the design, evaluation and implementation of healthcare interventions. Applications will be open from 8 January to 25 February 2026.

The Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) has announced the opening of the 8th edition of the Individual Scientific Employment Stimulus Call (CEEC Individual), a programme designed to support the hiring of PhD researchers and strengthen scientific employment in Portugal.