Applications for the Arquivo.pt Award 2021 are now open

22.01.2021

Another year, another Arquivo.pt award! In 2021, the award once again recognizes innovative research on information preserved by Arquivo.pt, with a total of €15,000 in prizes. Applications are open until May 4th.

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«FCCN Studio helps ensure the success of our projects»

13.01.2021

The person in charge of the Polytechnic Institute of Setúbal (IPS), Sandra Pinto, describes the recording experience at the FCCN Studio, detailing the context in which the recordings were made.

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EllaLink's transatlantic submarine cable anchored in Portugal

13.01.2021

A cutting-edge fiber optic cable connecting Portugal and Latin America has arrived in Sines. The project is possible thanks to the crucial role of the education and research community. 

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Advanced computing competition approves 129 projects

13.01.2021

The results of the first edition of the competition promoted by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), through the FCCN Unit, are known.

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EOSC. Putting Europe at the forefront of the economy

13.01.2021

Learn about the steps taken in Portugal and Europe towards the implementation of the European Open Science Cloud (EOSC) – an initiative that aims to place the European Union as a global leader in research data, ensuring benefits for nearly 2 million European scientists.

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«We are building a new generation RCTS»

28.12.2020

Ana Pinto, Director of Network Services at the FCT's FCCN Unit, explains the main new developments involved in RCTS 100, as well as its impact on higher education and research institutions in Portugal. The changes, already being implemented, will meet the needs of entities connected to the Portuguese academic network.

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Educast launches new HTML5 editor

28.12.2020

FCCN Unit Service launches a new HTML5 video editor that replaces the previous flash version and introduces new features.

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Turismo de Portugal creates “Introduction to Wine Tasting” course on the NAU platform

16.12.2020

Training created by Turismo de Portugal arrived on the NAU platform on December 1st. “Wine tasting goes far beyond

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Interview with the winner of the Arquivo.pt Award 2020, Miguel Ramalho

14.12.2020

Miguel Ramalho was the grand winner of the 2020 Arquivo.pt Award, honoring his work Desarquivo – a platform that analyzes news preserved by Arquivo.pt to establish connections between entities, people, and places. The graduate of the Faculty of Engineering of the University of Porto (FEUP) explains the usefulness of this platform, describing the context that led to its creation.

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Ana Pinto elected as a member of the GÉANT Board of Directors

10.12.2020

Ana Pinto, Director of the FCCN Networks Department, has been elected to the GÉANT Board of Directors. GÉANT is the European organization with which the FCCN's NRENs (National Research and Education Networks) and their counterparts share a partnership to promote international collaboration initiatives in the field of research and services for the academic and scientific community.

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Géant creates a page with more information about EllaLink GeoLab

17.11.2020

The pioneering project, which will, for the first time, place an infrastructure for studying the ocean floor on a submarine cable, already has an information page created by GÉANT.

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National Academic Network increases fiber optic coverage

17.11.2020

Minister of Science, Technology and Higher Education, Manuel Heitor, inaugurates in Bragança and Vila Real the first steps of the RCTS100 project – an initiative of the FCCN Unit that will expand the fiber optic footprint of the national academic network (Science, Technology and Society Network – RCTS)

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