Civil Engineering at FEUP among the world’s top 100
The assessment is revealed in the 2025 edition of the QS World University Rankings by Subject.
Author: Nuno Teixeira
FEUP alumnus’ company acquired by US prosthetics company
Frederico Carpinteiro's startup uses 3D scanning to improve the fit of lower limb prostheses.
Sebastião Feyo de Azevedo awarded the CIBIQ Gold Medal 2025
The former Rector of U.Porto and former Director of FEUP was recognised for his extraordinary professional merits and dedication to promoting the general interests of Chemical Engineering.
Doctoral thesis among the best in the ‘Journal of Physics: Energy’
The work carried out by Rafael Almeida, a student on the Doctoral Programme in Engineering Physics, has already led to a patent application being submitted to the World Intellectual Property Organisation.
FEUP researchers develop controlled drug release system for the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease
Joana Loureiro and Maria do Carmo Pereira are studying a technology based on nanoparticles designed to transport drugs directly to the brain and were selected for an investment of 120,000 euros from XTX Ventures.
FEUP alumni company chosen by Microsoft for Global Education Programme
NILG.AI is a consultancy startup dedicated to helping companies improve their decision-making processes and efficiency through Artificial Intelligence.
FEUP joins consortium developing technology for electroconverting CO₂ into e-methanol
Researcher Francisca Moreira is leading a work package whose contribution aims to develop an electrolyser with innovative characteristics for the electrochemical reduction of CO₂ into methanol.
FEUP researcher wins ‘Early Career’ award from the American Chemical Society
Pedro Velho, from the Doctoral Programme in Chemical and Biological Engineering, was distinguished by the renowned journal ‘Journal of Chemical & Engineering Data’.
FEUP teams in the spotlight at European university programming marathon
Three groups of students took part in the Southwestern Europe Regional Contest and finished in the top half of the table out of 141 participants.