fct phd grants

https://www.fct.pt/en/fct-publicou-o-aviso-de-abertura-do-concurso-de-bolsas-de-doutoramento-de-2025/

FCT 2025

"FCT Mobility" program supports international mobility of researchers:

EN: https://www.fct.pt/en/novo-programa-fct-mobility-apoia-a-mobilidade-internacional-de-investigadores-as/

 

2025 Call for PhD Studentships – Regular Line of Application

https://www.fct.pt/en/concursos/concurso-bolsas-de-doutoramento-2025-linha-de-candidatura-geral

 

2025 Call for PhD Studentships – Specific Line of Application in a Non-academic Environment

https://www.fct.pt/en/concursos/concurso-bolsas-de-doutoramento-2025-linha-de-candidatura-especifica-em-ambiente-nao-academico

 

FCT Calendar 2025

https://www.fct.pt/en/calendario-fct-2025/

RJIES vs RJIES

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... para animar o debate académico em 2025... 

😎🍪☕

https://www.portugal.gov.pt/pt/gc24/comunicacao/noticia?i=proposta-de-revisao-do-rjies-reforca-autonomia-das-instituicoes-de-ensino-superior

https://www.portugal.gov.pt/download-ficheiros/ficheiro.aspx?v=%3d%3dBQAAAB%2bLCAAAAAAABAAzNDExMAMA%2b%2be0FgUAAAA%3d

https://www.noticiasaominuto.com/pais/2692773/revisao-do-regime-juridico-do-ensino-superior-pronta-em-fevereiro

o ainda vigente: https://diariodarepublica.pt/dr/legislacao-consolidada/lei/2007-107985094 

Revisão do Regime Jurídico do Ensino Superior pronta em fevereiro - Notícias ao Minuto O ministro da Educação disse hoje que espera ter concluído até fevereiro de 2025 o processo de revisão do Regime Jurídico das Instituições de Ensino Superior (RJIES), uma medida que se ... www.noticiasaominuto.com

Proposta de revisão do RJIES reforça autonomia das instituições de Ensino Superior Revisão do Regime Jurídico das Instituições de Ensino Superior. Ao nível da governação das IES, propõe-se que os Reitores ou Presidentes passem a ser eleitos para um mandato único de seis anos, por eleição direta e alargada à comunidade, incluindo, de forma ponderada, docentes e investigadores, alunos, não docentes e não investigadores, e antigos alunos. www.portugal.gov.pt

NB. O novo conteudo do artigo 17º está muito bem: "Artigo 17.º

Consórcios de ensino superior

1 - As instituições de ensino superior públicas podem estabelecer entre si e com instituições públicas

ou privadas de investigação científica e desenvolvimento tecnológico consórcios mediante os quais

se obrigam, de forma concertada, a prosseguir, designadamente, os seguintes objetivos:

a) A concretização de parcerias e projetos comuns;

b) A coordenação conjunta no desenvolvimento das suas atividades;

c) A articulação das suas atividades a nível regional ou internacional;

d) A coordenação da oferta formativa;

e) A gestão coordenada dos recursos humanos;

f) O incentivo à mobilidade de estudantes, de pessoal docente e investigador e de pessoal não

docente e não investigador;

g) A partilha de recursos humanos e materiais, equipamentos e serviços, inclusivamente no âmbito

da ação social escolar;

h) A articulação estratégica e a cooperação institucional entre as instituições.

2 – [Revogado.]

3 – [Revogado.]

4 – […]

5 – Desde que satisfeitos os requisitos dos artigos 42.º, 43.º-A e 44.º, o membro do Governo

responsável pela área do ensino superior pode autorizar a adoção pelos consórcios referidos no n.º

1, respetivamente, da denominação de universidade, de universidade politécnica ou de instituto

politécnico.

6 - Os consórcios de ensino superior podem seguir os termos previstos para o contrato de consórcio,

constantes do Decreto-Lei n.º 231/81, de 28 de julho.

7 – Sem prejuízo do disposto no número anterior, o regime jurídico aplicável a consórcios que tenham

por objetivo a partilha de recursos humanos e materiais, inclusivamente no âmbito da ação social

escolar, é fixado por decreto-lei."

The Dark Wolf Nebula 😎🐺🍪☕

The Honourable Schoolboy 

Yes, it has been a while. But given Halloween is nearing (and Thanksgiving is looming), here is a post. 

ESO has informed  about https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2416/ namely 

''New ESO image captures a dark wolf in the sky''. You can read more in the link. 

Plus, if you want to see it, wait for summer (!) and look up in the sky about S-SE (or SW if late in summer)  at https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso2416c/, 

in the small red circle.

Curiously, the dark wolf is near the Sgr A* black hole (https://www.eso.org/public/news/eso2208-eht-mw/)

in Sagittarius, in https://www.eso.org/public/images/eso1835b/. 

Likewise, look SE-S in summer, and up there, you can see it in the small red circle—or maybe not. 

FCT opens 1500 vacancies on Call of Studentships for PhDs 2024 \\\ Nb. Allow me to highlight the novelty of point 4.4-a).

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FCT opens 1500 vacancies on Call of Studentships for PhDs 2024

https://www.fct.pt/en/fct-abre-1500-vagas-no-concurso-de-bolsas-de-doutoramento-2024/

On March 1, the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) launched Notice of the Call and the Evaluation Guide for Call for the Award of Studentships for Doctoral Research in all Scientific Domains 2024, in the General Lineand in a Non-Academic Environment. Applications will be open between March 18 and April 18, 2024.

The 2024 edition of this Call increases the number of Studentships to be awarded in the specific application line for work plans developed in non-academic entities from 400 to 450 (compared to Call in 2023). The number of Studentships foreseen in the general line (1,050) remains the same as in 2023.

This will be the 3rd edition of Call of Studentships with a line for the Non-academic Environment, which includes: companies; collaborative laboratories; technology and innovation centers and other interface centers; public administration entities or third sector entities such as museums, hospitals, associations in various areas (environment, culture, sport); and non-governmental organizations. The aim is to strengthen the links between academia and the various social and economic players through research.

The FCT maintains an expression of interest for non-academic organizations to host doctoral students, a list of which is available for consultation and is constantly being updated.

The Studentships for doctoral studies are aimed at candidates enrolled, or who meet the necessary conditions for enrollment, in a study cycle leading to the degree of doctor and who intend to develop research activities leading to the degree.

The overall investment planned under this Call is 124 million euros (87 million euros for the general application line and 37 million euros for the Non-Academic Environment application line). Studentships Currently, there are more than 7,300 doctoral research projects directly funded by the FCT, of which around 1,300 are taking place in a non-academic environment.

FCT plans to launch another instrument to support doctoral students in 2024

At the beginning of April 2024, a new instrument will be launched to support doctoral students who work for a public administration entity and wish to dedicate themselves to research on topics of relevance to the institution where they work. The aim is to value and train public administration professionals, and these entities must commit to contributing protected time (at least 20%) to the research carried out by these professionals. The funding will cover doctoral fees and, in addition, a supplement will be awarded to the doctoral student corresponding to the fraction equivalent to the candidate's protected time dedicated to research, based on the FCT's Studentships doctoral fees. Detailed information and application forms for this program will be available soon.

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Allow me to highlight the novelty of point 4.4-a).

. 4.4 Requirements for Application Elements for Assessment Purposes In order for the application elements to be scored, they must meet the following requirements:

The. Certificates of qualifications obtained in Portuguese higher education institutions must be submitted indicating the degree obtained and the final classification. In the case of academic degrees and higher education diplomas awarded by foreign higher education institutions, they must be accompanied by the respective recognition and grade conversion registration certificates. Failure to submit these documents will result in a score of “0” (zero) in sub-criterion A1-academic path.

Published on March 2, 2024 | Updated on March 4, 2024

100 years and renewed

https://www.quantamagazine.org/the-often-overlooked-experiment-that-revealed-the-quantum-world-20231205/?fbclid=IwAR1l5TtJ7m3osRCUEeSj-x21-gy9ksIuzzEdkb0Vlyb631rZgq_zUT7YfoY

Indeed (though one may fail... ☕🍪🚲🌌)

Man, woman, he/she, anyone... 

Pois...

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https://www.publico.pt/2023/05/16/sociedade/noticia/universidades-resistem-mudanca-tecnologia-vai-tornala-inevitavel-2049715

https://leyaonline.com/pt/livros/historia-e-politica/europeia-e-mundial/um-novo-horizonte-ebook/

Universidades resistem à mudança, mas a tecnologia vai torná-la inevitável

Nem as mais importantes do mundo parecem estar preparadas para o que aí vem. Tema marcou o V Encontro Internacional de Reitores, que decorreu na cidade de Valência, em Espanha, na semana passada.

Spanish and Portuguese Relativity meeting, Bilbao, from 17th till 21st of July 2023

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Dear colleagues,


We are happy to announce the coming Spanish and Portuguese Relativity

meeting that will take place in Bilbao from 17th till 21st of July of

this year.


These Relativity meetings date from 1977 and they are organized on an

annual basis by one of the different groups doing research on

Relativity and Gravitation in Portugal or Spain. The 2023 meeting will

be hosted by the gravity and cosmology group of the University of the

Basque Country.


Organizing Committee: M. Bouhmadi-López (Chairwoman), R. Lazkoz

(Co-chairwoman), T. Broadhurst,  J. Lizarraga, A. López Eiguren, J.

Urrestilla,  C. Garcia,  P. Morilla and  A. Urio.


Scientific Committee: M. Bastero Gil, S. Capozziello, V. Cardoso,  P.

Martín-Moruno, O. Mena, J. P. Mimoso, G. Olmo, P. Vargas Moniz


Email Contact: erep[AT]ehu.es


Important Dates

31st March 2023: First Announcement; Registration Open.

31st May 2023: Deadline for Abstract Submission.

15th June 2023: Deadline for registration ( 220 euros (190 for SEGRE

members) participation fee.)

17th July 2023: Beginning of EREP 2023.

21st July 2023: End of EREP 2023.


Plenary Speakers:


Ana Achúcarro*  (Universiteit Leiden)

Fernando Barbero (Instituto de Estructura de la Materia (CSIC, Madrid))

Belén Barreiro (Universidad de Cantabria)

José María Diego (Universidad de Cantabria)

Eleonora Di Valentino (University of Sheffield)

Aleksandr Yu. Kamenshchik (Università di Bologna)

Claus Kiefer (Universität zu Köln)

Tomi Koivisto (Tartu Ülikool)

Jutta Kunz (Carl von Ossietzky Universität Oldenburg)

Paolo Pani (Sapienza Università di Roma)

Agnieszka Pollo (Universitet Jagiellonski w Krakowie)

*Temptative



For all details, please visit:

https://www.erep2023.eu/


Please feel free to forward this announcement to any colleague who
might be interested.

Yours sincerely,

Mariam Bouhmadi-López and Ruth Lazkoz (on behalf of the organising committee)

metrics

The Honourable Schoolboy 

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Paulo Rodrigues Lima Vargas Moniz

Professor

Universidade da Beira Interior (UBI) -  Portugal 

            

Skype: pvmoniz.

Email: pmoniz@ubi.pt (Institutional)

prlvmoniz@gmail.com (most often used)                       

*          http://www.springer.com/978-3-642-11574-5; 

*          http://www.springer.com/978-3-642-11569-1

·          http://iopscience.iop.org/0264-9381/28/20

 .         http://leyaonline.com/pt/livros/historia-e-politica/europeia-e-mundial/um-novo-horizonte-ebook/ 

*          https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-030-83715-0

*          https://www.worldscientific.com/worldscibooks/10.1142/8540

*          https://www.mdpi.com/books/book/5816

cf. in *= https://www.amazon.co.uk/~/e/B0BRBQBZLQ

 

Advisory Board: Classical and Quantum Gravity

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“You have no responsibility to live up to what other people think you ought to accomplish. I have no responsibility to be like they expect me to be. It's their mistake, not my failing.”

― Richard P. Feynman, Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman!: Adventures of a Curious Character

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"The career of a young theoretical physicist consists of treating the harmonic oscillator in ever-increasing levels of abstraction." — Sidney Coleman

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"If you feel you are in a black hole, don't give up. There's a way out."

-- Stephen Hawking

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http://orcid.org/0000-0001-7170-8952

https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=6701832578

https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/M-9845-2013

https://scholar.google.pt/citations?user=7AauIoUAAAAJ&hl=en

https://inspirehep.net/authors/997000?ui-citation-summary=true

https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Paulo-Moniz

https://ubi.academia.edu/PauloMoniz

Internet: 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/pvmoniz/

http://www.dfis.ubi.pt/~pmoniz

http://thehonourableschoolboy.blogspot.com/

CMA-UBI new web front for the web page: https://cma.ubi.pt/

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https://cma.ubi.pt/

 

Thanks: João Marto & César Silva

Nb. Gradually it will be modified on a broader scope. 

Short Term Scientific Missions

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Dear CA18108 participants,

A new call for Short Term Scientific Missions is now open. Deadline for the applications is 23rd January 2023. 

The document of the call can be found in our usual web page:

https://qg-mm.unizar.es/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/QG-MM_STSMcall_2022-2ndCall.pdf

This time I did not attach the document of the call, as last time there have been problems with sending attachments to many addresses so that finally many people did not get it. Please forward this information to your colleagues participating in the action (in case there may be problems with the e-mail list), especially young researchers, and do not hesitate to contact me in case of any questions. 

Best regards,

Dijana Dominis Prester (on behalf of the STSM Committee)