BRU’s research funding managers Rui Costa Pinto, Nuno Silva and Mafalda Casais attended the 2nd National SCIGESTPT Conference, held on 26 October at the University of Coimbra. The conference was organised by the Portuguese Association for Science Management (SCIGESTPT).

Bringing together professionals from across the field, the event focused on the future of research management and administration careers in Portugal.

Iscte was also represented by CEI-Iscte research managers Raquel Matoso Silva and Patrícia Correia.

The programme included adresses by Rita Gil Mata (President of SCIGESTPT), Anna Seip (European Commission), Teresa Pinto Correia (Agency for Research and Innovation), and João Ramalho-Santos (University of Coimbra’s Vice-Rector for Research) who outlined the main points of the forthcoming Science and Innovation Act.