Last week, INESC-ID helped host the ELLIS Doctoral Symposium 2026 (EDS2026), held at Instituto Superior Técnico under the theme Trustworthy AI. The four-day event (27–30 July) was organised by ELLIS Unit Lisbon — a partnership between Instituto Superior Técnico, INESC-ID,…
Earlier this month, the Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) announced its 2026 Call for PhD Studentships, an opportunity for students to fund the research activities of their PhD degree. Seizing the momentum, our PhD Student Meetup focused…
A new year means new ideas, new resolutions, and maybe even new paths in the horizon? For the first INESC-ID PhD Student Meetup of 2026, we welcomed Diogo Rato, co-founder of Testwaves, and Miguel Freire, co-founder and CEO of Neuralshift…
Earlier this month, our PhD students had their last meetup of 2025. After working hours, around twenty students gathered to room 9 of Alves Redol (INESC-ID headquarters), for a quiz game. Divided into four teams and fuelled by snacks, the…
As is tradition, the three INESC Lisbon institutes, INESC-ID, INESC-MN and INOV, had their Christmas gathering on December 17 to mark the jolliest time of the year. Under a smiley gingerbread cookie projected on the screen, the attendees gathered around…
After a two‑year hiatus, in which the annual meeting was held jointly with INOV and INESC MN under the INESC Lisboa initiative, INESC-ID returned to hosting its own dedicated gathering. This year’s venue was Vila Galé Sintra, on an autumn day…
After a very successful first edition in 2024, the INESC-ID PhD Student Community dedicated the morning of September 24 to their second Annual Meeting, in a room packed with almost fifty people and many activities prompting discussion of relevant themes…
It was just after 8 a.m. on a sunny Sunday, September 14, and several members of the INESC-ID running group were already warming up, chatting, and sharing laughs near Algés station, a meeting point for thousands of runners and enthusiasts…
Can research institutes excel without caring for the wellbeing of their people? It’s increasingly clear that real excellence in R&D+i is not just about brains or breakthroughs, it’s also about the social support systems behind them. With initiatives like the…
Summer is in full swing, bringing with it warm sunshine that lasts until 9 pm. On one such day, our PhD students held their final Meetup before the slower months of July and August. The garden at Campo Grande was…