12th-grade students Isabel Soares Oliveira, Maria Cardoso Toga, Nuno Teixeira Aroso, and Vasco Teixeira Cardoso, from the Agrupamento de Escolas da Maia, won 1st place in Hands-On Science!/ "À Descoberta da Luz" competition, which took place last Friday, March 7, in Braga.

Their winning project, CLEA, was developed in collaboration with LSRE-LCM researchers Yaidelin Manrique, Isabel Martins, and Cláudia Gomes da Silva.

The Hands-On Science Fair returned to Braga on March 7, 2025, continuing to inspire students to learn about science, explore the universe, and uncover the mysteries and wonders of nature.

Congratulations to all the students, teachers, and researchers who participated!

The 22^st edition of the "Mostra Universidade do Porto" took place from 6 to 9 march at the Pavilhão Multiusos in Gondomar. Mostra U.Porto is an annual initiative promoted by the University of Porto with the aim of informing the general public, and especially schoolchildren, about the educational opportunities offered by the University and to highlight the research being carried out in the various fields of scientific knowledge.

Mostra U.Porto is a free event that brings together 14 faculties and several research centres integrated in the University of Porto, including ALiCE - Associated Laboratory in Chemical Engineering, composed of the R&D units CEFT, LEPABE and LSRE-LCM. The Associated Laboratory presented interactive activities of scientific experimentation and demonstration, aimed at pre-university participants and at recent graduates wishing to pursue studies in the field of chemical engineering.

The LSRE-LCM would like to thank the researchers who participated in this Mostra U.Porto event during the 4 days!