The Tejo riverfront by the Champalimaud Foundation's open-air amphitheatre served as the backdrop for this event that saw sailors and enthusiasts gather to celebrate both history and competition.

This public event, organised by the RAISE consortium – Researchers in Action for Inclusion in Science and Education, composed of the NGO Native Scientists (NS), the Champalimaud Foundation (CF) and the João Lobo Antunes Institute of Molecular Medicine (iMM) - joins 49 other NEIs that will take place in 25 European countries, on the same date.
 

In the midst of a territory that has long been a hotspot for armed confrontation and humanitarian instability, the St John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG) has managed to provide top quality eye care, as well as ophthalmic training to local medical professionals. 

“For its commitment to providing essential eye care in a region marked by conflict”, the Group has now been recognized with the one-million-euro 2023 António Champalimaud Vision Award, the Champalimaud Foundation announced in a statement.

Presided over by the President of the Portuguese Republic, Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa, the event served as a testament to Dr. Botelho's commitment to advancing the Champalimaud Foundation's mission.

World Physiotherapy Day has been celebrated since 1996, but 8 September was chosen as the date because this was when World Physiotherapy (a global collective of Physiotherapists) was founded in 1951.

The day marks the unity and solidarity of the global physiotherapy community. It is also an opportunity to recognise the work that physiotherapists do for their patients and community. 

The St. John of Jerusalem Eye Hospital Group (SJEHG) has been developing its activity at the centre of three major world religions. The ongoing conflict in the region has had a severe impact on health care access and delivery.

Since 2012, August 1 has been designated as World Lung Cancer Day. The international lung health community uses the day to raise awareness and spread information about the disease’s risk factors, symptoms, diagnosis and treatment.

Dr. Susana Simões, of the Champalimaud Foundation’s Lung Unit, joined us for a conversation about this disease, which is responsible for more cancer deaths than any other.

Interview with Isabel Palmeirim, Director of Education at the Champalimaud Foundation.

Isabel Palmeirim, who was until recently the director of the Faculty of Medicine & Biomedical Sciences and of the Medicine Course at the University of Algarve, was appointed, in June, Director of Education of the Champalimaud Foundation (CF).

Around 600 million people around the world play chess, with 70% of adults having played at some point in their lives; and as 20th July is International Chess Day, we spoke to Champalimaud Researchers Carlos Stein Brito and T. Quendera to find out more about why they play and what the game means to them as scientists.

According to the CLEOPATRE study, HPV infection can be found in 19.4% of the female population in Portugal. In the European Union, there are still around 67,500 new cancer cases each year directly caused by HPV. A vaccine available since around 2007 has the potential to eliminate the majority of these cases. In fact, gender-neutral HPV vaccination, which is one of the flagship commitments of Europe's Beating Cancer Plan, could be the single most effective means of cancer prevention.