🔬 ISISE at the European Researchers’ Night 2026!

Last September, ISISE took part in the European Researchers’ Night – Noite Europeia dos Investigadores 2026, held at Forum Braga.

It was a great opportunity to bring research closer to the public and, in particular, to younger audiences, through interactive demonstrations, hands-on activities and conversations with our researchers.

Visitors had the chance to discover some of the work being developed at ISISE in areas related to structural engineering, sustainability, digital technologies, innovative materials and the built environment, showing how research can contribute to safer, more sustainable and more resilient communities.

A big thank you to everyone from ISISE who contributed to preparing and running the activities, and to all those who stopped by, asked questions, experimented and shared their curiosity with us!

Events such as the European Researchers’ Night are an important opportunity to open the doors of research to society and inspire the next generation of scientists and engineers. 🌍🏗️🔬

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🌙 𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚

On 25 September, ISISE participated in the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬’ 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, held in downtown Coimbra, with the stand:

🏗️ 𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐋𝐀𝐁 – 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭, 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦

Throughout the event, visitors had the opportunity to explore interactive activities and demonstrations related to the research developed at ISISE, including:

🖨️ 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 – discovering how polymer and steel 3D printing can transform the manufacturing of materials and construction solutions.
🎶 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 – exploring vibration, sound and science through fine granular material placed on a vibrating metal plate.
🏗️ 𝐒𝐞𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 – building small structures with wooden sticks and marshmallows and testing their behaviour on a shake table.
♻️ 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐝… 𝐚𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧! – showing how beams and columns can be reused to create new buildings, contributing to more sustainable construction, within the scope of the C4C project.

The stand also included educational videos and research projects developed at ISISE, bringing structural engineering, sustainability and innovation closer to the public.

A big thank you to everyone who visited our stand and to all ISISE members involved in preparing and supporting the activities throughout the event.

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🏗️ 𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐄 𝐚𝐭 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

Researchers from 𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐒𝐄 – 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐨𝐢𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚 participated in the 𝐀𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, held in Zlatibor, Serbia, from 23 to 25 September.

The event provided an excellent platform for scientific exchange on recent advances in 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠, bringing together researchers, practitioners and industry representatives.

ISISE was represented through contributions by 𝐅𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩 𝐋𝐣𝐮𝐛𝐢𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐯𝐢ć, 𝐍𝐞𝐝𝐚 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐨𝐯𝐢ć, 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢ć, 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐤𝐬𝐚 𝐌𝐢𝐥𝐢ć𝐞𝐯𝐢ć, 𝐀𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐝𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐢ć and 𝐋𝐮í𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐦õ𝐞𝐬 𝐝𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐚, who delivered a keynote lecture on 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐬𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞.

The presented research addressed topics including 𝐜𝐢𝐫𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧, 𝐫𝐞𝐮𝐬𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐬, 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐞𝐥 𝐣𝐨𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, and 𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧.

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🌎 ISISE researcher at McGill University

From September 2025 to August 2026, our PhD researcher Ahmad Fathi, from the HMS group at ISISE, University of Minho, carried out an extended research stay at Struct-Lab, McGill University, under the supervision of Prof. Daniele Malomo.

During this period, Ahmad worked on the long-term behaviour of masonry walls, with a particular focus on understanding long-term deformation mechanisms.

The research stay provided an excellent opportunity to strengthen the collaboration between ISISE and McGill University, while also allowing Ahmad to expand his research experience within an international research environment.

The stay was also part of the internship under the IMFAHE Excellence Fellowship, supporting his academic and professional development through international research and collaboration.

At ISISE, Ahmad's doctoral research is carried out under the supervision of Dr João Pereira and Prof. Graça Vasconcelos and is supported by the SUBLime project, funded through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, which focuses on sustainable and innovative lime-based solutions for the built environment.

We are pleased to see our researchers building international collaborations and contributing to the exchange of knowledge between research institutions. We wish Ahmad continued success in the final stages of his PhD and in his future research activities. ... See MoreSee Less