Survey results released Monday show that 69% of Portuguese university graduates intended to move abroad after finishing their degrees. The survey conducted by the Porto Academic Federation, representing students’ unions, revealed that students surveyed intend to leave Portugal for “better labor conditions.” Students in the areas of engineering, technology, architecture and the arts are among […]
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Class of 2013: 70% of university graduates plan to move abroad – Portugal
Posted on 14 August 2012.
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Memoir: Philip Graham abroad in Lisbon – Interview
Posted on 13 August 2012.
By Millicent Accardi, Contributor (*) I first discovered the work of Philip Graham in The Moon Come to Earth: Dispatches from Lisbon, a travel memoir published in 2009 about the sabbatical year he spent living abroad in Lisbon with his family. At the start of a recent blog post by Graham is this quote from […]
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CNC: Portuguese researchers find new evidence in Parkinson’s disease – Coimbra, PT
Posted on 13 August 2012.
A team of researchers from the Center for Neuroscience and Cell Biology (CNC) of the University of Coimbra, Portugal have identified an “bnormal presence of autophagic vacuoles is evident in brains of patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD), in contrast to the rare detection of autophagosomes in normal brain.” In a study published by Human Molecular […]
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Travel: Lisbon Hostel wins world’s best title – Award
Posted on 12 August 2012.
Travelers from around the world voted boutique “Lisbon Hostel” the title of world’s best hostel, according to Hostelworld.com Hoscar Awards. Four other Lisbon-based hostels also made the top 10 honors list, namely: Lisboa Central Hostel (3rd place); Living Lounge Hostel (4th place); Goodnight Hostel (5th place) and Rossio Hostel (6th place). The top 10 world list of […]
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New Law: Convicted immigrants will lose residency permit – Lisbon, PT
Posted on 10 August 2012.
The Portuguese government has issued a new law blocking the renewal of residency permits for immigrants sentenced to more than one year in prison. Immigrants who have been sentenced to more than one year in prison will no longer be able to renew their residency permit in Portugal as the new law comes into effect. […]
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PACC: 2012 Candidates Night for the Portuguese Community – Pawtucket, RI
Posted on 10 August 2012.
The Portuguese American Citizens Committee of Rhode Island (PACC-RI) will be hosting the 2nd Candidates Night open to the Rhode Island Portuguese Community. The event will be held at 6:30PM, Thursday, August 23, at Grupo Amigos da Terceira, located at 55 Memorial Drive, Pawtucket (RI). Open to the public, the event is aimed to anyone […]
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