In 2023, NOVA University Lisbon launched the Research Impact Narratives Challenge, inviting professors and researchers affiliated to any of the university’s academic units to translate the impact of their research projects into narratives.
Considering that it is imperative that society at large understands and appreciates the results of research activities, and that innovation funding agencies at both national and European level are placing increasing emphasis on measuring the impact of projects under development, the Research Impact Narratives Challenge was the format chosen to enable NOVA researchers to do so.
Announced at the NOVA Science and Innovation Day 2024, the 6 winning projects come from a wide variety of research fields. We have also innovated this year by awarding 6 honourable mentions, given the quality of the projects.
AWARD WINNING NARRATIVES 2024
Vânia Simões
NOVA School of Law | CEDIS
Narrative: Obstetric violence – improving the access to justice
Cláudia Quaresma
NOVA FCT | LIBPhys
Narrative: Innovation in Rehabilitation: Social Impact through 3D Printing
Miguel Seabra
NOVA Medical School | iNOVA4Health
Narrative: Twenty Years from Gene Identification to Therapeutic Intervention
Rita Ventura
ITQB NOVA | MOSTMICRO
Narrative: New synthetic small organic molecules to stabilise biopharmaceuticals at the origin of a new startup
Elvira Fortunato
NOVA FCT | CENIMAT-i3N
Narrative: From Science Fiction to Reality: The Success of Transparent Electronics
Maria João Jacinto
NOVA SBE & NMS | Open and User Innovation Knowledge Center
Narrative: Patient-Driven Solutions: Empowering Health Innovators
HONOURABLE MENTIONS 2024
Maria João Castro
NOVA FCSH | CHAM
Narrative: Offering authentic travel experiences and genuine cultural exchanges
Jeremy Julian Sarkin
NOVA School of Law | CEDIS
Narrative: Getting the United Nations to establish an international institution to search for disappeared and missing persons in Syria
Leid Zejnilovic
NOVA SBE | NOVA SBE Research Unit
Narrative: Improving data-driven decision-making in public and social impact organizations
Leonardo Vanneschi
NOVA IMS | MagIC
Narrative: Advancing Early Diagnosis and Personalized Treatment in Oncology through Innovative Predictive Models
Catarina Pimentel
ITQB NOVA | MOSTMICRO
Narrative: SalivaScan: Connecting Researchers and School Communities for the Evaluation of a New COVID-19 Saliva Test
Claire Bright
NOVA School of Law | CEDIS
Narrative: Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence: upholding Human Rights and Environmental standards in Global value Chains
For more information about these projects, see this year’s NOVA Science magazine and NOVA’s website.
Check out the winners of this year’s edition in the gallery below!
