From 7th to 10th April, 2026, CRITERIA (Horizon Europe – Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Doctoral Networks) team members reunited for their second meeting in Lisbon at Técnico to discuss the latest project updates. The project, led by Politecnico di Torino, focuses on the recovery of critical raw materials (CRMs) from waste dumps and tailings, approached from a sustainable perspective.
The day opened up with a welcoming session by project coordinator Leonardo Azevedo, and proceeded with talks by CERENA members João Narciso, Helga Jordão, Amílcar Soares and Joana Lobo Antunes, as well as colleagues from partner institutions João Carvalho, António Salvador, and Alberto Godio.
13 doctoral candidates from Politecnico di Torino, Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) (Spain), Instituto Superior Técnico (Portugal), KTH | Kungliga Tekniska högskolan (Sweden), Università della Calabria (Italy) joined the CRITERIA MSCA School focusing on real-time mining concept applied to CRMs, science communication, and career development. Then, they presented their results to the supervisory board and had an interview with the Project Officer from REA. The 13 doctoral candidates carry out their research in both academia and industry across the partner countries.
