On 12 March, the Department of Materials Engineering and Ceramics (DEMAC) at the University of Aveiro hosted a successful event celebrating the International Day of Ceramics, bringing together students, researchers, and representatives from the ceramics sector.

The initiative was organised by SPM members Inês Vilarinho, José Carlos Almeida (President of the Portuguese Society of Ceramics and Glass), João Lopes Miranda, and Camila Ribeiro, all affiliated with CICECO – Aveiro Institute of Materials and SPM members, in collaboration with CAD–CICECO and the Materials Students’ Group of the Academic Association of the University of Aveiro (AAUAv).