APPLICATIONS OPEN!

Following the presentation session of the fifth edition of PITCH, here are the links to the proposals and the application form

– Link to the proposals: https://tinyurl.com/propostas05

– Link to the application form: https://tinyurl.com/studentsDM05

Students from all UA scientific disciplines are invited to apply by 12th December.

The results will be announced on 15th December.

Get to know this year’s projects

Meet them on November 26th , and be part of this initiative!

Project n.1 Envelhecer com deficiência intelectual

Project n.2 Breaking (micro)Bio: quando a ciência se torna viciante – a BD como ferramenta de comunicação científica

Project n.3 Design de um handbook digital da Unidade de Investigação DigiMedia

Project n.4 Milho para os Pardais – volume II

Project n.5 Conhecer MTC

Project n.6 Captação de conteúdo audiovisual imersivo para uma experiência de cicloturismo virtual sénior

Project n.7 MOVEDEM

Project n.8 SeniorBox Toolkit: Desenvolvimento de uma estratégia de comunicação audiovisual

Project n.9 Conceptualização de uma Aplicação Musical Assistiva para Crianças com Paralisia Cerebral

Project n.10 Design de protótipo de plataforma web para um Laboratório de Apoio à Inclusão

Project n.11 Utilização de IA generativa na Universidade de Aveiro

Project n.12 Comunicar Ciência: E-books Interativos para o DigitalOBS

Project n.13 Boas práticas de divulgação de espaços inclusivos: elaboração de ferramentas visuais

Project n.14 Consumer Eco-Literacy Research: constructs and measurement scales

Project n.15 Revalidação da escala: Fictional Character Empathy Communication Assessment (FCECA)

Project n.16 Toward strengthening student agency while interacting with AI-powered writing tools: mapping the effects of GenAI

collaboration on learners’ critical thinking and creative skills

Project n.17 Desenvolvimento de protótipo de jogo digital para promover a saúde mental

Project n.18 Let’s talk about… students@DigiMedia

Project n.19 Identidade visual da Escola de Viticultura e Enologia da Bairrada

Project n.20 Desenvolvimento do Website Oficial do Projeto Europeu CREATE

About students@DigiMedia

It is a DigiMedia initiative that aims to include students from 1st and 2nd cycle in research activities, following the challenge launched by the University of Aveiro (UA) Rectory to the Research Units, in 2021.

How is the 5th edition going to be?

The students@DigiMedia initiative began involving only researchers and students in the area of ​​Communication Sciences and Technologies.

Since the 3rd edition (2023/24) we have sought to promote interdisciplinary collaboration to generate more ideas and extend participation to students from all scientific fields.

For the 5th edition (2025/26), and aiming to continue to strengthen collaboration between UA Research Units, we once again welcome researchers from all scientific areas at the UA, who can also submit proposals for (small) research projects.

How students@DigiMedia works?

This initiative works as a facilitator for researchers to present proposals for research projects that will be developed with the collaboration of a group of students. The work carried out is voluntary and there are no prizes, except certificates of participation. The work required from each student cannot exceed 50 hours throughout the entire project. This aims to establish a balance between what is voluntary work and the benefits students can obtain by participating in a research activity and developing transversal skills.

students@DigiMedia timeline

1. Researchers present project proposals;
2. The coordination classifies the most relevant proposals, informing the respective coordinators;
3. The projects are disclosed to students in a face-to-face session, and each project coordinator must have a pitch about his/her project proposal;
4. Students express their interest in participating in the projects, indicated by order of preference;
5. The coordination creates project teams, informing the respective coordinators;
6. Project teams work autonomously, according to the project coordinator’s plan;
7. The coordination carries out one or two moments of monitoring the status of projects during the 2nd semester;
8. The final results are presented at a special event, part of the UA Research Summit.

Save the date!

17/11/2025 Deadline for submission of proposals

26/11/2025 Pitch presentation

12/12/2025 Deadline for students registration

12/12/2025 Announcement of work teams

July 2026 – Final presentation of projects

Rules for the submission of proposals 

• The total number of projects for this students@DigiMedia 5th edition cannot exceed 16. Each project must be designed for a team of students with a maximum of four members, whose individual dedication to the project cannot exceed a total of 50h.
• All UA researchers, including doctoral students, can submit proposals, according to the rules presented below.
• Each proponent can only submit one proposal as a project coordinator, although they can be part of the research team for other proposals.
• Proposals from researchers from other scientific areas must respect the following conditions:

• • The project team must have at least one DigiMedia integrated member;
  • The project team must ensure that at least one student is from the scientific field of the project. This condition should be met during the students’ registration phase.

• Project proposals will be evaluated according to the following criteria:
  • 50% for the Scientific relevance on the context of DigiMedia’s mission ;
  • 30% for the Project viability, respecting the limits imposed for the team work and the deadlines;
  • 20% for the Scientific outputs expected from the project.

• Regardless of the classification obtained following the previous criteria, it is guaranteed that 50% of the selected projects have a DigiMedia member as coordinator.

• The jury responsible for evaluating the proposals is as follows:
  • Nelson Zagalo, Scientific Coordinator of DigiMedia
  • Mónica Aresta, Coordinator of the students@DigiMedia initiative.

The jury responsible for evaluating the proposals is as follows:

Nelson Zagalo, Scientific Coordinator of DigiMedia

Mónica Aresta, Coordinator of the students@DigiMedia initiative.

May 2026 Get to know the projects

TBD Projects’ presentation