The Rector of the University of Lisbon, Professor A. Sampaio da Nóvoa, said the above words as he awarded the Medal of Honour of the University of Lisbon to Professor H. Bicha Castelo on the occasion of his Last Lecture before Retirement at FMUL’s Aula Magna on 20 February 2013.

The reason why we start this editorial note by highlighting these words expressed by our Rector about Professor Bicha Castelo is that, for us at the Newsletter, our identity as an institution is, to a large extent, made of moments like these, when we realize what we are made of and our work makes sense.

We also stress the AIMS Meeting (Annual International Medical Students Meeting) that will take place at FMUL on 15-17 March. In this edition, like in previous ones, «there will be talks, workshops, students’