Research Centres

Among the research centres at the University that have been positively assessed by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), eight have been classified as Very Good and there are a further nine with the classification of Excellent. Approximately 80% of the researchers at the University are integrated in the research centres that received the aforementioned classification.

Research Centres funded by FCT

Sciences

• Plant Functional Biology Centre (CBFP))
• Molecular and Environmental Biology Centre (CBMA)
• Physics Centre (CF)
• Centre of Mathematics (CMAT)
• Chemistry Centre (CQ)
• Earth Sciences Centre (NCT)
• Centre of Geological Research, Management and Valorisation of Resources (CIG-R)

Health Sciences

• Life and Health Sciences Research Institute (ICVS)

Social Sciences

• Communication and Society Research Centre (CECS)
• Social Sciences Research Centre (CICS)
•   Transdisciplinary Research Centre «Culture, Space and Memory» (CITCEM)

Law

• Centre of Studies in European Union Law
• Human Rights Interdisciplinary Research Centre
• Municipal Law Research Unit

Economics and Management

• Centre for Research on Public Policy and Administration (NEAPP)
• Research Unit in Political Science and International Relations (NICPRI)
• Applied Microeconomics Research Unit (NIMA)
• Economic Policies Research Unit (NIPE)
• Research in Marketing and Strategy Centre (iMARKE)

Education

• Research Centre in Education (CIEd)
• Child Studies Centre (CESC)
• Research Centre for Training of Child Education Professionals (CIFPEC)

Engineering

• Biomaterials, Biodegradables and Biomimetics Research Group (3 B’s) - IBB Associated Laboratory
• Centre ALGORITMI (CAlg)
• Computer Science and Technology Centre (CCTC)
• Centre for Textile Science and Technology (2C2T)
• Centre of Biological Engineering (BEC) - IBB Associated Laboratory
• Centre for Mechanical and Materials Technologies (CT2M)
• Territory, Environment and Construction Centre (C-TAC)
• Interdisciplinary Centre for Production Technology and Energy (CITEPE)
• Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE)
• Institute for Polymers and Composites (IPC) - I3N Associated Laboratory

Arts and Human Sciences

• Centre for Humanistic Studies (CEHUM)

Psychology

• Psychology Research Centre (CIPsi)