Projects - R&D Projects

Synergies resulting from the collaboration in teaching with other Organic Units of U.Porto and other Universities are promoted to develop and prepare joint research projects, such as Best-ReMaP, FRESAN or AGRIFOOD, or projects with industry, such as cLabel+.

Ongoing FCNAUP projects with national or international funding:

• 3sInfodemic — search, select and disseminate information: the 3 components of an infodemia:
  Local investigator: Patrícia Padrão;
  Characterization: participation of FCNAUP professors/researchers in an external project;
• AGRIFOOD-XXI — development and consolidation of research in the agrifood sector in northern Portugal:
  Investigator in charge locally: Olívia Pinho;
• Best-ReMaP — joint action on implementation of validated best practices in nutrition in Europe:
  Investigator in charge locally: Maria João Gregório
• cLabel+ — Innovative "clean label" foods which are natural, nutritious and consumer-oriented:
  Investigator in charge locally: Maria Daniel Vaz de Almeida e Olívia Pinho;
• Development and validation of a photo-based instrument to assess nutritional literacy:
  Local investigator: Patrícia Padrão;
  Characterization: participation of FCNAUP professors/researchers in an external project;
• Digital Lab for Education in Dietetics Combining Experiential Learning and Community Service:
  Investigator in charge locally: Pedro Graça;
• Evaluation and development of methods and tools for the preparation of the next round of national dietary surveys:
  Investigator in charge locally: Duarte Torres;
• FEEDcities — Food Environment Description in cities from Central Asia and Eastern European countries:
  Investigator in charge locally: Patrícia Padrão;
• FRESAN — Strengthening Resilience and Food and Nutritional Security in Angola:
  Investigator in charge locally: Duarte Torres;
• HEALTH-UNORTE — setting-up biobanks and regenerative medicine strategies to boost research in cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, neurological, oncological, immunological and infectious diseases (nutrIC):
  Investigator in charge locally: Nuno Borges;
• MIND-Matosinhos — Multiple Interventions to Prevent Cognitive Decline:
  Local investigator: Patrícia Padrão;
  Characterization: participation of FCNAUP professors/researchers in an external project;
• Skills for a Next Generation U.Porto:
  Local investigator: Maria João Gregório;
  Characterization: participation of FCNAUP professors/researchers in an external project;
• U.Porto Programme for Multidisciplinary Education and Training – Youth Boost STEAM & Adult Boost PRR Impulses:
  Coordenadora local: Teresa Amaral.

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• KNOWLEDGE HUB:
  Participation of FCNAUP in the project SYSTEMIC - Knowledge Hub on Food and Nutrition Security, whose main objective is to foster transnational and interdisciplinary collaboration and networking to catalyze and accelerate research that integrates the different facets of the food system to address climate and global change challenges;
• CENTRES OF COMPETENCE:
  The Centre for Active and Healthy Ageing Skills of the University of Porto - Porto4Ageing, is a multidisciplinary working group in the areas of aging, digital health, entrepreneurship, and innovation, which promotes networking activities (construction and management of national and international collaborative work networks), research and innovation (design and implementation of national and European research and innovation projects), training and empowerment of the population (students, professionals, caregivers, patients, etc.), and validation and scaling of innovative solutions;
• COLLABORATIVE LABORATORIES:
  FCNAUP is part of the Colab4Food collaborative laboratory for Innovation and Development (R&D) in the food sector to increase its competitiveness through a collaborative strategy between academia and business, being a catalyst in the process of developing new products and technologies for the food industry.

The FCNAUP promotes the development of scientific research skills in the various cycles of study, whether within the framework of Curricular Units dedicated to the Research Methodology and the Preparation of the Dissertation/ Thesis, field/practical work carried out within the framework of Curricular Units dedicated to scientific research and innovation in Nutrition Sciences.

Ongoing or completed dissertation projects can be consulted on the page of each FCNAUP study cycle (courses with administrative headquarters at FCNAUP).

• 1st Cycle - Degree:
  Curricular Unit "Internship";
• 2nd Cycle - Masters:
  MSc in Collective Feeding, MSc in Gastronomic Sciences, MSc in Food Education, MSc in Clinical Nutrition, MSc in Community Nutrition and Public Health, and MSc in Paediatric Nutrition;
• Cycle 3 - Doctorates:
  Ph.D. in Food Consumption and Nutrition Sciences and Ph.D. in Clinical Nutrition.