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What we do

We are a central service of U.Porto, overseen by the Vice-Rectory for Research and Innovation. Our mission is to support the institution's research policy and strategy. We promote internal and inter-institutional relations and assist in securing external funding to boost research, development, and innovation activities.

Research, Cooperation and Funding

We coordinate and provide cross-cutting and specialised support to all the Organisational Units, community, and R&D structures of U.Porto. When it comes to supporting applications for funded projects, we collaborate with the local offices.

The Research and Projects Office is organised into two Units:

  • Promotes synergies and coordinates cross-cutting issues between organisations in the R&D ecosystem (faculties, associated research institutes, and other R&D structures);
  • Aggregates, processes and provides data and information on various aspects of research;
  • Promotes programmes to encourage the initiation of scientific research, as well as initiatives to support the communication and dissemination of science;
  • Organises initiatives aimed at recognising the work of the scientific community;
  • Organises capacity-building actions and training sessions on topics and areas that support scientific activity;
  • Manages institutional registers, ensuring access to platforms that enable researchers to carry out their activities.

  • Identifies, publicises and addresses funding opportunities for research and innovation activities;
  • Organises capacity-building actions and training sessions on funding opportunities;
  • Coordinates internal procedures related to participation in funded projects;
  • Manages institutional records, ensuring access to platforms for submitting proposals to funded projects;
  • Provides technical support for the preparation of proposals promoted by the scientific community;
  • Supports Grant agreement signing procedures of approved project proposals;
  • Coordinates the preparation of project proposals and participates in strategic projects.