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Cross-cutting Projects

We have been involved in cross-cutting and/or strategic projects in which U.Porto participates.

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Project applications supported by SIP are made within national or international funding programmes, in the context of research and innovation across various scientific fields. We are currently supporting projects in the areas of health, culture and creativity, technology, and gender equality.

ONGOING PROJECTS

U.Porto-UPTEC is a partner of EIT Culture & Creativity, a community aimed at empowering the cultural and creative sectors and industries to take on a leadership role in the context of digital, ecological, and social transition.

Learn more about the EIT KIC CCSI project here

European academic cooperation consortium among nine partner universities for a healthier and more resilient world. Since 2023, specifically in Work Package 3, the project has been developing interdisciplinary research activities for global health, involving students and researchers.

Learn more about the EUGLOH 2.0 project here

Aims to explore and discover how to harness the potential of Artificial Intelligence and develop new technological solutions to optimize the efficiency, quality, and cost of industrial production on a global scale.

Learn more about the Sensitive Industry project here

CONCLUDED PROJECTS

Aimed to support the capacity building of Mongolian universities by promoting and strengthening research capabilities in areas such as scientific writing, data analysis, production and protection of scientific results, grant application training, and English language development.

Learn more about the ARROW project here

Aimed to develop a platform for monitoring the North Atlantic Ocean, along with tools for the sustainable exploration of its marine resources. Implemented within the UNorte.pt consortium (University of Porto, University of Minho, and University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro) and by CIIMAR (Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research).

Learn more about the ATLANTIDA project here

Aimed to increase U.Porto's participation in the H2020 Programme by implementing a support and incentive plan for the submission of proposals by U.Porto research teams, during the 2018-2020 biennium, in programmes considered of major relevance or strategic for the institution.

Learn more about the CUP-2020 project here

A structured dissemination programme for EIT Health, designed to share knowledge, expertise, and best practices arising from EIT Health activities, contributing to the development of the European Institute of Innovation & Technology (EIT) in health.

Learn more about the EIT RIS HUB project here

A pilot project of the EUGLOH Alliance, funded by the European Union (Erasmus+), aimed at creating a leading European inter-university alliance in teaching and training across multi and interdisciplinary domains focused on global health and well-being.

Learn more about the EUGLOH 2.0 project here

Aimed to consolidate the efforts and outcomes of the EUGLOH Alliance, with the ultimate goal of creating a European University focused on Global Health, expanding its scope in order to include the dimensions of 'Research and Innovation'.

Learn more about the EUGLOHRIA project here

Aimed to strengthen the research and innovation capacities of young Latin American universities, promoting innovative collaboration strategies between the university and key regional socio-economic stakeholders.

Learn more about the i2LATAM project here

The project addressed the challenges and issues of gender equality in research institutions from a diversity perspective, aiming to develop and implement a vision of inclusivity and user-centred scientific excellence.

Learn more about the RESET project here

Aimed to develop technological solutions in the fields of security, privacy, comfort, and efficiency, in order to address and anticipate the challenges faced by modern urban societies, which are increasingly dependent on detection technologies, data transmission, remote storage, and intelligent processing.

Learn more about the SAFE CITIES project here

Aimed to address the demands of autonomous driving, particularly in the pursuit of comprehensive perception of the vehicle's external environment, estimation of external conditions that can impair driving (e.g., weather conditions), and the characterisation of critical scenarios through testing and validation in laboratory contexts – all with the goal of ensuring a perception more advanced than that of humans

Learn more about the THEIA project here