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PhD’s Portrait

PhD candidates and PhD holders: who are they? Would you like to get to know U.Porto’s PhD talents in numbers and their profiles? This space is dedicated to showcase our PhD Candidates and recent graduates.

Comparison between doctoral students enrolled at U.Porto and those graduating between 2017 and 2021


Throughout the years, the number of PhD candidates from U.Porto have been following a growth pattern similar to the number of PhD candidates at national level, as can be seen below.


Source:
*includes international mobility students
a) FOA – Registo de Alunos Inscritos e Diplomados do Ensino Superior (RAIDES)
b) Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência as part of the RAIDES survey
c) Public and Private Universities and Polytechnic Institutions

The PhD candidates from U.Porto represent around 15% of the total number of people enrolled for doctorates at a national level (2021/22 data). The same happens with doctorate holders. Approximately 16% of doctorate holders at a national level are from U.Porto (2020/21 data).

Data on PhD holders 2020/2021

Data on doctoral candidates 2021/2022

Source:
*includes international mobility students
a) FOA – Registo de Alunos Inscritos e Diplomados do Ensino Superior (RAIDES)
b) Direção-Geral de Estatísticas da Educação e Ciência as part of the RAIDES survey
c) Public and Private Universities and Polytechnic Institutions

Taking those statistics under consideration, it is relevant to dive into more details regarding the profiles of U.Porto’s PhD candidates and recent holders. Find out who are they, what are they currently doing, what are their Doctoral projects and professional interests.

Get to know our formative offers on PhD programs here.

This showcase aims to present to the academic community, companies and organisations who you are, what are your projects and interests. Also, it aims to create opportunities for networking!

If you are not still on our portrait of talents, register now. Here is how to do it:

  1. Enter the link and press the + button next to the Faculty you study or studied in;
  2. Write your name in the field for "subject";
  3. Press on the “Upload file” symbol on the far left to upload a photo;
  4. Write your short biography and fill in the different fields.

*All the posts will be reviewed by the UP Doctoral Careers team.

UP Doctoral Careers is an initiative stemming from the PhD Career Design project, initiated in 2021. It involved a technical team comprising members from various units within the University of Porto, including the Talent and Career Centre, Work Psychology Consulting Service, FEUPs Talent Unit, ICBAS Student Support, Employability and Alumni Office, I3S, and the Teaching and Learning Laboratory. Additionally, it was supported by the Portuguese funding "Skills for a Next Generation U.Porto" (Upskilling U.Porto) under POCH-I2-2022-01 Post Covid Competition - Skills for the Future in Higher Education”. Now, it is run by contributions from representatives of U.Porto's Organic Units, Research Centers, PhD candidates, holders, advisors, course directors, companies, and institutions. Furthermore, it is supported by the EUGLOH network and the DocTalent4EU project.