90% of the University of Coimbra’s Research Centres Rated ‘Excellent’ or ‘Very Good’
The latest evaluation by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology reveals that 90% of the University of Coimbra's R&D units were rated Very Good or Excellent, well above the national average of 80%.
The provisional results of the latest evaluation of the University of Coimbra's (UC) Research and Development (R&D) units by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), within the framework of the Multiannual Programme for the Financing of R&D Units 2023/2024, reveal that 90% of the University's research units received an overall rating of Excellent or Very Good.
The University of Coimbra stands well above the national average: 80% of the 313 R&D units evaluated by FCT received a rating of Very Good or Excellent. This result underlines the excellence of the research conducted at the UC and secures more than €124 million in funding for the next five years.
In this highly positive evaluation, most of UC’s research centres achieved the highest ratings: 27 were rated Excellent and 10 Very Good, out of 41 units approved for funding.
Compared to the previous evaluation (2017/2018), the University of Coimbra has seen a significant improvement in its classifications: 112 R&D units have now been awarded the highest rating, Excellent.
FCT’s evaluation of Portugal’s scientific and technological activities carried out by R&D units over the previous five-year period determines the funding to be awarded for the next five years (2025–2029 call). This independent, international peer-review process assessed 336 Portuguese research centres, of which 313 have been approved for funding.
The provisional results of the evaluation of R&D units under the 2023/2024 Multiannual Programme for the Financing of R&D Units are available here.
List of R&D Units of the University of Coimbra Rated ‘Excellent’ or ‘Very Good’
- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre
- Centre for Functional Ecology
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes
- Chemical Engineering and Renewable Resources for Sustainability
- Centre for Classical and Humanistic Studies
- Centre of Studies in Geography and Spatial Planning
- Centre for the Study of General and Applied Linguistics
- Centre of Interdisciplinary Studies
- Centre for Social Studies
- Centre for Physics of the University of Coimbra
- Centre for Geosciences
- Centre for the History of Society and Culture
- Institute for Biomedical Imaging and Translational Research
- Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra
- Centre for Innovative Biomedicine and Biotechnology
- Research Centre for Territory, Transport and Environment
- Research Centre for Anthropology and Health
- Centre for Business and Economics Research
- Center for Research in Neuropsychology and Cognitive Behavioral Intervention
- Centre for Portuguese Literature
- Centre for Mathematics of the University of Coimbra
- Coimbra Chemistry Centre
- Centre for Anthropology Research
- Interdisciplinary Centre for the Study of Human Performance
- Institute for Astrophysics and Space Sciences
- Institute for Systems Engineering and Computers at Coimbra
- Institute of Systems and Robotics
- Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT)
- Instituto Dom Luiz
- Institute for Legal Research
- Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering
- Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability
- Associate Laboratory for Energy, Transports and Aeronautics
- Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry
- Laboratory of Instrumentation and Experimental Particle Physics
- Laboratory for Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics
- Health Sciences Research Unit: Nursing