An Associated Laboratory is made up of one or more R&D units and must ensure three fundamental criteria in a sustainable way: the response of public policies to scientific, health, social, environmental and economic challenges; the promotion of scientific or technical careers for doctoral graduates, as well as the ability to attract talent to Portugal …
Monthly Archives: October 2023
Units_UICISA
The Research Unit in Health Sciences: Nursing (UICISA: E), hosted by the Nursing School of Coimbra (ESEnfC), is evaluated and funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT). UICISA: E develops R&D activities at an international and interdisciplinary level, with the aim of providing a sustainable and socially responsible response to complex problems related …
Units_CIDESD
CIDESD – Research Center in Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development is a technically and scientifically multidisciplinary inter-institutional applied research unit based at the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (Vila Real) and is affiliated to the European College of Sports Sciences. Created in 2007, this center is the result of the networking, by …
Units_UNIAG
UNIAG – Applied Research Unit in Management, created in 2014, is made up of researchers from four Higher Education Institutions located in the northern region of Portugal: UPB, the Polytechnic Institute of Cávado and Ave (IPCA), the Polytechnic Institute of Porto (IPP) and the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo (IPVC). UNIAG’s mission is to …
Units_CIEB
CIEB – Center for Research in Basic Education is a research unit applied to the specificities of basic education, understood as a fundamental basis for learning and for the development of societies. The CIEB focuses on a holistic vision of education that articulates the curriculum, the initial and ongoing training of teachers and educators, collaborative …
Units_cedri
CeDRI – Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics is an interdisciplinary applied research unit that brings together researchers in the fields of electronics, computer science and mathematics. CeDRI’s research activities aim to develop scientific knowledge and applications in technological systems with a high impact on industry, fostering the competitiveness of the socio-economic system, with …
Units_CIMO
CIMO – Mountain Research Center is a multidisciplinary research unit focused on Mediterranean mountain issues, based at UPB and with a pole at the Polytechnic Institute of Viana do Castelo. CIMO is part of the national research network coordinated by FCT. The Center follows an interdisciplinary approach based on an applied research strategy that covers …
Research Groups_GICoS
GICoS GICoS – Sustainable Construction Research Group is an interdisciplinary research unit that brings together researchers from Mechanical, Civil and Chemical Engineering, Architecture and Applied Mathematics, to develop and apply scientific knowledge related to Structural Engineering, Materials/Products and Eco-Construction, Energy/Environment and Management, in the context of sustainability. Contacts (soon)
Centers and Units
Research at UPB has been growing, both in a qualitative and quantitative sense. UPB’s research ecosystem currently includes: the Mountain Research Centre (CIMO), the Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics Research Centre (CeDRI), the Basic Education Research Centre (CIEB), the Applied Management Research Unit (UNIAG), a branch of the Sports, Health and Human Development Research Centre (CIDESD), …
Language Centre
The CLESEB – Language Centre of the Polytechnic University of Bragança has the mission of offering language courses aimed at enhancing learning for both UPB students and the general community. Through CLESEB, UPB students can enrol in language courses (English, Spanish, French, German, and Portuguese) according to their proficiency level, preparing them for academic life …