Research Units
ULisboa centrality in the Portuguese science and technology system is reflected in the 70 R&D Units funded by FCT, 89% of which are rated Excellent or Very Good
ULisboa 70 Research and Development (R&D) Units funded by Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia (FCT) represent 22% of the total number of R&D Units in Portugal, while their researchers and funding amount to 29% of the national total. They are mostly rated Excellent (49%) or Very Good (40%).
Research at the R&D Units is carried out by around 10,000 PhD researchers.
ULisboa's competitiveness in scientific production and the development of research projects is a reflection of the strong cooperation with other entities in the region, the country and the world.
Explore ULisboa's R&D Units below, organized by scientific area:
Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes
Biosystems and Integrative Sciences Institute
Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre
Research Network in Biodiversity and Evolutionary Biology
Center for Natural Resources and Environment
Center for Nuclear Sciences and Technologies
Centre for Environmental and Marine Studies
Education and Training Research and Development Unit
Centre of Statistics and its Applications
Center for Mathematical Analysis, Geometry and Dynamical Systems
Center for Mathematical Studies at Ciências ULisboa
Center for Computational and Stochastic Mathematics
Center for Astrophysics and Gravitation
Center for Theoretical and Computational Physics
Institute of Biophysics and Biomedical Engineering
Center for Theoretical Particle Physics
Institute of Astrophysics and Space Sciences
Center of Physics and Engineering of Advanced Materials
Laboratory for Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics
Laboratório de Instrumentação e Física Experimental de Partículas
Research Centre for Architecture, Urbanism and Design
Center for Innovation in Territory, Urbanism and Architecture
Ethnomusicology Institute - Center for Studies in Music and Dance
Glass and Ceramic for the Arts
Artistic Studies Research Center
ARTIS - Institute of Art History, School of Arts and Humanities, University of Lisbon
Interuniversity Center for the History of Science and Technology
Centre for Archaeology - University of Lisbon
Centre for History of the University of Lisbon
Center of Linguistics of the University of Lisbon
Centre for Lusophone and European Literatures and Cultures
University of Lisbon Centre for English Studies
Centre for Comparative Studies
Centre of Philosophy, University of Lisbon
Centre of Geographical Studies
Institute for Bioengineering and Biosciences
Civil Engineering Research and Innovation for Sustainability
LASIGE Computer Science and Engineering Research Centre
Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Investigação e Desenvolvimento em Lisboa
INESC INOV - Research & Development Laboratory
Laboratory of Robotics and Engineering Systems
INESC Microsystems and Nanotechnologies