Research
Centers

Research at the University of Madeira is developed through specialised centres that promote scientific excellence and international collaboration across a wide range of knowledge areas.

Centers

20 research centres and poles

FCT

2 FCT centres + 11 associated centres and poles

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Research Ecosystem

Scientific research at the University of Madeira (UMa) is organised through nationally and internationally recognised research centres. These centres are specialised units that bring researchers together, promote scientific excellence and establish strategic partnerships with peer institutions in Portugal and abroad.

UMa includes 3 in-house research centres funded by FCT, participates in 5 FCT-associated centres hosted by other institutions, and maintains active collaborations with 4 specialised centres in strategic regional areas.

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FCT Centers

Research centres hosted at UMa and funded by the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT), with international assessment and approved research programmes.

CIE

Research Centre of Education of the University of Madeira

Coordinator

Ana Maria França Freitas Kot Kotecki

MCRC

Madeira Chemistry Research Centre

Coordinator

João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues

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Shared FCT Centers

FCT research centres hosted by other institutions in which UMa participates through integrated researchers and established scientific collaborations.

RCMA

Research Centre of Mathematics and Applications

Coordinator

No information available

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UMa Poles of FCT Centers

Regional poles of FCT research centres based at the University of Madeira, representing strategic extensions of national centres in the island territory.

CAESA

Centre of Applied Economic Studies of the Atlantic

Coordinator

António Manuel Martins de Almeida

CIDESD

Research Centre for Sports Sciences, Health Sciences and Human Development

Coordinator

No information available

CUIP

University Center for Research in Psychology

Coordinator

No information available

INESC TEC

Institute for Systems and Computer Engineering, Technology and Science

Coordinator

No information available

IPFN

UMa’s Low-Temperature Plasma Physics Research Group

Coordinator

Nelson Alexandre Pereira da Rocha Almeida

ITI - Larsys

Instituto de Tecnologias Interativas

Coordinator

No information available

RISE-HEALTH

Polo na UMa do RISE-HEALTH - Health Research and Innovation

Coordinator

No information available

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Other Centers

Specialised research centres and groups that complement UMa's scientific ecosystem in strategic areas and emerging disciplines.

RCRLS

Research Centre for Regional and Local Studies

Coordinator

No information available

BG ISOPLEXIS

Centre of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology

Coordinator

Miguel Ângelo Almeida Pinheiro de Carvalho

AGUM

Astronomy Group of University of Madeira

Coordinator

No information available

MBG

Madeira Botanic Group

Coordinator

No information available

HUM-TIC

RG Humanities: Texts, Images and Communities

Coordinator

No information available

HGL

Human Genetics Laboratory

Coordinator

António Manuel Dias Brehm

OSEAN

Research Group Outermost Regions Sustainable Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Coordinator

No information available

Indicators

FCT Centers2
Shared FCT Centers3
UMa Poles of FCT Centers8
Other Centers7

About the centers

For matters related to projects or scientific collaboration, contact the relevant research centre directly. For general questions about the centres and research at UMa, use the contact below.

Contact