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

21 research centres and poles

FCT

4 FCT centres + 10 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

Center for Research in Education of the University of Madeira

Coordinator

No information available

CQM

Madeira Chemistry Research Centre

Coordinator

João Manuel Cunha Rodrigues

BG ISOPLEXIS

Centre of Sustainable Agriculture and Food Technology

Coordinator

Adriana Caires Gouveia

MITI

Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute

Coordinator

Duarte Nuno Jardim Nunes

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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.

CIDESD

Research Centre in Sports Science, Health and Human Development

Coordinator

No information available

CIMA

Research Centre for Mathematics and Applications

Coordinator

No information available

GFPBT

Low-Temperature Plasma Physics Research Group

Coordinator

Pedro Jorge Gomes Camacho de Almeida

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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.

CEEAPLA

Centre of Applied Economics Studies of the Atlantic

Coordinator

No information available

CUIP

Centro Universitário de Investigação em Psicologia

Coordinator

No information available

INESC TEC

Instituto de Engenharia de Sistemas e Computadores, Tecnologia e Ciência

Coordinator

No information available

IPFN

Pólo na UMa do Instituto de Plasmas e Fusão Nuclear

Coordinator

No information available

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.

CIERL

Research Centre for Regional and Local Studies

Coordinator

No information available

CITUR

Centro de Investigação em Turismo

Coordinator

Susana Teles

GAUMA

Astronomy Group of the University of Madeira

Coordinator

No information available

GBM

Madeira Botanical Group

Coordinator

No information available

HUM-TIC

Grupo de Investigação em Ciências Humanas: Textos, Imagens e Comunidades

Coordinator

No information available

LGH

Human Genetics Laboratory

Coordinator

No information available

OSEAN

Research Group Outermost Regions Sustainable Ecosystem for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Coordinator

No information available

Indicators

FCT Centers4
Shared FCT Centers3
UMa Poles of FCT Centers7
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.