Investigation Units
NOVA has a vibrant and diverse Research & Development ecosystem. It includes 39 Research Units (92% evaluated by international panels as Excellent or Very Good), 10 Associated Laboratories, 15 Research Infrastructures included in the national infrastructure roadmap (80% of which are integrated into international networks), and participation in 12 Collaborative Laboratories.
Below, you can find the main entities of our ecosystem grouped by scientific areas.
- CEFITEC (Centre of Physics and Technological Research)
- NOVA MATH (CTS – Centre of Technology and Systems)
- GEOBIOTEC (Geobiosciences, Geotechnologies and Geoengineering)
- LAQV REQUIMTE (Associated Laboratory for Green Chemistry of the Network of Chemistry and Technology)
- LIBPHYS (Laboratory for Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics)
- MARE (Centre for Marine and Environmental Sciences)
- NOVA LINCS (Computer Science and Informatics)
- UCIBIO (Applied Molecular Biosciences Unit)
- MagIC (Information Management Research Centre)
- MOSTMICRO (Molecular, Structural and Cellular Microbiology)
- CICS.NOVA (Centro Interdisciplinar de Ciências Sociais)
- CRIA (Centre for Research in Anthropology)
- ICNOVA (NOVA Communication Institute)
- IPRI (Portuguese Institute of International Relations)
- CEDIS (Research & Development Centre on Law and Society)
- Nova SBE (NOVA School of Business and Economics Research Unit)
- CESEM (Research Centre for the Sociology and Aesthetics of Music)
- CETAPS (Centre of English, Translation and Anglo-Portuguese Studies)
- CHAM (Centre for the Humanities)
- CLUNL (Linguistics Research Centre)
- IELT (institute for Studies of Literature)
- IEM (Institute of Medieval Studies)
- IFILNOVA (NOVA Institute of Philosophy)
- IHA (Institute of Art History)
- IHC (Institute of Contemporary History)
- INET-MD (Ethnomusicology Institute – Centre for Studies in Music and Dance)
- CIUHTCT (Interuniversity Centre for the History of Science and Technology)
- VICARTE (Glass and Ceramic for the Arts)
- CENIMAT i3N (Institute of Nanostructures, Nanomodelling and Nanofabrication)
- CENSE (Centre for Environmental and Sustainability Research)
- CTS (Centre of Technology and Systems)
- MEtRiCS (Mechanical Engineering and Resource Sustainability Centre)
- UNIDEMI (Research & Development Unit in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering)
Associated Laboratories
- LS4Future – Ciências da Vida para um Futuro Saudável e Sustentável
- REAL – Translação e Inovação para a Saúde Global
- RISE – Rede de Investigação em Saúde: Do Laboratório à Saúde Comunitária
Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs)
The Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs) aim to implement research and innovation agendas aligned with market and societal demands, promoting the creation of highly qualified jobs.
NOVA participates in 12 Collaborative Laboratories (CoLABs) recognized by FCT:
- InnovPlantProtect – innovative solutions to protect crops from pests and diseases, and provide monitoring and diagnosis services
- Value for Health CoLAB – value-based healthcare principles CoLAB
- Ecolab – CoLAB for circular economy
- VORTEX – Cyber-physical systems & Cybersecurity CoLAB
- CoLAB4Food – CoLAB focused on innovation within the food industry
- ALMASCIENCE – CoLAB for sustainable functional materials and green electronics
- SFCOLAB – CoLAB for Digital Innovation in Agriculture
- NET4CO2 – innovative decarbonisation solutions’ CoLAB towards a sustainable economy of CO2
- BIOREF – CoLAB for research and innovation in Biorefineries
- COLAB TRIALS – Innovation for clinical trials
- HyLAB – Green Hydrogen Collaborative Laboratory
- InnovGastronomy – CoLAB for innovation in gastronomy
Research Infrastructure
| Scientific Area | Acronym | Designation |
| Natural and Biological Sciences | CONGENTO | |
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| RNEM |
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| VIASEF | ||
| Social Sciences and Humanities | DataLab |
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| ROSSIO | ||
| Digital Infraestruture | BioData.pt | |
| Materials and Analytical Laboratories | PTNMR | |
| Health and Food | BIOBANCO | |
| CryoEM |
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| PtCRIN | ||
| PtCAC |
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| Pt-mBRCN/ MIRRI-PT |
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| Pt-OPENSCREEN | ||
| Physical Sciences and Engineering | CECOLAB |