Scientific research is particular relevant at the Faculty of Pharmacy, contributing to the constant scientific and pedagogical updating.

In addition to the teaching component, teachers devotes a large part of their time in developing research projects, both nationally and internationally, many of which in partnership with other public and private institutions.

Likewise, 97% of career professors are associated with 5 research units, classified by Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (Portuguese public agency that supports science, technology and innovation, in all scientific domains, under responsibility of the Ministry for Science, Technology and Higher Education) as Excellent (2018). Are they:

In addition to the research work developed and produced by the professors, FFUP count with the presence of 91 external researchers, who greatly contribute to the excellent research produced at the institution.

SCIENTIFIC PRODUTION

FFUP occupies a top place in the ranking of the U.Porto with regard to the publication of articles indexed in prestigious international scientific journals.

From the point of view of scientific production, FFUP has occupied the first places in the U.Porto ranking in number of publications per teacher indexed in the "Web of Science".

FUNDED PROJECTS

R&D+i projects underway at FFUP, funded by national and international entities:

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COMPETENCE CENTERS

Porto4Ageing

The Competence Centre for Active and Healthy Ageing of the University of Porto - Porto4Ageing - is a multidisciplinary working group in the areas of ageing, digital health, entrepreneurship and innovation, which promotes networking activities (construction and management of national and international collaborative work networks), research and innovation (design and implementation of national and European research and innovation projects), training and empowerment of the population (e.g. students, professionals, caregivers, patients), and validation and scaling of innovative solutions.

COLLABORATIVE LABORATORIES

Colab4Food

Colab4Food is a new entity within the Innovation, Research and Development (I&R&D) food sector aiming at increasing its competitiveness through a collaborative strategy between the academic and business entities.

Colab4Food will be a catalyst within the food sector by establishing the bridge between industry needs and academic/scientific know-how. It will contribute to the development of more sustainable food processes, innovative food solutions and circular economy concepts. Moreover, it will also provide R&D consultancy and services. This is supported by a highly qualified team of experts with a large experience in several areas, ranging from food science and technology to microbiology, through biotechnology and engineering.

FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

Information on existing funding opportunities of potential interest to the U.Porto community, at the regional, national and european level, conveying diverse useful information around current strategies and financing lines can be found on uporto2020.up.pt.