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Organizational Sustainability

32%

Research ouputs classified in one of the SDGs, using the algorithm develped by Elsevier and the Times Higher Education.

31%

Impact above world average of all the publications classified by SDG and indexed in Scopus (normalized citations per scientific area).

52%

Publications with international collaboration.

10%

PhD students.

NOVA’s research aligned with
the Sustainable Development Goals

NOVA’s research for Sustainable Development Goals
Sustainability is the driver of a significant part of NOVA’s research, addressing societal problems and offering a comprehensive understanding and effective solutions. Leading by example, NOVA is committed towards the delivery of sustainable development goals and recognises the importance of interdisciplinary practices to move forward. NOVA research is developed through national and international collaborations while providing the proper framework to engage different stakeholders. NOVA’s research excellency is shown across the 39 R&D Units, being 92% recognized as very good and excellent research units (FCT international evaluation, 2019). NOVA research is also recognized by its practices to promote an open dialogue with society through several initiatives.

Vice-Rector Prof. Isabel Rocha

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CAPONLITTER

Caponlitter is an European project, led by Professor José Ferreira (NOVA FCT), which aims to improv

Social Data

Social Data is an access free data platform on work, social inequality and sustainability, created b

Observatory for Working and Living Conditions

The Observatory for Working and Living Conditions is a monitoring centre that links several areas of

Understanding the Western Sahara region

The main challenge of the CAPSAHARA project, promoted by CRIA - Research Network Centre in Anthropol

Climate Driven Technologies for Low Carbon Cities

It aims to research, develop and validate at pilot-scale a smart cities digital platform for urban m

Heating Appliances Retrofit Planning – HARP

Motivating consumers to plan the replacement of their current heating systems - which use fossil fue

Recovery of lithium from saline streams

Lithium is becoming an essential metal in the global energy economy due to its applications in elect

Photoboost

According to the United Nations, food production will need to double by 2050 to meet the needs of a

ConCO2rde – Training network on the conversion of CO2 by smart autotrophic biorefineries

ConCO2rde is a research project focused on one of the biggest environmental problems today: carbon d

ELEVATE – Early detection of cervical cancer in hard-to-reach populations of women through portable and point-of-care HPV testing

Cervical cancer is the fourth most common cancer in women, and in many countries, populations with d

WiTH Africa

Information on tourism in Africa is dispersed or incomplete, which make difficult to access data to

Coastal contamination and development

Recent evidence shows human contamination of coastal waters has a significant impact on marine life.

CLIMOS: Climate Monitoring and Decision Support Framework for Sand Fly-borne Diseases Detection and Mitigation with COST-benefit and Climate-policy Measures

Approved for European funding, this is the first Horizon Europe project led by the Institute of Hygi