Geosciences Center

The Geosciences Center (CGEO) is a R&D unit of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology of the University of Coimbra (FCTUC) since 1992. Created in 1976 at INIC (National Institute of Scientific Research), the CGEO is a consortium gathering the University of Coimbra (UC), the University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (IPT) and the Earth and Memory Institute (ITM). CGEO aims at targeting the identification and characterization of energy and mineral resources, as well as their transformation and use, and understanding of Human related adaptive strategies.