- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre (MARE)
- Centre for Functional Ecology - Science for People & the Planet (CFE)
- Centre for Mechanical Engineering, Materials and Processes (CEMMPRE)
- Centro de Física da Universidade de Coimbra (CFisUC)
- Center for Geosciences of the University of Coimbra (CGeo)
- Centre for Informatics and Systems of the University of Coimbra (CISUC)
- Centre for Earth and Space Research of the University of Coimbra (CITEUC)
- Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde (CIAS)
- Chemical Processes and Forest Products Engineering Research Centre (CIEPQPF)
- Centre for Mathematics of the University of Coimbra (CMUC)
- Coimbra Chemistry Centre (CQC)
- Molecular Physical-Chemistry Research and Development Unit (QFM-UC)
- Instituto de Astrofísica e Ciências do Espaço (IA)
- Institute for Sustainability and Innovation in Structural Engineering (ISISE)
- Laboratory for Instrumentation, Biomedical Engineering and Radiation Physics (LIBPhys)
Centro de Investigação em Antropologia e Saúde (CIAS)
CIAS is a research unit in the field of Biological Anthropology funded by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology. CIAS is the only institution in Portugal in the field of Biological Anthropology.
Mission
The main aim of the Centre is the study of the determinants of health and well-being in past and living societies from a biocultural perspective
The Centre has three groups:
- Genes, Populations and Diseases;
- Human Biology, Health and Society;
- Past Cultures and Populations.
Some of our primary research questions are: Who were our ancestors and how did they live?; What diseases, diet and funeral practices did they had? What can we learn from our past to understand current health and disease?; What is the role of genetics in the current patterns of disease?; What is the role of social, economic and political factors in health and disease?; and How can our scientific discoveries improve the lives of people?