Designing Research
Here we showcase the research projects of UC Masters and PhD students and discuss the challenges of writing an academic dissertation/thesis.
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What will the ideal city be like? A new proposal for analysing our cities' sustainability and resilience
'Form and function: Benchmarking real and ideal cities' is the theme of João Monteiro's Doctoral thesis.
Looking for new clues to understand the impact of alder loss on stream ecosystems
The disappearance of alder from riparian forests affects the characteristics and microbial decomposition of litter from non-nitrogen-fixing tree species in streams" is the title of the Master's thesis by Guilherme Barreto, an Ecology MSc student at the FCTUC Department of Life Sciences.
Taking a closer look at the role of synergies in tourism to enhance the tourist experience
"Smart Tourism Ecosystem Perspective on the Tourism Experience: A Conceptual Approach", is the theme of the doctoral thesis of Pedro Vaz Serra, enrolled in the Doctoral Programme in Tourism, Heritage and Territory at the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Coimbra.
Microscoping’ the brain for new insights into neurodevelopmental disorders
"Dissecting the role of parvalbumin-positive inhibitory neurons in the cellular and behavioural phenotypes associated with Gprasp2 deletion" is the title of the research project conducted by Mariana Laranjo, a PhD student in Experimental Biology and Biomedicine at the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research of the University of Coimbra and the Centre for Neuroscience and Cell Biology of the University of Coimbra.
Looking for an easier way to monitor and prescribe physical activity
"Identification and validation of novel machine learning-based markers in sports physiology and medicine" is the subject of a research project by Pedro Valente, a doctoral student at the Faculty of Sports Science and Physical Education, University of Coimbra.
Reporting on the pregnancy, childbirth and postpartum experiences of black and Afro-descendant women to raise awareness of racism in health care
'Intersection of Race, Gender, and Class: Analysis on the Experiences of Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Postpartum among Black and Afro-descendant Women in Lisbon' is the PhD project of Laura Brito, a PhD student in Post-Colonialisms and Global Citizenship at the Centre for Social Studies and the Faculty of Economics of the University of Coimbra
Dancing to explore new connections between art and technology
'Interactive Art Augmentation: A new and inclusive approach for Art Creation' is the subject of the doctoral project of Maria Rita Nogueira, a PhD student in Contemporary Art at the UC College of Arts.
When a simple object reveals so much about our brain
"How objects are organised in the brain" is the subject of the doctoral project of Daniela Valério, PhD student at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra.