Spaces
Here you'll find all the spaces that make the University of Coimbra a unique institution. Get to know them and find out why around 200,000 people visit us every year.
The University of Coimbra is scattered throughout the city, but its buildings are located on three main sites (or campuses):
Campus I [Polo I]
© UC | François Fernandes
It is the town's and the University's historical site. The following Education and Research Organic Units are based here: The Faculties of Humanities, Law, Medicine (also with facilities in the Health Sciences Campus), Sciences and Technology (Departments of Architecture, Life Sciences, Physics, Mathematics and Chemistry), Psychology and Educational Sciences, and the College of Arts. The University's governing bodies are also headquartered here.
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Campus II [Polo II]
© UC | Milene Santos
Campus II (Morocco Pine Forest, near the Mondego River) is home to two organic units for teaching and research: The Engineering Departments of the Faculty of Sciences and Technology and the Faculty's headquarters, and the Institute for Interdisciplinary Research. The campus also has several canteens, bars and student residences.
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Health Sciences Campus [Campus III]
© UC | François Fernandes
The Health Sciences Campus (in Celas, near the Coimbra Hospital and University Centre) hosts two organic units: the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Pharmacy, the Institute of Nuclear Sciences applied to Health (ICNAS) and the Health Sciences Library.
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University Stadium and Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education
© UC | Marta Costa
The University Stadium and the Faculty of Sport Sciences and Physical Education are on the left bank of the Mondego River (near the Santa Clara Bridge), close to a university restaurant.
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Faculty of Economics and nearby locations
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The Faculty of Economics is located in Av. Dias da Silva. There are also other facilities of the University near the Faculty.
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Santa Cruz field
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The Santa Cruz Field is an open space in the heart of the city of Coimbra, close to Campus I of the University of Coimbra. Since 1918, this iconic space has been the sporting home of the students of the University of Coimbra, and the two are inextricably linked.
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University of Coimbra Campus in Figueira da Foz
© UC | Milene Santos
The University of Coimbra Campus in Figueira da Foz (CUCFF), created in December 2022 through a cooperation protocol between UC and Figueira da Foz Municipality, is located in the historic Quinta das Olaias, part of a remarkable 19th-century architectural complex. The CUCFF offers a wide range of training programmes in the areas of sustainable tourism, marine and circular economy, as well as research and innovation.