The Strategic Areas Unit of the UC gathers teams and fosters interdisciplinarity with multidisciplinary approaches to address the societal challenges aligned with the Horizon Europe priorities and the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations.
Each Strategic Area of the UC gathers critical mass and installed skills for the development of research of excellence, based on the ability of the R&D Units of the University of Coimbra.
Get to know the Strategic Areas of the University of Coimbra
Events of UC Strategic Areas
Funding opportunities and Information sessions
24 October, 2025
Biodiversa+ Partnership Call 2025 | Deadline: 7 Nov. 2025
21 October, 2025
BIAL Award for Clinical Medicine 2026 | Deadline: 31 Aug. 2026
21 October, 2025
Pre-announcement: LEAP-SE 2026 Call - Europe-Africa Cooperation on Sustainable Energy | Deadline: 5 Feb. 2026
29 September, 2025
"la Caixa Foundation" - Social Research Call 2026 | Deadline: 22 Jan. 2026
NAE News
01 October, 2025
NAE Brings the Science Backstage to the European Researchers' Night 2025
24 September, 2025
NAE Brings the Science Backstage to the European Researchers' Night 2025
08 September, 2025
Applications for the 7th edition of the UC 'Seed Projects for Interdisciplinary Research' open in October
30 April, 2025
Horizon@UC Initiative Encourages University of Coimbra Researchers to Participate in Horizon Europe Calls