The Vice-Rector for Research, with the support of the UC Strategic Areas Unit (NAE), promotes the ERAChairs@UC initiative to promote and support ERA Chairs applications and disseminate ERA Chairs projects at the University of Coimbra.
ERA Chairs is a funding mechanism promoted by the European Union (EU) as part of its Framework Programme for Research and Innovation, designed to support universities or other research institutions in Widening countries to attract and retain outstanding researchers and innovators in their respective area(s) of knowledge.
Through the leadership of the ERA Chair Holder and the creation of a permanent research group of excellence, the initiative aims to empower research institutions by implementing the structural changes needed to increase scientific and technological production and achieve excellence on a sustainable basis.