Our commitment
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Promote, in institutional practices and policies, a balanced gender representation in the different pillars and axes of mission, at the most diverse levels, namely scientific, academic, management and decision-making, mitigating horizontal and vertical segregation, promoting the integration of women and men in scientific/study areas where they are under-represented, removing institutional barriers to progression and supporting career development and ensuring inclusivity in governance bodies.
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Improve the reconciliation of work/study and personal and family life by promoting measures that enable the realisation of individual and collective well-being processes and reconcile generality and particularity in the best possible way.
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Comply with the rules applicable to the protection of whistleblowers, guaranteeing the right to confidentiality and anonymity of their identity, as well as the information that directly or indirectly enables them to be deduced, legal protection in general terms, and prohibiting acts of retaliation.
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Promoting the inclusion and protection of minorities, preventing discrimination and combating harassment and violence at all levels (sexual, sexist and moral).
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Integrate the gender perspective and the principles of equality, equity and diversity in all scientific areas, in educational and research content, as components of academic excellence, deepening these themes to raise awareness in the community, continuously implementing improvement measures.
Did you know?
The University of Coimbra highlights the career and areas of interest of several female researchers in the UC Women in Science section.
The University of Coimbra's Plan for Gender Equality and Diversity aims to combat gender inequalities and promote equity and diversity within the institution, through actions that proactively combat inequalities in the academic environment.
The GendER@UC initiative was set up with the aim of reinforcing the integration of the gender perspective into processes and has developed working documents such as a Manual for Inclusive Communication in Research, a Guide to organising inclusive scientific events, a Guide to applying for funding from Horizon Europe and a Guide with guidelines on how to integrate the gender dimension into the processes of Research and Development Units.
The Inspira Project, in the Department of Computer Engineering, aims to attract, support and retain female students, researchers and professors in the field of computer science. They seek to maintain gender balance and diversity in this area through mentoring and events.
The University of Coimbra recognises a set of rights for pregnant students, mothers and fathers, which can be found in the Academic Regulations [content in Portuguese].
The Social Services of the University of Coimbra have Childcare Support Services, namely nursery and kindergarten, with priority places for the children of the University of Coimbra's students and workers, as well as places for candidates without that connection.