Analytic platform

The scale of the CGeos's laboratory work has led to an understanding of the complementarity of laboratory resources between its member institutions and the advantage of making this more explicit and profitable.

To this end, from the cycle starting in 2024, the CGeo will structure a networked laboratory platform, supported by a consortium made up of five institutions: University of Coimbra, Polytechnic Institute of Tomar, Earth and Memory Institute, University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro and Autonomous University of Lisbon.

The platform aims to support and promote research in geosciences applied to the territory, with an integrated network of laboratories connected to CGeo through its member higher education institutions. The platform supports various areas of scientific research, including natural sciences, exact sciences, social sciences and humanities.

• Promote complementarity between the laboratory resources involved.
• Accelerate the analytical aspect of research within the CGEO.
• Encourage multi- and interdisciplinary research and scientific knowledge.
• Promote science and education as drivers of territorial development.
• Involve different partners and institutions, both academic and non-academic.
• Attract national and international researchers to the CGEO, promoting science and knowledge.
• Encourage scientific exchange between different laboratory units.
• Involving structures related to the dissemination of scientific knowledge, such as museums, interpretation centres and associations.
• Promoting scientific and technological research projects with a significant impact on regional development, using integrated, holistic and innovative approaches.
• Stimulating interdisciplinarity through collaboration between researchers and laboratories and other development and research units, both national and international.
• Disseminating scientific knowledge by organising technical and scientific events.
• Developing training and dissemination activities in the laboratory are providing services to the community.
• Stimulating lines of action by attracting financial resources from public or private organisations.
• Bringing science closer to citizens.
• Promoting research applied to local realities and the needs of the population.