September 2019 —February 2025

Shedding a new light on outstanding problems in stellar physics with ultra-precise space-based photometry

The last decade has witnessed a dramatic advance in stellar physics research driven by exquisite space-based seismic data now available for thousands of Read more

July 2020 —June 2026

Precise characterization of exoplanets with Cheops

Cheops is the first ESA mission dedicated to the characterization of known transiting exoplanets by means of ultra-high-precision photometry of bright stars. Data Read more

March 2023 —March 2025

Using Ap stars as LABoratories for probing chemical transport mechanisms, with ultra-precise space-based photometry (ApLAB)

Over the last decades, asteroseismology has blossomed thanks to the ultra-precise, space-based photometric time series acquired by satellites such as CoRoT (France/ESA; 2006-2012), Read more

November 2020 —February 2025

A synergetic approach to the study of the Milky Way, its stars and planets using ultra-precise, space-based photometry

New insights on stellar interiors physics and evolution are being made possible by asteroseismology, the study of stars by means of their natural Read more

January 2023 —December 2024

Star-exoplanet compositional link: Towards realistic characterisation of terrestrial planets (EXO-TERRA)

Over the last decade, noticeable advances were made in the modelling of the internal properties of terrestrial planets. It is, for instance, known Read more

January 2023 —December 2024

Cool Stars in the near-Infrared (CSI)

This project takes advantage of our privileged access to the Guaranteed Time Observations (GTO) data from the NIRPS (Near InfraRed Planet Searcher) spectrograph Read more

July 2022 —December 2023

SSA P3-SWE-XXXVII SWE Products for Southern Europe – Phase 1 (PROSE)

This project will focus on enhancing and maturing space weather assets in Southern Europe, building on the results of the preceding SSA studies Read more

March 2021 —February 2025

Space Weather Awareness Training Network (SWATNet)

SWATNet is an H2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Innovative Training Network (ITN). The project brings together nine beneficiaries (including the University of Coimbra) Read more

January 2022 —June 2023

Portuguese Regional Ionosphere ModEl (PRIME)

This project aims at developing a prototype for an empirical model to forecast total electron content (TEC) variations across Portugal in response to Read more

December 2016 —March 2022

Zoom-In ON hIgh-mass Star forMation

The theory of high-mass star formation predicts specific features, namely, the formation of near-equal binary systems, radiative Rayleigh-Taylor instabilities, and bloated photospheres. The Read more

Towards a comprehensive study of stars

Projects: Funded Project