November 2020 —October 2026

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 —June 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 —June 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 —December 2021

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

January 2017 —December 2021

Characterizing the smallest planet hosts

The determination of accurate and precise stellar parameters and chemical abundances of M dwarfs is of prime importance to the study of Galactic Read more

May 2018 —April 2022

Breaking through outstanding problems in stellar evolution with ultra-precise space-based photometry (BreakStarS)

The last decade has witnessed a dramatic change in stellar astrophysics research as a result of the launch of space missions — such Read more

March 2019 —September 2023

Revealing the Milky Way with Gaia (MW-GAIA)

MW-GAIA will provide European leadership in understanding the Galaxy, its stars and planets, enhance the potential of the community in its scientific exploitation Read more