Five DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte Research Projects Selected for Funding

Five research projects led by Integrated Researchers at DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte have been selected for funding through calls launched by the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the ”la Caixa” Foundation.

Together, these projects represent over €900,000 in funding, strengthening the Centre’s research activities in areas such as housing, agriculture, and heritage.

Under the 2025 Call for R&D Projects in All Scientific Domains, launched by FCT, four projects were selected for funding: three under the Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects (IC&DT) category and one under the Exploratory Research Projects (PEX) category.

Additionally, one project was selected under the Conecta 2026 Call, launched by the ”la Caixa” Foundation Social Observatory, which aims to support research projects carried out jointly between organisations in the research field and those in the social sector.

The selected projects are as follows:

FCT – Scientific Research and Technological Development Projects (IC&DT):

DigiPER(T)+ Project

Integrated Data-Driven Decision Making for Sustainable Housing Facility Management

Principal Investigator: Alexandra Paio

Partners: University of Minho; BUILT CoLAB (Collaborative Laboratory for the Future Built Environment)

GET-Agri Project

When Gender Meets Technology: Embodied Transformations in Portuguese Agriculture

Principal Investigator: Rita Calvário

Partner: Instituto Superior de Agronomia, University of Lisbon

CARI_TAGE Project

CARING HERITAGE: From Everyday Care to Heritage Policy: Connecting Micro-practices and Governance in Built Heritage Management

Principal Investigator: Rolando Volzone

Partners: Institute of Social Sciences, University of Lisbon; NOVA University Lisbon

FCT – Exploratory Research Project (PEX):

MAPUVaL Project

Mapping Agriculture in Urban Vacant Lands: Patterns, Practices and Potentials

Principal Investigator: Teresa Marat-Mendes

”la Caixa” Foundation Social Observatory – Conecta 2026 Portugal

PERcursos Project

Social Impacts of the Special Rehousing Programme in Oeiras and Setúbal

The project proposes a comparative analysis of the impact of social housing on the life trajectories of residents in two neighbourhoods covered by the Special Rehousing Programme (PER), in Setúbal and Oeiras, taking into account their different local contexts and housing policies.

Principal Investigator: Sandra Marques Pereira

Partners: IPPS; YMCA Setúbal

The DINÂMIA’CET-Iscte Board congratulates the principal investigators and their respective research teams.