--- Board of Direction --- Fernanda Borges, Associate Professor (RG1); Manuel João Monte, Associate Professor (RG2); Luis Belchior Santos, Associate Professor (RG3); António Fernando Silva, Full Professor (RG4); João Paiva, Associated Professor (RG5); Each of the five research groups has its own research profile but they are closely linked in research carrying out a wide range of cooperative activities under two thematic lines: