In total, the FCT evaluated 336 R&D Units across the country, of which only 40% achieved the Excellent rating. At Iscte, seven of its eight Research Units reached this level of excellence.

Iscte Research Units rated as Excellent:

• Business Research Unit (BRU-Iscte)
• Centre for International Studies (CEI-Iscte)
• Centre for Research and Studies in Sociology (CIES-Iscte)
• Centre for Psychological Research and Social Intervention (CIS-Iscte)
• Centre for the Study of Socioeconomic Change and the Territory (Dinâmia'CET-Iscte)
• Centre for Research in Anthropology (CRIA)
• Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT)

This result represents a significant recognition for five of Iscte’s Research Centres, whose rating improved from Very Good to Excellent: CEI-Iscte, CIES-Iscte, Dinâmia’CET-Iscte, CRIA, and IT. Meanwhile, BRU-Iscte and CIS-Iscte have maintained the Excellent rating already achieved in the previous evaluation. The Information Sciences, Technologies and Architecture Research Centre (ISTAR-Iscte) retains its Very Good classification.

The FCT’s evaluation was based on the scientific and technological activities carried out between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2023, as well as the objectives, strategies, activity plan, and organisational model proposed for the period 2025 to 2029. The process involved more than 315 international evaluators, organised into 29 disciplinary panels, and drawn from scientific and academic institutions across 35 countries.

These results reflect Iscte’s strategic commitment to excellence in research and affirm its position as a nationally and internationally recognised Research University.

The provisional results of the evaluation of R&D Units within the scope of the 2023/2024 Multiannual Funding Programme can be found here.