Research Structures 

Bringing the best to you

We want to provide greater visibility for research projects. Therefore, PUCRS maintains constant investment in updating its infrastructure. Our structures enable the integration of researchers and undergraduate or graduate students, promoting the development of projects focused on the generation or advancement of knowledge.

Search in numbers

240

CNPq certified groups

17

Research Center

98

Laboratories

37

Research Centers

22

graduate programs

273

Accredited teachers

Institutes

We are committed to the future of research in Brazil and worldwide. To assist in the development of research and intellectual production, we provide institutes that contribute to our purpose.

IGG – Institute of Geriatrics and Gerontology 

Dedicated to different interdisciplinary actions in the area of ​​aging.

InsCer – Brain Institute 

Promoting care for life, through innovation, teaching, research and assistance.

IMA – Institute of the Environment

Dedicated to the conservation of biodiversity, the institute promotes research and extension projects.

IPR – Institute of Petroleum and Natural Resources

The research institute that develops R&D&I solutions, services and products focused on oil and gas, energy, natural resources and the environment.

Centers

Come and be part of the PUCRS community! Here you will have access to a wide variety of Centers dedicated to research and service provision. Learn more about our structure:

Caes – Center for Economic and Social Analysis


(51) 3320-3500 (extension 6021)

CBPD – Brazilian Center for Research on Democracy


Building 8, room 223.03
cbpd@pucrs.br

CB Solar – Solar Energy Research Center


Tecnopuc, building 96A, ground floor
(51) 3353-7831

CCD – Center for Artificial Intelligence and Data Science


Building 32, room 602
(51) 3353-8550
ccd@pucrs.br

CEB – Center for Teaching and Research in Contexts and Processes of Basic Education


Building 8, room 223.02
(51) 3320-3500
ceb@pucrs.br

CDEA – Center for European and German Studies


Building 9, room 116.
(51) 3320-3950

Cees – Center for Studies in Higher Education


Building 8, room 223.01
(51) 3320-3500, extension 4351
cees@pucrs.br

CPPC – Preclinical Research Center


Building 63 – InsCer
(51) 3320-5909
cppc@pucrs.br

Molecular and Functional Biology Research Center


Building 92A
(51) 3220-3629 / (51) 3353-7668

Infant Center


Building 12A, room 201
(51) 3320-3840
pediatrics-pg@pucrs.br

Cepes – Software Engineering Research Center


Building 32, rooms 101 and 110
(51) 3320-3639
cepes@pucrs.br

Intox – Toxicology and Pharmacology Research Center


Building 12D, room 101
(51) 3320-3677

NanoPUCRS – Interdisciplinary Center for Nanoscience and Micro-Nanotechnology


Building 96A, rooms 103 and 104
(51) 3353-7829

Pró-Mata – Nature Conservation and Research Center


Building 5, room 307
(51) 3320-3640
ima@pucrs.br

CIEBRAUS – Brazil-Australia Center for the Internationalization of Education


Predio 8
ciebraus@pucrs.br

Edith Stein Research Center


Building 8, room 405.16

Laboratories, Centers and Groups

Laboratories

The Research Laboratory consists of an organizational research structure linked to a University Unit, in a specific physical space, composed of equipment and human and material resources suitable for carrying out research projects that require the development of experiments, tests, controlled research procedures, creation and scientific and technological production.

Hubs

The Research Center constitutes an organizational research structure belonging to a University Unit, which is characterized by the association of Researchers who are members of one or more Research Groups registered with the CNPq, students, and external researchers committed to the development of scientific research activities related to an area of ​​knowledge and a common research problem.

Research Groups

The smallest unit of PUCRS' research structures and, therefore, a constituent element of all other structures is the Research Group. The formation of research groups registered in the CNPq Research Groups Directory, in which researchers from the IES, undergraduate and graduate students, and external researchers interact, organized around research lines and a leadership, represents the search for shared experiences and the commitment to regular and high-quality scientific, technological and artistic production.

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