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69 - Undergraduate Research in Portugal

Learning in a Research Environment

from Part IV.4 - Europe

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 August 2022

By
Isabel Huet ,
Cecília Guerra  and
Betina da Silva-Lopes
Edited by
Harald A. Mieg ,
Elizabeth Ambos ,
Angela Brew ,
Dominique Galli  and
Judith Lehmann
Harald A. Mieg
Affiliation:
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Elizabeth Ambos
Affiliation:
Council on Undergraduate Research, Washington DC
Angela Brew
Affiliation:
Macquarie University, Sydney
Dominique Galli
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Judith Lehmann
Affiliation:
Universidad de Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Summary

This chapter presents the organization of the Portuguese higher education system, defines the institutional context of undergraduate research (UR) in the country and present five cases of best practice that illustrate individual, departmental, and institutional efforts for promoting UR. The authors conclude by proposing four recommendations for further evolution of UR in Portugal.

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Portugalundergraduate researchbest practice
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The Cambridge Handbook of Undergraduate Research , pp. 623 - 631
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2022

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