The Culture, Normativity, and Diversity Research Group explores the dynamics of various social groups in addressing global, national, and local social issues. It investigates how changes in context and norms or policies can foster inclusive societies and organizations while promoting well-being.

Research Topics:
Migration, acculturation, and social integration
Social norms, deviance, and social influence
Work: health, gender, age and technological changes
Discrimination, social exclusion and diversity

Laboratory of Social Psychology (U.Porto)

Work Psychology Atelier (U.Porto)

Culture, Normativity,
and Diversity
Research Group

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Collaborators

PhD Students

Isabel Pinto orcid

Coordinator of the CND Research Group

Associate Professor
University of Porto
Anne Marie Fontaine orcid
Emeritus Professor
University of Porto
Catarina Brandão orcid
Assistant Professor
University of Porto
Catarina Brandão orcid

Funding, Research Projects & Network Action Representative

Professora Auxiliar
Universidade do Porto
Catarina Carvalho orcid
Assistant Professor
University of Porto
Cláudia Pereira orcid
Researcher
University of Porto
Cláudia Pereira orcid

Integrated Researchers Representative

Investigadora
Universidade do Porto
Félix Neto orcid
Emeritus Professor
University of Porto
Gabrielle Poeschl orcid
Emeritus Professor
University of Porto
Jorge Gato orcid
Researcher
University of Porto
Liliana Cunha orcid
Associate Professor
University of Porto
Mariana Magalhães orcid
Researcher
University of Porto
Marianne Lacomblez orcid
Emeritus Professor
University of Porto
Marisa Matias orcid
Assistant Professor
University of Porto
Marta Santos orcid
Associate Professor
University of Porto
Samuel Lins orcid
Assistant Professor
University of Porto
Susana Coimbra orcid
Assistant Professor
University of Porto

RESEARCH PROJECTS

Team

Catarina Carvalho

External Partners

EUSKAL HERRIKO UNIBERTSITATEA

Reference:

2024.13916.PEX

Sponsor:

FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology

Period: February 23, 2026 to August 22, 2027

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Marisa Matias,

Marta Santos

External Partners

Faculty of Arts, University of Porto

Reference:

COMPETE2030-FEDER-00803100

Sponsor:

FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology

Period: January 01, 2026 to December 30, 2028

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Tiago Ferreira

Filipa Nunes

Paula Mena Matos

Marisa Matias

External Partners

Reference:

COMPETE2030-FEDER-00903800

Sponsor:

FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology

Period: September 18, 2025 to September 18, 2028

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Do CPUP:

Isabel Pinto

Joana Cadima

Mariana Magalhães

Paula Lopes

Tiago Ferreira

External Partners

Reference:

COMPETE2030-FEDER-00908800

Sponsor:

FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology

Period: July 21, 2025 to July 19, 2028

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Alessandra Souza

Isabel R. Pinto

São Luís Castro

Tiago Ferreira

External Partners

CIIE - Center for Educational Research and Intervention

Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto

Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Reference:

NORTE2030-FEDER-02717100

Sponsor:

NORTE 2031

Period: May 01, 2025 to April 30, 2028

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Marisa Matias

Jorge Gato

Anne Marie Fontaine

External Partners

Reference:

SR24-00114

Sponsor:

Fundación Bancaria "la Caixa"

Period: January 01, 2025 to June 30, 2027

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Liliana Cunha

External Partners

Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Reference:

OSHA-DC 8534

Sponsor:

European Agency for Safety and Health at Work

Period: January 03, 2024 to December 02, 2024

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Jorge Gato

Alexandra Oliveira

External Partners

Université Paris-Saclay, France

Lunds universitet, Sweden

Szegedi Tudományegyetem, Hungary

Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich, Germany

University of Porto, Portugal

Reference:

101017572

Sponsor:

Euroepan Comission

Period: March 01, 2023 to October 31, 2023

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Marta Santos

External Partners

Anci Umbria – Associazione Nazionale Comuni Italiani, Italy

Cyprus Chamber of Commerce and Industry

In Dialogue

I.N.C.A. - National Confederal Institute of Assistance, Italy

Center for Social Innovation is a Research & Development, Cyprus

University of Barcelona, Spain

Reference:

2021-1-IT01-KA220-VET-000033272

Sponsor:

Euroepan Comission

Period: January 10, 2022 to November 09, 2024

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

São Luís Castro

Isabel Pinto

Maria Barbosa Ducharne

Isabel Abreu Lima

Alessandra Souza

Nuno Sobrinho

External Partners

Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Reference:

NORTE-01-0145-FEDER-000071

Sponsor:

Norte2020 (Portugal 2020)

Period: July 01, 2021 to June 30, 2023

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Isabel Pinto

Mariana Magalhães

Catarina Carvalho

External Partners

Reference:

759154579

Sponsor:

FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology

Period: May 01, 2021 to August 31, 2023

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Marta Santos | PI

Alexandra Sá Costa

Isabel Pinto

João Caramelo

Liliana Cunha

Maria Antónia Cadilhe

Cláudia Pereira

Daniel Silva

Mariana Magalhães

Paula Lopes

External Partners

Bosch Security Systems

Faculty of Law, University of Porto

Faculty of Engineering, University of Porto

Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Porto

INL - International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory

Office of the President, University of Porto

Reference:

182852

Sponsor:

Agency for Investment and Foreign Trade of Portugal, E.P.E.

Period: April 01, 2021 to August 31, 2025

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Liliana Cunha

External Partners

Faculdade de Engenharia da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

COFAC - Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural

Maiêutica – Cooperativa de Ensino Superior, CRL

Reference:

PTDC/ECI-TRA/4672/2020

Sponsor:

FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology

Period: March 29, 2021 to March 28, 2024

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Joana Cadima

Marina Serra Lemos

Catarina Grande

Diana Alves

Teresa Leal

Tiago Ferreira

Carolina Guedes

External Partners

International Hellenic University, Greece

Reference:

623489-EPP-1-2020-1-EL-EPPKA3-PI-POLICY

Sponsor:

Euroepan Comission

Period: February 28, 2021 to February 28, 2024

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Isabel Pinto

Cátia de Carvalho

External Partners

Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna, Italy

The Open University, UK

Università degli Studi di Torino, Italy

et al.

Reference:

H2020-SC6-MIGRATION_2020_IP

Sponsor:

Euroepan Comission

Period: January 01, 2021 to August 31, 2025

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Marisa Matias

Sara Isabel Magalhães

Carolina Garraio

External Partners

Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Faculdade de Letras da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Reference:

CSA-101006560

Sponsor:

Euroepan Comission

Period: January 01, 2021 to December 31, 2024

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Isabel Pinto

Catarina Carvalho

Cátia de Carvalho

External Partners

O Observatório Social - Fundaçao "la Caixa", Portugal

Reference:

La Caixa_ Social Research Call 2020 SR20-00136

Sponsor:

Fundación Bancaria "la Caixa"

Period: January 01, 2021 to December 31, 2023

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

João Caramelo

Susana Coimbra

External Partners

Høgskolen i Innlandet, Norway

Libera Università Maria Ss. Assunta, Italy

Pilgrim Projects Limited, UK

Reference:

2020-1-NO01-KA204-076518

Sponsor:

Erasmus+ | European Commission

Period: December 31, 2020 to December 30, 2023

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Marisa Matias

External Partners

Reitoria da Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Reference:

POCI-05-5762-FSE-000315

Sponsor:

Agência para a Modernização Administrativa, I.P.

Period: November 02, 2020 to March 31, 2023

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Susana Coimbra

External Partners

Mediterranean Institute of Gender Studies (MIGS), Cyprus

University of Malta, Malta

The Cyprus University of Technology, Cyprus

The Institute for Empirical Sociological Research at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany

et al.

Reference:

REC-RDAP-GBV-AG-2020_101005727

Sponsor:

Euroepan Comission

Period: November 01, 2020 to November 30, 2022

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Catarina Brandão

External Partners

University of Minho

University of Algarve

University of Lisbon

Reference:

FACC 20/7/218

Sponsor:

FCT: Foundation for Science and Technology

Period: August 01, 2020 to March 15, 2021

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Jorge Gato

External Partners

Birkbeck College, University of London, UK

Reference:

COV19\201169

Sponsor:

NATO

Period: July 01, 2020 to April 30, 2022

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Liliana Cunha

Sarah Maggioli

External Partners

Zenithwings, Lda

Associação Fraunhofer Portugal Research

Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia da Universidade Nova de Lisboa

Universidade do Minho

Reference:

04/SI/2019/045910

Sponsor:

Agência para o Desenvolvimento e Coesão, I.P.

Period: March 01, 2020 to June 30, 2023

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Susana Coimbra

External Partners

ATADES, Aragonese Tutelary Association for Intellectual Disability, Spain

UMAR, Union of Women, Alternative and Response, Portugal

A LA PAR Foundation, Spain

EDRA, Social Cooperative Activities for Vulnerable Groups, Greece

Reference:

REC-RDAP-GBV-AG-2018/ 856613

Sponsor:

Euroepan Comission

Period: December 01, 2019 to March 31, 2022

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Marisa Matias

External Partners

JAMK University of Applied Sciences, Finland

Finnish institute for health and welfare, Finland

Toyo University, Japan

Reference:

Academy of Finland - Consortium

Sponsor:

Research Council of Finland

Period: September 01, 2019 to August 31, 2023

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Félix Neto

External Partners

Universidad de Málaga, Spain

Reference:

BOE-B-2019-37820

Sponsor:

Agencia Estatal de Investigación

Period: September 01, 2019 to August 31, 2022

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Liliana Cunha

External Partners

Associação Portuguesa de Cortiça

Centro de Formação Profissional da Indústria de Cortiça

Reference:

228202

Sponsor:

Fundação Calouste Gulbenkian

Period: March 01, 2019 to November 30, 2022

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Orlanda Cruz | PI at CPUP

Marisa Matias

External Partners

Reference:

COST CA18123

Sponsor:

European Commission Horizon 2020

Period: March 01, 2019 to September 30, 2023

UN 2030 Goals

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Team

Liliana Cunha | PI at CPUP

External Partners

Faculdade de Engenharia U.Porto, Portugal | Proponent

Cooperativa de Formação e Animação Cultural, Portugal

Reference:

POCI-01-0145-FEDER-028526

Sponsor:

P2020|COMPETE

Period: October 01, 2018 to September 30, 2022

UN 2030 Goals

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