Sumários

Scientific Writing

10 Abril 2026, 14:00 • Ana Rita Taborda Monteiro Guerra

How to write scientific articles

  1. The introduction section: goal, structure, and organization. Headings according to APA style (7th edition)
  2. The methods section: main components and reproducibility (transparency and openness);
  3. The results section: data presentation formats (figures and tables); APA guidelines; best practices in describing the findings and statistical evidence; section organization.
  4. The discussion – interpretation, limitations, contributions, outlook, and conclusions.

Scientific Writing

13 Março 2026, 14:00 • Alessandra Carvalho

Workshop on Scientific Writing
1. What is distinctive of scientific writing compared to other forms of writing?
1.1. Writing clearly and concisely
1.2. Short sentence
1.3. Subject and verb placement
1.4. Subject and stress position
1.5. Passive vs. active voice
16. Nominalizations
2. Scientific integrity
2.1. Ethical behavior in scientific reporting - honesty and transparency
2.2. Plagiarism
3. Softwares to manage reference: example - ZOTERO
4. Structure of the empirical article
5. Writing an abstract according to APA style
5.1. Tips on writing abstracts
5.2. Session assignment - write an abstract applying the techniques learned in class

Research Integrity: Ethics beyond Informed Consent.

12 Fevereiro 2026, 14:00 • Ana Rita Taborda Monteiro Guerra

Research Integrity; Bias-free Language; Misconduct; Authorship, AI 

Group exercises
Open Science: pre-registration, data management plans.
Group exercises

Early career development and academic entrepreneurship

18 Novembro 2025, 14:00 • Francisco Alexandre Melo Simões



Academic entrepreneurship broadly refers to the involvement of academics – teachers, researchers, students - in exploitation activities. In this context, entrepreneurship refers to the exploration of knowledge that academics create via applied research projects and further development of research networks, patents, licenses, start-ups, spin-offs, and industry collaboration. Individual-level motives – meaning those driving academic agency - have been pointed out to be the best predictors of academic entrepreneurship. If properly integrated into research and development activities, academic entrepreneurship can also represent an important set of skills for developing solid research careers.

Based on active, participatory methodologies, this seminar will explore the concept of academic entrepreneurship by combining three angles on analysis. Firstly, the group will engage in exploring the meaning(s) of academic entrepreneurship, including its added-value and pitfalls. Secondly, the discussions will focus on the process of developing a research idea as the central piece for any academic entrepreneurship process. This will include a step-by-step analysis of translating a research idea into a research project, including a practical, hands-on approach to this process (do’s, don’ts, and tips). Finally, the group will debate how entrepreneurial skills can be combined with other sets of skills (e.g., scientific skills, communication skills) from a research career pathway developed from early stages.


Early career development and academic entrepreneurship

18 Novembro 2025, 10:00 • Francisco Alexandre Melo Simões

Academic entrepreneurship broadly refers to the involvement of academics – teachers, researchers, students - in exploitation activities. In this context, entrepreneurship refers to the exploration of knowledge that academics create via applied research projects and further development of research networks, patents, licenses, start-ups, spin-offs, and industry collaboration. Individual-level motives – meaning those driving academic agency - have been pointed out to be the best predictors of academic entrepreneurship. If properly integrated into research and development activities, academic entrepreneurship can also represent an important set of skills for developing solid research careers.

Based on active, participatory methodologies, this seminar will explore the concept of academic entrepreneurship by combining three angles on analysis. Firstly, the group will engage in exploring the meaning(s) of academic entrepreneurship, including its added-value and pitfalls. Secondly, the discussions will focus on the process of developing a research idea as the central piece for any academic entrepreneurship process. This will include a step-by-step analysis of translating a research idea into a research project, including a practical, hands-on approach to this process (do’s, don’ts, and tips). Finally, the group will debate how entrepreneurial skills can be combined with other sets of skills (e.g., scientific skills, communication skills) from a research career pathway developed from early stages.