WELCOME TO CETRAD

WELCOME TO CETRAD

Welcome to the Centre for Transdisciplinary Development Studies (CETRAD). CETRAD is a social sciences R&D Unit mission-oriented towards fostering inclusive sustainability transitions at the territorial level, with a focus on regional, rural, and urban areas experiencing socio-demographic shrinkage. Hosted by the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), CETRAD has expanded into a national network that includes CETRAD-Europeia (based at the University Europeia) and Intrepid Lab (based at Lusófona University).

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Data4LowDensity is a collaborative laboratory with the objective of developing and providing locally-based, intensive and contextualized knowledge services in the area of territorial intelligence, meeting the needs of low-density regions (LDRs).

Research Groups

CETRAD is organised into 3 research groups (RG)
defined by strong interconnectivity and transdisciplinary work.

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Projects

CETRAD projects are developed in three research groups. The researchers of CETRAD collaborate with academic and non-academic, national and international research networks and organizations with the common goal of making a difference in the research landscape.

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PhD Programs

CETRAD offers PhD programs in two fields targeting students who aim to gain scientific knowledge and skills, and those who intend to pursue an academic career in teaching and research.

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Next Events

  • Connecting R&D with real problems

    Date:
    2025/01/16

    Location:
    Room -1.19, ECHS POLO2

  • SPID – Well-being Barometer for Low-Density Territories in the North of Portugal

    Date:
    2025/01/16

    Location:
    Room 1.18, ECHS POLO2

  • 1st Meeting on Migrant Integration Challenges and Policies: An Atlantic vision, 17 January 2025, UTAD, Vila Real

    Date:
    2025/01/17

    Location:
    Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro (UTAD), Vila Real

HIGHLIGHTED

  • Research on the reception of refugees in low-density territories

    Research on the reception of refugees in low-density territories (TBD, 2017-2024), carried out at CETRAD, was presented at the 1st Meeting on Challenges and Policies for the Integration of Migrants, held at UTAD on 17 January 2025. Four central ideas can be deduced from this research: (i) the existence of structural problems, especially at the…