University of Coimbra

How far back does it go?

Its roots go all the way back to the University of Coimbra, which was established in the 13th century.

Wow, so it's one of the oldest universities in continuous operation in Europe.

It is, and the tradition eventually spread to Porto when they founded their own university in 1911.

Mihaela Mihai first studied political science at the University of Bucharest, then at the University of Manchester, and then for her PhD, which she completed in 2010 at the University of Toronto.

She held research positions at the Centre for Research in Ethics at the University of Montreal and at the Centre for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, before being appointed 50th Anniversary Lecturer in Politics at the University of York.

She then joined the University of Edinburgh, where she was recently appointed to the personal chair of political theory.

She has also held visiting positions at the Centre for Sociolegal Studies at the University of Oxford and in the philosophy department at the University of Sydney.

And the authorities in Lisbon have their own way of rationalizing the disaster, which somehow manages to be even worse than Pangloss.

The University of Coimbra, the religious authorities, decide that the infallible secret to preventing future earthquakes is to give the people a beautiful auto de fe.

Auto de fe literally translates to act of faith.

Right.

Right.

And here's where it gets really interesting This single discovery prompted a team of astronomers, led by Rodrigo P. Silva at the University of Coimbra in Portugal, to essentially order a comprehensive recount of the entire neighborhood.

Which is exactly how science should work.

Hmm.

We have reached episode number 10, and it is time to zoom in on the first reflections and takeaways from the pilots in the project.

Marcos Gomes, project manager from University of Coimbra in Portugal, is leading the pilot work package, and I sat down with him for a conversation about what the project have gathered up of inputs from the pilots at this stage.

Here, we of course also dig into how this will help shape the handbook quality label, which are the key deliverables of the project.

Please enjoy.

Um, it's really been the tremendous feedback for people also, um, tag- tagging along about the project through, um, the podcast series, so this has really been great.

Um, again, my name is Marcos.

Uh, I am a research and innovation manager at the University of Coimbra.

And as you mentioned, I coordinate the pilot testing activities within the RM Framework project, uh, together with the vice rector, uh, for research of the University of Coimbra, Professor João Ramalho Santos.