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Biopolis

Participate in the development and international influence of a Center of Research on biodiversity in Portugal, sharing the skills and knowledge available in Montpellier.

The BIOPOLIS project, funded under phase 2 of the European H2020 Teaming program, aims to transform the CIBIO research laboratory in Porto into a Center of Excellence for Research, Development, and Innovation in the fields of biodiversity, agrobiodiversity, and ecosystem services.

The project is based on skills transfer and capacity building. This means that partners must support the BIOPOLIS research center in its development, overall operations, and R&D&I activities.

The University of Montpellier is a partner in the project alongside the Portuguese research center CIBIO and Porto Business School. BIOPOLIS is receiving €15 million in funding over seven years from the European H2020 Teaming program, which aims to develop less advanced regions, in this case northern Portugal, with the support and guidance of more advanced regions, in this case France.

The project is also receiving €15 million in funding from the Northern Region of Portugal as part of the ERDF program.

Three strategic pillars:

Environmental and biodiversity assessment and monitoring
Ecosystem functioning, services, and restoration
Agrobiodiversity, conservation, and competitiveness of local genetic resources and agricultural systems.

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Calls for proposals

AAP 2024 recruitment of young researchers
This call for applications is part of a European project funded by the H2020 Teaming program ("Biopolis"). The Biopolis project aims to support the development in Portugal of a center of excellence in research, development, and innovation in the fields of biodiversity, agro-biodiversity, and ecosystem services.
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AAP joint UM-CIBIO: Education, Research and Outreach: still OPEN
The purpose of this call for proposals is to fund skills transfer activities falling within WP4 (training and education of Biopolis Center of Excellence staff), WP5 (development of the center's strategic scientific program), and WP6 (communication, dissemination, and exploitation of the center's activities).
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AAP 2023 recruitment of doctoral students/young researchers
This call for proposals aims to recruit doctoral students and young researchers using funds from the Teaming project managed by the UM (i.e., recruitment by the UM in UMRs partnering with the BIOPOLIS project). It paves the way for new collaborations, as the BIOPOLIS project ends in September 2027.
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AAP 2022 recruitment of doctoral students/young researchers
This call for proposals aims to recruit doctoral students and young researchers using Teaming project funds managed by UM (i.e., recruitment by UM in UMRs partnering with the BIOPOLIS project). It supports projects arising from existing collaborations between Montpellier and CIBIO.
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EVENTS

2024

Advanced Course: BigOmics

Advanced course
March 4–8, 2024
, CIRAD

This advanced course is organized as part of the European "BIOPOLIS" project between the University of Montpellier and CIBIO. It focuses on bioinformatics/population genomics to study crops, with an emphasis on domestication and adaptation.

It includes a week of in-person training at CIRAD from March 4 to 8, with presentations, practical sessions, and mini-research projects on introgressions between rice cultivars. Participants will work remotely with instructors until March 29, presenting their results at the end of the course.

Registration is open until January 31 by clicking here.

2023

2022