CQE – Centro de Química Estrutural

Centro de Química Estrutural (CQE) is a Research Unit of the University of Lisbon (ULisboa) with sites at Instituto Superior Técnico (IST) and Faculdade de Ciências (FCUL). It is the largest Research Unit of Chemistry of UL, covering a broad and interdisciplinary group of areas within the scope of Chemistry.

CQE general mission concerns the strengthening of the contribution of Chemistry to the welfare of Society through high-level Research, Development, Innovation, Transfer of Knowledge, Advanced Training and Teaching activities, building-up scientific and technological skills in both fundamental and oriented/applied research in science and engineering.

Its strategic orientation is being aligned with that of the ULisboa. By congregating members of different Schools of this University, it directs the contribution of chemistry research towards the promotion of the cohesion at the ULisboa and a better utilization of human and material resources. This open strategy for aggregation within the ULisboa reflects the overall approach involved in the fusion (2013) of the University of Lisbon with the Technical University of Lisbon which led to the creation of the new ULisboa, and in the recent foundation of the College of Chemistry (Colégio de Química) of this University to which CQE members have contributed to a great extent.

Since its creation, ca. 45 years ago, CQE has been a seminal and influential institution with strong connections with Portuguese Universities (e.g., ULisboa, Universidade Nova de Lisboa), Polytechnics, Academy of Sciences of Lisbon, other UIs (e.g., ITQB), laboratories (e.g. Laboratório de Análises of the IST) and industry, with prominent members who originated from CQE.

CQE is a multi- and interdisciplinary Unit, promoting also the transdisciplinarity with related sciences, such as materials sciences, biology and medicinal sciences.