CogBooster aims at contributing to closing the research gap in Psychology between Widening and non-Widening countries by implementing a strong line of research in the area of Cognitive Neuroscience at the Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences of the University of Coimbra, Portugal (FPCE-UC).
To contribute to closing this research gap and increasing research quality and competitiveness at the University of Coimbra and FPCE-UC, CogBooster proposed a series of short (1-2 years), medium (3-5 years), and long (beyond 5 years) term objectives that are directed at different stakeholders. These are (as described in the GA of CogBooster):
• Directed at institutional stakeholders:
1. [Short-term] – To create a strong line of research in Cognitive Neuroscience led by ERA Chair Holder Alfonso Caramazza that is capable of transforming the research and educational landscape of FPCE-UC.
2. [Medium-term] – To bring to Portuguese academia a contemporary understanding of Psychology that includes the neuroscience-informed study of the mind, through better communication of results.
3. [Long-term] – To implement a permanent Cognitive Neuroscience team at the CI and reform research and education efforts at FPCE-UC.
• Directed at the users (i.e. students):
4. [Short-to-medium-term] – To help consolidate a 3-cycle (BSc, MSc, PhD) research-based and international program in Cognitive Neuroscience under development at the CI.
• Directed at the community and policy stakeholders:
5. [Long-term] – To promote the move towards a new contemporary societal perspective of Psychology that includes the study of the mind intimately connected to how the brain supports cognition.