As part of its commitment to research data management, the University of Porto is currently establishing the Porto Research Data Centre (PoRDC) — a new support service for the scientific community aligned with Open Science principles and both national and European guidelines. The Centre aims to assist researchers in the responsible, efficient, and open management of research data.

PoRDC seeks to implement shared and interoperable solutions, promoting best practices in the organisation, preservation, and sharing of data generated within scientific projects. It also aims to strengthen collaboration between academic units and central services in the development of sustainable and effective data management solutions.

The operational implementation of this new service is overseen by UPdigital, through its Documentation and Information Management Service (SGDI), which is also responsible for digital preservation and the modernisation of technological infrastructures for managing both administrative and scientific information.

With the creation of the PoRDC, the University of Porto reinforces its strategic commitment to Open Science, playing an active role in the public dissemination of scientific output and research data. This initiative reaffirms the University's dedication to the democratisation of knowledge, the sustainability of research, and academic excellence.