Research Groups

The research group CorVoS – Bodies, Voices, and Sciences, of an interdisciplinary nature, conducts research in the field of human sciences, with a focus on educational sciences, particularly science education, academic training, and the historical and conceptual foundations of the university. The group’s research agenda includes investigations on life histories, science teacher education, and the teaching of human bodies.

Coordinators:

Professor Patrícia Petitinga Silva (leader) and Professor Gabriel Ribeiro (vice-leader).

CNPq Group Link: http://dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/7017170327921384

The creation of the Health Promotion and Quality of Life research group aligns with the pedagogical project of the Interdisciplinary Bachelor’s Degree in Health at the Institute of Humanities, Arts, and Sciences of the Federal University of Bahia. It aims to develop integrated work involving research, teaching, and outreach. In this regard, it seeks to carry out research that focuses on the description, analysis, and evaluation of policies and practices related to health promotion and quality of life improvement. The group aims to contribute to:
a) The production of knowledge and the development of health education methods and techniques geared toward the dissemination of scientific knowledge and the transformation of living conditions and lifestyles of specific population groups, aiming at improved quality of life;
b) The production of knowledge about the formulation and implementation processes of public policies for health promotion and quality of life, especially in Bahia and Salvador;
c) The expansion and deepening of knowledge regarding the limits and possibilities of academic training in controlling the social determinants of health and quality of life.
Moreover, the group intends to contribute to the redefinition of teaching and learning processes within the university, and to link its projects to planning and implementation processes of health promotion practices carried out by various social actors (governmental and non-governmental), so that their results may serve as a basis for improving public health promotion policies at the national, state, and municipal levels.

Coordinators:

Professor Maria Constantina Caputo (leader) and Professor Anemélia Lins e Silva Franco (vice-leader)

CNPq Group Link: http://dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/24007

The Interfaces – Health, Education, and Work group primarily aims to consolidate a network of researchers on topics such as professional training, ethno-racial education, prejudice, and social vulnerability. It also seeks to promote innovative scientific outputs with social engagement and international reach in both Brazilian and global contexts. The group is based on the premise that education has, for centuries, been under the influence of Northern epistemologies and, by extension, deeply affected by coloniality. Among these effects are racial, gender, and class prejudice, which have fostered hierarchies among subjects, cultures, and knowledge systems, resulting in epistemicide practices against historically marginalized subjects. Thus, this group gathers researchers whose work emphasizes the analysis of social markers as crucial to understanding power relations in society.

Coordinator:

Professor Renata Meira Veras (leader)

CNPq Group Link: http://dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/9482694679408873

The Student Life Observatory – OVE is an inter-institutional research group involving faculty and students from two universities in Bahia: UFBA and UFRB. Its goal is to investigate the diversity of youth and student trajectories within these universities, analyzing the opportunities available to students upon entering university life, the challenges they face in remaining enrolled, and successfully completing their studies. The group is also interested in strengthening connections between higher education and basic education, aiming to help high school graduates continue their studies in public universities.

Coordinators:

Professor Sônia Maria Rocha Sampaio (leader) and Professor Georgina Gonçalves dos Santos (vice-leader)

CNPq Group Link: http://dgp.cnpq.br/dgp/espelhogrupo/7581

E-mail: interoveufba@gmail.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/oveufba/