The current research was performed within the ENtRANCE Erasmus+ project in order to identify how
may Portuguese Higher Education Institutions (HEI) provide independent participatory research
support in response to concerns experienced by civil society, namely based on EU societal
challenges. Even though the Biosense project [1] assumed the creation of the first Science Shop in
Portugal, it was only active between 2011 and 2013 and there is still no formal evidence of any other
one. Nevertheless, several Portuguese HEIs already provide informal services on behalf of citizens
and local civil society.info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersio
