About
Universitas is a quantitative and qualitative research consultancy dedicated to transforming complex inquiries into actionable evidence through rigor, ethics, and transparency.
Scientific method for practical decisions
Our team has backgrounds in Digital Humanities, Data Science, Political Science, Statistics, Software Development, Environmental Science and History. We combine social science research with computational tools, keeping analyses grounded in context.
We work across academia, business, and the public sector, adhering to the standards of each: methodological rigor and authorship integrity in universities, practical clarity in business, and transparency and reproducibility in public policy.
Our ethical commitments
Data privacy and LGPD/GDPR
Strict adherence to data privacy regulations. We sign formal non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with data pseudonymization and encrypted storage environments.
Scientific integrity and ethics
We assist with research ethics board compliance. Researcher authorship is strictly preserved: Universitas operates as a methodological advisory and never ghostwrites papers.
Methodological transparency
Every sampling, collection, or modeling procedure is documented in thorough technical memos, making analytical assumptions and limitations fully explicit.
Open reproducibility
Data workflows structured through open, version-controlled scripts (R, Python, SQL), enabling independent auditing and end-to-end result replication.
Tools and technologies
Programming languages, web development, scraping, databases, and software used across our projects.
Quantitative research and statistics
Statistical modeling, hypothesis testing, econometrics, and data manipulation.
Qualitative research and CAQDAS
Content analysis, discourse analysis, thematic coding, and computer-assisted mixed methods.
Data collection and web scraping
Automated web data extraction, structured scraping, API integration, and web stream processing.
Data visualization and BI
Interactive dashboards, public observatories, and reports for tracking indicators.
Web development
Full-stack web applications, responsive websites, bespoke platforms, and content management systems.
Document layout and publishing
Academic and institutional document layout, editorial standardization, conference proceedings, and technical reports.