Arquivo de News - Instituto de História Contemporânea

IHC welcomes five new PhD students on FCT fellowships

Nov 12, 2026 | Highlights, News

Following the announcement of the final results of the Foundation for Science and Technology’s 2026 PhD Research Fellowship Competition, we are pleased to announce that the IHC will be hosting five new PhD students who have been awarded a fellowship. At NOVA FCSH, Ana...

Elisabete Pereira is part of the project that has created a ‘twin’ for the Escoural Cave

Nov 5, 2026 | News

Researcher Elisabete Pereira was part of the team working on the Digital TwinsFor Smart, Sustainable Tourism and Cultural Heritage Preservation (DT4SST-CH) project, which led to the creation of the “digital twin” of the Escoural Cave in Montemor-o-Novo. The aim of the...

History is at School! — IHC’s school programme for 2026/2027

Oct 12, 2026 | Highlights, News

The IHC’s History in the Public Sphere Programme is relaunching the A História Está na Escola! [History is at School!] project in the 2026/2027 academic year; this time, it will not have a defined thematic focus, but will instead be tailored to the specific needs of...

IHC to host 13 new CEEC contracts from the FCT

Oct 9, 2026 | Highlights, News

The results of the eighth edition of the FCT’s Call to Scientific Employment Stimulus (CEEC) have been announced, with the IHC being awarded 13 contracts: six in the Junior Researcher category and seven in the Assistant Researcher category, which will result in the...

IHC supports exhibition on the Spanish Civil War

Sep 24, 2026 | News

The IHC collaborated with the organisation of the exhibition 1936-1939: Espanha Fraturada [1936–1939: A Fractured Spain], which marks the 90th anniversary of the start of the “conflict that shaped the 20th century” and which will open on 29 September in the Atrium of...

IHC at the European Researchers’ Night in Évora

Sep 18, 2026 | News

On 25 September, the last Friday of the month, the evening will be dedicated to science across much of Europe: it is the European Researchers’ Night (ERN), and the IHC has answered the call. We will be organising various activities in the city of Évora, where the...