Irene Flunser Pimentel won the Lusitania – History Prize from the Portuguese Academy of History for her book ‘Do 25 de Abril de 1974 ao 25 de Novembro de 1975 – Episódios menos conhecidos’ [From 25 April 1974 to 25 November 1975 – Lesser-known episodes].
Published by Temas e Debates, the book presents ‘a personal analysis of episodes that took place between the final years of the dictatorship and 25 November 1975, with an emphasis on what happened to the former political police and the actions of the USA, France, and Germany during this period in relation to Portugal.’
In 2021, the IHC historian was also awarded the History of History of Europe Prize – Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, for her book Holocausto (Temas e Debates, 2020). The purpose of the Lusitania – History Prize is to ‘award a work of recognised merit from any period of Portuguese history’.
The various prizes of the Portuguese Academy of History will be awarded on 4 December at 3pm at the Quinta dos Lilazes Palace, the Academy’s headquarters in Lisbon.
Other news
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New research contracts: four in the Junior category and four in the Assistant category -
Statement of condolence from the Boards of IHC, IEM and CHAM -
Note of condolence on the passing of researcher Cristina Nogueira -
Quintino Lopes was invited to act as an expert reviewer in the ERC Consolidator Grants 2025 competition -
The FCT has approved funding for the IPHAS exploratory project -
The IHC will participate in ERN with four activities for all ages -
The first issue of the journal was published in July 2015 -
He was appointed Deputy Director for Planning and Infrastructures -
RESONANCE is coordinated by Hélia Marçal -
He was one of the personalities honoured by Porto City Council -
The PETROSINES project was one of the six History projects that received funding from the FCT -
Statement from the team of the project FILMASPORA -
VINCULUM's application received an Honourable Mention in the European Union Prize for Citizen Science 2025 -
The book on the history of the national printing industry was the Gold Winner in the Editorial Design —... -
The paper by Quintino Lopes, Francisco de Lacerda, and Ana Simões, was the 2025 winner. -
Irene Flunser Pimentel was one of the personalities honoured ‘for her outstanding contribution to culture’. -
Miguel Carmo and José Filipe Costa worked on the film ‘I Only Rest in the Storm’ -
‘Angola: Saberes em movimento’ at the Frei Manuel do Cenáculo National Museum -
The PhD thesis was awarded the Francisco Canais Rocha Prize for studies on the labour movement
