The Governing Bodies of the IHC were elected on 12 September 2023.
The IHC Board of Directors is composed of eight members:
President: Luís Trindade
Vice-Presidents: Ana Isabel Queiroz and Rui Lopes
Members: Elisabete Pereira, Joana Dias Pereira, Raquel Ribeiro, and Victor Pereira
The General Assembly has a Board of three members:
President: Raquel Pereira Henriques
Vice-president: Ana Cristina Martins
Member: Daniel Alves
The Supervisory Board has three members:
President: Jorge M. Pedreira
Members: Maria do Mar Gago and Ricardo Noronha
The IHC has a multidisciplinary scientific management team of four:
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Diana Barbosa |
| Science communication officer and press officer | |
| ✉️ comunicacao.ihc@fcsh.unl.pt // 📞 +351 217 908 300 ext. 40354 | |
| She has a Biology degree from the Faculty of Sciences of the University of Porto. Has been engaged in science communication since 2010. She worked in exhibitions, as a translator, trainer and producer of science dissemination activities and the promotion of scientific culture. Since 2016, she is responsible for the management of science communication at the IHC. | |
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Dilar Cascalheira |
| Financial management | |
| ✉️ ihc@fcsh.unl.pt // 📞 +351 217 908 390 | |
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Paula Gentil Santos |
| IHC’s assistant at the University of Évora | |
| ✉️ cehfc@uevora.pt // 📞 +351 266 740 800 | |
| Masters in Management, with specialisation in Human Resources. Degree in International Relations. With 22 years of experience in the management and implementation of national and international projects. Senior Technician in the Science and Cooperation Services — Technical Support Office for Research Units and Chairs at University of Évora. | |
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Rosa Fina |
| Pre-award and bibliometrics | |
| ✉️ bibliometria.ihc@fcsh.unl.pt // 📞 +351 217 908 300 ext. 40354 | |
| She has a PhD in Contemporary History and has also studied Portuguese Studies, Brazilian and African Studies and Cultural Sciences — Artistic Culture. Having dedicated most of her professional life to research, she has also worked as a science manager, secondary school teacher, trainer, and manager of NGO projects. Since April 2024, she’s the IHC science manager the pre-award and bibliometrics portfolios. | |
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The Permanent External Scientific Advisory Committee (CEPAC) carries out monitoring and advisory functions on the research activities developed in the framework of the IHC.
It is composed of Five academics:
- Diego Palacios Cerezales (Universidad Complutense de Madrid)
- Ewa Domanska (Adam Mickiewicz University)
- Melanie Torrent (Université de Picardie Jules Verne)
- Stefan Berger (Ruhr-Universität Bochum)
- Xosé Manoel Núñez Seixas (Universidade de Santiago de Compostela).
From left to right: Diego Palacios Cerezales, Ewa Domanska, Melanie Torrent, Stefan Berger, and Xosé Manoel Núñez Seixas.
The process of appointing a new Researcher Ombudsman at the IHC is underway, as established in Articles 10 and 32 of the IHC Regulations.
She is responsible for “the arbitration of any dispute not resolved within the scope established by the field of action of the Board of Directors, General Assembly, Supervisory Board, or Scientific Committee of the IHC”, issuing non-binding opinions.
Contact: provedoraihc@fcsh.unl.pt
