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Leadership Roles

The team at the Centre for Classical and Humanistic Studies includes members who hold leadership roles in institutions that advance research and development at both national and international levels, reinforcing CECH's status as a leading authority in its fields.

Carmen Soares

Full Professor at FLUC | Scientific Coordinator of CECH

• IEHCA

Chair of the Scientific Council of the Institut Européen d'Histoire et des Cultures de l'Alimentation

Mandate: 2023-2028


• CCC

Director of the Celtic Conference in Classics

Delfim Leão

Full Professor at FLUC | Integrated Researcher at CECH

• CNRS

Member of the Scientific Council of the Instituto de Ciências Socias e Humanas do Centre national de la recherche scientifique

Mandate: 2024-2028


• CCC

Director of the Celtic Conference in Classics

Gonçalo Marcelo

Integrated Researcher at CECH

• Le Fonds Ricœur

Member of the Scientific Council of the Conselho Científico do Fonds Ricoeur.

Mandate: 2025-2029

Luís Umbelino

Assistant Professor with Aggregation at FLUC | Integrated Researcher at CECH

• SIFA

Vice-President of the Sociedade Interuniversitária de Filosofia

Mandate: 2025-2027

Ana Isabel Correia Martins

President of the Portuguese Society of Rhetoric | Collaborating Researcher at CECH

• ISHR

Member of the Board of Directors of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric

Mandate: 2025-2029

Priscilla Gontijo Leite

Collaborating Researcher at CECH

• ISHR

Member of the Board of Directors of the International Society for the History of Rhetoric

Mandate: 2025-2029

Carlos Ascenso André

Retired Professor at FLUC | Integrated Researcher at CECH

• ACL

President of the Scientific Council of the Academia das Ciências de Lisboa

Mandate: 2025-2027