Maria Fernanda Rollo

National Correspondent

Class
Letters

Section
4th Section | History

Election

18.06.2024 (Corresponding Member)

Areas of Interest

History of Portugal in the 20th century; History of the Economy and Society; Portugal and Europe, focusing on cooperation and integration movements; History of Engineering and Innovation; History of Science Policies and the organization of Science; Open Science; and History and SSH for sustainability.

Hyperlinks
https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-2249-7279;

Profile

Historian. PhD in Contemporary History. Full Professor at the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences of the New University of Lisbon. Coordinator of the PhD programme in History. Coordinator of the Postgraduate Programme in Science and Technology Policy and Management.
Researcher and coordinator of History, Territories and Communities – CFE NOVA FCSH. Researcher at the Biodiversity and Conservation for Sustainable Development Chair and the TERRA Associated Laboratory.
Member of the Research Council of the European Institute in Florence and of the Joint Programming Initiative “Connecting Climate Knowledge for Europe” (JPI Climate) Advisory Board.
Secretary of State for Science, Technology and Higher Education (2015-2018). President of the Institute of Contemporary History (2011-2015). National Commissioner for the Centenary Commemorations of the Republic (2008-2011).
Commander of the Infante D. Henrique Order.

Main ongoing research projects: coordinator of the Memory for All Programme  (https://memoriaparatodos.pt/), History and Memory of the Police (https://historiadapolicia.fcsh.unl.pt/), Action Chair of COST Action 21166 – ShiFT Social Sciences and Humanities for Transformation and Climate Resilience (https://shift-cost.eu); Biosphere Reserves (https://www.reservasdabiosfera.pt).