Organization

The organisational structure of the CEAD Francisco Suárez is made up of a Coordination Council, a Scientific Council and a Board of Trustees.

Board of Co-ordination

The Council of Coordination is made up of a President, two Vice-Presidents and the coordinators of departments and research groups. The Coordination Council is responsible for the direction, management and administration of the Centre.

Presently, the members of this Council of Coordination are

• President of the CEAD Coordination Council
  Doctor José Francisco de Faria Costa
• Vice-President of CEAD’s Coordination Council
  Doctor Inês Fernandes Godinho
• Vice-President of CEAD’s Coordination Council
  Doctor Alberto José Lança de Sá e Mello
• Coordinator of Research Area JUSTICE. FREEDOM AND LAW
• Doctor Hugo Cunha Lança
  
• Coordinator of Research Area LAW, LIFE AND TECHNOLOGY
  Doctor Graça Canto Moniz
• Coordinator of the research Area STATE, INTERNATIONAL SOCIETY, HUMAN ACTION
  Doctor Rui Albuquerque

The CEAD Coordination Council is further supported by a functional structure built on strategic portfolios, each held by integrated researchers of the Centre. These portfolios help to pursue CEAD's objectives and to develop and monitor specific areas of the Centre's activity.

• Head of the Projects Portfolio
  Professor Camila Iglesias
• Head of the Science Communication Portfolio
  Dr Camilo Ferraresi
• Co-Heads of the Inclusion Portfolio
  Professor Camila Iglesias
  Professor Rui Cascão
• Head of the Impact Portfolio
  Professor Rui Cascão
• Head of the Internationalisation Portfolio
  Professor António Tavares
• Head of the Open Science Portfolio
  Professor Melanie Tiago
• Head of the Publications Portfolio
  Professor Bruno Oliveira Moura

Scientific Council

The Scientific Council is formed by all integrated members of the Centre. It is responsible for
Approving its regulations; organising the Centre’s scientific activity; issuing regulations and making deliberations on any matters related to the Centre’s aims; creating and extinguishing departments and research groups, as well as indicating the coordinators in charge; admitting members; issuing opinions on the plan of activities and budget, as well as the respective annual report on the institution’s activities.

Board of Trustees

The Board of Trustees is formed by specialists and individuals of recognised scientific merit from outside the Lusófona Group, designated by the Scientific Council, who are responsible for advising and analysing the development of the Centre’s activities. The Board of Trustees shall also issue an opinion on the annual report, plan and budget of the unit.
CEAD’s research and development activities are organised into departments and research groups, which are headed by a coordinator. Their structure, nature and functioning are defined in specific regulations. There are also research areas and research projects.

Currently, the Board of Trustees is composed by:

• Professor José Adelino Maltez
• Professor Paul H. Robinson
• Professor Beatriz Camargo
• Professor Sergio Seminara
• Professor Torsten Verrel

Science Managers

• Dr. José Nuno Aguiar
• Dr. Carlos Ferreira da Silva

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