Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa

What Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa does

The Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa (CH-ULisboa) is an academic research center affiliated with the Faculty of Arts and Humanities (Faculdade de Letras) of the University of Lisbon, focused on historical studies spanning antiquity to the contemporary period. Its core activities encompass scholarly research, academic publishing through its in-house press (Edições CH-ULisboa), peer-reviewed journals (Cadmo – Journal of Ancient History, Clio), digital humanities projects, and the organization of scientific events and conferences. The center serves a community of integrated PhD researchers, non-doctoral researchers, emeritus researchers, affiliated researchers, and visiting researchers, alongside graduate students enrolled in coordinated doctoral programmes such as PIUDHist.

The center's product portfolio includes digital archives (Fontes para a História de África, the Nô Pincha historical newspaper archive with over 1,500 issues and 12,000+ pages, and personal document collections), open-access institutional repositories, free or low-cost public educational courses (Cursos Livres), and a bimonthly bilingual newsletter (Boletim CH-ULisboa). Its technical platform consists of a bilingual website, social media channels (Facebook, Instagram, YouTube), and integration with the University of Lisbon's open-access repository at repositorio.ulisboa.pt.

CH-ULisboa does not operate as a commercial enterprise. Its revenue model is institutional: core funding is provided by Portugal's Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia (FCT) through project references UID/PRR/04311/2025 and UID/PRR2/04311/2025, supplemented by EU NextGenerationEU funding via Portugal's Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência (PRR). Pricing for any fee-based activities is nominal — open courses charge between €20 and €60 — and publications are distributed as open access. The center's primary 'customers' are academic researchers, doctoral candidates, and the wider public engaging with historical scholarship; its funders are public-sector science agencies.

Name

Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa

Legal name

Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa

Website

https://chul.letras.ulisboa.pt

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

CH-ULisboa is a University of Lisbon academic research center conducting historical scholarship, publishing peer-reviewed journals and books, maintaining digital humanities archives, and offering open educational courses. It is publicly funded through FCT and EU grants and serves researchers, graduate students, and the public.

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Product category

Academic Historical Research

NAICS

Book Publishers (513130), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720), All Other Publishers (513199)

SIC

Books: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2731), Periodicals: Publishing Or Publishing & Printing (2721), Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYEDAGAFAE

Humanities & Arts Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

SECONDARYMPAJABAC

Academic & Scholarly Journals Publishing (Peer-Reviewed)

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

SECONDARYMPAJABAJ

Research Monographs & University Press Publishing

Media, Entertainment & Sports/Publishing (Books, News, Magazines)/Educational & Academic Publishing (Textbooks, Scholarly, STM)

SECONDARYEDAGAFAI

Interdisciplinary & Multidisciplinary Scholarly Publishing

Education/Educational Publishing & Learning Content/Academic & Scholarly Publishing (Journals, Monographs)

Keywords

• Academic history research
• Scholarly journal publishing
• Digital humanities archives
• Historical source digitization
• Open-access publications

Headquarters

HQ city

Lisbon

HQ country

Portugal

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Research Funding: Core funding from national and European sources. The center is financed by FCT - Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, I.P. through projects UID/PRR/04311/2025 and UID/PRR2/04311/2025, as well as EU NextGenerationEU funding through PRR (Plano de Recuperação e Resiliência). This represents institutional research funding for the center's scientific activities.

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Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa (CH-ULisboa) is an academic research unit within the Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon that conducts historical research, publishes peer-reviewed academic journals (Cadmo, Clio) and books through CH-ULisboa Press, digitises and disseminates historical sources via digital archives, and organises scientific events, conferences, and open educational courses on historical topics.

Product overview

Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa is an academic research center that does not operate as a traditional technology company with software products. Instead, it offers a portfolio of scholarly publications and digital resources including: peer-reviewed journals (Cadmo, Clio), a publishing house (Edições CH-ULisboa), digital archives (Fontes para a História de África, Nô Pincha, Hugo Azancot de Menezes), an institutional repository, newsletters (Boletim), and open educational courses. The center's activities focus on historical research, publication, and academic dissemination rather than technology products.

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Brands

• Cadmo. Revista de História Antiga: Academic journal focused on Ancient History
• Clio. Revista do Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa
• Do Tempo e da História
• Fontes para a História de África
• CH-ULisboa Editions

Products and services

• Edições CH-ULisboa (CH-ULisboa Press) Publishing house producing academic books, monographs, and edited volumes on historical topics spanning Portuguese history, African studies, medieval studies, and ancient history, intended for scholars, researchers, students, and libraries.
• Cadmo. Revista de História Antiga (Journal of Ancient History) Peer-reviewed academic journal focused on ancient history, indexed in ERIH PLUS and classified Q3, publishing research on ancient civilizations including Egypt, Greece, and Rome, targeted at historians and researchers in classical studies.
• Clio. Revista do Centro de História da Universidade de Lisboa The center's flagship academic journal covering historical research in Portuguese and world history, intended for historians, researchers, and students.
• Do Tempo e da História Historical journal originally published 1965-1972 in five volumes covering medieval and modern Portuguese history, now available as an open-access archive for historians and researchers.
• CH-ULisboa Repository Institutional repository providing open access to the center's research outputs, publications, and digitized historical materials, intended for researchers, students, and the general public.
• Fontes para a História de África (Sources for African History) Digital archive project dedicated to preserving and disseminating sources on African history, including newspapers, photographs, letters, and documents from Portuguese-speaking African countries (Angola, Guinea-Bissau, São Tomé and Príncipe), targeted at researchers studying African and Lusophone history.
• Nô Pincha Historical Digital Archive Open-access digital archive of the newspaper Nô Pintcha issues from 1975-2000 (over 1,500 issues, 12,000+ pages), essential for studying contemporary history of PALOP countries, developed in partnership with Guinea-Bissau authorities.
• Legacy of Hugo Azancot de Menezes Open-access digital collection of personal documents of MPLA founder Hugo de Azancot de Menezes, including letters, photographs, diaries, and PIDE files, for historians and researchers studying Angolan and Lusophone African history.
• April in S. Tomé e Príncipe (1974-1975): Documents and Experiences Open-access digital repository of documents related to the period between April 25 and Independence in São Tomé and Príncipe, including typewritten documents, photographs, newspapers, and testimonies, intended for researchers studying Lusophone African history.
• Boletim CH-ULisboa (Newsletter) Bilingual newsletter published periodically since 2024, covering research activities, events, publications, and researcher achievements, targeted at the academic community and the general public.
• Cursos Livres (Open Courses) Open educational courses on historical topics offered to the general public, including summer schools and specialised seminars on subjects like Ancient Egyptian religion, al-Andalus history, and digital humanities, with sliding-scale registration fees (€20 students, €30 financial hardship, €60 general public).

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Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Centro de Estudos sobre África, Ásia e América Latina (CEsA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCEsA, part of ISEG at the University of Lisbon, is a co-organiser of the 11th Iberian Congress of African Studies (CIEA), held 2-4 July 2020 at the Faculty of Letters. This partnership demonstrates the center's commitment to interdisciplinary African studies research.
• Município de Lisboa (Municipality of Lisbon)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScientific and Cultural Collaboration Partnership Agreement signed between the Municipality of Lisbon (through Municipal Directorate for Culture/Department of Cultural Heritage) and FLUL. Establishes joint actions in research projects, organisation of congresses, workshops, classes and conferences, and joint publication of studies on the history and heritage of Lisbon.
• Município de OdivelasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration and Partnership Agreement between the Municipality of Odivelas and FLUL, with CH-ULisboa researchers involved in joint activities.
• Instituto de Estudos Medievais (IEM-NOVA FCSH)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-edition of 'Forais Medievais Portugueses ao Longo da História: Do Pergaminho à Era Digital' catalog and 'José Mattoso. Fazer a história, repensar o arquivo' exhibition, demonstrating collaboration on medieval studies and digital humanities projects.
• Centro de Linguística da Universidade de LisboacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-edition partner for the 'Forais Medievais Portugueses' project, combining linguistics and history expertise.
• Direção Geral do Livro, dos Arquivos e das Bibliotecas - Arquivo Nacional Torre do TombocoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for the 'Forais Medievais Portugueses' documentary exhibition hosted at Torre do Tombo National Archive.
• Centro de Estudos Judaicos da Amazônia (CEJA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-organiser of the III International Congress of Sephardic Studies with CEJA (Brazil), bringing together experts from 15 countries to discuss Jewish history in the Mediterranean.
• Authorities of Guinea-BissaucoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with Guinea-Bissau authorities for the digitisation project 'Nô Pincha' historical archive (1500+ issues, 12,000+ pages), making Portuguese-speaking African press accessible.
• PERMASEPI Project (PID2024-155668NA-I00)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCovadonga Valdaliso-Casanova joined the PERMASEPI project on perception and materiality of socio-ecological systems in the Iberian Peninsula (14th-18th centuries), funded by Spain's State Research Agency until August 2029.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Arquivo Nacional Torre do Tombo: Portugal's national archive, a partner institution for hosting CH-ULisboa documentary exhibitions including 'Forais Medievais Portugueses'. Comparable as a Portuguese heritage/research institution focused on historical source preservation.

Direct peers

• Instituto de Estudos Medievais (IEM-NOVA FCSH): Direct peer at NOVA University Lisbon focused on medieval studies. CH-ULisboa and IEM co-edited the 'Forais Medievais Portugueses' catalog and exhibition, demonstrating closely aligned research scope in medieval Portuguese history.
• Centro de Estudos sobre África, Ásia e América Latina (CEsA-ISEG): Peer research center at the University of Lisbon focused on African, Asian, and Latin American studies. CH-ULisboa and CEsA co-organized the 11th Iberian Congress of African Studies (CIEA 2020) and share overlapping African/PALOP research scope.
• Universidade de Coimbra - Centro de História da Sociedade e da Cultura: University of Coimbra's history research center covering Portuguese and global history. Directly comparable as a Portuguese university-affiliated history research center with overlapping scholarly publishing and conference activities. Source: inferred from comparable Portuguese academic history centers.
• Centro de Linguística da Universidade de Lisboa: Linguistics research center at the University of Lisbon that partnered with CH-ULisboa on the 'Forais Medievais Portugueses' project, combining linguistics and historical analysis of medieval Portuguese documents.
• Centro de Estudos Judaicos da Amazônia (CEJA): Brazil-based research center on Jewish history in the Amazon and Sephardic studies. CH-ULisboa and CEJA co-organized the III International Congress of Sephardic Studies with experts from 15 countries.
• Universidade do Porto - Centro de Investigação Transdisciplinar Cultura, Espaço e Memória (CITCEM): University of Porto's transdisciplinary research center on culture, space, and memory. Comparable as a FCT-funded Portuguese university research center covering historical studies, cultural heritage, and digital humanities.

Broad incumbents

• Universidade de Lisboa - Faculdade de Letras: The host Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Lisbon, the parent institution of CH-ULisboa. Provides broader humanities infrastructure, doctoral programmes (PIUDHist), and institutional funding context.

Market position

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Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

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