Mafalda Soares da Cunha. I have been a history professor at the University of Évora since 1984 and a researcher at CIDEHUS-UÉ. I have a degree in History from NOVA FCSH, a Master's and a PhD in History from the University of Évora. My favourite fields of study are the social, political and institutional history of Portugal and its empire between the 15th and 17th centuries. I am interested in comparative approaches between the territories of the Iberian empires, especially with the territories and social dynamics of the Hispanic Monarchy. The social dynamics of protest from bellow are currently at the centre of my research. I held institutional coordination and management positions for several years. In 1998 and 1999 I was a member of the board of the National Commission for the Commemoration of the Portuguese Discoveries (CNCDP), where I was responsible for producing several exhibitions of original pieces and poster exhibitions with their respective catalogues. I was also a member of the commission that prepared the Portuguese programme for the celebrations of Brazil's 500th anniversary. Between 2001 and 2013, I was director of CIDEHUS and a member of its governing bodies until 2019. Between 2017-2019 and again in 2020-2021, I headed the History Department, which at the time had 24 professors. I was a member of other bodies at the University of Évora, by appointment or election, such as the University's Scientific Council and IIFA's Scientific Council. I've been part of the research team in 21 competitive national and international projects since the 1980s. I have coordinated five other competitive international and inter-institutional projects as Principal Investigator (PI). I am currently coordinating the European project RESISTANCE: Rebellion and Resistance in the Iberian Empires, 16th-19th centuries (n.778076-H2020-MSCA-RISE-2017), 2018-2024, https://www.resistance.uevora.pt/). I have published several books, articles in academic journals and book chapters. As book chapters were the favoured form of publication in previous decades, their number is quite significant. My long career partly explains the large number of oral presentations at conferences, as well as the organisation of many academic events. I think the other reason is the reputation and internationalisation of my research. Peer recognition is visible in the mentoring of students at prestigious international universities, the numerous invitations to collaborate and to take part in academic juries and evaluation panels at various international organisations. In my opinion, the main characteristics of my academic profile can be summarised as follows: a) innovative research into Portuguese historical dynamics at the beginning of the Empire, through historiographically up-to-date survey grids, with extensive data collection hosted on digital media; b) the importance of contributing to society by supporting young researchers and developping creative forms of knowledge transfer; c) leadership and collaborative work. This Ciencia Vitae is not exhaustive. But it can be considered representative of the main results of my career.