AWARDS AND DISCTINCTIONS
Award for Estímulo e Reconhecimento da Internacionalização em Ciências Sociais (Award ERICS) - 2020 Edition
The Human-Animal Studies Hub - To create and foster Human-Animal Studies in Portugal, was distiguished with the ERICS award - Estímulo e Reconhecimento da Internacionalização em Ciências Sociais, 2020 edition, from the Social Sciences Institute. The jury awarded HAS-Hub the prize in the category of internationally funded research projects, recognising the quality and relevance of the fundamental or applied research carried out in this project.
The coordination and the entire HAS-Hub team are delighted with this award, believing that it recognises the presence and importance of Human-Animal Studies in Portuguese scientific research, particularly at the Institute of Social Sciences, where the Hub is based. Thank you very much!
HAS International Development Program Award
The Animal & Society Institute awarded the HAS Hub @ICS-ULisboa with the 2019-2020 HAS International Development Program Award. The Animal & Society Institute already helped co-organize an international Summer School in HAS during the first week of June 2019. This summer school counted with the presence of several students and lecturers from all around the world. The summer school also had the privilege of having the Program Director for Human-Animal Studies at the Animals and Society Institute, Margo DeMello as the invited keynote speaker.
This award will also help fund:
• The organization of the first national post-graduate course in HAS
• The organization of an international conference
• The publication of a handbook in HAS, in Portuguese