Maria Lucinda Fonseca is graduated in Geography (1978) and holds a PhD in Human Geography from the University of Lisbon (1989). She is currently Full Professor of Human Geography and Migration Studies at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning (IGOT), University of Lisbon. She is the founder and the Scientific Coordinatorof the Research Unit MIGRARE - Migration, spaces and societies at the Centre for Geographical Studies (CEG) of the same institute ((2008- January 2024). She is also the Director of the PhD Program on Migration Studies at the University of Lisbon, since its creation (2011) to date. Professor Fonseca is a member and vice-Secretary of the Section of Letters of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences as well as a member of the Scientific Council. She also integrates the Scientific Advisory Board of Institute for Urban and Regional Research, Austrian, Academy of Sciences and the Braziliam Observatory of Migration. Prof. Fonseca is a founder member of the IMISCOE research network (International Migration, Integration and Social Cohesion in Europe) and a member of the Board of Directors, since its inception in 2004. She is a member of the International Steering Committee of Metropolis International, since 2000, and of the Commission on Global Change and Human Mobility (Globility), a study group of the International Geographical Union. Professor Fonseca is the national expert for the MIPEX – Migrant Integration Policy Index since its inception. She coordinated GEITONIES - Generating Interethnic Tolerance and Neighbourhood Integration in European Urban Spaces, an international project funded under the 7th Framework Programme (2009-2011) and she was the Portuguese scientist in charge of several international research projects and networks in the fields of international migration and integration, gender studies and environmental studies, such as: Mapping European Mediterranean Migration Studies - Erasmus + Jean Monnet Network Program (2019-2022); CROSSMIGRATION - Current European and cross-national comparative research and research actions on Migration, H2020-SC6-REV-INEQUAL-2017; European Welfare systems in times of mobility – Mobile Welfare”, Norface, 2015-2017; THEMIS project (Theorizing the Evolution of European Migration Systems), sponsored by the NORFACE Research Programme on Migration (2010-1013); the research network MigHealthNet - Information network on good practice in health care for migrants and minorities, funded by the EU Commission DG SANCO (2004-2009); PROMINSTAT - Promoting Comparative Quantitative Research in the Field of Migration and Integration in Europe, EU Commission, FP6; GEARING ROLES - Gender Equality Actions in Research Institutions to Transform Gender ROLES, H2020 - SwafS-09-2018-2019 and ACCTING - AdvanCing behavioural Change Through an INclusive Green deal, : H2020 (2022-2025). She also participates in two Marie Curie – IRSES projects (MedChange and DiasporaLink), funded by the EU. Professor Fonseca has wide experience in research training. She supervised more than 40 PhD and Ms students. She coordinated the IGOT team of the Marie Curie Initial Training Network (INTEGRIM – 2013-2016, funded under EU FP7) on international migration and integration, being also the coordinator of the research dimension on Urban Integration, Residential Patterns and Mobility. She has published extensively in Portugal and abroad, especially on internal and international migration, integration, diversity and urban change; Demographic change and local and regional development. Prof. Fonseca has served on numerous management and leadership positions at the University of Lisbon, namely the following: Board Member of CEG (Centre of Geographical Studies (1984-1986), Board Member of the Faculty of Letters (1991-93), Pro-Rector (1998-2002), Member of the General Council of the University (2010-2013), Dean and President of the Scientific Council of Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning (2013-2019).