Valentina Lepri

Valentina Lepri is Professor and Director at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences (IFiS PAN), where she leads the Centre for the History of Renaissance Knowledge and heads the Department of Modern and Contemporary Philosophy. She oversees the Research Team on the History of Modern Philosophy and holds the position of Dyrektor IFiS PAN.

Education:

• 1999: Degree with Honours in History of Philosophy, University of Pisa (Faculty of Literature and Philosophy)
• 2003-2007: PhD in Civilisation of Humanism and the Renaissance, University of Pisa and National Institute for Renaissance Studies
• 2016: Habilitation in Philosophy, Polish Academy of Science
• 2017: Appointed Associate Professor (Profesor Nadzwyczajny)

Research Focus: Her work centers on Renaissance intellectual history, particularly the transmission of philosophical knowledge, humanist traditions, and the development of ethical thought in early modern Europe. She investigates historical epistemology, cross-cultural exchanges during the Renaissance, and the evolution of philosophical discourse from medieval to contemporary periods.

Awards and Fellowships: Recognized internationally with prestigious grants including Marie Curie and ERC Consolidator awards. Major honors:

• Harvard Villa I Tatti Fellowships (2012-2014)
• Fernand Braudel Senior Fellowship (2020)
• Multiple Polish National Science Centre grants (2018-2025)
• Wolfenbüttel Library research awards (2010, 2016)

Leadership: Directs institutional operations, research strategy, and academic programs at Poland's leading philosophy institute while maintaining active international collaborations across European research networks.