As part of their university extension activities, ICS researchers are represented on advisory committees of national and local government bodies and both for-profit and non-profit organizations in the private sector.
Conselho Nacional do Ambiente e do Desenvolvimento Sustentável: João Ferrão e Luísa Schmidt
Conselho de Administração da FFMS: Pedro Magalhães
Conselho Consultivo da Missão Continente: Mónica Truninger, Luísa Schmidt, José Machado Pais