The Research Council is the governing body of the Institute. It consists of 15 members, whom the research staff of the institute elects by secret ballot. At least five members of the council are not employed by the Institute. On the recommendation of the director of the Institute, the Research Council considers and approves the structure of the Institute and amendments thereto; considers proposals submitted by the director for amendments to the Statute of the Institute; approves the procedure for the certification of researchers and for the organisation of competitions for posts; considers and approves documents regulating research activities of the Institute; considers annual activity reports submitted by the director of the Institute; assesses the fulfilment of the goals and objectives by the Institute; considers and submits proposals on the Institute’s associative relations with research and study institutions, Lithuanian studies, social and cultural activities, cooperation with international organisations and other natural and legal persons to the director; prepares and submits the Code of Academic Ethics to the director for approval; establishes, on the director’s proposal, permanent or temporary commissions for the coordination research, social and cultural development activities of the Institute and for the preparation of relevant projects.

Composition of the Research Council elected on 9 June 2025:
Darius Staliūnas, Chair
Darius Baronas Vice Chair
Jonas Drungilas, Secretary

Members:

• Rasa Banytė-Rowell  | Senior Researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History

• Darius Baronas | Chief Researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History

• Jonas Drungilas |  Senior researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History

• Artūras Dubonis  |  Senior researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History

• Saulius Grybkauskas  | Senior researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History

• Rimantas Jankauskas  | Professor at the Medical Faculty, Vilnius University

• Tadas Juknevičius | Head of the Science Department of the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports of the Republic of Lithuania
• Salvijus Kulevičius  |  Associate Professor at the Faculty of History, Vilnius University

• Dangiras Mačiulis  |  Senior Researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History

• Olga Mastianica-Stankevič |  Senior Researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History

• Jolita Mulevičiūtė |  Senior Researcher, Lithuanian Culture Research Institute

• Vasilijus Safronovas | Director of the Institute of Baltic Region History and Archaeology, Klaipėda University
• Darius Staliūnas | Chief Researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History
• Vitalija Stravinskienė  |  Researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History
• Ramunė Šmigelskytė-Stukienė  |  Senior Researcher, Lithuanian Institute of History