I have collaborated with PUBLICO (Portugal) to contribute to a live interview and a piece on "What to know before applying for a research grant".

Available on BolsasP3, Público Website, and @publicop3 Instagram.

 

I have also trained with Media Players International (Tim Grout-Smith and Lily Poberezhskaare, two experienced ex-BBC journalists) to publicise my research in non-specialised media.

I have been selected as a mentor and have formally accompanied four PhD students from the University of Kent through the Graduate and Researcher College Mentoring Scheme. I am also an informal mentor of master students interested in doing research.

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As a mentor, I usually focus on helping with topics such as navigating academia, grant applications, networking, academic profiling, and dealing with feedback.

Since Feb 2022

I started my PhD during the COVID-19 pandemic and, like many people, had to find the motivation to write my thesis at home. I understood that was the case for many master's and PhD students, mainly in my Portuguese community.

 

I then decided to arrange four hours of online sessions. We would write for 50 minutes, share our thoughts, research doubts, and motivate each other in a 10-minute break. Despite the end of the pandemic, we are still running them. Drop me a line if you would like to join!

Since Feb 2021

Representation of the postgraduate research students from the School of Politics & IR in the various institutional structures at the University of Kent.

Dec 2022 | Apr 2023

Responsible for engaging with the Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK members (2000+ students and researchers) and managing the following grant programs: Bilateral Research Fund (BRF), Xperience, and Xplore.

Jun 2021 | Dec 2022

​The Fiscal Council supervises the Portuguese Association of Researchers and Students in the UK's financial management and elaborates a report about the Executive Committee's activities and accounts that is submitted to the General Assembly.

Dec 2022 | Dec 2023

​Kent's Consortium for World Affairs is a PhD-led initiative that aims to provide space for discussion on a variety of topics. Early career researchers often face difficulties publishing their cutting-edge research. KCWA makes this easier. PhD students and postdoctoral researchers offer their views on everyday topics with public interest and policy implications.  

Oct 2021 | Dec 2022

​Kent's Consortium for World Affairs publishes blogs, reports and commentaries on topics that the Human and Social Sciences Division at Kent treats, addressing issues from various angles through interdisciplinary dialogue.

Since Oct 2021

Students Delegate

Monitoring Committee of Master's Degree in History, International Relations and Cooperation | University of Porto

Sep 2016 | Sep 2018

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President

Student's Association of Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto (AEFLUP)

Team management with about 80 students and two employees | Representation of about 2500 students from different courses in the various institutional structures at the University of Porto and the national level | Responsibility for the budget and management of 50000€ | Organization of activities in the pedagogical scope, social, cultural, recreational, sports and communication and image | Management of social networks

Dec 2016 | Sep 2017

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Vice-President

Electoral Commission of the Council of Representatives | FLUP

Oct | Nov 2016

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Associative Leader

Student's Association of Faculty of Arts and Humanities of the University of Porto (AEFLUP)

Pedagogical, Educational Policy and Social Action Department | Recreative Department

Dec 2014 | Nov 2016

Teacher

I cared for children aged between 6 and 10 at the School of Bom Sucesso (Porto) for two hours a week. I decided to connect my knowledge of History and apply that to plastic expression activities. In that way, I stimulated the taste for History and provided a fun time after a busy day of classes.

Jan | Jun 2016

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Museum Assistant

Fundação Serralves organizes a yearly festival to promote the park and museum of Serralves. During the "Serralves em Festa 2015", I was responsible for welcoming the entire community and helping with sales at the museum store.

May 2015

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University of Porto Ambassador

The University of Porto organizes an "Open Day" every year, during which students from different schools can show and promote their courses and career options to high school students and companies. I also had the opportunity to participate in career fairs at different high schools in Porto.

Mar 2015