Full Professor at the School of Economics and Management (EEG) of the University of Minho. She has a PhD in Management from Warwick Business School, UK, and a degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the University of Aveiro. She was Professor at the University of Aveiro and an advisor to the President of the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT) and the Office of Studies and Analysis of the Agency for Assessment and Accreditation of Higher Education (A3ES).
She is Lead Researcher at the Higher Education Policy Research Centre.