Lecturer at the Faculty of Human Sciences, Catholic University of Portugal since 1995. Undergraduate degree in International Relations; University of Staffordshire (1987-1990); Master's Degree in European Studies; University of Reading (1991-1992); Translator - presenter - RTP (2005 - 2009); Free-lance content provider for the Lusa news agency (2011-2016); Translation of academic and other texts into English; Proofreading of English language texts; Interpreting (at conference and debates) - Portuguese to English.