Lectures 

Dic 2024  - Invited guest speaker at the “Partners in Progress: Enhancing Synergies Between India and Latin America” Conference at the Centre for Latin American Studies (CLAS), Department of Political Science, University of Kerala, India. 

Oct 2024 - Speaker at the Escola Politécnica at Universidade Federal da Bahia (UFBA), Salvador, Brasil. 

Sep 2024 - Invited guest speaker at the Departamento de Política Científica e Tecnológica at Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), Brasil. 

July 2024 - Speaker at the Latin American Conference on Social Studies of Science and Technology. ESOCITE LA 2024 at UNICAMP, Campinas, São Paolo.

Feb 2024 - Speaker at the Interdisciplinary Research Seminar organised by IEMED Barcelona. Full video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L7GKaaTq1Gc  

Jan 2024 - Moderator and speaker at the Multilateral Dialogue on Principles and Values in International Research and Innovation Cooperation Workshop on “Encouraging equitable research and innovation partnerships with low- and middle-income countries”. 

Oct 2023 - Key Note Speaker at the Mediterranean Young Leadership Programme 2023 of the European Forest Institute. 

June 2023 - Speaker at the Eu SPRI 2023 (European Forum for Studies of Policies for Research and Innovation) presenting "A realistic evaluation of science policy"  

May 2023 - Speaker at the Atlanta Conference of Science and Innovation Policy presenting "A realistic evaluation of science policy" and Chair of the "Government Funding" session. 

May 2023 - Lecture on WIDERA at the Posgraduate Course organised by Campus Iberus.                  

Apr 2023 - Keynote Address and State of Play at the Workshop on Gender Equality and Inclusiveness of the Multilateral Dialogue on Principles and Values in International Research and Innovation Cooperation, co-organised by the European Commission DGRTD.  

Mar 2023 - Invited Speaker at the Spanish National Council for Research (CSIC) Research Managers Day: "The Experience of a Science Policy Analyst" 

Nov 2022 - Speaker at the "African Union - EU Innov Agenda Stakeholder Event". Moderator and Rapporteur of the "Monitoring & Evaluation" Session, and keynote speaker on the “Spanish Network of Support for the National Contact Points to Horizon Europe’” https://aueu-innovationagenda-stakeholderevent.com/ Nairobi, Kenya.  

Nov 2022 - Invited speaker to co-lead a research seminar on  "Evaluating Spanish science policy – the making of a researcher-practitioner in a Spanish Ministry" together with Prof Jordi Molas-Gallart at University College London (UCL) Department of Science, Technology, Engineering and Public Policy (STEaPP).

Nov 2022 - Invited speaker to lead a research seminar on "Evaluación Realista de la Política Científica - Evaluar el Programa Centros de Excelencia 'Severo Ochoa' generando aprendizaje para las instituciones de la Administración Pública española" at the University of Complutense Madrid (UCM) Institute of International Studies (ICEI). 

Sep 2022 - Invited speaker to lead a research seminar on "Realistic Evaluation of Science Policy" at Ingenio CSIC-UPV in Valencia, Spain.  

Aug 2022 - Speaker “Widening Participation actions & the Balkan integration” at the 11th Balkan Physical Union Congress (BPU11). Invited by the European Phyisical Society. Belgrade, Serbia. 

Aug 2022 - "Using Critical Realism to evaluate science policy- complexity as a union for solving policy challenges" at the International Conference of Critical Realism (IACR2022 ). https://iacr2022.wordpress.com/friday-12th-of-august-2022/ 

Oct 2021 - Speaker at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Workshop “Increasing awareness of science diplomacy in the Mediterranean” organised by CREAF and SciDipl.

Sep 2021 - Speaker at the Europ-Mediterranean University (EMUNI) Conference "Internationalisation of Universities during and  after the Covid-19 Pandemic." 

June 2021 - Speaker at the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM) Workshop “A quality higher education for all in the Mediterranean:     towards a renewed higher education agenda”

Oct 2017 - Trainer. Invited from the Swiss International Cooperation Agency Helvetas Intercorporation in the framework of the Performing and Responsive Social Sciences Programme to train Albanian Universities staff on the Human Resources Strategy for Research (HRS4R). Tirana, Albania.

May 2015 – Invited lecturer at Training for Capacity Building on Research Institutions in Kosovo, from Zentrum fuer Soziale Innovation (ZSI) Austria. “Title: Institutional Strengthening for International Attractiveness” in Pristina, Kosovo.

Sep 2013 - Speaker at the European Forest Institute Mediterranean Regional Office (EFIMED) Annual Meeting and FORESTERRA Workshop, organized by EFIMED in Barcelona, Spain.  “Title: Water JPI: Framework of opportunities for joint work – EFIMED”

June 2013 – Speaker at Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Workshop on Water Research Priorities in Dublin, Ireland. “Title: Water JPI: Overview and Opportunities for Irish Researchers.”

June 2013 - Speaker at “Water Research to Market” final seminar of WRtoM FP7 project organized by Office International de l’Eau in Barcelona, Spain. “Title: The existing tools and initiatives working at the science/ policy/ market interface.”

May 2011 - Lecturer at “EU: institutions, law and policies”. Course given at the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain. “Title: EU Presidency and the TRIO under the new Treaty.”

Sep 2010 - Speaker at the “Social Science and Humanities goes global” European Conference of SSH National Contact Points.   Istanbul, Turkey.  Title: "Presentation on the Council Conclusions on the Social Dimension of the European Research  Area.”

June 2010 - Speaker at the “Gender and Migrations” European Project Final Conference, Rome, Italy. “Title: Science against Poverty Initiative from the Spanish Presidency of the EU.”

May 2010 - Chair of the “National Perspectives” session at the Evaluation of Impact of FP6 European Workshop, Madrid, Spain. “Title: Moderating the national representatives from Czech Republic, France and Sweden.”

Feb 2010 - Lecturer at a course given to representatives from the Ministry of Education and Science in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Course was given at the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation in Madrid, Spain.  “Title: New RTD initiatives under FP7.”

Oct 2009 - Lecture at the Hispanic Research Centre, University of Roehampton, London, UK “Title: Spain and the new RTD initiatives. The European perspective.”

June 2009 - Lecturer at the “Spanish Presidency of EU” Course at the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation, Spain. “Title: Presidency events, selection and organisation.”

April 2009 - Visiting lecturer at “International RTD interventions” Postgraduate Course Polytechnic University of Madrid, Spain. “Title: Presentation of new initiatives in RTD based on the Article 169 and 171 of the European Union Treaty.”

March 2009 - Invited Expert from the European Commission, at “Innovation in Services Workshop” Porvoo, Finland “Title: Fostering Innovation policies in Spain.”

June 2008 - Visiting expert for EU project managers at CTT, Polytechnic University of Catalonia, Barcelona, Spain. “Title: Introduction to decision making at the EU institutions and new initiatives of 7FP on RTD.”