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He is a nurse specialising in Mental Health and Psychiatry and he has a PhD in Sociology from ISCTE and a postgraduate degree in Data Analysis.
He is currently a professor at the Egas Moniz School of Health and Science, while also doing research in the areas of health, social inequalities and demographic ageing and publishing a large number of scientific articles.
He has worked in multidisciplinary health teams in Angola, Iraq and Timor-Leste, in partnership with local and transnational institutions, such as the WHO, UNICEF and the UN.

Last updated: august 2025

Psychologist and associate professor at the London School of Economics, where he teaches in the department of Psychological and Behavioural Science.
A world-leading expert on perfectionism, he is the author of the bestselling book «The Perfection Trap» (2023) and the presenter of a TED Talk that has been viewed over three million times.
His research and insights have been featured in TIME, The New York Times, Harvard Business Review, and many other outlets including New Scientist, The Guardian, and The Wall Street Journal. Among his accolades are the «APA Division 47 Dissertation Award» and the «University of Leeds Research Excellence Award».

Last updated: july 2025

Journalist.
He first set foot in a newsroom in 1997, in the northern offices of the «Diário de Notícias». He started out in sport and was sent to the Olympic Games and European Football Championships, before devoting himself to other subjects, from science to education, and edited the Society and Online sections.
He took second place in the EIT Food Prize, with a report on the drought.

Last update: january 2025

In addition to being an architect, he is also a freelance journalist.
He was an activist with the Wake Up Lisbon Movement, editor of «DIF» and «Le Cool Lisboa» and journalist for «Coimbra Coolectiva» magazine.
He took second place in the Fundação Casais/CEiiA Prize for «Journalism for Sustainability 2023», received an honourable mention in the «2023 Journalism and Local Power» Prize from the Association of Portuguese Municipalities and an honourable mention for journalism from «Associação Corações com Coroa» in 2024.
He has a Bachelor's degree in Architecture form the Coimbra School of Artistic Technology and a Master's degree in Building Rehabilitation from the University of Coimbra.

Last updated: january 2025