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I am part of two major collaborative research programmes between The University of Manchester and a consortium led by NIFU and TIK Centre for Technology, Innovation and Culture, Norway and funded by the Norwegian Research Council. Our research focuses on research quality and policy impact. It aims to understand research assessments, standards and practices in different research fields. More generally, we aim to help policymakers in their efforts to develop the best framework conditions for high-quality research. We are also looking at the process of research impact primarily from the user side. My PhD research explored the effects of Conacyt's Scholarship Programme, an international mobility policy that sponsors Mexican citizens' advanced scientific training in the best foreign universities. I drew on human capital theory, Science, Technology and Innovation literature, and works from policy evaluation to analyse the responses of this programme's direct and indirect beneficiaries.

I've taught courses ranging from Management, Technology & Innovation, Innovation in Product Markets, Management and Organization (Invited to participate in the redesign of this course, June 2018), Case Studies in Management 2018, Creativity, Design and Entrepreneurship and Digital Research Methods.

My research interests are: International scientific mobilityST&I policy Research capabilitiesHuman capital and social capitalPolicy evaluationResearch evaluation