Biography

Nathalie Nunes is French and Portuguese, researcher at the Center for Social Studies at the University of Coimbra, and a member of the coordination teams of the European projects URBiNAT (H2020 project) and TRANS-lighthouses (Horizon Europe project). Graduated in international and European law (University of Paris Nanterre, France), she holds a professional master's degree in international careers (University of Auvergne-Clermont 1, France), and a research master's degree in international and European law of fundamental rights (University of Nantes, France ). She is also currently a doctoral candidate in sociology of law at the University of Coimbra. She gained international experience in Cape Verde as an intern at the French Embassy and as a project assistant at UNICEF. Between 2004 and 2010, she worked in different sectors in Brazil: law firm, communication agency specialized in sustainability, and NGOs. In France and Brazil, she collaborated as a professional and volunteer in organisations that promote and defend human rights, children's rights and the environment. From 2011 to 2015, she was a partner in an online communication agency. More recently, she was responsible for development at the International Federation of Human Rights (FIDH) in Paris (France).