Sara Margarida Alpendre Diogo

Sara Margarida Alpendre Diogo is an External Researcher at the University of Aveiro's Public Policies, Institutions and Innovation (PI2) research group. Her work focuses on higher education policy, gender equity in academia, academic labor dynamics, and institutional governance. She has contributed to studies on academic internationalization, gender equality initiatives, and the impact of neoliberal reforms on higher education systems.

Her research spans multiple countries including Portugal, Finland, Brazil, and Israel, with a comparative perspective. Notable projects include work on Gender Equality Plans (GEPS) implementation, analysis of non-tenured academic labor conditions, and studies on doctoral education transformation. She actively participates in international conferences and collaborates with institutions like the DSS-Lab, contributing to policy-relevant research.

Recent publications address themes such as the Uberisation of academic labor in Portugal, the role of public policies in reducing territorial inequalities, and the interplay between academic autonomy and institutional governance. Her work often bridges theory and practice, aiming to inform evidence-based higher education policies.