The researcher, who was ranked in first place in the competition held for the attribution of one of the three Research Grants of the project, has a degree and a Master’s in Psychomotor Rehabilitation from FMH -the Faculty of Human Motricity of ULISBOA – the University of Lisbon, institution where she is currently doing her PhD in Education, in the speciality of Health Education.

The project RePeME – And after the pandemic? Recovery, continuities and changes in basic education (ISCED 1) in Portugal, aims to contribute to the build-up of rigorous knowledge about the post-pandemic changes introduced in Portuguese schools of first cycle (the first four years of schooling – grades one to four) and the second cycle (the next two years – grades five and six) of basic education.

Margarida Santos, who has worked on several national and international research projects, including the Erasmus + PROMEHS – Promoting Mental Health at Schools and ENRETE- Enhancing Resilience Through Teacher Education projects, strengthens the research team in the accomplishment of its tasks, in particular, in the theme of well-being and mental health, and the collection, analysis and reporting of quantitative and qualitative data.