Sandra Sofia Caeiro holds an undergraduate degree in Environmental Engineering from NOVA University of Lisbon, a Masters in Science of Coastal Zones from University of Aveiro, a PhD on Environmental Engineering from NOVA, Portugal, and Habilitation in Sustainability, Environment and Global Changes from Universidade Aberta (UAb). She is currently Full Professor in the Department of Science and Technology and Vice_Rector for Research and Open Science at Universidade Aberta (UAb). She is senior researcher at Center for Global Studies at Uab, and she also collaborates with the CENSE – Center for Sustainability and Environmental Research at NOVA and LE@D – Distance Education and e-learning Laboratory of UAb. Her main research and teaching areas include sustainability assessment and reporting (from global to organisational scales), education for sustainable development and e-learning and environmental sciences.  

She has mentored several post-graduate students and postdoctoral researchers, published papers in peer-review ISI journals, chapter books and international conference proceedings, coordinated and participated in several national and international research projects and also participate in several national and international PhD and Masters’ juris.