I completed my BA and MPhil in Archaeology at the University of Porto, Portugal. Afterwards, I decided to broaden my scope of expertise and pursued a second MPhil in World Heritage Studies (Cottbus, Germany): my focus was on community involvement in the nomination of archaeological sites as World Heritage. I then worked as an archaeologist and heritage expert in my hometown Macau (SAR of China). For my MPhil in Archaeological Heritage and Museums at the University of Cambridge, I explored the distinction between movable and immovable heritage. Currently, I am a first-year PhD student and my topic addresses cultural heritage and belonging in the Macanese diaspora.