About me

Hello! I’m Manila. Welcome to my space!
By profession, I’m a researcher and currently a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Postdoctoral Fellow based at ICN2, Barcelona, looking into sustainable ways to convert harmful gases into useful fuels and chemicals using renewable energy. However, I’m also more than my research. I enjoy supporting early-career researchers, and I share personal reflections on books, culture, experiences, and anything that goes into my life inside and outside the lab.

Welcome, and thank you for visiting my space. I hope you’ll find something.

Latest posts

On Precarious Returns

Last week I had the opportunity to be in a policy session as rapporteur on “Precarious Returns: Research Careers in Emerging and Under-Resourced Contexts” at…

Photo of the week #26

That was Sant Jordi week in Cataluña, España. On 23rd April every year, people across Catalonia exchange roses and books to show affection for partners,…

Photo of the week #25

Taken from Todgha Gorges, Southeastern Morocco. A dramatic natural corridor between the Atlas Mountains and the Sahara desert, with a thin river sustaining lives in…

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