Dr. Pilar Rico Castro

Dr. Pilar Rico Castro has extensive experience in scientific management and academia, currently serving as Jefa de la Unidad de Ciencia Abierta at Fundación Española para la Ciencia y la Tecnología since April 2006. Dr. Rico Castro has also held various leadership roles in open access and scientific policy analysis within the same organization. As an Asociada Profesora in the Department of Political Science and Public Administration at UNED since November 2010, Dr. Rico Castro contributes to academic discourse while previously working in research positions at the Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, University of Manchester, and other institutions. Dr. Rico Castro holds a Doctorado in Government and Public Administration from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and a PhD in Science and Technology Policy Studies from Alliance Manchester Business School, complemented by a Bachelor's degree in Political Science and Sociology from Universidad de Granada and a Master’s Degree in Political Sciences from Københavns Universitet.