Professors and Researchers

Esther Setién Suero

Esther Setién Suero

Faculty of Health Sciences

Ph.D. in Medicine and Health Sciences Cum Laude from the University of Cantabria (2018). Neuropsychology specialist focused on the study of cognitive functions in severe mental pathology. To date, 54 of her scientific papers have been published in indexed journals that have been cited 636 times and with an h-index of 16 (Google Scholar). 

Graduate in Translation and Interpreting from the Universidad Europea del Atlántico. Master's Degree in Secondary School Teacher Training, specializing in Foreign Languages, University of Cantabria. Master's Degree in Specialized Translation from the University of Córdoba. Extensive experience as a teacher of foreign languages at the Compulsory Secondary Education stage and in the private sector, as well as in translation.

Federico Fernández Diez

Federico Fernández Diez

Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities

PhD in Learning Sciences. Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences and Humanities Director of the Funiber Cultural Work. Expert in education, communication, project engineering, international curator of art exhibitions.

Fernando Maniega Legarda

Fernando Maniega Legarda

Faculty of Health Sciences

Master in High Performance in Team Sports (Mastercede), Degree in Physical Education. Physical trainer and physical trainer in individual and collective professional sports. collective sports. Specialist in strength work applied to sports performance.

Fernando Portal María

Fernando Portal María

Faculty of Health Sciences

Degree in Medicine and Surgery. Teacher in vocational training cycles in the specialties of dietetics, clinical analysis and auxiliary nursing care. Tutor of training in work centers in companies in the health and food field. Coordinator of European ERASMUS projects.

Francesca Giampieri

Francesca Giampieri

Faculty of Health Sciences

PhD degree on “Food, Health and Drug”, Specialization in Food Science, she is currently Distinguished Adjunct Professor at the King Abdulaziz University (Saudi Arabia) and Professor of International Masters in Nutrition and Dietetics at the Polytechnic University of Marche (Italy). She is the author of about 150 papers in international peer-reviewed journals. In 2019 and 2020, she has been named a Thomson Reuters Highly Cited Researcher and listed in the World’s Most Influential Scientific Minds in Agricultural Science category. She has an extensive experience in field of biochemistry and nutrition, in the evaluation of the role of dietary bioactive compounds on human health, and in particular on the biological mechanisms related to oxidative stress and inflammation