A professor in the Department of Humanities, Arts and Communication at the University of Trás-os-Montes and Alto Douro (UTAD), Fábio Ribeiro teaches in the areas of Journalism (Radio, Press, Television, Digital Media) and Science Communication. He is the Director of Information and Content in UTAD TV, the web-based audiovisual laboratory in UTAD. He completed his European PhD in Communication Sciences, field of expertise in Sociology of Communication, in 2013 at the University of Minho, after joining PUBLIRADIO research group at the Autonomous University of Barcelona, in Spain. From a research point of view, he focuses on topics such as interactivity between citizens and the media, local media and science communication.