Dr Flávia H. Santos is a cognitive neuroscientist and Lecturer in Cognitive and Developmental Psychology at University College London’s Institute of Education, Department of Psychology & Human Development. She chairs the Mathematical Cognition and Learning Society (MCLS) and is a Research Fellow at the Geary Institute for Public Policy, as well as a member of UNESCO’s Inclusion Policy Lab. Her research focuses on the neural mechanisms underpinning mathematics learning across the lifespan; especially numerical cognition, developmental dyscalculia, and maths anxiety, using methods such as transcranial random noise stimulation (tRNS), EEG, and pupillometry. Dr Santos leads and contributes to international projects, including the Irish Research Council‑funded Arithmós Project, the Erasmus+–supported ENIGMA (Education Neuroscience in Games for Mathematics) initiative, and a Leverhulme Trust collaborative study on Maths Storytelling. Dr Santos is awardee of the prestigious Ad Astra Fellowship in Ireland. She has authored over 90 peer‑reviewed articles and ten academic books with publishers including Pearson, Elsevier, and Springer Nature.