Valentina graduated with a BA (Hons) in International Relations and Politics from Keele University, Staffordshire in 2018. She obtained 2:1, with high merit on her dissertation. Her dissertation focused on ‘to what extent did Margaret Thatcher foreign policy reflect realism?’ – analysing Britain’s foreign policy with the United States, the European Communities, Hongkong and Falklands, during Thatcher’s premiership.
After graduating, she went to did her master’s in Newcastle University. In 2019, she graduated with a master’s of laws (LLM) in International Law, in which she obtained merit. Her dissertation focused on ‘unlocking the deadlock: how to reform the United Nations Security Council’ – exploring ways to reform the UNSC veto power by looking at the five permanent members (the US, the UK, France, China, and Russia) constitutions.
She currently works at Standing Together Against Domestic Abuse as Domestic Abuse Housing Alliance (DAHA) Membership Coordinator. She has been working in the domestic abuse sector for the past three years. She previously worked at the NHS Business Services Authority, and HM Courts and Tribunals Services. She also has experienced working in social media management and digital marketing.