
Roberta Spada

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About me
Post-doc Researcher | STS, Science Museums & Media History
Education

Liceo Classico Siotto Pintor
2013 - 2015Secondary School Diploma 100/100Core subjects: Italian literature and language, Latin, Greek, History, Philosophy, Mathematics, Science, Physics, History of Art.

Politecnico di Milano
2020 - 2024Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Design Cum LaudeTitle of the thematic scholarship: "Public History of Science and Technology by Design: Reframing the Historical Identities of Media and Communication Technologies in Museum Collections and Exhibitions".Research project in collaboration with the National Science and Technology Museum "Leonardo da Vinci" in Milan.

University of Bologna
2015 - 2019Bachelor of Science - BSc Physics 103/110In my BSc dissertation, whose title is "The Second Quantum Revolution: Designing a Teaching-Learning Activity on the Quantum Manifesto to Futurize Science Education", I developed a teaching-learning activity on the applications and implications of quantum computers in the future, in order to develop complexity skills. This dissertation is part of the "I SEE" Project (Innovative STEM Education to Enhance the capacity to aspire and imagine future careers - https://iseeproject.eu ), a… Show more In my BSc dissertation, whose title is "The Second Quantum Revolution: Designing a Teaching-Learning Activity on the Quantum Manifesto to Futurize Science Education", I developed a teaching-learning activity on the applications and implications of quantum computers in the future, in order to develop complexity skills. This dissertation is part of the "I SEE" Project (Innovative STEM Education to Enhance the capacity to aspire and imagine future careers - https://iseeproject.eu ), a European Erasmus+ three-year-long project (2016-19) whose goal was not only to develop professional skills but also to foster students’ identities as capable persons and citizens in a global, fragile and changing world. Show less

UCL
2019 - 2020Master of Science - MS Science, Technology, and Society DistinctionI was awarded the Master's Degree with the highest mark (Distinction). The title of my dissertation is "Identity-Fashioning and Epistemic Credibility in Italian Divulgazione Scientifica: The Case of Piero Angela". I analysed the media outcomes of the famous Italian populariser and journalist and the public perception of his figure in light of the social and historical context of Italian popular science (divulgazione scientifica), to reflect upon the ways in which Angela's… Show more I was awarded the Master's Degree with the highest mark (Distinction). The title of my dissertation is "Identity-Fashioning and Epistemic Credibility in Italian Divulgazione Scientifica: The Case of Piero Angela". I analysed the media outcomes of the famous Italian populariser and journalist and the public perception of his figure in light of the social and historical context of Italian popular science (divulgazione scientifica), to reflect upon the ways in which Angela's identity-fashioning lend him epistemic credibility in the eyes of his publics. Show less

Camplus
2015 - 2019Activities and Societies: Student-resident at Camplus Alma Mater in Bologna. I was one of the three students coordinator of the Science Club "The Amazed Society" for Camplus Colleges in Bologna. I was also an organiser of the public speaking event "Camplus Speech", an annual contest where the contestants/students deliver a TED-like speech built by them about the most oddly assorted topics. I was an organiser of the Film Club and a member of the editorial staff of our college magazine "Il Resto del Camplus".
Experience

Politecnico di Milano
Nov 2020 - nowMy research lies at the intersection between Science and Technology Studies, Museum Studies, and Media Studies. It is co-funded by Politecnico di Milano and the National Science and Technology Museum "Leonardo da Vinci" in Milano. The aim of the project is to investigate four artefacts in the Museum collections that are related to the history of radio technology in 1930s Italy in order to understand their individual biographies and how they participated in the construction of narratives about the history of Italian radio in the Museum, within a context of museum practices (e.g., curation, collection, and exhibition) and human actors. Show less
Post-doc Researcher
Feb 2024 - nowTeaching Assistant
Feb 2021 - nowPhD Student
Nov 2020 - Jun 2024

USI Università della Svizzera italiana
Oct 2022 - Dec 2022Visiting PhD StudentResearch period as a visiting PhD student at the Faculty of Communication, Culture, and Society of USI. Supervisor: Prof. Gabriele Balbi

McGill University
Jan 2023 - Apr 2023Graduate Research TraineeResearch period as a visiting PhD student at the Department of Art History and Communication Studies. Supervisor: Prof Jonathan Sterne
Licenses & Certifications

IELTS Certificate (C1 CEFR Level, 7.5)
IELTS OfficialNov 2018
FCE - First Certificate in English
Cambridge Assessment EnglishMar 2013
Volunteer Experience
Volontaria nello staff della conferenza (Staff Volunteer)
Issued by ESERA on Aug 2019
Associated with Roberta SpadaOne Collection Support Volunteer
Issued by Science Museum Group on Mar 2020
Associated with Roberta SpadaVolontaria (Volunteer)
Issued by The Royal Institution on Oct 2019
Associated with Roberta SpadaGuida turistica volontaria (Volunteer tourist guide)
Issued by Monumenti Aperti on May 2014
Associated with Roberta SpadaStudent representative for the Science Club
Issued by Camplus College on Sept 2016
Associated with Roberta Spada
Languages
- inInglese
- itItaliano
- frFrancese
- spSpagnolo
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