Roberta Spada

Roberta Spada

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  • About me

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

  • Education

    • Liceo Classico Siotto Pintor

      2013 - 2015
      Secondary School Diploma 100/100

      Core subjects: Italian literature and language, Latin, Greek, History, Philosophy, Mathematics, Science, Physics, History of Art.

    • Politecnico di Milano

      2020 - 2024
      Doctor of Philosophy - PhD Design Cum Laude

      Title 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 - 2019
      Bachelor of Science - BSc Physics 103/110

      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… 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 - 2020
      Master of Science - MS Science, Technology, and Society Distinction

      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… 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 - 2019

      Activities 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 - now

      My 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 - now
      • Teaching Assistant

        Feb 2021 - now
      • PhD Student

        Nov 2020 - Jun 2024
    • USI Università della Svizzera italiana

      Oct 2022 - Dec 2022
      Visiting PhD Student

      Research 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 2023
      Graduate Research Trainee

      Research 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 Official
      Nov 2018
    • FCE - First Certificate in English

      Cambridge Assessment English
      Mar 2013
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Volontaria nello staff della conferenza (Staff Volunteer)

      Issued by ESERA on Aug 2019
      ESERAAssociated with Roberta Spada
    • One Collection Support Volunteer

      Issued by Science Museum Group on Mar 2020
      Science Museum GroupAssociated with Roberta Spada
    • Volontaria (Volunteer)

      Issued by The Royal Institution on Oct 2019
      The Royal InstitutionAssociated with Roberta Spada
    • Guida turistica volontaria (Volunteer tourist guide)

      Issued by Monumenti Aperti on May 2014
      Monumenti ApertiAssociated with Roberta Spada
    • Student representative for the Science Club

      Issued by Camplus College on Sept 2016
      Camplus CollegeAssociated with Roberta Spada