Laura Caciagli

Laura Caciagli
Science Communication Specialist, LifeWatch ERIC 
Graduated with honours in Biology (course of study: Ecology), with a PhD in Evolutionistic Biology at the University of Pisa, and a Master in Science Communication at SISSA (International School for Advanced Studies), Trieste, Italy. She has over fourteen year of professional experience in the field of science communication and journalism, having worked for Italian magazines and research institutions of international and national relevance, such as the CMCC Foundation (Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change) and the Institute for Informatics and Telematics (IIT) of the National Research Council (CNR).
She joined LifeWatch ERIC communication office in 2022, being in particular involved in the coordination of LifeWatching WebTV activities and in many European projects dealing with marine sciences, biodiversity and ecosystem research, coordinating communication tasks concerning the design and development of multimedia products
and the organisation of events.

Sara Montinaro

Sara Montinaro

Sara Montinaro is the Chief Communication Officer of LifeWatch ERIC. Graduated in Communication Studies in 2007, she has over fifteen-year professional experience in the field of communications, in particular digital one, at the European level, having worked for European Institutions, such as the Committee of the Regions and European Parliament, international organisations and research infrastructures. Since 2014, she has been coordinating LifeWatch Italy communication activities and since 2018 she has been in charge of coordinating LifeWatch ERIC communication office and dissemination activities. She has been involved in a number of European and national projects related to biodiversity and ecosystem research and the application of the scientific method, for what concerns the planning and implementation of dissemination and communication tasks targeting the younger generations  through gaming tools and activities, events and specifically tailored publications.