Gabriela Ojeda-Romano

Dr Gabriela Ojeda Romano: Head of the Engagement with Society Unit, IIM-CSIC. Gabriela is a social researcher in the Science, Technology and Society field. She holds a PhD in Humanities - Knowledge Society (“Scientific Culture in Higher Education Institutions: means and strategies for communicating science and technology”, Universidade da Coruna, 2019) and her research areas are: Scientific and Ocean Literacy, Public Perceptions and Attitudes towards Science and Technology studies, Responsible Research and Innovation and Public Engagement with Science. She has a BSc in Biology from University of A Coruña and a MSc in Scientific, Medical and Environmental Communication from Universitat Pompeu Fabra. Before joining the IIM-CSIC, Gabriela had the Science Communication and Outreach Officer role at Advanced Scientific Research Center (CICA-UDC) in charge of disseminating research findings and translating them to non-specialist audiences. Previously, she has been part of the European Commission’s science and knowledge service, Joint Research Centre, working on communicating science to influence policy. Gabriela worked as well as a Public Engagement Officer at Swansea University (UK) helping on the evaluation of public engagement projects in order to report their social impact within the 2021 Research Excellence Framework. She also took part in the NERRI 7FP Project (Neuro-Enhancement Responsible Research and Innovation) as a research assistant at the Studies Center on Science, Communication and Society of the Universitat Pompeu Fabra (Spain).