Roberta Pala is a Scientia PhD candidate in the Social Policy Research Centre, at the University of New South Wales. Her PhD project is situated in the field of Science and Technology Studies and is linked to the ARC Centre of Excellence on Convergent Bio-Nano Science and Technology. She has a BA in Cultural Anthropology from the University of Siena and a MA in Cultural Studies from the University of Sydney. She's the Vice President of the Australasian Association for the History, Philosophy and Social Studies of Science.