Empowering Future Researchers

Over 100 young researchers, including RTDAs, postdoctoral fellows and PhD candidates, participated in the Mentorship Programme, conceived as a bottom-up initiative coordinated by Early Career Scientists (ECS) representatives within each Spoke. The activities combined scientific specialisation with transversal competences such as project management, scientific communication and grant proposal development.

Rather than functioning as a traditional hierarchical mentoring scheme, the programme promoted peer exchange and transdisciplinary collaboration. By encouraging structured interaction across institutions and research domains, it contributed to strengthening internal networks and fostering long-term professional connections within the national research ecosystem.

The initiative also supported dialogue between academia and industry, reinforcing the programme’s broader objective of integrating scientific training with applied research contexts.

Each Spoke identified ECS representatives responsible for facilitating communication and organising training activities tailored to emerging researchers’ needs. This approach supported participatory training formats and collaborative knowledge construction across institutions.

Spoke 01

• Michele Maccari, RTD-A, UNIPR, michele.maccari@unipr.it
• Davide D’Ascoli, PhD student, UNIPR, davide.dascoli@unipr.it
• Teresa Tugliani, Assegnista di ricerca, UNIPR, teresa.tugliani@unipr.it 

Spoke 02

• Giulia Leni, RTD-A, UNICATT, giulia.leni@unicatt.it
• Giusy Caponio, RTD-A, UNIBA, giusy.caponio@uniba.it
• Maryam Mozzafari, Assegnista di ricerca, UNIBZ, maryam.mozaffari@unibz.it
• Giulia Galli, PhD student, POLIMI, giulia.galli@polimi.it
• Massimiliano D’Imperio, RTD-A, CNR-ISPA
• Gianluca Di Egidio, RTD-A, UNIBO
• Francesca Annunziata, RTD-A, UNIMI 

Spoke 03

• Martina Moretton, RTD-A, FEM, martina.moretton@fmach.it
• Amedeo Ugnolo, PhD student, UNIPV, amedeo.ungolo01@universitadipavia.it
• Solidea Amadei, PhD student, UNIBO, solidea.amadei2@unibo.it 

Spoke 04

• Claudia Favari, RTD-A, UNIPR, claudia.favari@unipr.it
• Maria Chiara Fontanella, RTD-A, UNICATT, mariachiara.fontanella@unicatt.it
• Laila Zeraik, PhD student, UNIPR, laila.guimaraeszeraikcardoso@unipr.it
• Fabiola Troisi, PhD student, UNIPI, fabiola.troisi@phd.unipi.it

Spoke 05

• Iolanda Cioffi, RTD-A, UNIMI, iolanda.cioffi@unimi.it
• Gaia Maria Anelli, RTD-A, UNIMI, gaia.anelli@unimi.it
• Annamaria Di Martino, PhD student, UNINA, annamaria_dimartino@yahoo.it
• Martina Abodi, PhD student, UNIMI, martina.abodi@unimi.it  

Spoke 06

• Sara Santero, PhD student, UNIPV, sara.santero@unipv.it
• Roberta Tardugno, RTD-A, UNIBA, roberta.tardugno@uniba.it
• Beatrice Re, RTD-A, UNIPV, beatrice.re@unipv.it
• Franca Oglio, PhD student, UNINA, franca.oglio@unina.it  

Spoke 07

• Caterina Rettore, PhD student, UNIBO, caterina.rettore2@unibo.it
• Giampiero Mazzocchi, Ricercatore, CREA, giampiero.mazzocchi@crea.gov.it
• Damiano Callegaro, PhD student, UNIPR, damiano.callegaro@unipr.it
• Maria Galbusera, PhD student, UNIMiB, m.galbusera@campus.unimib.it
• Francesca Orsini, Ricercatrice, IMN, francesca.orsini@marionegri.it
• Martino Tognocchi, Assegnista di ricerca, UNIPV, martino.tognocchi@unipv.it