Mauro Scanu

Current

Journalist at Enel Insieme at Enel
Teacher in Communication courses at Self employed
Free lance science writer at Self employed

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Past

Journalist at Zadig - Press agency specialized in science
Head press officer at Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (Sissa)
Press officer at Associazione Italiana Dottorandi (Adi)

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Education

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati di Trieste
Università degli Studi di Siena
Liceo Scientifico G.Asproni Iglesias

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Mauro Scanu’s Summary

I am a science writer. Currently I am editor in chief at Enel Insieme, the corporate house organ. Enel is Italy’s largest power company, and Europe’s second listed utility by installed capacity. It produces, distributes and sells electricity and gas across Europe, North and Latin America.
I am also author and host of a tv program broadcasted on Enel web TV: it's a press review about science, technology, environment and energy.
In the past I worked at Zadig, the most important Italian press agency specialized in science, health and environment. I am a contributor journalist for Agenzia Italia (AGI), Panorama, Il Messaggero, Il Mattino, L'Unità, Mente e Cervello, Newton, Radio Svizzera Italiana, Illywords.
For Zadig I am manager of many science communication projects.
I also work as media strategy planner for Circe project (www.circeproject.eu), an EU funded project devoted to research on climate change on Mediterranean area, and for the Health and Prevention Department of Policnico Tor Vergata in Rome.
I have been Head press officer for International School for Advanced Studies (Sissa) of Trieste (www.sissa.it) and for Italian Phd Canditates Association (www.dottorato.it). I worked also as communication consultant for Centro Euromediterraneo per i Cambiamenti Climatici (Cmcc).
I have been editor in chief of magazine Sissa News.
Since 2004 I am the organizer of the Giovanni Maria Pace Prize for the best Italian science book promoted by International School for Advanced Studies of Trieste.
I wrote two books: Qualcosa di inaspettato (Laterza), a biography of the Italian astrophysicist Margerita Hack, and Scienziati di ventura (Cuec), 20 stories about brains on the run (http://scienziatidiventura.blogspot.com).
I teach in some science communication courses.

Mauro Scanu’s Specialties:

Science writing; communication; public relations; events; science communication teaching;

Mauro Scanu’s Experience

Journalist at Enel Insieme

Enel

(Public Company; Utilities industry)

November 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

I am a science writer. Currently I am editor in chief at Enel Insieme, the corporate house organ. Enel is Italy’s largest power company, and Europe’s second listed utility by installed capacity. It produces, distributes and sells electricity and gas across Europe, North and Latin America.
I am host and author of a tv program called Eta Beta broadcasted on Enel web TV: it's a monthly review of press articles about science, technology, anvironment and energy.
Teacher in Communication courses

Self employed

(Writing and Editing industry)

2003 — Present (6 years )

I teach Science communication. These are some courses I have participated in:
-"Comunicazione del rischio in sanità pubblica” per Scuola di Amministrazione Pubblica Villa Umbra
-Comunicazione istituzionale della scienza per Università di Cagliari
-Corso di alta formazione di Genetica evoluzionistica e archeologia molecolare per Ifold.
-Organizzatore e docente di “La pubblicità dei farmaci” per Istituto Superiore di Sanità
-"Comunicazione del rischio nelle malattie infettive" per Istituto Superiore di Sanità
-Corso di laurea in Scienze Naturali dell’Università di Siena
-Master “Ambiente e salute pubblica nel sistema mediatico” per Arpa Umbria
-Master in Comunicazione della scienza della Sissa di Trieste
-Moderatore in corso ECM “Il rischio cardiovascolare” per Lynk Italia.
-Corso di comunicazione per Associazione Nazionale Biotecnologi Italiani.
-Esercitatore in "La comunicazione in epidemiologia” per Istituto Superiore di Sanità.
Free lance science writer

Self employed

(Writing and Editing industry)

2002 — Present (7 years )

Science writing for newspapers and magazines as: AGI, Panorama, Il Messaggero, Il Mattino, L’Unità, Newton, Mente & Cervello, Radio Svizzera Italiana.
Journalist

Zadig - Press agency specialized in science

(Writing and Editing industry)

June 2006 — November 2008 (2 years 6 months)

Science writer; Consultant for science communication activities; Teacher in science communication courses
Head press officer

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati (Sissa)

(Educational Institution; 201-500 employees; Research industry)

March 2004 — June 2006 (2 years 4 months)

Media contact management; Director of Sissa house organ; Person in charge for communication events;
Press officer

Associazione Italiana Dottorandi (Adi)

(Non-Profit; Research industry)

2003 — 2003 (less than a year)

Mauro Scanu’s Education

Scuola Internazionale Superiore di Studi Avanzati di Trieste

Master (Msc) , Science communication , 2001 — 2003
Università degli Studi di Siena

Degree , Media Studies , 1994 — 2000
Liceo Scientifico G.Asproni Iglesias

1989 — 1994