Eugenia Rodrigues

Eugenia Rodrigues is a Lecturer in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies (STIS) at the University of Edinburgh's School of Social and Political Science. She serves as Co-director of SKAPE (Centre for Science, Knowledge and Policy), Programme Director for the MSc Science and Technology in Society (SaTiS), and Subject Area Research Ethics Lead for STIS. Rodrigues is also affiliated with the Centre for Adapting to Changing Environments and serves on the Ethics Committee of the Portuguese Sociological Association.

Her educational background includes:

• PhD in Sociology from the University of York, England
• Masters by Research in Sociology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal
• MA in Sociology from the University of Coimbra, Portugal

Dr. Rodrigues specializes in public participation in science and technology, expertise, and the democratization of knowledge, particularly around environmental and climate change topics. Her research focuses on linking citizen participation, knowledge production, and policy implementation to address societal challenges. She has developed expertise in citizen science, environmental monitoring, and the sociology of monitoring through extensive research projects funded by ESRC, CHSS, and other organizations. Her work bridges Science and Technology Studies with political science and social policy.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on participatory approaches to science governance, responsible innovation frameworks, and the politics of monitoring in environmental policy. Her research trajectory shows increasing attention to digital citizenship, open science practices, and the impact measurement of social science research, while maintaining a consistent commitment to examining how public engagement can reshape science-policy interfaces.

Dr. Rodrigues has received research funding for multiple significant projects including:

• Scoping Impact: Mapping, Evaluating and Learning from Contemporary Trends in Research Impact Definition (ESRC, 2023)
• The Politics of Monitoring: Information, Indicators and Targets in Climate Change, Defence and Immigration Policy (ESRC, 2013-16)
• From Anxiety to Happiness: linking the digital self to the public good (CHSS, 2015)
• Beltane Public Engagement Fellowship on Users' Experiences of Citizen Science (2014)

She actively supervises PhD students in Science and Technology Studies, with current and completed students focusing on topics like public dialogue design, climate engagement, environmental futures, and indigenous space capability. Dr. Rodrigues also contributes to knowledge exchange through the Citizen Science and Crowdsourcing of Data and Evidence Network, which she helped develop at the University of Edinburgh.