Federica Cagnoli graduated in International and Diplomatic Science from the University of Genoa. During these studies, she spent a period of research at University College Cork, and she participated in a research project in an Italian study centre. She is currently pursuing a Master's Degree in European and Global Studies at the University of Padua, where she is analysing how designing and managing the activities related to decision-making processes, in particular from the EU perspective. Her research interests focus on environmental issues, European public policies and forms of political participation.