Angela Liberatore is Head of the Scientific Department at the ERCEA, which manages the evaluations and monitoring of projects submitted to ERC in all scientific domains and undertakes analyses of ERC funded research. Previously she worked in the research programmes on environment, social sciences and humanities, international cooperation in the EC’s Directorate General for Research. She co-chaired the Social Protection group for the UN Research Roadmap for COVID-19 Recovery, worked on 'science diplomacy' issues in the EU neighbourhood, contributed to the EC White Paper on European Governance and in the negotiation of the Kyoto Protocol on Climate Change. Angela holds a PhD in Political and Social Sciences and a degree in Philosophy.