Dr Luce Jacovella has been part of the ERDO team as Project Manager since January 2004, assisting in particular in the project management of two large EU funded projects led by UCL: EUROLIMPACS, an Integrated Project with ca 40 partners and a budget allocation of ca EUR 14 mill; I-IMAS, a STREP with 9 partners and a budget of EURO 2.5 mill. UCL has recently been awarded four more EU funded research projects for which Luce will take on the project management.

Luce is a trained Project Manager and has been working as a consultant in European environmental and agricultural projects and policies since 1995. She has a PhD in Soil Science and a Degree in Agricultural Science both obtained at the University of Florence, Italy. Most recently Luce has expanded her interest for European Policies with a Diploma in International and European Studies ( Birkbeck College ) and she currently studying for a Masters in Law, focusing on Intellectual Property issues of collaborative research.