Publishing date: 10 November 2026 Immagine notizia Immagine Paragrafo Two academics from the University of Insubria have joined the new Geography section of the «100esperte» database: Valentina E. Albanese, Associate Professor of Political and Economic Geography at the Department of Law, Economics and Cultures (Didec), and Valeria Pecorelli, Research Fellow in Geography at the Department of Human Sciences and Innovation for the Territory (Disuit). Their profiles highlight the University's expertise within a project aimed at promoting the role of women experts in public debate and the media. Elena Ferrari, Full Professor of Computer Science at Insubria, is already included in the database in the Stem section.The new Geography section was presented on 3 November at the Diocesan Museum in Milan, during the event «10 years of 100esperte. Maps of Knowledge, Geographies of Power», organised to mark the project's tenth anniversary. The event brought together representatives of local and national institutions, journalists and media professionals, as well as a group of experts in Geography. Immagine Professor Albanese (in the photo) attended the event as one of the newly listed experts and as co-founder of We-Wiser – We, Women in Social Sciences for Equity in Research, a collaborative platform promoting gender equality in the social sciences. We-Wiser helped develop and promote the new section in cooperation with the project's coordinators.«100esperte» is a project conceived by the Osservatorio di Pavia and Associazione Giulia (Giornaliste unite libere autonome), developed in partnership with the Fondazione Bracco and with the support of the Representation in Italy of the European Commission. Launched in 2016 to address the underrepresentation of women experts among sources used by the media, it provides journalists and event organisers with a freely accessible database of female professionals and academics selected on the basis of their expertise, authority and experience.The database currently includes around 500 profiles, organised into different disciplinary areas, also identified in response to the needs of the media. Alongside the new Geography section, the database covers Stem (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), Economics and Finance, International Politics, History and Philosophy, and Sport. In each area, candidates are selected according to established criteria and reviewed by a Scientific Committee.The new Geography section brings together experts with diverse skills, career paths, generations and geographical backgrounds, and will be progressively expanded. Its launch offers the discipline greater visibility and new opportunities to contribute to public debate on key contemporary issues, from migration and climate change to geopolitics and urban transformations. These are phenomena that Geography examines in relation to one another, connecting local dynamics with global processes.