My career portfolio documents my education, showcases my work and highlights my skills in communication, management and teaching. In addition to demonstrating my skills and abilities, it allows me to keep track of my own personal and professional development.

1. SARA
BARRENTO
Science Communicator
Educator
Research Manager

2. “
2018 - Present
Science Communicator
and Stakeholder
Engagement Manager
Swansea University,
Biosciences Department,
Centre for Sustainable
Aquatic Research
United Kingdom
2015 - 2018
Biology Lecturer
Swansea University,
Biosciences Department
United Kingdom
2012 - 2015
Educator/Post Doc
Fellow
University of Porto,
CIIMAR, Portugal
Universidad de Los
Lagos, I-MAR Puerto
Montt, Chile
2011 - 2015
Post-Doc Research
Assistant/Research
Manager
Swansea University,
Centre for Sustainable
Aquaculture Research, UK
Employment History
2009
Freelance
facilitator/consultant
Developing CPD for the
seafood industry in
Portugal
“It has been really refreshing seeing you work this
project! You’re really re-defining what it’s like to
work with an academic institution and I’m very
impressed with your approach and drive so far! “
Daniel Phillips, Ocean Matters 01 May 2019
email about the Lumpfish Welfare Workshop

3. 2006 - 2011
Research Assistant
#PhD student
IPMA - Portuguese
Institute of the Sea and
Atmosphere, Lisboa,
(Portugal
2005 - 2006
Research Assistant
University of Algarve,
Centre for Molecular and
Structural Biomedicine,
Faro, Portugal
2005
Marine Biologist /
Skipper
Algarve Dolphins
(dolphin watch company),
Lagos, Portugal
Employment
History (cont.)

4. 2018
Postgraduate
Certificate in teaching
in Higher Education
Grade distinction
(82.75%) Swansea
University
Higher Education
Academy Fellow
Higher Education
academy
2004
Marine Biology and
Fisheries degree
University of the Algarve
Faculty of Sea Sciences
and Environment, Faro,
Portugal.
Educational Background “Sara has continued to contribute to the SALT
conference and events, indicating her generosity of
spirit, readiness to engage and thirst for continuing
development. Sara is a consummate teacher and
outstanding at what she does.”
Prof. Jane Thomas
03 September 2019 letter of recommendation
2010
PhD in Animal Science
Institute of Biomedical
Sciences Abel Salazar,
University of Porto,
Portugal.
Web Journalism
Centro Protocolar de
Formação Profissional
para Jornalistas (CENJOR)
Lisbon, Portugal
2007
Introduction to
Journalism
Centro Protocolar de
Formação Profissional
para Jornalistas
(CENJOR), Lisbon,
Portugal

5. Effective Communication:
Writing, Design & Presentation
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Fact Sheets Technical Reports
Policy briefs

6. Effective Communication:
Writing, Design & Presentation
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News articles – Fish Farmer Magazine
Press releases – Swansea University Press office
Europe’s rivers are broken, but there is a fix
A new study published in Nature reveals the true extent
of river fragmentation and offers some solutions.

7. Promotional Videos
YouTube channel management
Sara Barrento | 47k views
Centre for Sustainable Aquatic Research | 1739 views
Storyboard
Image capture
Edition
SMARTAQUA project | 2018
Storyboard
Director
Producer
Starring
Narration
Symposium on Fish Welfare
| 2019
Storyboard
Director
Producer
Starring
Narration
CSAR | 2020
“AquaTED is an interactive storytelling
process, that not only provide a novel and
engaging means to generate interest in
aquaculture but also a template for a new
style of learning and training in the sector."
Rob Fletcher on FishSite

8. Outreach and Public Engagement
Swansea Science Festival
2018 | 2019 Waterfront Museum
2020 | Zoom
Green Man Festival | 2019
Einstein’s Garden
Cycling 97 km from Swansea to Crickhowell
Activities creator | Facilitator | Management
I can highly recommend Sara as a
dedicated and hardworking individual.
Her attention to detail and enthusiasm
for her work is second to none. She is
very bright, and quickly absorbs new
ideas relating to her work. A pleasure
to work with!."
Walter Speirs on LinkedIn

9. Presentations
Presented over 35 keynotes – below are 3 example
Click the images to launch the presentations
Swansea Academy of Learning and
Teaching, SALT Conference 2019,
17th July 2019, Swansea University,
UK. Barrento, S. 2019.
AquaTED: the power of digital stories
in STEM.
Tour guides have a great deal of power
over visitors. This is my oral contribution
to the LandCare Conference which took
place in Santiago de Compostela 16-
18th July, 2018
Power point tips was created with
students in mind and was published
in my blog - ScienceTell. There is no
such thing as boring science, just
boring people.

10. Salmon and Trout day mini symposium
14th November 2018, Swansea University, UK
Organizer Communication campaign
45 participants
Symposiums
78 participants
First Symposium on Welfare in Aquaculture
14th May 2019 (morning session), Swansea University, UK
Facilitator Convener Communication campaign
Workshops 52 participants
Workshop on the welfare of lumpfish
14th May 2019 (afternoon), Swansea University, UK
Facilitator Communication campaign
Convener
78 participants
The 7th UK Algae Conference
6 and 7th of July 2017, Swansea University, UK
Organization Committee Convener Communication campaign
51 participants
British Phycological Society
4 – 7th January 2022 Swansea University, UK
Organization Committee Communication campaign
Convener
Conferences
From
ideation
to delivery
text in blue highlights my
role in each event
Including website design
Stakeholder
Engagement

11. Webinars from ideation to hosting
Smart Ways to Improve River Connectivity
29 June 2020 | Zoom
Organizer Communication campaign
640 online
participants
613 views on YouTube
Presenter
Amber Summer Camp | 4 webinars in 3 days
13 – 15th July 2020 | Zoom
Organizer Communication campaign Question manager
70 online
participants 134 views on YouTube
Second Symposium on Welfare in Aquaculture
26 November 2020 | Zoom
Organizer Communication campaign
260 online
participants
574 views on YouTube
Presenter
Including website design
Application of Sensors in Precision Aquaculture
25 May 2021 | Zoom
Organizer Communication campaign
150 online
participants
377 views on YouTube
Presenter
Including website design

12. Websites
List of websites I designed or administer click the box to open each website
AMBER
WordPress website
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2020
OurBlueRivers
Wix website
‒ Web Design
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2021
FishBee
Wix Blog
‒ Web Design
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2020
CSAR
Terminal four
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2018
SMARTAQUA
WordPress website
‒ Web Design
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2018
Access2Sea
WordPress website
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2019
STREAM
WordPress website
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2020
AlgaeWales
WordPress blog
‒ Web Design
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2016
ScienceTell
WordPress blog
‒ Web design
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2012
Sara Barrento
WordPress blog
‒ Web Design
‒ Administrator
‒ Content creation
‒ 2010

13. Softwares I work with
E-Learning
Development
Articulate 360
Content
Management Systems
Terminal 4
WordPress
Wix
Virtual Learning
Environment
Blackboard
Canvas
Personal Learning
platform/Polling
Pebble Pad
Slido
Clickers
Productivity
Office 365
Teams
Google apps
Project
Management
Slack
Trello
Basecamp
Design
Adobe Creative Cloud
Figma
Canva
Video editing
Camtasia
iMovie
Movie maker
Premiere Rush
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14. Online training projects
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2018
AquaTED
• Medium
• Camtasia
• iMovie
• Power Point
• Sway
• Google forms
Digital Storytelling
education project tailored to
support biology lecturers.
Funded by the Eurastip
project, Horizon2020.
2015-2021
Blended Learning
• Blackboard
• Canvas
• Camtasia
• Power Point
• Slido
• TedEd
• YouTube
• Podcasts
I initiated the Blended
Learning pilot in the
Biosciences Department
using Blackboard.
I am now using Canvas.
2017
SPOT
• PowerPoint
• WordPress
• YouTube
Short Public Online Tutorials
on Integrated Multi Trophic
Aquaculture. Funded by my
Post Doc fellowship.
2013
MusselsAlive
Online Training for mussels
farmers. Funded by the FP7
European Project
MusselsAlive
• WordPress
• Power Point
• Windows Movie Maker
2022
Lumpfish Welfare
Learn
• Articulate 360
• Panopto
• Canvas
• InDesign
This online course was
designed to help fish
farmers assess and improve
the welfare of Lumpfish.
Lumpfish Welfare
Learn

15. Creating and delivering
CPD in Innovative Teaching
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“thank you again for your presentation - I found it
really interesting and I learnt a lot... IT skills are not
my strongest point but there were some really easy
and simple things that we can all adopt and that I
will be putting into use! “
David Basset 21 November 2017
Email about the workshop on capacity building in
innovative teaching
In 2017 I was invited to deliver a
workshop to Promote Innovative
Teaching through Collaboration to
colleagues in South East Asia. The
workshop took place in Malang,
Indonesia, 09 November 2017.
In 2018, I was invited to visit Prince
Songkla University (PSU) in Thailand to
co-create with colleagues a digital
storytelling project on aquaculture
education. AquaTED was born.
In 2019, AquaTED won the runner up
award Research as Art competition at
Swansea University.

16. Creating and delivering
CPD in Innovative Teaching
Click the images to learn more
“thank you again for your presentation - I found it
really interesting and I learnt a lot... IT skills are not
my strongest point but there were some really easy
and simple things that we can all adopt and that I
will be putting into use! “
David Basset 21 November 2017
Email about the workshop on capacity building in
innovative teaching
In 2017 I was invited to deliver a
workshop to Promote Innovative
Teaching through Collaboration to
colleagues in South East Asia. The
workshop took place in Malang,
Indonesia, 09 November 2017.
In 2018, I was invited to visit Prince
Songkla University (PSU) in Thailand to
co-create with colleagues a digital
storytelling project on aquaculture
education. AquaTED was born.
In 2019, AquaTED won the runner up
award Research as Art competition at
Swansea University.

17. Access2Sea
Duration 3 years | £2.5M
Funded by the INTERREG,
Atlantic Area Program
2019-2022
Project management
Project Manager
SMARTAQUA
Duration 4 years | £2M
Funded by the Welsh Government
and the European Regional
Development Fund
2018-2022
STREAM
Duration 4 years | £5M
Funded by the INTERREG,
Ireland-Wales Program
2019-2023
TIWL
Duration 13 months | £250k
Funded by the Seafood
Innovation Fund, DEFRA
2020-2022
Providing management support
communication and event management
AMBER
Duration 4 years | £6M
Funded by the Horizon2020
2016-2020
2019
Ongoing
2020
Ongoing
2018
2019

18. Scientific Publications
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22 peer reviewed articles
Three book chapters
Magazine articles
Press releases

19. Continuous Professional Development
Workshop/Training Activity
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Date Area of development
Complete Agile Management with Scrum
Certificate by Udemy, Omni Academy
19 to 23 Aug
2021
Management
Training the online trainer
UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology
29 June to
1 July 2021
Teaching
Information is Power
The Guardian Master Class
16 Jul 20 Communication & Media
Digital Marketing Basics
Business Wales
24 Jun 20 Communication & Media
Advanced Social Media
Business Wales
17 Jun 20 Communication & Media
State Aid training session
WEFO
12 Jun 19 Management
First Aid at Work in the Outdoor Environment
Plas y Brenin (valid for 3 years)
29/11/18 Health & Safety