Interviews
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A scientist’s opinion: interview with geophysicist and glaciologist Professor Jørgen Peder Steffensen on ice core research
Similar to tree rings, ice cores contain distinct layers representing each year's snowfall. These annual layers act as a natural archive, not just of Earth's past climate, but also of the history of humanity. Jørgen Peder Steffensen, Professor of ice-core-related research at the Centre for Ice and... -
A scientist’s opinion: interview with photographer Lukasz Larsson on visual storytelling
In 2022, the award-winning photographer Lukasz Larsson spent three weeks on Greenland’s ice sheet with researchers from the East Greenland Ice-Core Project (EastGRIP). During his stay, he documented life at the camp and learnt all about drilling, processing and analysing ice cores to better understand... -
A scientist's opinion: interview with Dr Margreet de Looze on adolescent health and risk behaviours
Margreet de Looze is an Assistant Professor of Interdisciplinary Social Science at Utrecht University. Her research examines how social and cultural contexts shape young people’s health and well-being, with a particular focus on adolescent substance use, mental health, and sexual health. Over the past... -
A scientist's opinion: interview with Dr Sabrina Molinaro on substance use among adolescents
Sabrina Molinaro is the Director of the Laboratory of Epidemiology and Health Services Research at the Institute of Clinical Physiology of the National Research Council (IFC-CNR) in Italy. Over the years, she has conceived and led more than 50 research projects, including both competitive (European... -
A scientist's opinion: interview with Dr Kamran Niaz on the World Drug Report
Dr Kamran Niaz is a public health physician with postgraduate training in public health, specialising in epidemiology. He is currently working as an epidemiologist in the Research Branch of the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC). Over the past 30 years, mainly working with UNODC and based... -
A scientist's opinion: interview with Dr Gabi Lombardo on the importance of social sciences and humanities
“Social sciences and humanities unveil weaknesses of our societies and allow us to address them” Dr Gabi Lombardo is the Director of the European Alliance for Social Sciences and Humanities (EASSH), an advocacy and science policy organisation for social sciences and humanities (SSH) in Europe. She... -
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Péter Benczúr on measuring wellbeing rather than economic prosperity
“The ultimate objective should always be to provide a good life and wellbeing to all people” Dr Péter Benczúr is a scientific officer at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre (JRC), where he is one of the coordinators of the transversal work on ‘sustainable and inclusive wellbeing’ (SIWB).... -
Interview with David Olley on e-fuels: 'main beneficiaries are aviation and maritime transport sector'
David Olley is Senior Associate at Aurora Energy Research. He specialises in green molecules (hydrogen, e-fuels, and bio-fuels). He uses his background in energy economics and climate policy, combined with a foundation of physics to provide deep quantitative insights to energy market clients. What...