Pedro De Bruyckere is a Flemish educational scientist at Arteveldehogeschool in Gent (Belgium) and Leiden University (Netherlands).     Personalised education through technology has been a dream for a long time. What does science tell us about the results up until now?   Pedro De Bruyckere: Personalised...

Insight of a researcher: An interview with Pieter van Wesemael on smart city planning and sustainable urban development.   Pieter van Wesemael, professor of urbanism: "The process of “smartification” is inevitable unless people intend to live in a 19th century fashion. Sustainability, environmental protection...

Is smart city planning the same around the globe? Interview with Rini Rachmawati.   Dr Rini Rachmawati, researcher of urban and regional planning : "As far as urban infratructure is concerned, smart city planning has been heavily employed in Asia, where not only large cities, but also rural areas are...

Interview with Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, head of the climate change and health programme at WHO Headquarters.     In what ways are the Covid-19 and climate crises similar in how they affect people and their health?   Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum: Climate change in itself doesn’t cause COVID-19. We expect...

Interview with Dr Debbie Rosen, Science and Policy Manager for the EU Horizon 2020 CONSTRAIN project, based at the University of Leeds, UK, and Prof Piers Forster, professor of climate physics at the University of Leeds, the founding Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate and PI for...

Interview with Aleksandra Strzelichowska, senior online marketing specialist at Europeana, based in The Hague, Netherlands. She has a bachelor degree in Literature, languages and linguistics, and a master degree in European Studies.     What is Europeana?   Aleksandra Strzelichowska: We are a European...

Interview with Dr Dan Hassler-Forest, assistant professor in the department of Media and Culture Studies at Utrecht University (Netherlands). He has published books and articles on science fiction, fandom and cultural studies, media theory, anti-capitalism and popular culture, and even zombies. He writes...

Interview with Prof. David Heymann, Professor of infectious disease epidemiology at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, head of the WHO response during the SARS1 epidemic.     What are the key-ingredients for coming out safely from the COVID-19 lockdown?   David Heymann: First, countries...