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Research and innovation for the future: Gender equality driving science, society, and democracy
Women only count for a third of researchers in the European Union. This gender gap isn't just unfair - it limits Europe's capacity to innovate and compete globally. When women are underrepresented in research and innovation, we lose diverse perspectives that could lead to better solutions for society's challenges. This STOA workshop brought together researchers, ...
Long Covid: Current Realities, Future Directions
Long Covid, or post-COVID-19 Condition (PCC), has emerged as one of the most significant public health challenges of our time, affecting an estimated 400 million people worldwide. Five years into the pandemic, while our understanding has deepened, Long Covid continues to impact millions of Europeans with debilitating symptoms that can lead to long-term disability. The ...
ESMH Media Review – September 3, 2025
Artificial intelligence and research, car colours and the environment, EU funding, heatwaves and ageing, and more: check out the ESMH selection of 22 science and tech news items published recently on the web
Research and Innovation Summit: Shaping the future of EU research policy
Europe stands at a pivotal moment for global research and innovation. As international competition intensifies and technological sovereignty becomes ever more crucial, the European Union faces the dual challenge of maintaining scientific excellence while enhancing its strategic autonomy and global competitiveness. To address these challenges, the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and ...
ESMH Summer School – ‘Science Communication in the Digital Age’
Science journalism is undergoing a profound transformation in the digital era. While new technologies offer exciting possibilities to reach wider audiences, they also come with drawbacks- from spreading disinformation and polarising the public opinion, to eroding trust in science. These challenges have become crucial for science journalists in Europe. The 2025 European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) ...
ESMH Summer School 24-26 June 2025
Young journalists from across Europe gathered in the European Parliament in Brussels on 24-26 June 2025 for the European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) Summer School on ‘Science communication in the digital age’: three days of workshops, seminars and panels with experienced science journalists and experts to learn how to navigate the challenges and opportunities of science communication. Watch the opening and closing sessions online. ...
ESMH Summer School 2025: ‘Science communication in the digital age’ – Programme
On 24-26 June 2025, the European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) of the European Parliament is organising a Summer School in Brussels on 'Science Communication in the Digital Age'. Young journalists between 18 and 39 years old have been invited following a call for application published earlier this year. The three-day event will include workshops, panels and ...
Research and Innovation Summit at European Parliament
On Wednesday 4 June from 18:30h until 20h CEST, the high-level STOA-G6 conference ‘Shaping Europe's Future: Research and innovation at the heart of European leadership’ took place in the European Parliament’s library room in Brussels. You can watch the recording online. The Summit, fully booked, brought together high-level representatives of the European Commission, the European ...