Monica Hoyos Flight is a freelance science communications consultant providing writing and editing services to researchers, research organisations and publishing companies. She has a PhD in neuroscience and extensive experience as an editor for Springer Nature journals and science communications manager at the University of Edinburgh. She is particularly interested in writing about the translation of research and emerging technologies into societally useful products and services.
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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 Climate at the Niels Bohr Institute at the ...
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 past climate events and forecast future ones. In this interview ...
The art of Arctic science
As Arctic researchers gather in Aarhus, Denmark, for the annual Arctic Science Summit Week (25/3-1/4/2026), the European Science-Media Hub explores the benefits of visual storytelling to engage audiences worldwide with the urgency and significance of scientific work. This article features photos about Arctic ice research, which have been published in National Geographic. In 2022, photographer ...
Gender equality in European research & innovation: interview with Dr Marcela Linková
Dr Marcela Linková, Head of the Centre for Gender and Science at the Institute of Sociology of the Czech Academy of Sciences, participated in the STOA workshop on 'Gender Equality in Research & Innovation' on 5 November 2025 at 15:00 CET. Her research and policy engagement have been instrumental for developing, implementing and assessing gender equality ...
Science communication beyond the headlines: interview with science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt
This year, on 13 June, the European Science-Media Hub hosted a science communication workshop at the European Youth Event in Strasbourg. We talked to its main speaker: 'Science' magazine journalist Kai Kupferschmidt ahead of the event. He mentions the challenges science journalism is facing and the large presence of mis- and disinformation: “As humans, we’ve ...
Joining forces for better science communication
A special toolbox and a European Competence Centre to foster excellence in science communication: that, amongst other things, is what science communicators from across Europe are working to establish. They are part of the EU-funded project COALESCE (Coordinated Opportunities for Advanced Leadership and Engagement in Science Communication in Europe). Science communication has never been more ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Aoife Taylor on science communication and the COALESCE project
Aoife Taylor is a science communicator and research project manager in the Science and Society Research Group at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland. She is working on the EU-funded COALESCE (Coordinated Opportunities for Advanced Leadership and Engagement in Science Communication in Europe) project to support impactful science communication practices throughout Europe and the recognition of science ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Professor Jason Pridmore on science communication and the COALESCE project
In this interview, Jason Pridmore, Associate Professor at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, reflects on the need for effective science communication. He also explains the context and goals of the ‘Coordinated Opportunities for Advanced Leadership and Engagement in Science Communication in Europe’ (COALESCE) project that he is coordinating. How did you become interested in science communication? ...