• Weiss and Rendtorff: 'Academic freedom is under threat, and common European action is needed'

    Articles, Policy
    Throughout the 20th century, freedom of thought and freedom of speech at Europe’s universities stood as a bulwark in the struggle between totalitarianism and liberal democracy. With the emergence of populism and a society on digital steroids, it’s now more important than ever to strengthen freedom at...
    on April 25, 2023

  • Are children skilled enough for the digital world?

    Articles, New Technologies

    Digital technologies are part of modern, daily life. Not just for adults but also for children. Do they have the necessary skills to master them, though?

    on April 19, 2023

  • PERITIA: Research Insights for European Policymaking

    Past Events
    Closing Conference   The PERITIA project will conclude with a final event at the European Parliament Info Hub in Brussels on 4–5 May 2023, with a focus on ‘Research Insights for European Policymaking‘. Co-hosted by the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and the...
    on April 13, 2023

  • Towards a European climate label?

    Videos
    Climate labels on consumer products provide information so people can compare their impact on global warming. The idea is to help consumers to shop more sustainably. But for various reasons, existing climate labels have had a limited effect on consumer behaviour. Some believe that a pan-European label...
    on April 12, 2023

  • Open strategic autonomy - STOA event

    Videos
    At its event on 7 March 2023 gathering MEPs and researchers, the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) focused on the concept of ‘Open strategic autonomy’. This strategy tries to address the European Union’s dilemma of how to reduce its dependency on external actors while remaining open...
    on April 05, 2023

  • 'Splinternets' and their challenges for the EU

    Videos
    The European Union is concerned about so called 'splinternets': loss of the united, global and decentralised internet, fragmented into separate non-interoperable and disconnected networks controlled by governments or corporations.   Behind the term 'splinternet' (a combination of 'to splinter' and 'the...
    on March 29, 2023

  • Interview with Prof. Francesco Imperi on new strategies to fight antimicrobial resistance

    Articles, Health, Research
    When bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites no longer respond to medicines: this is set to become one of the major health threats of the 21st century. Francesco Imperi, Associate Professor of Microbiology at Roma Tre University (Italy), is working on novel strategies to tackle this antimicrobial resistance...
    on March 22, 2023

  • The challenges of a European climate label

    Articles, Environment
    Trying to shop sustainably? Climate labels aim to assist consumers to choose the products that cause the lowest amount of global warming. But are they really effective? And would a general, standardised European climate label help?   We asked Prof. Bo Weidema, an expert at the Danish Centre for Environmental...
    on March 15, 2023

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