• Drones to the rescue: how autonomous flying vehicles can save lives

    Articles, Health, New Technologies

    Drones are already being used to save lives in medical and other emergencies. Now the aim is to make them more autonomous and efficient, helping them make the difference with less control from people.

    on January 11, 2023

  • Talking sustainability on TikTok: how ‘eco-influencers’ communicate

    Articles, Communication, Environment
    Joachim Allgaier, Professor for Communication and Digital Society at Fulda University (Germany), co-authored an academic paper on environmental communication on TikTok. The study found that the rapidly growing social media platform could have the potential to deal with sustainability issues in short...
    on January 04, 2023

  • A forum to protect academic freedom in the EU

    Research, Videos
    On 28 November 2022 the European Parliament President Roberta Metsola has launched the ‘EP Forum for Academic Freedom’ during a high-level conference hosted by the Panel for the future of Science and Technology (STOA).   Many academics are working in increasingly hostile environments. This STOA initiative...
    on December 28, 2022

  • Quantum technology, chips and Europe's digital sovereignty

    New Technologies, Videos
    We are now on the brink of a second quantum revolution: beyond simply understanding the quantum world, we are able to manipulate it. The potential future applications of this quantum technology are staggering: from ultra-fast computers to tamper-proof communications, from novel simulations of drug molecules...
    on December 21, 2022

  • Climate anxiety and young people

    Articles, Environment, Health
    Young people are worried about climate change. Negative emotions can disrupt rest, which in turn can affect their mental health. However, climate anxiety can also drive young people to act.   There is no way to prevent young people, even children, from knowing what is happening with the world. It's on...
    on December 14, 2022

  • ESMH Media Review – December 7, 2022

    Media review
    In the spotlight   EU warns Elon Musk to strengthen Twitter safety controls   deutschewelle-en, 01.12.2022   The EU's commissioner for digital policy, Thierry Breton, has warned Twitter owner Elon Musk that the company must work hard to comply with new social media laws. Musk, who bought Twitter in October...
    on December 07, 2022

  • Prof. Stéphanie Ruphy: Research integrity is about trust

    Articles, Research
    Dr Stéphanie Ruphy is Professor of philosophy of science at the École normale supérieure - Université PSL in Paris. She is currently the Director of the French Office for Research Integrity.   She recently helped draft a research integrity oath for Ph.D.s in France. We discuss with her research ethics...
    on November 30, 2022

  • Interview with Prof. Kurt Deketelaere on academic freedom

    Articles, Policy
      "Academic freedom, like freedom of any kind, is not a spontaneous state of affairs. The public authorities must respect, protect, ensure and promote it", says Kurt Deketelaere, Professor of Law and Secretary-General of the League of European Research Universities (LERU). He spoke at the European Parliament’s...
    on November 23, 2022

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