European Science-Media Hub

Can intellectual property and open science go together? Interview with Gustav Nilsonne

Open science and intellectual property are often framed as pulling in opposite directions: one built on free dissemination of knowledge, the other on protecting and rewarding innovation through exclusive rights. But as the pace of scientific publishing accelerates and generative AI reshapes how research...

on October 07, 2026 - Articles, Policy, Communication

Journalism and climate change: the urgent need to make complex topics accessible

Disinformation, Environment, Past Events, Videos

The European Science-Media Hub (ESMH) organized its second annual summer school in Brussels to give journalists the chance to reflect on how they cover climate change. The goal is to make this critical news more accessible to the public. Journalists face unique challenges when reporting on this topic....

on July 06, 2022
Reporting on climate change, a complex task: challenges and solutions

Communication, Environment, Past Events

During the three days of the ESMH Summer School "Journalism and climate change: how to tell complex stories", journalists from different countries had a chance to learn about climate change reporting, its complexity and its main issues, but - above all - about possible solutions. It all started...

on June 29, 2022
Microbiomes: the unseen majority of tiny little things

Articles, Environment

How do diverse microbial communities in seas and soils affect the climate? Scientists plead for an increase in microbiome research as part of global climate change investigations.

on June 22, 2022
Trust in science: a weapon to combat misinformation

Disinformation, Past Events, Videos

During the Covid-19 pandemic misinformation has spread like wildfire. How to counter this phenomenon is precisely the topic of the debate held by the ESMH on Friday 20 May 2022, in the European Parliament Liaison Office of Madrid. An infodemic within a pandemic. One of the most harmful consequences...

on June 15, 2022
The new European Bauhaus: a better future together

Environment, Research, Videos

The New European Bauhaus (NEB) project was initiated to carry the values of the European Green Deal. It is an interdisciplinary approach in which technology, design, art and science combine forces to build a more sustainable, enriching and inclusive future. In this context, the European Parliament's...

on June 07, 2022
The challenge of promoting sound science - interview with Simon Clark

Environment, Videos

Simon Clark is a scientist who regularly posts online videos covering scientific topics. He also wrote ‘Firmament’ - a book on climate change. In this interview for the European Science-Media Hub Simon Clark talks about the importance of making accurate science information available to citizens and the...

on June 01, 2022
ESMH Summer School 2022: 'Journalism and climate change: how to tell complex stories?'

Environment, Past Events

This year’s ESMH Summer School, ‘Journalism and climate change: how to tell complex stories?’, offered journalists a unique opportunity to gain insight in what the EU is doing in the field of climate change, meet prominent science journalists covering environmental topics and learn from their experience.

on May 23, 2022
Promoting trust in science and countering misinformation: a task for all

Disinformation, Past Events

Misinformation is a new pandemic, one for which the only cure is knowledge. Informed audiences, media-savvy scientists, and high-quality journalism are key to counter misinformation. These are the main takeaways from the debate on 'Promoting trust in science to counter misinformation', the third event...

on May 23, 2022