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

AI in agriculture: benefits and challenges ahead

Agriculture, Artificial Intelligence, Articles

Artificial intelligence (AI) could greatly benefit and streamline sustainable agriculture in the EU at every point in the production chain, from farm to fork. However, it does not come without challenges to its implementation.

on September 29, 2021
Putting the ‘e’ in e-Health - Interview with health IT expert Dr Aavikso

Articles, Health

On 21 September, the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology of the European Parliament (STOA) is holding a workshop called ‘Putting the 'e' in e-Health’. Keynote speaker is Dr Ain Aaviksoo. We questioned him about the future of healthcare, the benefits of blockchain, the European Health Data...

on September 20, 2021
ESMH Media Review – September 15, 2021

Media review

Climate change, blockchain and trust in news: check out the ESMH selection of 27 science & tech news published in the last weeks on the web.

on September 15, 2021
Responsible research and innovation in the EU

Articles, Social Sciences

How to build ethics and foresight into every stage of the research process, from design to implementation.

on September 08, 2021
Interview with Dan Larhammar: "Disinformation can have severe consequences for human health and our economies"

Articles, Disinformation

A group of European scientists (including Dan Larhammar) has made it their mission to raise awareness about disinformation, its mechanisms and its dangers. They belong to ALLEA, the European Federation of Academies of Sciences and Humanities. This organisation brings researchers from all over Europe...

on September 01, 2021
The New European Bauhaus rethinks the places and spaces we live in today

Articles, Environment

The mind behind the concept of #NewEuropeanBauhaus is not an architect or a designer, but, significantly, one of the most prominent climatologists of our time: Hans Joachim ‘John’ Schellnhuber, a German atmospheric physicist, climatologist and founding director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact...

on August 25, 2021
European responses to the corona crisis - Part 15

Other

During the Coronavirus crises, the European Science-Media Hub is collecting and publishing a regular update of the most relevant releases provided by EU institutions and other European and global actors. 🆕 Last Update : 24 September 2021

on August 19, 2021
Art-ificial or Art-istic Intelligence?

Articles, Artificial Intelligence

Computers are already learning how to compose music, write novels and draw like Picasso. But is AI capable of creating art on its own?

on August 11, 2021