• EU project : CONSTRAIN

    EU projects
    Constrain: Making multi-decadal climate change predictions.   Climate change is all around us – from longer periods of drought to an increase in the number of tropical storms, and from the loss of sea ice to more intense heat waves. Scientists predict global climate is projected to change over this century,...
    on June 25, 2020

  • European responses to the corona crisis - Part 12

    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 : 1 July

    on June 24, 2020

  • Digital entertainment in lockdown: the new life of culture online

    Articles, Society

    During the months-long European lockdown, entertainment moved online like never before. Creativity flourished on social media platforms and, despite being locked up in their homes, people were longing for entertainment that connected them with friends and family. Meanwhile with all museums closed, European...

    on June 22, 2020

  • Interview with Stephan Lewandowsky, cognitive scientist at the University of Bristol

    Articles, Disinformation
    Stephan Lewandowsky is a cognitive scientist with an interest in computational modelling. Recently, he has become particularly interested in how people update their memories if things they believe turn out to be false. This has led him to examine the persistence of misinformation and spread of “fake...
    on June 19, 2020

  • “Unlocking” COVID-19: the use and misuse of tests

    Articles, Health

    “Test, test, test” was one of the mantras of the WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus against COVID-19. The issue is particularly relevant in the “unlocking” phase several European countries are going through, as the curve of the pandemics bends. At this stage, and while effective vaccines...

    on June 17, 2020

  • Prof. Elias Mossialos: “Transparency is vital to the management of responses to health crises”

    Articles, Health
    Interview on COVID-19 with Professor Elias Mossialos, Brian Abel-Smith Professor of Health Policy, Head of the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Director of LSE Health, UK, and Chief Adviser to the Greek Government on the COVID-19 pandemic....
    on June 15, 2020

  • From COVID-19 to climate change: seeing the issues beyond the news cycle

    Articles, Environment

    COVID-19 and climate change may seem to belong to different worlds. However, direct causal links can be discovered by looking through a systems thinking lens. How should journalists and science communicators report on complex issues like climate change?

    on June 12, 2020

  • EU project : CICERONE

    EU projects
    Building a European strategy and platform for circular economy Research & Innovation. The current fragmentation of circular economy priorities and initiatives is hindering the impact we could achieve. By tackling the challenge in a collaborative and systemic way, we will increase the sustainability of...
    on June 12, 2020

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