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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

Interview with Rasmus Kleis Nielsen, Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism on Covid-19 misinformation

Articles, Disinformation

Rasmus Kleis Nielsen is Director of the Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism. He is also Professor of Political Communication at the University of Oxford. He was previously Director of Research at the Reuters Institute and Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Press/Politics. His...

on June 08, 2020
Covid-19: Harnessing the power of digital technologies and data sharing

Articles, New Technologies

Digital technologies and data-driven science offer solutions to control and mitigate the effects of Covid-19 on health and the economy. What is at stake for Europe?

on June 05, 2020
Balancing the risks: Dr Nathalie MacDermott on lockdown easing and the UK perspective

Articles, Health

Dr Nathalie MacDermott is a clinical lecturer at King’s College London, sub-specialising in paediatric infectious diseases in the NHS. She also has significant experience in medical response to disaster and epidemic situations in Africa and Asia Some countries in Europe, including the UK, have begun...

on June 04, 2020
Prof Emmanuel André, the voice behind the fight against Covid-19 in Belgium

Articles, Health

Prof Emmanuel André, former spokesman of the federal crisis centre, has supported Belgian citizens since the beginning of the lockdown by informing them daily on the evolution of the pandemic. He is now responsible for organising the tracing to help eradicate the propagation of the pandemic and devotes...

on June 02, 2020
ESMH Press Review – May 29, 2020

Media review

Data breach, NextGenerationEU & coronavirus: check out the ESMH selection of 21 science & tech news published in the last 2 weeks on the web. Pick your favourite from the most popular topics in the mainstream media!

on May 29, 2020
COVID-19: how our behaviour can help stop the coronavirus

Articles, Health

The spread of infectious diseases is linked with human behaviour, so behavioural science could be used to inform effective modelling and communication strategies to reduce transmission and contain COVID-19.

on May 28, 2020
EU project : MOOD

EU projects

The MOOD project aims to develop innovative tools and services for the early detection, assessment, and monitoring of current and potential infectious diseases threats in Europe in a context of global change including climate change. The MOOD innovations will increase the operational abilities of epidemic...

on May 28, 2020
EU project : ECOM

EU projects

The problem Although scientific knowledge to respond to outbreaks of infectious diseases has increased, deficiencies remain in the ability of health authorities to communicate the need for large-scale measures such as vaccination and antiviral therapy and increase its acceptance. For effective behavioural...

on May 28, 2020