Interviews
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Prof. Roel Vermeulen on extreme weather and the impact on our health
“We should treat extreme weather events as an important health issue in Europe,” says Prof. Roel Vermeulen, professor of Environmental Epidemiology and Exposome Science at the Institute for Risk Assessment Sciences at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Across Europe, we’re seeing more extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, floods, droughts, and wildfires. What are the main ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Paulo Morgado on extreme weather and the impact on our health
Dr Paulo Morgado is associate professor at the Institute of Geography and Spatial Planning of the University of Lisbon (Portugal). He studies smart cities and how city design affects the human brain and health. We often talk about the physical health effects of extreme weather. How does it also affect stress and mental well-being in ...
Bringing tailored AI tools into the newsroom – interview with Jyri Kivimäki
Jyri Kivimäki leads the AI development and transformation at Yle, the Finnish national public broadcasting company. He will hold a workshop on “AI in journalism and newsrooms” at the 2026 ESMH Summer School on science communication in the age of artificial intelligence. We asked him a few questions about the transformative role of AI in ...
Covering AI: behind the curtain of hype and doom – interview with Svea Eckert
Svea Eckert is a freelance tech journalist and expert for NDR/ARD television, Germany’s national public broadcaster. She will hold a workshop on “responsible reporting on AI” at the 2026 ESMH Summer School on science communication in the age of artificial intelligence. We asked her a few questions about what good AI coverage should look like and ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Rachel Paterson on the importance of parasite research
Dr Rachel Paterson works at the Norwegian Institute for Nature Research, where she studies host-parasite interactions in wildlife, tackling crucial aspects related to conservation and ecosystem functioning. Since 2024, she has led the IMPACT project. The main goal of this project -funded by Biodiversa+ (European Biodiversity Partnership), the European Commission, and national funding organisations across ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Marc Hübner on the importance of parasite research
Dr Marc Hübner is a Professor of Translational Microbiology at University Hospital Bonn, in Germany. He works within the University’s IMMIP (Institute for Medical Microbiology, Immunology and Parasitology) mostly focusing on filarial diseases -a kind of infection caused by parasitic roundworms, or nematodes, that heavily affects about 200 million people around the globe. For this ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Dr Mariya Stoilova on recent social media bans for children
Dr Mariya Stoilova is a Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Manager of the Digital Futures for Children centre (DFC) investigating children’s rights in the digital environment. She recommends amongst others to combine strong enforcement of existing regulation, child-rights-by-design obligations on ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Francesca Pisanu on recent social media bans for children
"A social media ban alone cannot address the full spectrum of risks children face online," says international children's rights expert Francesca Pisano. She is an EU Advocacy Officer at Eurochild, where she informs and influences EU policy and legislation to advance children’s rights across Europe. How do you balance the legitimate need to protect children from ...