European Science-Media Hub

Mending a ‘fractured reality’: How can the EU reclaim its information space?

In a world where technology development sets the pace of change, even our perception of reality undergoes a rapid transformation. Disinformation is a case point: the way this false or misleading content is created, spreads and looks like, has been changing quickly. Understanding this evolving dynamics...

on September 30, 2026 - Articles, New Technologies

European responses to the corona crisis - Part 6 (25 April - 30 April)

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 : 30 April

on April 28, 2020
EU Project : CONCISE

EU projects

CONCISE aims to generate a European-wide debate on science communication, involving a wide array of stakeholders, from media outlets to policy makers, from scientists to business companies, from science communicators to civil society organisations. CONCISE aims at providing qualitative knowledge through...

on April 27, 2020
CONCISE Project : a European-wide debate on science communication

Articles, Communication

How do citizens keep themselves informed about the most controversial scientific issues? Which sources of information do they choose? A two-year project aims to answer these questions in order to obtain valuable information on communication to the public, to be taken into account for the near future.

on April 27, 2020
The differences between SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2

Articles, Health, Research

Although according to the World Health Organization the novel coronavirus is primarily transmitted between people through respiratory droplets and contact routes, some scientists suggest we should also consider the possibility of aerosol transmission. As the pandemic continues to unfold, research and...

on April 23, 2020
EU Project : COVID-19 Data Portal

EU projects

Rapid and open sharing of data greatly accelerates research and discovery, which is essential to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. The European Commission and EMBL’s European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI), together with EU Member States and research partners such as ELIXIR, are deploying a dedicated...

on April 23, 2020
European responses to the corona crisis - Part 5 (18 April - 24 April)

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 April

on April 20, 2020
Vaccine perspectives for COVID-19 - Interview with Prof. Rino Rappuoli & Prof. Sarah Gilbert

Articles, Health

Covid-19 urges policy makers and the big pharma to fasten vaccine developments and possible treatments for the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2. Will the vaccine be specific to Covid-19 only, or will it be suitable for all SARS coronaviruses? Will it be suitable to all ages? What are the greatest challenges...

on April 20, 2020
ESMH Press Review, special edition on coronavirus – April 16, 2020

Media review

Special edition on coronavirus: check out the ESMH selection of 25 news published in the last 2 weeks on the web.

on April 16, 2020