Interview with José van Dijck, leading PEriTiA’s analysis on media impact on trust   Prof José van Dijck, MR, is a distinguished university professor at the University of Utrecht and a prolific author on the topic of digital media and its impact. Her work covers a wide range of topics in media theory,...

Rose Luckin is a professor at University College London. She is also the director of EDUCATE, a London based hub for educational technology start-ups, researchers and educators.     What is your own favourite tool in digital education?   Rose Luckin: It’s not so much a tool as a way of thinking. It’s...

Pedro De Bruyckere is a Flemish educational scientist at Arteveldehogeschool in Gent (Belgium) and Leiden University (Netherlands).     Personalised education through technology has been a dream for a long time. What does science tell us about the results up until now?   Pedro De Bruyckere: Personalised...

Insight of a researcher: An interview with Pieter van Wesemael on smart city planning and sustainable urban development.   Pieter van Wesemael, professor of urbanism: "The process of “smartification” is inevitable unless people intend to live in a 19th century fashion. Sustainability, environmental protection...

Is smart city planning the same around the globe? Interview with Rini Rachmawati.   Dr Rini Rachmawati, researcher of urban and regional planning : "As far as urban infratructure is concerned, smart city planning has been heavily employed in Asia, where not only large cities, but also rural areas are...

Renée DiResta is the Technical Research Manager at the Stanford Internet Observatory. She investigates the spread of malign narratives across social and other media networks. Renee’s areas of research include disinformation and propaganda by state-sponsored actors, and health misinformation and conspiracy...

Interview with Dr Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum, head of the climate change and health programme at WHO Headquarters.     In what ways are the Covid-19 and climate crises similar in how they affect people and their health?   Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum: Climate change in itself doesn’t cause COVID-19. We expect...

Interview with Dr Debbie Rosen, Science and Policy Manager for the EU Horizon 2020 CONSTRAIN project, based at the University of Leeds, UK, and Prof Piers Forster, professor of climate physics at the University of Leeds, the founding Director of the Priestley International Centre for Climate and PI for...