interview
Tackling rare diseases together: Prof. Kjeld Schmiegelow proposes more collaboration and EU expert hubs
"Multinational rare disease expert hubs would speed up research, innovation and development", says Kjeld Schmiegelow, Professor of paediatrics and paediatric oncology at the Copenhagen University Hospital (Denmark). Together with his colleagues, he proposes an EU level framework for data sharing and scientific collaboration to tackle rare diseases. Prof. Schmiegelow will be one of the speakers of ...
Interview with researcher Felix Irmer on data journalism, society and distrust
"Data journalism, journalism informed by quantitative evidence, is an expanding field", says researcher Felix Irmer, of the Institute of Communication and Media Studies, Leipzig University (Germany). He was one of the speakers at the European Science-Media Hub Summer School from 6-10 June 2023. Data journalism can "transform large amounts of data and information into digestible ...
Interview with Kai Kupferschmidt on the importance of trust in journalism and a functioning information ecosystem
"The only way that our work will have an impact on the world is if people believe it to be true. Showing people how journalism works will help to foster trust", says science journalist Kai Kupferschmidt. Kai, based in Berlin, studied molecular biomedicine and afterwards attended the Berlin Journalism School. He has worked as a ...
Valentine Delattre: “YouTube also enables you to share science with an audience that is normally very difficult to reach.”
Opinion: Interview with Valentine Delattre on the changing landscape of science-communication on YouTube Valentine Delattre is a French science journalist and video creator. She is the creator of the YouTube channel Science de comptoir, where she uses humour to popularise life and earth sciences. She participated in the panel ‘Telling climate stories’, on Friday 9 ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Verena Winiwarter on climate change and education systems
Climate change and education systems: What role can education systems play in the climate crisis? Interview with Verena Winiwarter, Professor of the Austrian Academy of Sciences and the Diplomatic Academy of Vienna. How do you rate the Education systems in Europe in relation to climate change awareness of younger ages? Verena Winiwarter: I think we ...
A scientist’s opinion: interview with Anna Davies on climate change and education systems
Climate change and education systems: What role can education systems play in combating the climate crisis? Interview with Anna Davies, Professor of Geography and Director of the Environmental Governance Research Group at Trinity College Dublin. How do you rate the education systems in Europe in terms of their impact on climate change awareness in younger ...
Interview with Dr John Cryan: ‘The guts to change neuroscience’
"Understanding how our brain is constantly receiving signals through our gut, as well as the microbiome living there, is of great importance for all aspects of our physiology", says Irish neuroscientist Professor John Cryan. John Cryan is the principal investigator in the APC Microbiome Ireland research institute and a member of the Federation of European ...
Prof. Maarja Kruusmaa: Nowadays crises are complex, spread quickly and come in cascades
Interview with the European Commission’s Chief Scientific Advisor Prof. Maarja Kruusmaa of Tallinn University (Estonia), about lessons and challenges for future strategic crisis management. For years, the EU has been rushing from crisis to crisis. The European Commission has asked the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors to the European Commission (GCSA) to write a scientific ...
