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Interview with Prof. Ferenc Hammer on academic freedom and supporting silenced scholars
Associate Professor Ferenc Hammer (Media and Communications Department at ELTE University in Budapest, Hungary) is concerned about silenced and repressed scholars in dozens of countries: “At-risk scholars try to live under the radar, but that’s how they become invisible. This doesn’t equate to academic freedom.” He launched an organisation to help them. Your research work ...
For a social approach to the transition to smart cities
A smart city is a place where digital technology is used to make networks and services more efficient for the benefit of its inhabitants and businesses. But as this transition to smart cities has very much increased in the last years, it is also necessary to pay attention to the costs and risks that come ...
STOA’s work on health during a term marked by the Covid-19 pandemic
In the 2019-2024 European Parliament legislative term, the EU faced the biggest health crisis of a generation: Covid-19 and its consequences. The pandemic put health in the spotlight of European decision-making and it also featured prominently in the work of the European Parliament’s panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) over the past ...
Prof. Francesco Forastiere: Understanding industrial air pollution and its health impacts in the EU
Professor Francesco Forastiere, a renowned Italian environmental epidemiologist. He recently co-authored a newly published study on industrial air pollution in the EU. He is also a temporary adviser to the World Health Organization. The study was commissioned by the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology. Focusing on regions like the Ruhr ...
Interview with Prof. Aïda Solé-Auró on factors that determine healthy ageing
Currently, in response to last year’s Council invitation, the Commission is developing a set of key policy tools to assist Member States in navigating the impacts of an ageing population on Europe’s competitiveness and its society. These plans took the stage in a recent plenary debate in the European Parliament on healthy lifestyles and active ...
Tackling antimicrobial resistance: from science to policy
Antimicrobial resistance, whereby antibiotics are no longer effective against bacteria or other microorganisms, is a growing problem. Every year, 33,000 people in the EU die from infectious diseases that cannot be treated with available medication. The European Parliament's Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) has been discussing ways to fight a phenomenon ...
PERITIA: Research Insights for European Policymaking
Closing Conference The PERITIA project will conclude with a final event at the European Parliament Info Hub in Brussels on 4–5 May 2023, with a focus on ‘Research Insights for European Policymaking‘. Co-hosted by the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) and the European Science Media Hub, experts on trust ...
Technological vulnerabilities that threaten the European Union’s ‘Open Strategic Autonomy’ and the EU’s response
According to expert Dr Alice Pannier, 'Strategic Autonomy' is also referred to as 'sovereignty', but it's 'open' in order to not undermine the openness of the EU economy: "If the EU has technological sovereignty, it will be able to act autonomously on the international stage rather than have to rely on foreign suppliers and potentially ...