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Can accessible ICT tools foster migrant integration in European countries?
REBUILD project pursues the development of an accessible ICT tool able to efficiently cater for the communication needs of both local service providers and migrants during the first stages of the integration process. Read more [...]
Earth’s biota entering a sixth mass extinction, UN report claims
Five big extinctions have challenged life on earth in the past 500 million years. It turns out we are now in the middle of the 6th extinction, according to a recent UN report. Read more [...]
From easy-to-read texts to easy-to-understand audiovisual content: practice and training
EASIT aims to have an impact on the training of professionals who will guarantee a higher social inclusion at European level by providing content which is easy to read and easy to understand. Read more [...]
MOTHER OF US ALL
IPBES recently released a preliminary report about the alarming rate of extinction for nearly one million species heading for the "sixth extinction". Read more [...]
Academic life as “cash cow” in the Dutch Golden Age
The Dutch Golden Age was an outstanding period for Dutch book production and trade. A historic study about this trade has been published recently and reveals that the people in the Republic owned more books than other Europeans. Read more [...]
The tropical rainforest of our gut
Although our gut is not as big as the Amazon Forest, and the organisms that it harbours are mere microbes and tiny parasites, not tigers and anacondas, it still contains many thousands of different microbial species, most of them still unknown to us. Read more [...]
Agreement on Horizon Europe creates a chance to ask what EU research policy is for
Former EuroScience Secretary General Peter Tindemans, argues that it is good news that the European Parliament and European Council have reached a partial agreement on the contours of Horizon Europe, the next EU R&D programme. Read more [...]
Addressing the challenges of live subtitles for all
Internet, audiovisual media and digital technology are transforming our world. Their potential, however, will not be fully realised until they become fully accessible, enabling all citizens to participate in everyday life. Read more [...]
SPECIAL ISSUE – The Social Value of European Research on Media Accessibility
This special issue collects articles that present some projects on media accessibility and contextualise them within the broader context of the social changes we are facing. Read more [...]
fostering unity in diversity: the social value of european research on media accessibility
The strength of the European project lies in the aim of creating a community by embracing the diversity of its members. Unity in diversity means promoting the value of the vast human variety expressed by all its citizens. Read more [...]
Robotics Is a Game Changer for These 6 Industries
The concept of robotics isn't a new one. Leonardo da Vinci designed a clockwork robotic knight in the 15th century. It's only in recent decades that technology has caught up to da Vinci's vision, allowing us to utilize robots in a variety of industries. Read more [...]
Focal point on disability and technology
The newly established Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities of the United Nations will work towards developing a strong international framework on setting global standards for governance and oversight of human genome editing. Read more [...]
