2021: Beyond coronavirus – what’s in store for science in the year ahead?
This article presents the science dominant themes beyond coronavirus for 2021, from the perspective of scientist from different disciplines.
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Coronavirus Covid-19: a master science class
The coronavirus crisis is showing us that working together is possible when the threat is direct and immediate. Let’s hope that it will open the way to drive real collaborative actions for other threats such as climate change with more indirect or distant impacts.
Science innovation-Corona Vaccine
Sukarma Thareja shares a poem about science innovation in times of COVID19, the vaccine and the horizon of returning to “normal” life.
The “shared” Nobel Prizes in Science
In this article, Vijendra Agarwal reflects on the role of collaboration in science and its recognition for awarding Nobel Prizes.
The (digital) future of work in the post-Covid-19 era
The COVID19 has accelerated digitalization and the adoption of new technologies that are having effects on the way we work.
The COVID-19 pandemic as research driving force
This article shows how COVID19 triggered changes in research culture and how science and technology helped to improve our quality of life.
The pandemic has catapulted science to the forefront of policy-making
Interview with Peter Piot, Director of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and Special Advisor to the President of the European Commission on the response to the coronavirus and COVID-19: how science has been feeding into policy-making?
Lessons from Ancient Greece to a changing world
Matias Barberis reflects on the role of history to learn how to face a pandemic affecting the world geopolitics, society and economy.
Smart urban planning starts with interdisciplinary thinking and action
Experts of various fields recognized that the future of smart city planning is multidisciplinary and that COVID19 crisis is an opportunity.
Spain’s science policy needs a U-turn
The article focuses on what Spain needs to do to seize the moment and rely on R&D to recover from the sharp economic loss that follows COVID-19.
Why joining forces will future-proof European science
Slovenia joining the Institut Laue-Langevin, a powerful neutron source as a scientific member marks a new era of science for the country.
Married in lock-down: how being forced together has taken our research further
During the global shutdown, many scientists had to face working in confinement – not only away from the lab and its facilities, but also away from their research teams and colleagues. But what if you were married to your partner? Scientists Viviana and Luigi found themselves flourishing in this new type of scientific environment – combining their expertise from different fields to devise a new methodology that has spurred into an international partnership.
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