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. Read more [...]
Science in society
How scientific choices need to be made, bearing in mind the effect it could have to society
Technological sovereignty: from the hype to the real questions
Peter Tindemans states that before unleashing technology sovereignty initiatives, the EU needs to define what the concept means. Read more [...]
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. Read more [...]
Transparency and the management of health crises
Interview on COVID-19 with Professor Elias Mossialos, Professor of Health Policy, Head of the Department of Health Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) and Director of LSE Health, UK, and Chief Adviser to the Greek Government on the COVID-19 pandemic. Read more [...]
THE EUROPEAN YOUNG RESEARCHERS’ AWARD 2019-2020
The International Selection Committee for EYRA 2019-2020 has selected Michael Bossetta as the recipient of the EYRAward for PhD students and Valentina Sessini as the recipient of the EYRAward for Postdocs. Read more [...]
In person, at the first real-life event since COVID-19
Being at one of the first in-person conferences since COVID-19 was surreal, but valuable, writes SciDev.Net managing editor Ben Deighton regarding ESOF 2020. Read more [...]
5 Reasons Modern Manufacturing Needs Cybersecurity
As the industry becomes more data-driven, manufacturers have a new threat to consider: cybercrime. Here are five reasons why they need cybersecurity. Read more [...]
HAPPINESS TREE-HORMONE-PANDEMIC
In a pandemic world, Sukarma Thareja proposes a poem to remind us the importance of happiness while keeping the sanitary distance measures. Read more [...]
Changing environment, changing health
Our environment and health are intertwined and we must equip future generations with adaptive capacities to achieve sustainable human wellbeing. Read more [...]
COVID-19 and Climate Change: connected crises and lessons to learn
The COVID-19 brought disruption. As societies tentatively begin to reopen, the pandemic holds lessons for how the world faces the climate crisis threat. Read more [...]
Save Environment With Pride and Grace
Sukarma Rani Thareja writes a poem during the world environment day, in a pandemic context, reflecting on the relation between humans and the environment. Read more [...]
India: Modi’s War on Science
While India is increasingly producing science outputs, there are several steps back due to the scientific temperament of the political circles. Read more [...]
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