• Interview with Dr John Cryan: 'The guts to change neuroscience'

    Articles, Health
    "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...
    on May 10, 2023

  • Humanities in the digital age: Securing innovation and empowering democracy

    Videos
    What do video games and social sciences have in common? What about art and computational analysis? At first glance, not much. But crossing digital technologies with the study of humanities has become a field of research.   At its latest event, the European Parliament’s Panel for the Future of Science...
    on May 03, 2023

  • Prof. Maarja Kruusmaa: Nowadays crises are complex, spread quickly and come in cascades

    Articles, Communication, Policy
    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...
    on April 26, 2023

  • Weiss and Rendtorff: 'Academic freedom is under threat, and common European action is needed'

    Articles, Policy
    Throughout the 20th century, freedom of thought and freedom of speech at Europe’s universities stood as a bulwark in the struggle between totalitarianism and liberal democracy. With the emergence of populism and a society on digital steroids, it’s now more important than ever to strengthen freedom at...
    on April 25, 2023

  • Are children skilled enough for the digital world?

    Articles, New Technologies

    Digital technologies are part of modern, daily life. Not just for adults but also for children. Do they have the necessary skills to master them, though?

    on April 19, 2023

  • PERITIA: Research Insights for European Policymaking

    Past Events
    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...
    on April 13, 2023

  • Towards a European climate label?

    Videos
    Climate labels on consumer products provide information so people can compare their impact on global warming. The idea is to help consumers to shop more sustainably. But for various reasons, existing climate labels have had a limited effect on consumer behaviour. Some believe that a pan-European label...
    on April 12, 2023

  • Open strategic autonomy - STOA event

    Videos
    At its event on 7 March 2023 gathering MEPs and researchers, the Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) focused on the concept of ‘Open strategic autonomy’. This strategy tries to address the European Union’s dilemma of how to reduce its dependency on external actors while remaining open...
    on April 05, 2023

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