Independent & objective analysis of trends in science and technology for policy options. #STOA & European Science-Media Hub #ESMH, part of @Europarl_EN @EP_EPRS

Brussels, Belgium
Joined November 2018
COP31 will take place on 9-20 Nov. Today, MEPs vote on a motion for a resolution ahead, tabled by the @EP_Environment Committee. Emissions gap, fossil fuel, climate finance goal, what's in the text? Read ↓ @lidiafopereira @peterliese @SeanKellyMEP @ingeborgterlaak @MChahim
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🚀 Bioeconomy innovations: from Earth to space - and back! Our new EU video explores how bioeconomy innovation can support space exploration, and how Earth observation helps monitor ecosystems. Full video: youtube.com/watch?v=KVIUnGUG…
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El panel científico del @Europarl_EN @EP_ScienceTech da a conocer un estudio sobre cambio climático y patrimonio cultural y cómo usar la tecnología para preservar los monumentos y las personas. 📺 link.europa.eu/J4x4XG ✅Interview: sciencemediahub.eu/article/2……
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Our digital lives are an important part of our mental wellbeing. The Digital Services Act is helping make digital platforms safer by design: 🔸Easy flagging of illegal content 🔸Enhanced protection for minors 🔸Ban on dark patterns & addictive features link.europa.eu/4C4j4K
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Congratulations to this year's Nobel Prize laureates! 🏅 The EU has supported Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel & Francis Halzen through Horizon Europe programmes, @ERC_Research , MSCA, and @EU_EIC. Looking forward to next year's edition! 🏆
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What is shaping the EU's cyber threat landscape? 🔸 73% of the incidents in 2025 targeted essential organisations 🔸Emerging AI models are facilitating malicious activity 🔸Geopolitical developments influenced cybercrime & cyberespionage link.europa.eu/mrqGK3 #CyberSecMonth
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✅ Do you hold a university degree? ✅ Would you like to work in EPRS? Schuman Traineeship applications are open! Join us for a paid 5-month traineeship (March-July 2027). 🔔 Apply before 31 October ⤵️ link.europa.eu/d9fPJT
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What if AI could make the world a better place? The 10 Apply AI Startup Award finalists are developing AI for good, from better healthcare to protecting our planet. They pitch on 20 October, with 3 winners announced on 17 November at the Apply AI Summit. link.europa.eu/fKTnbb
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🏅Congratulations to Prof. Francis Halzen for being awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physics. The EU has helped advance this field through investment in research, scientific talent and international cooperation and the investments continue!
BREAKING NEWS The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences has decided to award the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physics to Francis Halzen “for decisive contributions to the IceCube Neutrino Observatory and the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin.”
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Honoured to be back at the @stsforum for another year, as Vice Chair of @EP_ScienceTech and member of the STS Board. This edition is about the tectonic shifts in science, technology and society, and it feels like exactly the right moment to be in these conversations #stsforum2026
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🔬 Research strength alone does not translate into growth. The 2026 SRIP report is out! It shows what else is needed: ✅Knowledge circulation ✅Public funding leveraging private investment ✅Regional capabilities mobilisation ✅Research reaching users ➡️link.europa.eu/HjkbgF
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The @HorizonEU Work Programme 2026–2027 was reinforced to: 🔶Protect biodiversity 🔷Strengthen competitiveness & bring products to market A large part of this additional budget is dedicated to 2 new large-scale calls that will allow R&I to have concrete societal & market impact.
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Hoy hemos celebrado en @EP_ScienceTech el taller sobre el informe del @EU_JRC “Capitalismo, Sostenibilidad y Democracia”. 🇪🇺✨ Una visión clave para impulsar la competitividad y la innovación en la UE, garantizando siempre la cohesión social y la democracia 🌹
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9 days to go until the STS forum 2026 Annual Meeting! stsforum.org/kyoto2026/ In just 9 days, leaders from science and technology, policymaking, business, academia, and beyond will gather in Kyoto for three days of exchange, new perspectives, and connections. We are getting ready to welcome participants from around the world. See you soon in Kyoto! #stsforum #stsforum2026 #ScienceTechnologySociety
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📢 Registrations for the European Research and Innovation Days 2026 are now open! Join us for top conversations on startups and scaleups, AI, investment, scientific freedom, and beyond. 📅 10–11 November 📍 Brussels + online Save your spot: link.europa.eu/b9PxJG #RiDaysEU
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Have you saved the date? Join us at the European Research and Innovation Days 2026. Let's make Europe a global home for research and innovation! 📅 10–11 November 📍 Brussels + online 🔔 Registration opens soon. #RiDaysEU
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Using AI to stay one step ahead of dementia. On World Alzheimer’s Day, we look into how AI could help detect dementia risk earlier, giving people more time to act ➡️ link.europa.eu/jjvGPH #ResearchImpactEU #Science4EU
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As the State of the European Union speech puts Europe’s future in the spotlight today, EU-funded research shows what opportunities and risks digital technologies bring to democratic governance in the future. 👉 link.europa.eu/Jg4kqP #SOTEU
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"We have the capabilities to slow down the pace of AI development." EU Parliament member @brandobenifei reacts on #EuropeToday to fears over AI, after several experts warned it could wipe out humanity. US President Donald Trump has dismissed these claims as "a hoax."
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🧑‍🔬 ‘The lifespan of cells is one of the holy grails of engineered living materials’ An Interview with biomedicine and smart materials expert Prof. Dr Andrés Díaz Lantada from IMDEA Materials and @La_UPM. sciencemediahub.eu/article/2… #ESMH, @EP_ScienceTech
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