Podcasts about Joint Research Centre

El 2024 fue un año marcado por los incendios en diferentes partes del mundo. En Chile, el fuego arrasó más de 43.000 hectáreas, acabó con la vida de al menos 138 personas, hirió a más de 1.000 y desplazó a cerca de 40.000; en Bolivia, los incendios forestales arrasaron más de diez millones de hectáreas, el equivalente al tamaño de países como Estonia, Holanda y Bélgica juntos; en Portugal, más de 40 incendios simultáneos dejaron un saldo de nueve fallecidos y decenas de heridos, además de más de 100.000 hectáreas afectadas; en California, los fuegos provocaron más de 16.000 hectáreas calcinadas, 30 muertos, miles de personas evacuadas y daños valorados en más de 50.000 millones de dólares. Estos son solo algunos de los incendios forestales más destructivos del último año, pero el camino está lleno de fuegos más pequeños que siguen carcomiendo kilómetros y kilómetros de puro bosque y zonas interurbanas. Según un estudio de la organización Global Forest Watch en 2024, las llamas se han convertido en la principal causa de deforestación en el mundo, por delante de la agricultura, y avanza a un ritmo de 18 campos de fútbol por minuto. ¿Por qué sucede esto? ¿Se puede revertir la situación? Y si es así, ¿qué estamos haciendo para enmendarlo? En el podcast de este mes hablamos de gestión forestal, de éxodo rural, de los que sufren el fuego y los que luchan contra él. Lo hacemos con Héctor Alfaro, ingeniero forestal y experto nacional en el Centro de Coordinación de la Respuesta a Emergencias de la Unión Europea; Fernando Sedano, científico del Joint Research Centre de la Comisión Europea en la Unidad de Gestión de Riesgos y Crisis; Adra Pallón, fotoperiodista y autor del proyecto fotográfico sobre megaincendios en España, ‘Lumes', y Xabier Bruña García, doctor, ingeniero de montes y técnico en el ámbito rural de la Administración de la Xunta de Galicia. Un podcast de Javier Sánchez. El montaje musical es de ROAD AUDIO. Este podcast nace de una colaboración con el Departamento de Protección Civil y Ayuda Humanitaria de la Comisión Europea.

El 2024 fue un año marcado por los incendios en diferentes partes del mundo. En Chile, el fuego arrasó más de 43.000 hectáreas, acabó con la vida de al menos 138 personas, hirió a más de 1.000 y desplazó a cerca de 40.000; en Bolivia, los incendios forestales arrasaron más de diez millones de hectáreas, el equivalente al tamaño de países como Estonia, Holanda y Bélgica juntos; en Portugal, más de 40 incendios simultáneos dejaron un saldo de nueve fallecidos y decenas de heridos, además de más de 100.000 hectáreas afectadas; en California, los fuegos provocaron más de 16.000 hectáreas calcinadas, 30 muertos, miles de personas evacuadas y daños valorados en más de 50.000 millones de dólares. Estos son solo algunos de los incendios forestales más destructivos del último año, pero el camino está lleno de fuegos más pequeños que siguen carcomiendo kilómetros y kilómetros de puro bosque y zonas interurbanas. Según un estudio de la organización Global Forest Watch en 2024, las llamas se han convertido en la principal causa de deforestación en el mundo, por delante de la agricultura, y avanza a un ritmo de 18 campos de fútbol por minuto. ¿Por qué sucede esto? ¿Se puede revertir la situación? Y si es así, ¿qué estamos haciendo para enmendarlo? En el podcast de este mes hablamos de gestión forestal, de éxodo rural, de los que sufren el fuego y los que luchan contra él. Lo hacemos con Héctor Alfaro, ingeniero forestal y experto nacional en el Centro de Coordinación de la Respuesta a Emergencias de la Unión Europea; Fernando Sedano, científico del Joint Research Centre de la Comisión Europea en la Unidad de Gestión de Riesgos y Crisis; Adra Pallón, fotoperiodista y autor del proyecto fotográfico sobre megaincendios en España, ‘Lumes’, y Xabier Bruña García, doctor, ingeniero de montes y técnico en el ámbito rural de la Administración de la Xunta de Galicia. Un podcast de Javier Sánchez. El montaje musical es de ROAD AUDIO. Este podcast nace de una colaboración con la Comisión Europea.

Europe's world of work is changing fast - shaped by AI, hybrid work models, new forms of work, and a renewed focus on job quality and flexibility. How can its social agenda respond to ensure competitiveness, fairness, and inclusion? This panel debate, jointly organised by the IIEA and Eurofound, also marks 50 years of Eurofound's research supporting policies for a stronger social Europe. Drawing on insights from the IIEA and the latest Eurofound findings, this panel discussion covers themes such as working conditions and job quality, telework, employment trends, AI in the workplace, and the rising cost of living and housing. Expert panellists also consider how the EU can foster competitiveness, inclusion, social convergence, and other pressing issues in this era of rapid change. About the Speakers: Barbara Gerstenberger is Head of the Working Life Unit at Eurofound. In this role, she coordinates the research teams investigating job quality in Europe based on the European Working Conditions Survey and has overall responsibility for the European Observatory of Working Life and research into industrial relations in the EU. She joined Eurofound in 2001 and has been a research manager in the European Monitoring Centre on Change and Head of Communication and Coordinator in the Directorate Products Information and Communication Unit. Previously, she worked as Senior Research Officer in the European Metalworkers' Federation in Brussels. Tadas Leončikas has been Head of the Employment Unit at Eurofound since September 2022. Prior to this, he was a Senior Research Manager in the Social Policies Unit, managing the European Quality of Life Survey and developing Eurofound's survey research. Since joining Eurofound in 2010, he has worked on various topics including survey methods, quality of life, social mobility, social inclusion, trust, and housing inadequacies. In his earlier career, he headed up the Institute for Ethnic Studies in Lithuania where he worked on studies related to the situation of ethnic minorities, migrants, and other vulnerable groups. As a researcher, he has previously collaborated with the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights, the United Nations Development Programme, and the International Organisation for Migration. Massimiliano Mascherini has been Head of the Social Policies unit at Eurofound since October 2019. He joined Eurofound in 2009 as a Research Manager, designing and coordinating projects on youth employment, NEETs and their social inclusion, as well as on the labour market participation of women. In 2017, he became a Senior Research Manager in the Social Policies unit where he spearheaded new research on monitoring convergence in the EU. In addition to his work on the European Quality of Life Survey, he also leads the preparation and analysis of the COVID-19 e-surveys. Previously, he was scientific officer at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission.

In this episode, we sit down with Giovanni Strona, a senior researcher at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre and a former Associate Professor in Ecological Data Sciences at The University of Helsinki. With research interests centering around the interface between ecology, computer science, and physics, Giovanni is on a mission to better understand the multi-faceted threats of global change. So what role do ecological interactions play in extinction processes – and what mechanisms are contributing to biodiversity loss? Giovanni joins us to discuss his perspective on a chilling topic: the potential of another mass extinction… Tune in now to find out: The pathogens that may threaten our biological systems. What permafrost can show us about ancient viruses and bacteria.  Methods scientists are using to study organisms that are thousands of years old.  To learn more about Giovanni and his work, click here now! Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9

Mikel Landabaso, Director for Fair and Sustainable Economy in the European Commission's Joint Research Centre, knows a fair few things about the role of science and technology innovation in informing regional development policy and promoting regeneration. In this episode, he talks to Toby Wardman about how it works, how his advice has been taken, and the strategies to adopt when policymakers or stakeholders aren't able to appreciate it on its own terms.

Euroopan unioni rahoittaa tiedettä ja tutkimusta vuosien 2021 ja 2027 välisenä aikana lähes sadalla miljardilla eurolla. Osa tästä rahasta jaetaan tutkimusrahoituksena eurooppalaisille tutkijoille ja tutkimusryhmille, mutta tästä summasta rahoitetaan myös EU:n oman tutkimuskeskuksen JRC:n (Joint Research Centre eli Euroopan komission yhteinen tutkimuskeskus) toiminta. Keskuksen pääpaikka on Isprassa, Italiassa, mutta toimintoja on myös Belgiassa ja Espanjassa. JRC:n tehtävänä on tuottaa tieteellistä tietoa päätöksenteon tueksi ja toimia myös itsenäisenä tutkimuslaitoksena. Vaikka keskus ei ole mitenkään salainen, on se varsin vähän tunnettu. Tutkimusrahoitusta jaettiin juuri nyt huhtikuussa, ja Brysselin koneessa tutkimusrahoista ja niiden hakuprosessista kertovat professori Hannu Häkkinen Jyväskylän yliopistosta – eräs rahoitusta saaneista – sekä Suomen Akatemiassa EU-rahoituksen kanssa työtä tekevä johtava tiedeasiantuntija Annika Raitala. JRC:stä kertoo puolestaan keskuksen varajohtaja Salla Saastamoinen. Ohjelman toimittaa Jari Mäkinen.

Este episódio tem o apoio da Direção-Geral da Proteção Civil e das Operações de Ajuda Humanitária Europeias da Comissão Europeia (DG ECHO). João Silva é ‘policy officer' na Direção-Geral da Proteção Civil e das Operações de Ajuda Humanitária Europeias (DG ECHO) da Comissão Europeia. Actualmente, integra a unidade de "Capacidades de Resposta a Emergências de Proteção Civil", onde é responsável pelos recursos da rescEU, em particular as capacidades de combate a incêndios florestais por via aérea e transporte e logística. O João é formado em agronomia e trabalhou anteriormente na DG AGRI e no setor público e privado em Portugal. _______________ Índice: (0:00) Introdução (4:12) Início da conversa. Como actua a UE na ajuda humanitária e na protecção civil contra desastres? (9:03) Mecanismo Europeu de Proteção Civil | Os grandes incêndios no Canadá em 2023 | Terramoto de Fevereiro de 2023 na Turquia (15:39) RescEU | Incêndios de 2017 em Portugal | Incêndios de 2018 na Suécia, que obrigaram o país a pedir ajuda internacional |  (23:34) Impacto das Alterações Climáticas | Incêndios e cheias na Grécia em Agosto de 2023 | Joint Research Centre da Comissão Europeia | ResEU na Faixa de Gaza | Importância de fazer Exercícios de ‘lessons learned'  (37:32) Olhando para o futuro: o que falta fazer? | Pre-posicionamento de bombeiros _______________ Sabiam que a União Europeia é o maior doador de ajuda humanitária do Mundo? E que coordena a resposta europeia a desastres naturais, respondendo a dezenas de emergências por ano, quase ⅔ dos quais fora do continente europeu? Eu também não! Neste episódio, vamos falar sobre o papel da UE nestas áreas, sobretudo no combate a desastres naturais, desde grandes cheias a incêndios, os quais têm aumentado em frequência, gravidade e imprevisibilidade devido ao impacto das Alterações Climáticas. O convidado é João Silva, ‘policy officer' na Comissão Europeia, onde integra a unidade de "Capacidades de Resposta a Emergências de Proteção Civil". O João é responsável pelos recursos da rescEU, em particular as capacidades de combate a incêndios florestais por via aérea e transporte e logística.  Na nossa conversa, começámos por falar sobre o papel da União Europeia nestas áreas da ajuda humanitária e da protecção civil, e a forma como se interligam cada vez mais. O foco da nossa conversa foi sobretudo na vertente da protecção civil. Falámos do principal instrumento europeu nesta área, o Mecanismo Europeu de Proteção Civil, que gere a cooperação entre as autoridades nacionais dos 27 Estados-membros mais 10 outros países participantes. Este Mecanismo serve, sobretudo, para permitir uma resposta mais rápida e coordenada a emergências nos países participantes -- mas tem um extra importante: é que qualquer país do Mundo pode pedir auxílio ao Mecanismo, independentemente de estar perto ou longe. E muitos têm feito uso desta possibilidade. Nos últimos anos, quase ⅔ das activações vieram de Estados fora da Europa: de países tão distintos como o Chile, o Canadá ou a Líbia.  No entanto, uma vez que depende da disponibilidade dos recursos individuais dos países membros, o Mecanismo tem uma limitação importante: torna-se insuficiente quando a mesma emergência afecta vários países de uma vez só. E isso, com as Alterações Climáticas,tem ocorrido cada vez mais. Foi por isso que em 2019 os países da UE deram um passo ambicioso, criando o RescEU, uma reserva de capacidades europeias totalmente financiada pelo orçamento comunitário. Esta decisão, além de resolver este problema, é um sinal do aumento da solidariedade entre Estados-membros que temos observado também noutras áreas, como o lançamento do PRR durante a Pandemia. O RescEU tem sido muito importante também fora de portas, por exemplo, mais recentemente, na intervenção em Gaza. Mas, claro, há sempre desafios que subsistem. Por isso, terminei a perguntar ao João o que ainda falta fazer e o que podemos esperar do futuro. _______________ Esta conversa foi editada por: Hugo Oliveira

Ewan Dunlop leads the European Solar Test installation at the Joint Research Centre (JRC). As we will cover in the episode, JRC's work is significant in the standardization and calibration of solar PV technologies, which ensures accurate measurements, reliability, and trustworthy information for consumers. In this episode, Dunlops explains the history of solar PV testing, emphasizing its evolution from early applications in the 70s to current silicon-based module dominance. He highlights the crucial role of standardized testing methods in guaranteeing product quality and market confidence.

Are we smart enough to manage the impact of Artificial Intelligence on the world of work? It seems there are rising concerns over whether AI is a "threat or a promise”. Is this concern warranted? To answer the question, we interviewed Uma Rani, a Senior Economist at the ILO's Research Department, and Enrique Fernandez Macias, a researcher at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre. They explore what kind of research and policies do we need to better assess the impact of AI on such issues as gender balance, social justice, and other ethical and moral questions arising from its use in both developed and developing economies.

Antje leads a 45 communications team across five countries in probably the most political research organization in Europe, the European Commissions own Joint research centre. Check out this episode to learn how they prioritize content, how they brand the organization and how they help researchers communicate their science. Find Antje on LInkedIN and on Twitter/X. --- The Science Communication Accelerator Podcast is brought to you by Julius Wesche (PhD).With it Julius aims to empower scientists, universities, and researchorganizations to engage publicly and share more science on social media. To doso, the podcast aims to create a knowledge hub for digital sciencecommunication by publishing engaging and inspiring episodes with expertsin the field of social media and science communication. Please reach outfor digital communication support. You find Julius on LinkedIN or via mail: julius@scicomx.com.

Antje leads a 45 communications team across five countries in probably the most political research organization in Europe, the European Commissions own Joint research centre. Check out this episode to learn how they prioritize content, how they brand the organization and how they help researchers communicate their science. Find Antje on LInkedIN and on Twitter/X. --- The Science Communication Accelerator Podcast is brought to you by Julius Wesche (PhD).With it Julius aims to empower scientists, universities, and researchorganizations to engage publicly and share more science on social media. To doso, the podcast aims to create a knowledge hub for digital sciencecommunication by publishing engaging and inspiring episodes with expertsin the field of social media and science communication. Please reach outfor digital communication support. You find Julius on LinkedIN or via mail: julius@scicomx.com.

In this episode, we sit down with Giovanni Strona, a senior researcher at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre and a former Associate Professor in Ecological Data Sciences at The University of Helsinki. With research interests centering around the interface between ecology, computer science, and physics, Giovanni is on a mission to better understand the multi-faceted threats of global change. So what role do ecological interactions play in extinction processes – and what mechanisms are contributing to biodiversity loss? Giovanni joins us to discuss his perspective on a chilling topic: the potential of another mass extinction… Tune in now to find out: The pathogens that may threaten our biological systems. What permafrost can show us about ancient viruses and bacteria.  Methods scientists are using to study organisms that are thousands of years old.  To learn more about Giovanni and his work, click here now! Episode also available on Apple Podcast: http://apple.co/30PvU9

I have a Bsc in Physics and a PhD in High Energy Physics and have worked as a research fellow at CERN for 3 years, Rutherford Lab for 2 years and the JET Nuclear Fusion experiment for 5 years. Thereafter I worked at the Joint Research Centre in Italy until April 2008 working on Nuclear safety. Remote Sensing, and web technologies. I led the team developing media monitoring software  for the EU which summarised daily reports.  This then led on to a health threat monitoring  system tracking Avian Flu. We developed this further to monitor any unusual health scare in multiple languages including Chinese. It was then a successful commercial spin off until  2010 and would surely have detected Covid early in  2019. I was  seconded to the African Union in Addis Ababa from  Nov 2007 until March 2008. I originally started this blog to record my experiences in Ethiopia. It started out as a travel blog, but has now morphed mainly into a science blog on climate. All results, views, opinions and errors are entirely my own fault and in no way reflect any stance of any previous employer. I became interested in understanding the physics behind climate change after getting fed up with being told that the debate is over. Science is never a closed book and has a habit of turning round and biting those who think so.  This  explains why the blog now focuses on climate science. I am basically a scientific sceptic but with a deep interest in other opinions and cultures. 00:00 Introduction 02:01 Nuclear fusion 04:33 Calculating Earth's temperature 04:58 Moon affects the climate? 06:55 Main presentation starts 07:09 Politicized science 07:59 Earth's atmosphere is unique because of life 09:10 Greenhouse effect is very complicated 12:51 Temperature dependence on CO2 14:00 Clouds as negative feedback 14:20 Measuring Earth's temperature 15:40 Getting rid of the hiatus 17:03 Homogenization 18:39 Best's own global temperatute "anomalies" 20:33 "Incredible" disagreement about Earth's temperature 23:09 IPCC scaremongering 25:19 Another ice age would be devastating 30:04 Britain's climate change act 31:49 The future must be nuclear 33:36 Conclusion 36:10 Little Ice Age:A sort of failed glaciation? https://twitter.com/clivehbest https://clivebest.com/blog/ Slides for this presentation: https://tomn.substack.com/p/long-term-future-of-humanity David MacKay - final interview and tribute: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCyidsxIDtQ  —— https://linktr.ee/tomanelson1 Tom Nelson's Twitter: https://twitter.com/tan123 Substack: https://tomn.substack.com/ About Tom: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/2022/03/about-me-tom-nelson.html Notes for climate skeptics: https://tomn.substack.com/p/notes-for-climate-skeptics ClimateGate emails: https://tomnelson.blogspot.com/p/climategate_05.html

Over more than a decade, a series of economic crises have led to major shifts in the labour markets – creating new types of jobs and destroying existing ones. Researchers are examining the extent of these changes in employment structures, ranging from the decline in mid-paid jobs to the upgrading in high-paid, high-skilled jobs. How are these changes affecting different regions or economies? And which emerging sectors show the most promise for achieving employment growth in developed economies, as well as sustainable development, employment creation and poverty alleviation in less developed economies? In this episode, Sergio Torrejón Perez, economic and policy analyst in the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission and coordinator of the joint ILO-JRC project “Global shifts in the employment structure”, and John Hurley, Senior Research Manager, Employment Unit, Eurofound, discuss these trends, and their impact on the future of work.

If you like rather slow episodes, then please don't listen to this one. Crazy, last week I was invited to give a talk about why I think social media is the greatest opportunity for science communication. The talk was part of an event that was called Science Communication beyond tomorrow, and we sat in one of these fancy conference rooms at the European Commission in Brussels. Check out the recorded live stream by clicking here. I hope you enjoy the episode :). Thanks for inviting me goes out to Antje Collowald and Darren McGarry from the Joint Research Centre at the European Commission. --- The Science Communication Accelerator Podcast aims to empower scientists, universities, and research organizations to engage publicly and share more science on social media. To do so, the podcast aims to create a knowledge hub for digital science communication by publishing engaging and inspiring episodes with experts in the field of social media and science communication. Please reach out if you are looking for a sparring partner to create your organizational communication or branding strategy (julius@scicomx.com). You find me also on Twitter, on LinkedIn, and on Instagram.

If you like rather slow episodes, then please don't listen to this one. Crazy, last week I was invited to give a talk about why I think social media is the greatest opportunity for science communication. The talk was part of an event that was called Science Communication beyond tomorrow, and we sat in one of these fancy conference rooms at the European Commission in Brussels. Check out the recorded live stream by clicking here. I hope you enjoy the episode :). Thanks for inviting me goes out to Antje Collowald and Darren McGarry from the Joint Research Centre at the European Commission. --- The Science Communication Accelerator Podcast aims to empower scientists, universities, and research organizations to engage publicly and share more science on social media. To do so, the podcast aims to create a knowledge hub for digital science communication by publishing engaging and inspiring episodes with experts in the field of social media and science communication. Please reach out if you are looking for a sparring partner to create your organizational communication or branding strategy (julius@scicomx.com). You find me also on Twitter, on LinkedIn, and on Instagram.

Algorithmic management has been seen as a positive technological and digital factor in the organization of economic activity, but it also comes with a range of challenges. While some may see it as a useful tool for increasing organizational ability to control and monitor complex economic and work processes, with the increasing capacity to collect, store and process digital information it also raises new issues and engenders questions about ensuring privacy and personal space among the workforce. In this episode, Uma Rani, a Senior Economist at the ILO's Research Department and Enrique Fernandez Macias, a researcher at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre explain what algorithmic management means and what considerations are needed to ensure that it plays a positive role in the future of work.

The European Commission presented today a proposal for a new Cyber Resilience Act to protect consumers and businesses from products with inadequate security features. A first-ever EU-wide legislation of its kind, it introduces mandatory cybersecurity requirements for products with digital elements, throughout their whole lifecycle. With ransomware attacks hitting an organisation every 11 seconds around the globe and the estimated global annual cost of cybercrime reaching €5.5 trillion in 2021 (Joint Research Centre report (2020): “Cybersecurity – Our Digital Anchor, a European perspective”), ensuring a high level of cybersecurity and reducing vulnerabilities in digital products – one of the main avenues for successful attacks – is more important than ever. With the growth in smart and connected products, a cybersecurity incident in one product can have an impact on the entire supply chain, possibly leading to severe disruption of economic and social activities across the internal market, undermining security or even becoming life-threatening. The measures proposed today are based on the New Legislative Framework for EU product legislation and will lay down: (a) rules for the placing on the market of products with digital elements to ensure their cybersecurity; (b) essential requirements for the design, development and production of products with digital elements, and obligations for economic operators in relation to these products; (c) essential requirements for the vulnerability handling processes put in place by manufacturers to ensure the cybersecurity of products with digital elements during the whole life cycle, and obligations for economic operators in relation to these processes. Manufacturers will also have to report actively exploited vulnerabilities and incidents; (d) rules on market surveillance and enforcement. The new rules will rebalance responsibility towards manufacturers, who must ensure conformity with security requirements of products with digital elements that are made available on the EU market. As a result, they will benefit consumers and citizens, as well as businesses using digital products, by enhancing the transparency of the security properties and promoting trust in products with digital elements, as well as by ensuring better protection of their fundamental rights, such as privacy and data protection. While other jurisdictions around the world look into addressing these issues, the Cyber Resilience Act is likely to become an international point of reference, beyond the EU's internal market. EU standards based on the Cyber Resilience Act will facilitate its implementation and will be an asset for the EU cybersecurity industry in global markets. The proposed regulation will apply to all products that are connected either directly or indirectly to another device or network. There are some exceptions for products, for which cybersecurity requirements are already set out in existing EU rules, for example on medical devices, aviation or cars. Next Steps It is now for the European Parliament and the Council to examine the draft Cyber Resilience Act. Once adopted, economic operators and Member States will have two years to adapt to the new requirements. An exception to this rule is the reporting obligation on manufacturers for actively exploited vulnerabilities and incidents, which would apply already one year from the date of entry into force, since they require fewer organisational adjustments than the other new obligations. The Commission will regularly review the Cyber Resilience Act and report on its functioning.

A brief statement from Manuel Rivera who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Manuel Rivera studied sociology, philosophy and Latin American Studies at the Freie Universität Berlin and at the National University of Buenos Aires. After receiving his diploma (master degree) with a thesis on environmental awareness, he served as a project officer for the German Council for Sustainable Development (RNE), Berlin, and, temporarily, for the European Network of Environmental Advisory Councils (EEAC), Brussels, until 2007. The following years he worked as an actor at several German municipal theatres, before returning to sustainability issues by joining IASS in March 2011. In 2015, he obtained his PhD in Social Sciences from the University of Stuttgart, with a study about "Theatre as a Political Public Sphere.” At the IASS, he has been working on issues as different as urban studies, Latin American alternatives to development, the German energy transition, or the idea of Nature in the Anthropocene. He co-lead the Economics & Culture program from May 2015 to December 2016, inter alia conducting a study about attitudes toward economic growth in the German Bundestag. From 2017 to 2021, he lead the project "Narratives and Images of Sustainability," with the focus on a critical analysis of current academic and political sustainability discourses. Since 2021, with the establishment of the project "Art-Science Cooperations for Sustainability," his interest lies in artistic formats of communication and collaboration.

A brief statement from Elle Márjá-Eira in english and in her own mother tongue sámi, she has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Elle Márjá Eira is a Northern Sámi artist from Guovdageaidnu. She has written, directed and produced several short films, music videos and art installations. Work experience as an actress and composer at The Sámi National Theatre Beaivvaš. In collaboration with film composer Christoph Beck, she has made yoiks for The 12th Man (2017), Harald Zwart's fi lm about the resistance hero Jan Baalsrud. Elle Márjá collaborates musically with John Paul Jones and Lucy Parnell in a band project called Snoweye. Eira has been selected for the talent program UP 2.0 (2020-2022) by Norwegian Film Institute, Talent Norge and Norsk Tipping (it is a development program for filmmakers who aspire to make feature films and series). She is now involved in several fi lm and art projects. She is currently working on a 360 and VR film called "EALLU" which premieres at the Venice Biennale (Árran 360). She is working on the TV series POWER PLAY and on her first debut feature fi lm. In addition, she has an exhibition at Kochi Biennale 2022 in collaboration with Dáiddadállu. Official Website - https://www.ellemarja.com/

A brief statement from Jacquelyn Dale JD Whitman, one of the artist who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > JD Whitman is an installation artist, educator, and ocean advocate conducting interdisciplinary research in the United States and Ireland. She investigates how art, scientific inquiry, technology, and public engagement can be combined to circumvent ecophobia, eco-anxiety, and climate anxiety in environmental education; facilitate effective science communication; provide nature-based, experiential learning opportunities; increase ecoliteracy rates; and drive collective action. Through multidisciplinary collaborations, she works to develop, implement, and evaluate creative methods for translating marine research to target audiences through community-specific, interactive installations. Currently, JD is the Director of the Global Youth Mentor (GYM) Program at Plastic Tides, a nonprofit dedicated to inspiring and catalyzing action towards a plastic-free future through adventure, education, and youth empowerment. She holds an MFA in Photography, MFA in Sculpture, and MA in Studio Arts (University of Iowa, 2019); a Post-Baccalaureate in Fine Art (National University of Ireland, Galway, 2014); and a BA (University of Chicago, 2013). Official Website - http://www.jdwhitman.com Instagram - https://instagram.com/plasticity_project

A brief statement from Roger Malina who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > For years, UT Dallas has sought to fuse its long-held strengths in technology with the creativity of the arts and humanities. That philosophical blend is embodied by a new professor who is a champion for interdisciplinary academics. Dr. Roger F. Malina is a physicist, astronomer and executive editor of Leonardo publications at MIT Press. He serves in two of the University's schools, as a distinguished professor of arts and technology in the School of Arts and Humanities, and as a professor of physics in the School of Natural Sciences and Mathematics. Malina is a former director of the Observatoire Astronomique de Marseille Provence (OAMP) in Marseille, and a member of its observational cosmology group, which performs investigations on the nature of dark matter and dark energy. He is also a member of the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Study. Malina was also a member of the jury for the Buckminster Fuller Challenge 2011, which awards a prize to those who create strategies with potential to “solve humanity's most pressing problems."

A brief statement from Jens Hauser who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Jens Hauser is a Paris and Copenhagen based media studies scholar and art curator focusing on the interactions between art and technology. He's currently a researcher at University of Copenhagen's Medical Museion, a senior postdoc researcher at the Medical University Vienna, a distinguished affi liated faculty member at Michigan State University, where he co-directs the BRIDGE artist in residency program, an affi liated faculty member at Danube University Krems, a guest lecturer at the University of Applied Arts Vienna and at the University of Innsbruck, a guest professor at the Department of Arts and Sciences of Art at Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne, and a researcher affiliated with École Polytechnique Paris-Saclay. Hauser has been the chair of the European Society for Literature, Science and the Arts' 2018 conference in Copenhagen. At the intersection of media studies, art history and epistemology, he has developed an aesthetic and epistemological theory of biomediality as part of his PhD at Ruhr University Bochum, and also holds a degree in science and technology journalism from Université François Rabelais in Tours. Picture by Vidas Daudaravicius

A brief conversation with Sandra Gargowitsch who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Official Website - https://terre-reine.fr/

A brief statement from Christopher Watkin who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Associate Professor Christopher Watkin is a philosopher at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. His books include Difficult Atheism (2011) French Philosophy Today (2016), Michel Serres: Figures of Thought (2020) and Biblical Critical Theory (2022). He is currently an Australian Research Council Future Fellow (2021-2025), working on the project “Rewriting the social contract: Technology, Ecology, Extremism.” Official Website - http://christopherwatkin.com

A brief conversation with Diana Ayton-Shenker, CEO of Leonardo/ISAST and one of scientists attending to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Curated by Francesca Rotta

A brief conversation with María Antonia González Valerio one of visiting scientist attending to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Official website: https://www.magonzalezvalerio.com/ Curated by Maria Chiara Basili

A brief conversation with Sam Nester one of the artists attending to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Official website: https://samnester.com/ Curated by Francesca Rotta

A brief conversation with Olga Kisseleva one of the participant of Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Official website: http://www.kisseleva.org/ Curated by Francesca Rotta

A brief conversation with Sonja Stummerer one of the artists attending to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Curated by Francesca Rotta

A brief conversation with Michael Hoch one of the scientist attending to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Curated by Francesca Rotta

A brief conversation with Francesco Mugnai one of the scientists attending to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Curated by Francesca Rotta

A brief conversation with Céline Charveriat and Jol Thoms during Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Curated by Francesca Rotta

A brief conversation with Peter Purg one of the scientists attending to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Curated by Francesca Rotta

A brief conversation with Elle Márjá Eira and Dianna Cohen who have attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Curated by Francesca Rotta > Elle Márjá Eira is a Northern Sámi artist from Guovdageaidnu. She has written, directed and produced several short films, music videos and art installations. Work experience as an actress and composer at The Sámi National Theatre Beaivvaš. In collaboration with film composer Christoph Beck, she has made yoiks for The 12th Man (2017), Harald Zwart's film about the resistance hero Jan Baalsrud. Elle Márjá collaborates musically with John Paul Jones and Lucy Parnell in a band project called Snoweye. Eira has been selected for the talent program UP 2.0 (2020-2022) by Norwegian Film Institute, Talent Norge and Norsk Tipping (it is a development program for filmmakers who aspire to make feature films and series). She is now involved in several fi lm and art projects. She is currently working on a 360 and VR fi lm called "EALLU" which premieres at the Venice Biennale (Árran 360). She is working on the TV series POWER PLAY and on her first debut feature fi lm. In addition, she has an exhibition at Kochi Biennale 2022 in collaboration with Dáiddadállu. > Dianna Cohen is Co-Founder and CEO of Plastic Pollution Coalition and a passionate advocate against plastic pollution. A Los Angeles based visual artist, Dianna has shown her work internationally at galleries, foundations, and museums. She uses plastic in her artwork to make a visual and social impact. With plastic bags as her primary material for the past 30 years, Cohen is interested in exploring its materiality through modifications and the material's relationship to culture, media, toxicity, and the world at large and shared this in her 2010 TED talk “Tough Truths About Plastic Pollution.” Dianna is a frequent speaker and media expert and has spoken at the UN and international conferences and symposia, and has been interviewed by Al Jazeera, NBC Nightly News, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Guardian, USA Today, Martha Stewart Living, and many others. She is the recipient of the Global Green Environment Award, the Snow Angel Award, and the Environmentalist of the Year by SIMA, among others. Dianna studied Biology, Art, and Film at the University of California, Los Angeles and holds a BA in Fine Arts.

A brief statement from Danijela Brkovic who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Hello! My name is Danijela Brkovic and I am currently working at the European Commission, DG of International Partnerships focusing on sustainable development and policy in partnership with the United Nations and the World Bank as part of my degree requirements. I am originally from Victoria, British Columbia, Canada where I am finishing my degrees in Political Science with a concentration in European Studies and Social Justice Studies. I also have a diploma in Public Relations, which I hope to one-day use towards informing people about responsible and sustainable technologies and policies for our shared future. Having the opportunity to exchange ideas and create new narratives to help spread the message of the EU Green Deal is something the world needs more of. It is a great pleasure to be spending my summer in Europe and here in Italy for the next week with all of you. I am happy to be a part of this shared learning experience and excited to see what it may bring.

A brief statement from David Monacchi who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > David Monacchi (Italy - 1970), is an interdisciplinary artist, composer and eco-acoustics researcher. He has been developing the project Fragments of Extinction since 1998, conducting fi eld research in the world's remaining areas of undisturbed primary equatorial forest in Amazon, Africa and Borneo. The recipient of multiple international awards for his work on intangible heritage of ecosystems, Monacchi is pioneering a crossdisciplinary approach based on unique 3D soundscape recordings, to raise awareness on the biodiversity crisis through science-based sound art. His Eco-acoustic Theatre's patented invention and mobile SONOSFERA® (a 45-loudspeakers spherical amphitheatre dedicated to sensorial and cognitive deep-listening experiences) has been built in Pesaro UNESCO Creative City of Music, and is now traveling. Monacchi has been portrayed by journals as Nature and PNAS, and is professor at the State Conservatory of Pesaro. Collaborations with IUCN and ICCROM, to promote advocacy in primary fo- rest soundscape conservation, culminated in an invited talk for the plenary session of the UN COP-14 Biodiversity Conference. > http://www.fragmentsofextinction.org/fragments-of-extinction/ > https://www.pesaromusei.it/sonosfera/

A brief statement from Emma Zuiderveen and Elahe Rajabiani who have attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Emma Zuiderveen is a PhD student affiliated with both the Joint Research Center (JRC), Bioeconomy & Land Resource Unit, and Radboud University, at the institute for Biological and Environmental Sciences (RIBES). She holds a MSC in chemistry and a BSC in Chemistry and Liberal Arts & Sciences. Her research focusses on a sustainable bio-economy and the environmental footprints of new bio-based materials for the chemical industry. She has been publishing poetry in different literary magazines and had been selected for the writing residency DeBuren for young writing talent of The Netherlands and Belgium last summer. Currently she is part of the Dutch Young Feminist Ambassadors network and co-founded the platform Groenhuiswerk (groenhuis - werk.nl). Before starting the PhD project, she was involved in movements addressing different societal issues, such as being a board member of FNV Vrouw (Dutch National Union for Women), core-member of Comité 21 Maart (anti-racism coalition) and Fossil Free Feminist (small grass root collective). > Elahe Rajabiani is a designer at the EU Policy lab. She uses design tools and methods to help scientists and policy makers tackle complex systemic issues in a more creative and collaborative way. Before joining the EU commission, Elahe was the creative lead at the Open Innovation Centre of the University of Bologna. She designed international programs that brought together the academia and the industry. She led multidisciplinary and cross-generational teams and applied design to develop new ideas in various sectors such as pharma, food, automotive and entertainment. She was also a design educator and coach for student programs at the Design Factory Global Network and the Challenge Based Innovation at CERN IdeaSquare. She is passionate about speculative design but her interest is in Design in all its forms and functions. She believes in the visual, tangible, optimistic and proactive spirit of design to give a better form to the future.

A brief statement from Jonah Lynch who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Since childhood, I have tried to live up to the ideal of the “renaissance man”: competent in many fields, endlessly curious. My search for knowledge about origins and destinies led me first to study Physics, then Philosophy and Theology, and now History. Along with humanistic interests, I have always been interested in technology. I am excited to dedicate my wide-ranging skills and experiences to exploring intelligence and improving research and edu- cation.

A brief statement from Ingeborg Reichle who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Ingeborg Reichle, PhD, is an art historian and cultural theorist and currently holds the position of a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS) in Potsdam, Germany, working on the intersection of art, science, and sustainability. In recent years she served as Professor in the Department of Media Theory at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna, Austria, there she also served as founding chair of the Department of Cross-disciplinary Strategies (CDS). Before joining the faculty of the Department of Media Theory as full professor in 2016, she was FONTE professor at Humboldt University Berlin, Germany. In 2004 she gained her PhD from the Humboldt University Berlin with a dissertation about Art in the Age of Techno science (Springer, Vienna, 2009). She is advising a number of art institutions like the Swiss Arts Council Pro Helvetia and serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of the ZKM | Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, Germany.

A brief statement from Ioannis Vakalis, member of Curatorial Committee of Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy.

A brief statement from Claus Lam Yong Schöning one of the artists who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Claus is a trained biologist and artist from Berlin. He is currently studying the master program Art&Science at the University of Applied Art Vienna. His main interests are the non-human and science theory, that which he narrates and researches through a multi-media art practice and collaboration with scientists. His works make use of sound and music, moving image and objects to demonstrate how a human condition is embedded in a scientific practice. He has worked with chemical regimes of production, biotechnology, radio and micrography and is eager to learn new scientific methods. Instagram - https://instagram.com/claus_schoening

A brief conversation with Amanda Jane Ozin-Hofsaess who has attended to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. > Amanda Jane Ozin-Hofsaess is a mobile Microbiologist and Molecular Geneticist. Following a long scientific career, she became a Senior Expert for the European Centre of Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC) where she used scientific, strategic and coordination skills to boost public health microbiology capacities in the EU to be ready for health threats whether bird flu, ebola or now with the COVID19 pandemic. Currently, she is a Research Programme Administrator at the European Research Executive Agency (REA) using a mix of scientific, creative, communication, interpersonal and project management skills to reach programmatic goals of the Marie Sklowdowska Curie Actions (MSCA). Amanda Jane promotes the use of Art-Science Competitions to attract the interest of young people to play with their sense of curiosity, creativity and the drive to innovate. Instagram - https://instagram.com/artlovescience Linkedin - https://be.linkedin.com/in/amanda-jane-ozin-hofsaess-222142b6

A brief conversation with Giovanni Paolo Randazzo one of the artists attending to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Official website: https://www.giovannirandazzo.com/ Curated by Maria Chiara Basili

A brief conversation with Aleksander Väljamäe one of visiting scientist attending to Resonances IV SciArt Summer School at Joint Research Centre in Ispra, Italy. Curated by Maria Chiara Basili

We know that being a science advisor for policymaking requires a set of skills, knowledge and attitudes that are often very different from those that come with being a researcher. And the same is true for policymakers, who also need to adopt new ways of working and thinking to integrate the evidence base into their work. Wouldn't it be nice if some kindhearted individuals took it upon themselves to comb through the literature to identify, list and organise all these essential competences, and then shared them with the community in an easily accessible format? Oh look! Here come Lene Topp and Florian Schwendinger of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre! Resources mentioned in this episode Competence frameworks: https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/projects-activities/competence-frameworks-policymakers-researchers_en 

In many ways, digitalization has made the world of work a better place, supporting growth in both productivity and incomes. Yet many groups of workers, in particular, those who are already disadvantaged and marginalized such as women, older persons, and persons with disabilities, face dual challenges associated with unequal access to digital technologies compounded by the lack of capacities to use them. This lack of access to modern technologies has been even more pronounced in traditional divides – rural versus urban, and developing and emerging economies versus developed economies. Other characteristics such as age, and skills levels add to the widening of the gap. In this episode, Professor Balaji Parthasarathy of the International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore, India, and Matteo Sostero of the European Commission's Joint Research Centre discuss the digital divide and offer some ideas for narrowing it.

Noticias de eneroCan Jubany, mejor restaurante de España de 2021 según los comensaleshttps://www.elperiodico.com/es/cata-mayor/actualidad-gastronomica/20220125/can-jubany-mejor-restaurante-espana-the-fork-2021-13145609El restaurante Can Jubany es el mejor restaurante de España según la lista elaborada a partir de las opiniones de los usuarios de TheFork, la plataforma líder de reservas en Europa con 60.000 restaurantes.El 'ranking', con 100 establecimientos, es el resultado de diferentes criterios como las notas obtenidas por los restaurantes durante 2021, las opiniones durante el año, las visitas a la ficha del restaurante y las reservas generadas.El fraude de la vainilla se intensificahttps://gastronomiaycia.republica.com/2022/01/24/el-fraude-de-la-vainilla-se-intensifica/Estas son las especias y hierbas aromáticas con mayor riesgo de fraudehttps://www.lavanguardia.com/comer/al-dia/20211129/7895718/especias-hierbas-aromaticas-mayor-riesgo-fraude.htmlLas especias y hierbas aromáticas son uno de los alimentos que presentan un mayor riesgo de fraude y, entre ellas, el orégano es la más afectada. Así lo refleja un informe que acaba de publicar la Comisión Europea sobre la autenticidad de estos ingredientes que se comercializan en la UE y que en su mayoría provienen de Asia Oriental. Veintiún estados miembros enviaron 1900 muestras de especias y hierbas aromáticas para que el Joint Research Centre de la Comisión Europea las analizara. Los investigadores estudiaron algunas de las más populares, como el comino, la cúrcuma, el orégano, el pimentón, la pimienta y el azafrán, que también son las que presentan un mayor riesgo de fraude. Así, se analizaron un total de 1885 muestras, de las cuales 323 se etiquetaron como sospechosas (un 17%).Recetas para la cuesta de enero https://www.bonviveur.es/recetas/patatas-en-salsa-verdeReceta del bizcoflan https://www.kidsandchic.es/2019/02/pastel-bizco-flan-de-mandarinas-almendras-sin-lactosa.html?utm_source=blogsterapp&utm_medium=twitterLa tele‘Los irresistibles de Nicola', nuevo programa en Canal Cocina para ponerse el delantalhttps://gastronomiaycia.republica.com/2022/01/26/los-irresistibles-de-nicola-nuevo-programa-en-canal-cocina-para-ponerse-el-delantal/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitterDivina Gula en Netflixhttps://www.netflix.com/es/title/81333651Suscríbete a la newsletter semanalhttps://www.saboresfera.com/newsletter-semanal/

Welcome back! This week, EURACTIV explores the ways in which agriculture can part of the solution for preventing wildfires with the help of Claire Mignet, director of the NGO 'Shared Mediterranean Conservatory', journalist Monica Pelliccia, secretary general of Italy's programme for the endorsement of forest certification, Antonio Brunori. We also speak to Joao Pacheco of Farm Europe to hear his take on the controversial Joint Research Centre report which focused on the impact of the the EU's green goals on the agriculture sector.

When it comes to science advice infrastructure, Europe is far from a unified whole. That's why the European Commission's science service, the Joint Research Centre, set out to map the entire landscape, looking not only at European and national level but also digging into the way science influences policy within regions and even individual cities. In this episode, Toby Wardman talks to Kristian Krieger and Stijn Verleyen, two of the JRC's project leaders in mapping and evaluating the science-for-policy landscape in Europe. Resources discussed in this episode Science for policymaking workshops: https://knowledge4policy.ec.europa.eu/evidence-informed-policy-making_en Science meets parliaments and regions: https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/science-meets-parliamentscience-meets-regions

In this episode, William Brent speaks with Magda Moner and Sandor Szabo, leading researchers in rural development and renewable energy at the European Commission's Joint Research Centre and co authors of the research paper Mapping of Affordability Levels for Photovoltaic (PV) Based Electricity Generation in the Solar Belt of Sub-Saharan Africa, East Asia, and South Asia. They shed some light on the impact of their research on affordability of solar PV grids in rural electrification and why it is a more sustainable option.

Claas Helmke hat sieben Jahre lang Forschungsprojekte im Bereich Solartechnik am Joint Research Centre der Europäischen Kommission in Italien gemanagt. Seit dem Jahr 2000 ist er für Unternehmen wie ThyssenKrupp und Masdar aus Abu Dhabi tätig. Seit 2017 ist er Partner bei Wermuth Asset Management, einem Bafin-gelisteten Investment-Berater. 2019 gründeten Claas Helmke und Heinrich Strößenreuther GermanZero mit dem Ziel, ein Gesetzespaket zu erarbeiten und als Vorschlag im Bundestag einzubringen, das sicherstellen kann, dass Deutschland seine völkerrechtlich bindenden Zusagen von Paris einhalten kann.

Wie wir das 1,5-Grad-Ziel des Pariser Klimaschutzabkommens noch einhalten können.Claas Helmke hat sieben Jahre lang Forschungsprojekte im Bereich Solartechnik am Joint Research Centre der Europäischen Kommission in Italien gemanagt. Seit dem Jahr 2000 ist er für Unternehmen wie ThyssenKrupp und Masdar aus Abu Dhabi tätig. Seit 2017 ist er Partner bei Wermuth Asset Management, einem Bafin-gelisteten Investment-Berater. 2019 gründeten Claas Helmke und Heinrich Strößenreuther GermanZero mit dem Ziel, ein Gesetzespaket zu erarbeiten und als Vorschlag im Bundestag einzubringen, das sicherstellen kann, dass Deutschland seine völkerrechtlich bindenden Zusagen von Paris einhalten kann.  See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

This week, EURACTIV's agrifood team sat down with the World Soil Champion Luca Montanarella, head of the new Joint Research Centre's action on Soil Data and Information Systems and advisor to the European Commission, to speak about all things soil and the importance of this natural resource, and we bring you our personal agri-food takes from a recently published Parliament survey.

Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, Europe was facing a set of interlocking challenges—a rise in spontaneous migration, an aging population, and a changing labor market—all of which put pressure on public finances. The public-health crisis has further exacerbated the situation, imposing huge costs on governments as they scramble to safeguard employment and protect vulnerable groups, including migrants disproportionately affected by job losses. Will this "perfect storm" rock the foundations of European welfare systems in the long term, and how? Will welfare states manage to adapt, and if so, what are the most promising innovations? How can governments close gaps in the social safety net, while laying the groundwork for economic recovery and long-term sustainability?   This two-part MPI Europe event, moderated by MPI's Meghan Benton, examines these important questions. In the first session, veteran migration thinkers Demetrios G. Papademetriou and Grete Brochmann will reflect on the implications of this current moment for European economies and societies, and the role of immigration. The second session, with Jacopo Mazza, Scientific Officer at the Joint Research Centre, highlighted research from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre on the fiscal and demographic impacts of migration. MPI Europe's Liam Patuzzi and Natalia Banulescu-Bogdan, along with European University Institute's Martin Ruhs explored the pandemic’s particular effects on migrants and refugees, gaps in the social safety net, the role immigrant integration policy can play in maximizing the benefits of migration, and smart ideas that governments are implementing to ensure immigration is an economic and demographic asset for the future.

Why does European Commission science advice work the way it does? Why did former President Juncker discontinue the standalone post of chief science advisor? Why has the EU settled on a hybrid model which combines advisors, academies and officials? Maria da Graça Carvalho MEP discusses these questions with Toby Wardman of SAPEA. We also discuss the separate role of the Joint Research Centre, how to attract women and girls to high-salary tech jobs of the future, and whether any science can survive the entire legislative procedure. Resources discussed in this episode The Science Advice Mechanism: https://ec.europa.eu/info/research-and-innovation/strategy/support-policy-making/scientific-support-eu-policies/group-chief-scientific-advisors_en

New research carried out by the National Anti-Bullying Research and Resource Centre at Dublin City University in partnership with the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission which looks at how children and parents engaged with digital technology while staying at home during the Covid-19 lockdown highlights a number of impacts on children’s online safety and overall family wellbeing. The study, which explores the experiences of over 1,000 parents and children aged between 10-18, focuses on children’s exposure to online risks such as cyberbullying and harmful online content, their digital technology use-related habits and the use of digital technology for school purposes. It also looks at parental worries regarding technology use and the positive aspects for families, such as the acquisition of digital skills. It finds that children significantly increased their use of technology during the lockdown, with 71% of children who use smartphones saying they used them more often during lockdown than before; the same is the case with 72% of children who use social media, 66% of those who use gaming consoles and 65% of instant/ private messaging users. While many social media sites do not allow children under the age of 13 on their platforms, a sharp spike in social media use is visible in the 10-13 age category as well (75% of children who use social media in that age group used them more frequently during the lockdown). Despite this increase in technology use, less than a third of children reported to have been victims of cyberbullying during lockdown (28%) and there wasn’t a sharp increase in victimisation. Among those cyberbullied, 39% said this happened more frequently during lockdown than before, 37% said it happened about as frequently as before, while 23% said it happened less frequently than before. Incidents of cyberbullying were found to be more prevalent within younger age-groups and between males. For 66% of children who were cyberbullied aged 14-16, it was more common in private or instant messaging services such as WhatsApp or Viber. Speaking about the findings, Dr Tijana Milosevic, Researcher at the Anti-Bullying Centre (ABC) in DCU said: “While we definitely need to be careful about cyberbullying, and ensure that every child who experiences it received adequate help, especially as children’s lives become ever more dependent on digital technology, these numbers may not be as alarming as we might have expected them to be. I would also like to draw attention to the increase in cyberbullying on direct messaging/instant messaging apps, which we notice for children who were cyberbullied in the 14-16 age group. There is some debate about how to go about regulating such technology having in mind the private nature of conversations there, which makes these distinct from social media. Cyberbullying can look different on private messaging. This can create challenges for prevention and intervention.” Many parents who participated in the study agreed on the positive aspects of technology use, in particular that it helped them to maintain contacts with family and friends (86%) and that it helped their family be more creative during lockdown (61%). Important digital skills were reported, such as an increased knowledge of video conference tools and almost half (49%) of children say they know where to find health information they can trust. While there were many positives, a portion of parents reported an increased level of worry over their children’s Internet and digital media use. Over half (57%) expressed concerns that the pandemic would have a negative impact on their child’s education (falling behind in schoolwork, failing in exams etc.), with 42% reporting worries about cyberbullying and 62% worried about their children’s mental health. “We expected to see an increased worry in parents, but these findings reveal that a number of parents also experience benefits related to digital technology use. Les...

This is the first episode in a short series discussing open science and the reward system. The open science movement has been gaining momentum over the past decade, prompting initiatives such as cOAlition S, with its plan to increase open access publications. But while the goals of open science are welcomed by many, challenges remain. And top of the list is the researcher reward system. In this first episode, host Stephane Berghmans, Elsevier Vice President of Academic and Research Relations EU, welcomes Jean-Claude Burgelman to the podcast. Burgelman is eminently qualified to talk about this topic. Not only is he a part-time Professor of open science policy at Vrije Universiteit Brussel, but was also recently Head of Unit Open Data Policies and Science Cloud at the European Commission, and an open access envoy for the organization. Show notes:Jean-Claude Burgelman was responsible for open science and data policies of DG RTD, European Commission. He joined the European Commission in 1999 as a Visiting Scientist in the Joint Research Centre (the Institute of Prospective Technological Studies - IPTS), where he became Head of the Information Society Unit in 2005. In January 2008, he moved to the Bureau of European Policy Advisers (attached to the president of the EC) as adviser for innovation policy. Since 1-10-2008, he joined DG RTD, as advisor and then Head of Unit in charge of top level advisory boards like the European Research and Innovation Area Board, the Innovation for Growth Group and the European Forum for Forward Looking Activities. Read moreFrontiers in Big Data article mentioned in the podcast "Open Science, Open Data, and Open Scholarship: European Policies to Make Science Fit for the Twenty-First Century"Related webinar: Open science and the reward system: how can they be aligned?We would like to hear from you.We would like to get your input on Research 2030, find out what drew you in to listen and what topics you would like us to cover. Click on the link about to take our short, and anonymous survey! Or, you can always send us an email at: Research2030@elsevier.com

Vladimír Šucha in conversation with Roberto Paci Dalò Vladimír Šucha is Director-General of the Joint Research Centre, the European Commission's science and knowledge service. He was Deputy Director-General of the JRC between 2012 and 2013. Prior to that, he spent 6 years in the position of director for culture and media in the Directorate-General for Education and Culture of the European Commission. Before joining the European Commission, he held various positions in the area of European and international affairs. Between 2005 and 2006, he was director of the Slovak Research and Development Agency, national body responsible for funding research. He was principal advisor for European affairs to the minister of education of the Slovak Republic (2004-2005). He worked at the Slovak Representation to the EU in Brussels as research, education and culture counselor (2000-2004). In parallel, he has followed a long-term academic and research career, being a full professor in Slovakia and visiting professor/scientist at different academic institutions in many countries. He published more than 100 scientific papers in peer reviewed journals. https://ec.europa.eu/jrc/en/person/vladim%C3%ADr-%C5%A1ucha

The arrival of hundreds of thousands of children during the migration crisis exacerbated existing structural limitations in how school systems support children with migrant backgrounds, including insufficient teacher capacity and training, and underdeveloped systems for identifying and diagnosing needs. Faced with rising levels of language learners in their classrooms, some schools have turned to innovations in technology and pedagogy—such as personalized learning and differentiated instruction, translation software, ‘flipped’ classrooms, and massive open online courses (MOOCs)—to support teachers and help diverse learners keep up. Do these innovations represent new solutions, partial supports, or a distraction from the broader challenges of supporting diverse learners? How can educators and integration policymakers use these tools to improve the outcomes for the most disadvantaged students, without widening existing inequalities? And what are the broader structural reforms needed to rethink the way that schools are designed, operated, and staffed to update education systems for diverse populations? This Migration Policy Institute Europe webinar considers what the future of education might hold for diverse learners. It marks the release of a report, Mainstreaming 2.0: How Europe’s Education Systems Can Boost Migrant Inclusion, produced in the framework of its Integration Futures Working Group.  Speakers included:  Thomas Huddleston, Programme Director, Migration and Integration, Migration Policy Group; Coordinator, Steering Committee, SIRIUS Network   Allan Kjær Andersen, Principal, Ørestad Gymnasium, Denmark Margarida Rodrigues, Research Fellow, Joint Research Centre, European Commission Aliyyah Ahad, Associate Policy Analyst, Migration Policy Institute Europe

Euroopa Liidu juhtstruktuuri Euroopa Komisjoni üks osa on paljudest instituutidest koosnev Teaduse Ühiskeskus (Joint Research Centre ehk JRC), mis loob teaduslikku alust Euroopa poliitikate kujundamiseks. Millise asutusega täpsemalt tegu, selgitab JRC peadirektori asetäitja Maive Rute. Pildil Maive Rute. Foto: Arno Mikkor. Saatejuh on Priit Ennet.

Euroopa Liidu juhtstruktuuri Euroopa Komisjoni üks osa on paljudest instituutidest koosnev Teaduse Ühiskeskus (Joint Research Centre ehk JRC), mis loob teaduslikku alust Euroopa poliitikate kujundamiseks. Millise asutusega täpsemalt tegu, selgitab JRC peadirektori asetäitja Maive Rute. Pildil Maive Rute. Foto: Arno Mikkor. Saatejuh on Priit Ennet.

Dove si parla con LAURA GRIBALDO , Scientific Officer del Centro Comune di Ricerca (Joint Research Centre JRC), il servizio della Commissione Europea per la scienza e la conoscenza, della mostra Resonances II Exhibition sul concetto di Fairnes,al Museo Nazionale della Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci di Milano, di arte e scienza, di sperimentazione animale, di metodi alternativi, di test sui cosmetici (prima parte)

Dove si continua a parlare con LAURA GRIBALDO , Scientific Officer del Centro Comune di Ricerca (Joint Research Centre JRC), il servizio della Commissione Europea per la scienza e la conoscenza, della mostra Resonances II Exhibition sul concetto di Fairnes,al Museo Nazionale della Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci di Milano, di arte e scienza, di sperimentazione animale, di metodi alternativi, di legislazione, di Frederik de Wilde, di Mickey Morph, di test sui farmaci, di test sui prodotti pulizia, su tradizione, su coordinamento e dove scopriamo che laura avrebbe voluto essere un Lupo (seconda parte)

Dove si continua a parlare con LAURA GRIBALDO , Scientific Officer del Centro Comune di Ricerca (Joint Research Centre JRC), il servizio della Commissione Europea per la scienza e la conoscenza, della mostra Resonances II Exhibition sul concetto di Fairnes,al Museo Nazionale della Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci di Milano, di arte e scienza, di sperimentazione animale, di metodi alternativi, di legislazione, di Frederik de Wilde, di Mickey Morph, di test sui farmaci, di test sui prodotti pulizia, su tradizione, su coordinamento e dove scopriamo che laura avrebbe voluto essere un Lupo (seconda parte)

Dove si parla con LAURA GRIBALDO , Scientific Officer del Centro Comune di Ricerca (Joint Research Centre JRC), il servizio della Commissione Europea per la scienza e la conoscenza, della mostra Resonances II Exhibition sul concetto di Fairnes,al Museo Nazionale della Scienza e Tecnologia Leonardo da Vinci di Milano, di arte e scienza, di sperimentazione animale, di metodi alternativi, di test sui cosmetici (prima parte)

. In questa puntata trasmetteremo la conferenza di Francesca Pistolato su cellule e pensiero e sentiremo da Bruno Mautone le nuove scoperte su Rino Gaetano.Si comincia alle 21 con il collegamento da Curtarolo per la conferenza di Francesca Pistollato, nell'ambito del calendario dell'associazione Realtà allo Specchio.I pensieri e sensazioni influenzano le cellule - con Francesca Pistollato:"Negli ultimi anni molte scoperte scientifiche hanno dimostrato in modo inequivocabile che non siamo esclusivamente predeterminati a livello genetico come si pensava tradizionalmente. Il nostro modo di pensare e nutrirci e le nostre emozioni hanno un enorme impatto sul controllo dei nostri geni, sulle nostre cellule e di conseguenza sul nostro stato di salute. Cercheremo di capire come questi meccanismi di regolazione avvengono e come possiamo influenzarli al meglio con scelte appropriate, con la consapevolezza che il nostro benessere psico-fisico dipende anche e soprattutto da Noi".Francesca Pistollato si è laureata in Biologia presso l'Università degli Studi di Padova, ha conseguito il titolo di Dottore di Ricerca in Scienze dello Sviluppo e Medicina della Programmazione presso l'Università degli Studi di Padova. Ha svolto la sua esperienza di dottorato prevalentemente negli Stati Uniti presso il Children's National Medical Center a Washington, DC. Ha lavorato nel settore delle neuroscienze sia durante l'esperienza negli Stati Uniti sia in seguito presso l'Università di Padova. Ha inoltre svolto attività di docenza di Biologia e Genetica al corso di laurea in Psicologia dell'Educazione dell'università IUSVE, Venezia. Ha lavorato presso il centro di ricerca della commissione europea (Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese) sui metodi alternativi alla sperimentazione animale. Ha conseguito un master in nutrizione e dietetica presso l'Universita' Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona. Ha lavorato presso il Physicians Committe for Responsible Medicine, a Washington DC (USA) sulle tecniche alternative alla sperimentazione animale e nutritizione come medicina preventiva. Attualmente lavora presso il centro di ricerca della commissione Europea (Ispra, Varese) sulle metodiche alternative alternative alla sperimentazione animale in tossicologia. E' autrice e coautrice di numerose pubblicazioni scientifiche, libri scientifici, e presentazioni a congressi nazionali e internazionali Nella seconda parte tornerà con noi l'avvocato Bruno Mautone con nuove e recenti rivelazioni sulla figura di Rino Gaetano, ci sono novità e nuove scoperte che sembrano confermare il possesso di informazioni privilegiati su fatti italiani ed internazionali da parte del cantautore.Nella ruota libera con Paolo Franceschetti torneremo a parlare di esoterismo e magia, del rapporto tra conscio e inconscio.Germana Accorsi analizzerà il profilo astrologico di due protagonisti delle cronache di questi mesi.Stefania intervista Miranda Virzi: si parla di psicogenealogia e di come, tramite lo studio dell'albero genealogico e il lavoro su di sé, questa disciplina possa aiutare a individuare e superare situazioni o blocchi emotivi che si presentano nella nostra vita. Completeranno la puntata l'angolo di Barbara Marchand e la scheda del Maestro di Dietrologia.

. In questa puntata trasmetteremo la conferenza di Francesca Pistolato su cellule e pensiero e sentiremo da Bruno Mautone le nuove scoperte su Rino Gaetano.Si comincia alle 21 con il collegamento da Curtarolo per la conferenza di Francesca Pistollato, nell'ambito del calendario dell'associazione Realtà allo Specchio.I pensieri e sensazioni influenzano le cellule - con Francesca Pistollato:"Negli ultimi anni molte scoperte scientifiche hanno dimostrato in modo inequivocabile che non siamo esclusivamente predeterminati a livello genetico come si pensava tradizionalmente. Il nostro modo di pensare e nutrirci e le nostre emozioni hanno un enorme impatto sul controllo dei nostri geni, sulle nostre cellule e di conseguenza sul nostro stato di salute. Cercheremo di capire come questi meccanismi di regolazione avvengono e come possiamo influenzarli al meglio con scelte appropriate, con la consapevolezza che il nostro benessere psico-fisico dipende anche e soprattutto da Noi".Francesca Pistollato si è laureata in Biologia presso l'Università degli Studi di Padova, ha conseguito il titolo di Dottore di Ricerca in Scienze dello Sviluppo e Medicina della Programmazione presso l'Università degli Studi di Padova. Ha svolto la sua esperienza di dottorato prevalentemente negli Stati Uniti presso il Children's National Medical Center a Washington, DC. Ha lavorato nel settore delle neuroscienze sia durante l'esperienza negli Stati Uniti sia in seguito presso l'Università di Padova. Ha inoltre svolto attività di docenza di Biologia e Genetica al corso di laurea in Psicologia dell'Educazione dell'università IUSVE, Venezia. Ha lavorato presso il centro di ricerca della commissione europea (Joint Research Centre, Ispra, Varese) sui metodi alternativi alla sperimentazione animale. Ha conseguito un master in nutrizione e dietetica presso l'Universita' Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona. Ha lavorato presso il Physicians Committe for Responsible Medicine, a Washington DC (USA) sulle tecniche alternative alla sperimentazione animale e nutritizione come medicina preventiva. Attualmente lavora presso il centro di ricerca della commissione Europea (Ispra, Varese) sulle metodiche alternative alternative alla sperimentazione animale in tossicologia. E' autrice e coautrice di numerose pubblicazioni scientifiche, libri scientifici, e presentazioni a congressi nazionali e internazionali Nella seconda parte tornerà con noi l'avvocato Bruno Mautone con nuove e recenti rivelazioni sulla figura di Rino Gaetano, ci sono novità e nuove scoperte che sembrano confermare il possesso di informazioni privilegiati su fatti italiani ed internazionali da parte del cantautore.Nella ruota libera con Paolo Franceschetti torneremo a parlare di esoterismo e magia, del rapporto tra conscio e inconscio.Germana Accorsi analizzerà il profilo astrologico di due protagonisti delle cronache di questi mesi.Stefania intervista Miranda Virzi: si parla di psicogenealogia e di come, tramite lo studio dell'albero genealogico e il lavoro su di sé, questa disciplina possa aiutare a individuare e superare situazioni o blocchi emotivi che si presentano nella nostra vita. Completeranno la puntata l'angolo di Barbara Marchand e la scheda del Maestro di Dietrologia.

Alice Benessia Do we really want and need to be smart? Can we? The imaginaries of the Internet of Things and their inherent contradictions Emergent information and communication technologies (ICT), such as the so-called Internet of Things (IoT), constantly redefine the texture of our culture, society and lifestyle, raising a number of fundamental epistemic, normative and ethical issues, in a constant co-evolution. These technologies are constructed, named, offered, and ultimately regulated, according to and through specific techno-scientific imaginaries, here defined as collections of visual and verbal metaphors that are created and communicated both in the specialized literature and in the mass media for the public at large. Wonder, power, control and urgency can be defined as standard imaginaries of techno-scientific innovation: the fundamental axes defining an ideal space in which the multifaceted vision of the IoT can be projected and analyzed, in terms of what we want (wonder), we can (power and control) and we need (urgency) to be smart. Within this ideal space, we will examine together a variety media available on the web and produced by some of the key actors of the IoT revolution. This exploration leads to an open-ended reflection on the underlying aims and contradictions of the ICT enhancement, in relation to the possible decline of some of the fundamental attributes of our integrity and agency. Bio Alice Benessia holds a PhD in Science Technology and Law, an M.A. in the Philosophical Foundations of Physics and an M.F.A in Photography and Related Media. She is a research fellow on Epistemology of Sustainability at the Interdisciplinary Research Institute on Sustainability (IRIS) based at the University of Torino. She has been appointed expert at the Joint Research Centre of the European Commission. She is a founding member of the Italian Association for Sustainability Science. She also works as a visual artist and has lectured on photography and visual arts in numerous national and international participatory workshops. Her interdisciplinary research deals with epistemological issues arising in the framework of art, science and sustainability with special interest in visual language. http://alicebenessia.it Sara M. Watson Liquid Data: The Power of Seductive Metaphors By examining the dominant metaphors we use to talk about data, Sara M. Watson dissects the industry-centric bias at the core of our cultural understanding of data today. She argues more embodied data metaphors can better animate public consciousness and, in turn, shape policy positions, technology designs, and business models going forward. The power of metaphorical framings feeds into her recent work as a research fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism, examining the rhetoric and ideology of technology on the public imagination. Sara argues that a constructive approach to technology criticism can improve the broader cultural discourse about technology, not only commenting on the technologies we have, but influencing and shaping the technologies we want. Bio Sara M. Watson is a technology critic and a Research Fellow at the Tow Center for Digital Journalism. She is also an affiliate with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University. Her work explores how we are learning to live with, understand, and interpret our personal data and the algorithms that shape our experiences. She investigates the ways that corporations, governments, and individuals use data from wearable sensors, the internet of things, and other digitally processed systems. http://www.saramwatson.com Audio recording Stress.fm

Speaker: Dr. Peter Vogt – Scientific Officer, European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute for Environment and Sustainability

http://fsr.eui.eu/ The Florence School of Regulation presents: Jean-Michel Glachant's Energy Today #002 27 March 2015, Joint Research Centre in Petten, The Netherlands Jean-Arnold Vinois, Former Director of the Internal Energy Market at the European Commission, talks to Jean-Michel Glachant about the European Union

http://fsr.eui.eu/ The Florence School of Regulation presents: Jean-Michel Glachant's Energy Today #001 15th February 2015, Joint Research Centre in Petten, The Netherlands Interview with Jacques de Jong, Senior Fellow at Clinendale International Energy Programme, on the Energy Union

The Scientific Committee of Molecular Biology Techniques (C-MbT) in Clinical Chemistry of the IFCC has initiated a joint project in co-operation with the European Commission, Joint Research Centre, Institute of Reference Materials and Measurements to develop and produce plasmid-type reference materials (RMs), for the analysis of the human prothrombin gene G20210A mutation. Although DNA tests have a high impact on clinical decision-making and the number of tests performed in diagnostic laboratories is high, issues of quality and quality assurance exist, and currently only a few RMs for clinical genetic testing are available. A gene fragment chosen was produced that spans all primer annealing sites published to date. Both the wild-type and mutant alleles of this gene fragment were cloned into a pUC18 plasmid and two plasmid RMs were produced. In addition, a mixture of both plasmids was produced to mimic the heterozygous genotype. The present study describes the performance of these reference materials in a commutability study, in which they were tested by nine different methods in 13 expert laboratories.. This series of plasmid RMs are, to the best of our knowledge, the first plasmid-type clinical genetic RMs introduced worldwide.