Independent & objective analysis of trends in science and technology for policy options. #STOA & European Science-Media Hub #ESMH, part of @Europarl_EN @EP_EPRS
🔴 This Thursday 22 Oct, 9:30:
#STOAPanel meeting with study presentation on preserving cultural heritage in times of climate change.
👉 Info & watch live: https://t.co/ANqT6Pu4cY
✅ Interview with study author Dr Leissner @Fraunhofer: https://t.co/vNXEzQrkxf
@HlderSousaSilv1
Today is #WorldFoodDay 🌍🌾
Emerging plant pests, driven by climate change & global trade, pose a risk to EU #FoodSecurity, farms & forests.
👉 This STOA study maps out policy options & 2050 scenarios to protect our food systems: https://t.co/FGNmBp8tKu
#PlantHealth#AgriFood
Ahead of her study presentation at the EU Parliament #STOAPanel meeting next week:
👉Interview with Dr Leissner (@Fraunhofer@UNESCO) about how to tackle the threat climate change poses to cultural heritage: https://t.co/Ky67Yz0lSv
@samgregman@HlderSousaSilv1#EUresearch
Yesterday, STOA Vice-Chair @linagalvezmunoz, MEP @woelken, researchers, stakeholders & policymakers explored in the EP how intellectual property & #OpenScience can work hand in hand to help #EUresearch reap its full benefits.
📺You can rewatch the event: https://t.co/WNYiA0vUEu
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
https://t.co/nlgNlsAx5N
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! 🏆
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
https://t.co/Gr4OqEsvBN
#CyberSecMonth
✅ 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 ⤵️
https://t.co/d4AmGWXiTX
🗓️4/11 #STOAevent on AI for legislative work in parliaments, also in the @Europarl_EN
Experts will present concrete use-cases, pros & cons & governance issues.
👉Information, registration & related STOA studies: https://t.co/KEvewh5idu
@EP_President@EP_Legal@EP_DEG
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.
https://t.co/QixhuN7XRx
🏅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!
The last days, a #STOA delegation was at the @stsforum in Japan to strengthen international cooperation in science & tech.
They discussed digital sovereignty, the future of science diplomacy & the ethical implications of AI.
@linagalvezmunoz@avasconcelos_il@brandobenifei
A new EU legislative proposal will set up rules for CO₂ infrastructure, markets & transportation across borders - this is key to reach climate neutrality by 2050.
👉This STOA briefing breaks down the challenges, stakeholder views & policy choices ahead: https://t.co/EjNy4graGA
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
Mending a ‘fractured reality’: How can the EU reclaim its information space?
In a world of rapid tech development, our perception of reality changes. #Disinformation is a case point. The @EU_JRC published a report about this.
👉Article & interviews: https://t.co/VwdPEhwHdg
#ESMH