Special feature: the growing power of media content convergence. The way we access and consume media has been rapidly changing over the past 15 years. The previous solid distinctions that siloed traditional media, such as TV, radio, cinema and video games, have blurred into each other with the a...
Special feature: soil and sustainability: raising the game for European agriculture. We probably most often overlook it but the soil underneath our feet is an absolutely fundamental component of the environment, performing vital ecological, social and economic functions. Of course, one of those ...
Special feature: how tech is taking on terrorism. In less than 2 years the world will be commemorating the 20th anniversary of the cataclysmic events that brought what many historians are now referring to as the ‘Long Nineties’ (1989-2001) to a screeching end. The 9/11 attacks radically shifted ...
Special feature: nuclear power, the underdog of Europe’s energy mix. The word ‘nuclear’ evokes strong emotions and many of these, if we’re being completely honest, are tied up around the notion of nuclear warheads and nuclear conflict. In today’s increasingly unstable world order, citizens are r...
Special feature: obesity : EU research battles the bulge. As you read through our special feature, you’ll discover that the answers to these questions are by no means simple and are actually very much multi-faceted. Whilst traditional lifestyle factors, such as diet, are indeed important, other ...
Special feature : increasingly smart, increasingly sustainable : Europe’s cities get an upgrade. In this issue of Research*eu magazine, our special feature highlights seven EU-funded projects that have made important steps into turning the notion of a ‘digital city’ from concept into reality, ta...
Special feature: Speaking in tongues: celebrating linguistic diversity. Whether you’re monolingual, were raised in a bilingual household or are an adult enthusiast who only picked up the languagelearning bug later in life, the languages we speak act as powerful tools to promote cultural understa...
Special feature: Infusing the digital into European education. To be successful in the modern workforce, students need to be equipped with the skills that are most in demand from employers. The ability to write well, analyse and problem solve are the crucial classic ‘soft’ skills that are highly...
Special feature: Satellites: a mini revolution unfolds above us. At the beginning of 2019, according to the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA), nearly 5 000 satellites were orbiting the Earth, an increase of 2.68 % on the previous year. Since the Soviet Union first launched S...
Special feature: from Asimov to all around us: welcome to the robot revolution. Robots are a staple of science-fiction, with two of the most famous examples being the novel ‘I, Robot’ by the widely acclaimed Isaac Asimov, and Ridley Scott’s 1982 cinematic masterpiece ‘Bladerunner’, with a plot f...