New publication: What if #AI #DataCentres were put in #space?💫🚀 Increasingly running into constraints, particularly with regard to #electricity - people now suggest to put them in orbit: abundant solar power, but also significant challenges 👉 link.europa.eu/Tj4pKb @ep-eprs.bsky.social

🧵 New report just dropped 🚨 "Fractured Reality: How Democracy Can Win the Global Struggle Over the Information Space" — from the EU Joint Research Centre, led by Mario Scharfbillig and I. A landmark read for anyone working on disinformation, platforms & democracy. 👇 1/10

EU regulation can be complex, making it difficult for citizens & policymakers to navigate #EUlaw 👉New #STOA study on how #eTools & #AI can make things clearer, faster & easier to follow, while also improving citizen participation: link.europa.eu/c4368p @ecorys.com @fraunhoferfokus.bsky.social

Today is #WorldHealthDay Our #health & wellbeing depend on #Earth’s natural systems - a #PlanetaryHealth Boundary Framework is necessary to inform preventive, integrated policies to protect this 👉Interview with Prof. Rockström, director at @pik-potsdam.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=srP2...

🚩Today is #WorldHealthDay - 7/04 marks every year the founding of the @who.int in 1948 🌍2026 theme: “Together for health. Stand with science”, highlighting the importance of science & international cooperation in #OneHealth More: www.europarl.europa.eu/committees/e...

#CarbonDioxideRemoval technologies: can they help us fight climate change? 👉Article & in-depth interviews with experts Sabine Fuss of @pik-potsdam.bsky.social & Kati Koponen of @vtt.fi: wp.me/panTdn-4yg #CO2 #ESMH @francescosuman.bsky.social #Research4Policy #climate @ep-eprs.bsky.social

Interview with @larsson-warzecha.bsky.social on visual storytelling & the #PhotoShoot he did on ice core #research in the #Arctic 👉 wp.me/panTdn-4xe #ArcticScienceSummitWeek #ASSW2026 #ArcticScience #ESMH #MonicaFlight

Today is #ZeroWasteDay ♻️Reducing waste of the #textile sector through a #Digital Product Passport: A QR code would provide info on the product's #sustainability, ownership history & how to #recycle it 👉 #STOA study: link.europa.eu/mWTwTg @ep-eprs.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWXr...

Ayer con @epstoa.bsky.social estuve en ASML, empresa tecnológica en 🇳🇱 clave en la industria global de semiconductores. ✅ Europa puede liderar en tecnologías críticas, pero tenemos que convertir esa excelencia empresarial en una estrategia europea estable, completa y jurídicamente robusta.

A #STOA delegation of MEPs visited #ASML in the Netherlands yesterday, a leading high-tech company producing machines essential for the manufacturing of advanced #AI #chips With EP STOA members @josecepeda.bsky.social, Herbert Dorfmann & Vlad Voiculescu #TechSovereignty #EuropeanAutonomy

How should MEPs handle evidence when making decisions? Our new guide brings together the shared priorities of citizens and researchers across Europe, developed with @researchireland.ie and @fnr.lu. 👉 Read the guide: bit.ly/47qWiYS

'Going back in history' 👉Interview Professor Jørgen Peder Steffensen #NielsBohrInstitute on ice core research in Greenland: wp.me/panTdn-4x9 #ArcticScienceSummitWeek #ASSW2026 #ArcticScience #ESMH #climate @pik-potsdam.bsky.social @itu.dk

It's #ArcticScienceSummitWeek 'The art of #ArcticScience' - how art & #science can come together in photos of ice core research 👉Article & interviews with Prof Jørgen Peder Steffensen #NielsBohrInstitute #UCPH & photographer @larsson-warzecha.bsky.social: wp.me/panTdn-4x4 #ASSW2026 #MonicaFlight

🗓️21 April in the #EUParliament: #STOAevent on #AutomatedVehicles in the EU: 'Deployment & impacts' 👉Info & registration: link.europa.eu/gptn8k Including MEP Maran, @magdakopczynska.bsky.social of @ec.europa.eu, @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu, academia, #CCAM & others #ecars #science4policy

Sunday 22/3 is #WorldWaterDay💧 What can the EU do to tackle #WaterScarcity & improve resilience to #ClimateChange by 2030/2050? ✅ #EP #STOA foresight study: europa.eu/!QYQTj4 ✅Interview Dr Maria Kottari @technopolis-group.com: wp.me/panTdn-4e9 www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Nnd... @linagalvez.eu

At #STOA’s High-Level Conference on #EP4AcademicFreedom on 4/3, policymakers, researchers et al. discussed measures to safeguard scientific independence & #democracy With @president.europarl.europa.eu, Commissioner Zaharieva, MEP Ehler & Prof @skaaning.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Zr2...

Up to 90% of disease risks are linked to environment rather than genetics alone 🔴Taking place now: #STOA study author Prof Roel Vermeulen presents progress made & future perspectives of #exposome research at @sant.europarl.europa.eu 📺 Watch: link.europa.eu/FbjtjD Study: europa.eu/!FxtWrk

Yesterday, #EUParliament's #STOA participated in the @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu event on #SciComm & today's challenges EP Vice-President responsible for STOA Victor Negrescu & STOA member MEP Eszter Lakos gave compelling speeches 📺Rewatch event: link.europa.eu/NTDJdy #ESMH #disinfo #AI

📢Deadline this Wednesday 18/3 at noon: #ESMHSummerSchool for young EU #journalists on #Science #Communication in the age of #AI 🗓️22-25 June 2026 Brussels #EUParliament 👉More info & apply: wp.me/panTdn-4vj #SciComm #ESMH #WFSJ #EFSJ @linagalvez.eu @kakape.bsky.social

AI scams are more than a tool of wartime propaganda - they are also of financial and market fraud giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...

🗓Thu 19/03, 9.00 CET - debates in @sant.europarl.europa.eu 🚩EU rare disease action plan - consideration of draft report 🚩Exchange on @epstoa.bsky.social study "Human Exposome Research" 🎥Watch live: multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/sant-comm...

🔴Starting soon at 9:30h: #STOApanel with study presentations on: ✅Developing #PrimaryForests in western part of EU ✅Using #digital tools & #AI for citizen participation in EU policymaking 📺Watch live: link.europa.eu/YB7JN7 @linagalvez.eu @nicogcasares.bsky.social @josecepeda.bsky.social

🗓️22-25 June 2026 Brussels #EUParliament: #ESMHSummerSchool for young EU #journalists on #Science #Communication in the age of #AI 👉You can still apply until 18/3: wp.me/panTdn-4vj #SciComm #ESMH @linagalvez.eu @wfsj25.bsky.social @youthobserver.com @ajspi.bsky.social #EFSJ

Next Thursday, @bartmuys.bsky.social & Bart Nyssen of #KULeuven will present their study on #PrimaryForests for the #STOAPanel in the #EUParliament 👉Interview B Nyssen on such forests in the western part of EU & potentially recreate them: wp.me/panTdn-4ws @nicogcasares.bsky.social #Research4Policy

🔴This Thursday 12/3 at 9:30h: #Science & #tech #STOApanel meeting with 2⃣ study presentations on: ✅Evaluation of developing a #PrimaryForest in the western part of Europe ✅The use of #digital tools & #AI to promote citizen participation in EU policymaking 📺Info & watch: link.europa.eu/wJXHKt

This Sunday 8/3 is #InternationalWomensDay♀️ "Progress is made in the EU, but still only 34% of researchers are women," says Dr Marcela Linková about #gender equality among researchers ✅Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=TB2H... ✅Interview: wp.me/panTdn-4q2 #IWD2026 #WomensDay2026 @linagalvez.eu

At yesterday's #EP4AcademicFreedom conference, @europarl.europa.eu President Metsola & Commissioner Zaharieva @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu emphasised the importance of free research, "Crucial for open & resilient democracies" 👉Info, recording & photos: link.europa.eu/FKxfq8 #HorizonEU

Happening now - watch the livestream here: www.youtube.com/live/9PWJ_UF...

"Our task today is to strengthen #AcademicFreedom & #democracy to fend off Europe's return to its authoritarian history" #STOA Chair MEP Christian Ehler opens today's high-level #EP4AcademicFreedom conference 🔴Watch live: youtube.com/live/9PWJ_UF...

🔴Today at 14h CET: #STOA high-level conference on #AcademicFreedom & #democracy With keynotes speeches by @president.europarl.europa.eu Metsola & Commissioner Zaharieva @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 📺Watch live: youtube.com/live/9PWJ_UF... ✅Interview: wp.me/panTdn-4vZ #EP4AcademicFreedom

⏰Only 2 weeks left to apply for the 2026 #ESMHSummerSchool for young EU journalists! Join #comms experts & journalists at the #EUParliament in Brussels for interactive workshops on #SciComm & #AI 📅 22-25/6 ✍ Apply before 18/3 noon (CET): wp.me/panTdn-4vj @efsj.bsky.social @ep-eprs.bsky.social

The Scientific Advice Mechanism recently held a webinar asking: “How far should we trust AI in a crisis situation?” Watch the full webinar: scadv.eu/Le77prq Read our full article: scadv.eu/MdexcSf Access the reports: scadv.eu/0vB7fjq

In the run-up to Wednesday's high-level #EP4AcademicFreedom conference: 👉Interview with academic keynote speaker Prof @skaaning.bsky.social of @aarhusuniint.bsky.social on #Democracy & #AcademicFreedom: wp.me/panTdn-4vZ #ESMH @ep-eprs.bsky.social @linagalvez.eu @eua.eu @guildeu.bsky.social

Tomorrow 28/2 is #RareDiseaseDay #RareDiseases affect over 36 mln people in the EU Challenges remain such as: ☑️fragmented #research ☑️lengthy diagnosis times ☑️limited access to innovative treatment ☑️the overall quality of life for patients 👉 link.europa.eu/4VBrfp

At a glance report: 'What if we could track an #electron's every step?' 👉 link.europa.eu/9Vkg64 #Science4Policy #Xray #lasers #XFELs #technology #STOA #HorizonEU @europeanxfel.bsky.social @cern.bsky.social @ep-eprs.bsky.social

The results of the 2025 #EPAcademicFreedom Monitor are out: 👉 #AcademicFreedom is under pressure in almost all of EU: link.europa.eu/b7H9dn 👉Next Wednesday 4/3: #STOA’s High-Level Conference: link.europa.eu/FKxfq8 @eua.eu @guildeu.bsky.social @scholarsatrisk.bsky.social @linagalvez.eu

7️⃣ of 9️⃣planetary boundaries have now been breached; humanity pushes Earth's support systems beyond safe operating limits ✅Video w/ Prof Rockström @pik-potsdam.bsky.social & @nicogcasares.bsky.social: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SxoV... ✅Interview Dr Vanessa Harris: wp.me/panTdn-4ss #PlanetaryHealth

A scientist's opinion: Interview with Dr Sabrina Molinaro on #substance use among #adolescents 👉 wp.me/panTdn-4uQ @lucaarfini.bsky.social @cnrsshs.bsky.social #eCigarettes #drugs #alcohol #ESMH

The latest World #Drug Report - what are the trends? 👉Interview with one of the authors, Dr Kamran Niaz of #UNODC: wp.me/panTdn-4uv #science4policy #ESMH @lucaarfini.bsky.social #health @euatun.bsky.social @ep-eprs.bsky.social @linagalvez.eu

🗓️22-25 June 2026 Brussels: #ESMHSummerSchool for young journalists on #Science #Communication in the age of #AI 👉You can now apply: wp.me/panTdn-4vj #SciComm @linagalvez.eu @europeanjournalists.org @wfsj25.bsky.social @stinaborchers.bsky.social @pierregirard.bsky.social @josecepeda.bsky.social

Extreme weather is putting Europe’s preparedness to the test. A new publication highlights 10 #HorizonEU projects strengthening disaster resilience from early warning systems to citizen-centred preparedness & smarter crisis response. More: link.europa.eu/K3hhW8 #SciComm 🧪

🗓️ 4/3 #STOA’s high-level conference on #AcademicFreedom & #democracy How can the EU better protect scientific freedom in a changing geopolitical order? 👉Registration: link.europa.eu/FKxfq8 #EP4AcademicFreedom @cy2026eu.bsky.social @president.europarl.europa.eu @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu

Article & in-depth interviews: "The changing attitudes of #GenZ towards #substance use & risky behaviours" 👉 wp.me/panTdn-4us #drugs #addiction #alcohol #ESPAD #study @lucaarfini.bsky.social @euda.europa.eu @youthstudiesuu.bsky.social @ep-eprs.bsky.social

Starting soon!

For nearly 30 years, the Italian National Research Council and the European Union Drugs Agency have surveyed more than 113,000 15–16-year-olds across 🇪🇺 to track adolescent risk behaviours. I explore the latest findings in my new article ➡️ sciencemediahub.eu/2026/02/11/t... @epstoa.bsky.social

Today is #InternationalDayOfWomenAndGirlsInScience ✅Interview Dr Marcela Linkova on #GenderEquality in EU research & innovation: wp.me/panTdn-4q2 ✅Video: wp.me/panTdn-4qu #IDWGS #WomeninSTEM @ep-eprs.bsky.social @linagalvez.eu @czechacademy.bsky.social #ESMH @europarl.europa.eu #STOAevent

🔴Tomorrow 12/2 at 9:30h: #STOA Panel meeting at #EUParliament - discover the findings of the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿 & the state of scientific freedom in the EU 👉Info & watch live: link.europa.eu/khFmJw #EP4AcademicFreedom @linagalvez.eu @ivarsijabs.bsky.social @lauballarin.bsky.social

🗓️4/3 #STOA High-Level Conference on #AcademicFreedom & #Democracy at House of EU History in Brussels Speeches by @president.europarl.europa.eu Roberta Metsola & Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva @ec.europa.eu @horizoneu.bsky.social 👉Registration open: link.europa.eu/FKxfq8 #EP4AcademicFreedom

👏 Welcome to our newest STOA member, Michael Hadjipantela from the European Parliament’s SANT committee! STOA now consists of 28 MEPs, who support evidence-based policymaking in the EP via technology assessment. Learn more about STOA 👉 europa.eu/!KPFDh8 @europarl.europa.eu @eppgroup.bsky.social

If you missed the #STOAevent in the #EUParliament on the future of #CyberSecurity in the #EU yesterday, you can still watch the recording: 🔴 link.europa.eu/97vBHd 👉Info, photos & interview: link.europa.eu/GRKDyd @josecepeda.bsky.social @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu @cnrs.fr @enisa-es.bsky.social