Science in society

A young female participant at the Global Youth to Business Forum in the lecture theatre of Moscow School of Management in Skolkovo, Moscow, Russia. © Shutterstock/ Pavel L

policy | science in society | women in science

08 November 2013

Qualified women still opting out of career in science, says study

The growing number of female doctoral graduates in the European Union is not reflected in the number of women taking up senior science research positions. The GENDERA project looked into the matter.

Measurement of T cell responses induced by actively personalised vaccination will provide valuable information. Image courtesy of Immatics

health | science in society

05 November 2013

Fighting cancer with made-to-measure vaccines

A new wave of personalised vaccines could harness the power of patients’ own immune systems to fight an aggressive form of brain cancer.

The SecureMetro project tests the resilience of carriages by blasting them with explosives. Image courtesy of SecureMetro.

transport | security | science in society

25 October 2013

Making railways safer from attack

Blast-resilient carriages and auto-tracking cameras could add new layers of protection to Europe’s rail and metro passengers.

Food during the first months of life can have a lasting impact on health.

health | science in society

14 October 2013

Good food for babies the earlier, the better

What pregnant women eat and the diet of their new-born babies could be the key to defeating the looming obesity epidemic – and may even make children smarter.

Complex computer models have helped the IPCC make climate forecasts. © UPSCALE | Credits: Natural Energy Research Council (NERC) and UK Met Office Joint Weather and Climate Research Programme (JWCRP).

environment | science in society

30 September 2013

Evidence mounts for human role in climate change

Scientists are more certain than ever that humans are the cause of global warming, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) said in its most authoritative report to date, drawing on millions of scientific observations - many of which were gathered by scientists in Europe.

Fred Turner, 18, won first prize for making a polymerase chain reaction (PCR) machine in his bedroom.

health | science in society

25 September 2013

Home DNA lab wins EU young scientist prize

An 18-year-old who made a machine to multiply DNA in his bedroom won a top prize at Europe’s 25th young scientist award, and he plans to use the prize money to invest in his own laboratory.

Participants at the 3-2-1-Ignition pop-up science shop in Nottingham, UK. Image courtesy of Ignite! Futures.

science in society

23 September 2013

Bringing science to life for young people

Science graduates, museum staff and enthusiasts across Europe are sharing their passion for research by organising temporary exhibitions in shopping centres and parks to help inspire the next generation.

science in society

16 September 2013

Empowering a generation of scientists

Lithuanian Laurynas Pliuškys hopes that the research he is doing could help find a cure for arthritis, and it’s thanks to Europe’s young scientist award that has been giving researchers the confidence to take up careers in science for a quarter of a century.

Marc Abrahams pictured with the Public Health prize-winning wonder bra at TEDx at CERN. © CERN

science in society

14 June 2013

Ig Nobel prizes make you laugh... then think

Each Autumn, just before the announcement in Stockholm of the genuine Nobel Prize laureates, a band of merry men at Harvard University distribute the ‘Ig Nobel Prizes’. These awards recognise real research work that make people laugh… and then think.