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Cristina Amaral says we must improve food security in migrants home countries to help manage food-related migration. Image credit - Cristina Amaral
interview | agriculture | health
16 October 2017

World hunger on the rise due to conflict and climate change - UN’s Cristina Amaral

The number of undernourished people rose for the first time in over a decade in 2016 due to conflict and climate change, and more research is needed into how to increase the security of people’s food supply and manage migration, according to Cristina Amaral, Director of the FAO (UN Food and Agriculture Organisation) liaison office with the European Union and Belgium. She is due to speak about investing in food systems and rural development to change the future of migration on 16 October at the Harnessing Research and Innovation for FOOD 2030 conference in Brussels, Belgium.

Dr Panagiotis Zervas wants to make European agriculture data available to all researchers. Image credit — Dr Panagiotis Zervas
interview | agriculture | environment | open science
11 October 2017

Open data can secure our food supply – Dr Panagiotis Zervas

We live in an era where open data can pave the way to a more sustainable, secure and safe food system, according to Dr Panagiotis Zervas, senior project manager at Agroknow, a company that finds, connects and delivers agricultural and food information worldwide.

Prof. Alexey Solodovnikov thinks it is important to maintain the biodiverse planet of insects before it's too late. Image credit - Prof. Alexey Solodovnikov
interview | environment
09 October 2017

'Planet of insects' must be protected – Prof. Alexey Solodovnikov

To many people, they are merely creepy-crawlies to be swatted away or avoided, but the planet we live on is dominated and run by insects, argues Professor Alexey Solodovnikov, curator of the beetle collection at the Natural History Museum of Denmark. He believes more must be done to understand and protect this hugely diverse group of animals.

Prof. Yves Lévy says that it is quite certain Europe will face a new epidemic and we should start preparing before it hits. Image credit – Prof. Yves Lévy
interview | health
02 October 2017

Europe needs to prepare for the coming epidemic – Prof. Yves Lévy

To stand a chance in the war against infectious diseases, European researchers need to make preparations in ‘peacetime’ to give us the best chance of fighting the next epidemic when it comes, according to Professor Yves Lévy, Chief Executive of Inserm, the French National Institute of Health and Medical Research.

A new app could help heart failure patients manage their disease on a day-to-day basis, according to Sofia Marchã. Image credit – HeartMan
health | ict | interview
26 September 2017

Smartphones can help ease the burden of heart failure - Sofia Marchã

Around 15 million people across Europe suffer from congestive heart failure, a chronic condition where the heart is not able to pump enough blood around the body, but according to Sofia Marchã, a senior policy officer for patients and research at the European Heart Network in Brussels, Belgium, a new health app could make living with the condition easier.

Dr Torres and Dr Mercader are looking at embryonic heart growth and regeneration in zebrafish and mice, which could lead to new treatments for heart disease. Image Credit - 4DHeart
health | interview
19 September 2017

4D heart imaging joins quest to tackle Europe’s biggest killer - Dr Miguel Torres

Real-time imaging of embryonic heart growth and regeneration could uncover the cause of adult heart disease and lead to potential treatments, according to Dr Miguel Torres, a developmental biologist at the Spanish National Centre for Cardiovascular Research.

Prof. Feiko ter Kuile specialises in the prevention of malaria in pregnant women and providing the correct antimalarial drugs to treat them. Image Credit - Jeroen Oerlemans
health | interview
01 September 2017

Prevent drug resistance malaria and protect mothers-to-be – Prof. Feiko ter Kuile

Preventing malaria drug resistance is essential in fighting the disease, and protecting vulnerable mothers-to-be, says Professor Feiko ter Kuile, a clinical epidemiologist from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine in the UK. 

Compact photonic chips will be able to be used with any standard optical microscope. Image credit - Geir Antonsen
frontier research | interview
23 August 2017

Next-gen nanoscopes can take super-res images of the atomic world - Dr Singh Ahluwalia

With some nanoscopes costing EUR 1 million it’s not cheap examining the world at an atomic level, but according to Dr Balpreet Singh Ahluwalia, from the Arctic University of Norway, photonic circuits could offer researchers a cost-effective way to delve deeper into the nano world.

Dr Daria Julkowska is coordinating E-Rare-3 and working on identifying the research requirements for rare diseases. Image credit - Dr Daria Julkowska
health | interview
03 August 2017

Anyone with a rare disease should benefit from cutting-edge research – Dr Daria Julkowska

A new EU-wide approach to funding rare disease research could help patients secure access to new treatments, says Dr Daria Julkowska, scientific coordinator on rare diseases at the French National Research Agency.

Prof. Nicolosi uses Ireland's most powerful microscope that can picture the materials she makes with atomic resolution. Image credit – Amber, Trinity College Dublin
frontier research | energy | industry | interview
26 July 2017

Nanomaterials are closest thing we have to real-life ‘superheroes’ – Prof. Valeria Nicolosi

Utilising the superhero properties of materials around an atom thick could revolutionise how we store energy in electronic devices, according to Valeria Nicolosi, professor of nanomaterials and advanced microscopy at Trinity College Dublin, Ireland.

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