Tony Lockett

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What's the latest science podcast you've been listening to?

We've compiled a list with some of our favourites from EU-funded research projects - covering topics like democracy, biodiversity, cultural heritage, citizen participation, and more.

Tune in 🔗 link.europa.eu/8HtW4J

#SciComm

Responding to emergencies depends on having fast and reliable information.

Every day, scientists at the Joint Research Centre monitor emergencies, processing data from wildfires and earthquakes to storms and floods, using AI.

Learn more 👇

Europe’s budget. The power of together.

The EU budget funds what matters most for Europeans. It invests where we can achieve more together:
🚊 infrastructure
🌱 climate action
🔬 research
🚨 crisis response
📚 quality education
🍓healthy food

A long-term budget serving 450 million Europeans.

Happening now!

A graphic with bold white text on a dark background that reads: "How digital is Europe?" Below the main text is a hashtag: "#DigitalEU". The design includes abstract yellow and blue outlined shapes in the corners.

A bar chart titled "Digital Infrastructure" showing the percentage of target achieved toward 2030 targets for various digital indicators in the EU. The indicators and their percentages are: Overall 5G coverage 94% (target 100%), 5G coverage in 3.4-3.8 GHz 67.7% (target 100%), Fibre to the Premises 69.2% (target 100%), Fixed Very High Capacity Network 82.5% (target 100%), Semiconductors 53% (target 20% of world production value), Edge nodes 23% (target 10,000), Quantum computing 67% (target 3 quantum computers). The chart uses red bars for the latest available values and light pink shading for recent year-on-year differences. At the bottom, it notes that 3.4-3.8 GHz 5G coverage is not a KPI but an important indicator. Hashtag at the bottom: #DigitalEU.

A bar chart titled "Digital Transformation of Businesses" showing the percentage of target achieved toward 2030 EU targets. The indicators and their percentages are: SMEs digital intensity 81% (target 90% SMEs), Cloud take-up 52% (target 75% enterprises), Data analytics take-up 44% (target 75% enterprises), AI take-up 18% (target 75% enterprises), and Unicorns 57% (target 500, double the 2022 baseline). The chart uses purple bars for latest available values and lighter purple for the difference between the most recent two consecutive years. A note mentions that the former Big Data indicator is now replaced by Data analytics take-up, so progress figures aren’t fully comparable. At the bottom is the hashtag: #DigitalEU.

A bar chart titled "Digital Skills" displaying the percentage of target achieved toward 2030 targets in the EU. The indicators and percentages shown are: Basic digital skills at 70% (target 80% of individuals) and ICT specialists at 52% (target 20 million employed). The chart uses teal bars to represent the latest available values, with lighter teal shading indicating the difference between the values of the two most recent consecutive years. At the bottom is the hashtag: #DigitalEU.

Just over half of Europeans have basic digital skills, while the availability of ICT specialists is low.

The State of the Digital Decade 2025 report shows the EU’s progress towards digital transformation by 2030. More action is needed.

Read more: europa.eu/!YtTBPB

Europe will always stand for science and the freedom to learn and invent.

As of 11 am, tune in, and discover how the @ec.europa.eu wants to help the best and brightest ‘Choose Europe’.

→ europa.eu/!Tx43kH

Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more This week the presenter turns 99. To celebrate, we asked 99 nature lovers – including Margaret Atwood, Jane Fonda, Bono, Kate Winslet and Michael Palin – how he has helped us see the world with fresh eyes

Happy birthday, David Attenborough! 99 ways he has inspired us, by Barack Obama, Billie Eilish, Morgan Freeman – and many more

Inspiring as always to listen to Nobel Prize winner Ben Feringa making the case for frontier science, academic freedom and support for the next generation of talented researchers.

🇪🇺 The European Commission offers 36,000 free EU travel passes to 18-year-olds!

Want to explore Europe by 🚂 train this summer?

#Erasmus+ and #DiscoverEU makes it possible!

Apply here👇 by 16 April 2025 and start planning your European adventure!

youth.europa.eu/discovereu_en

Abstract figures on a black background and the text "Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions. Staff Exchanges 2025" at the top.

Are you an internationally-minded researcher? We just opened the 2025 call for Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Staff Exchanges:

🔹 12-month secondments for knowledge & skills exchange
🔹 €97.7 million for some 85 research projects
🔹 International collaboration in innovation

Apply by 8 October!

75% of US scientists who answered Nature poll consider leaving More than 1,600 readers answered our poll; many said they were looking for jobs in Europe and Canada.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

European Research and Innovation Days The European Commission’s annual flagship research and innovation event brings together policymakers, researchers, stakeholders, and the public to debate and shape the future of research and innovatio...

Save the dates 16-17 September, and let us know if you have any special requests for this year's EU Research & Innovation Days (speakers, networking opportunities, exhibition space ...)! research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/events/europ...

A visual showing the stars of the EU flag at the centre. Two hands are colouring some left empty. Only one has no colour inside. The text on top reads, "A budget fit for our ambitions." The text at the bottom reads, "Let's shape it, together."

The 🇪🇺 budget benefits all Europeans.
Europeans should have a say in it.

Today, we set the road to the next long-term budget starting in 2028.

As new challenges and expectations emerge, we must make it fit for the future.

Let's do it together ↓

europa.eu/!BJYmRR

#haveyoursay

Hello, Bluesky! ☀️

We fund frontier research in Europe—bold ideas, unexpected discoveries and science that shapes the future. So it’s only fitting we’ve landed here. Sorry for being late.

Follow us for updates on ERC funding, research policy, and our grantees' discoveries.

A new data hub for border regions within the EU A novel dashboard maps cross-border interactions along internal EU borders, providing reliable and consistent data to help boost the untapped socio-economic potential of these regions.

📊 @ec.europa.eu JRC launched a data hub for border regions within the EU – a fantastic tool for shedding light on what should be at the core of Cohesion Policy. Explore it here: joint-research-centre.ec.europa.eu/jrc-news-and....

Europeans strongly support science and technology according to new Eurobarometer survey The latest Eurobarometer survey on ‘European citizens' knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology' released today shows more than 8 in 10 citizens (83%) think that the overall influence of...

The latest #Eurobarometer survey on ‘European citizens' knowledge and attitudes towards science and technology' has been released today. This year's survey included a focus on artificial intelligence (AI) for scientific research. Press release and full report available: ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Welcome to our Bluesky account! 🌍 Here we will share reliable insights, data and knowledge on Europe's environment, climate, and sustainability. Follow us for updates, analyses and ways to take action for a greener future!
#Sustainability #ClimateAction

Curious about us?
www.eea.europa.eu/en

Bluesky’s science takeover: 70% of Nature poll respondents use platform Roughly 6,000 readers answered our poll, with many declaring that Bluesky was nicer, kinder and less antagonistic to science than X.

70% of respondents use Bluesky and more than 50% have quit X - poll by @nature.com. Main uses of Bluesky - connect with other scientists, keep up to date with other research or researchers, and promote their own research. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Scientists remain most trusted group in 2025 Edelman Trust Barometer www.edelman.com/trust/2025/t...

Excellent overview of challenges and opportunities for policy communicators

La inteligencia artificial crea por primera vez un tratamiento experimental para una enfermedad olvidada por las farmacéuticas El laboratorio del último ganador del Nobel de Química, con la investigadora Susana Vázquez a la cabeza, habla de “democratizar” el descubrimiento de terapias

Este laboratorio inventa con IA proteínas que no existen en la naturaleza. Con ellas han desarrollado una vacuna contra la covid, moléculas contra la gripe y el cáncer de cerebro y un remedio contra las más mortíferas picaduras de serpientes

Prompted by the arrival of my 'alma mater' @ceps.eu , I put together a starter pack of #ThinkTanks. Hope it's of interest.

A few important ones are missing, but that's because they still don't have a presence on Bsky.

Many started posting more this Jan, hope it's a trend.

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Interested in #scicomm? Then our online course Science Communication: Online and Media Writing CPD course might be just the thing for you!

⭐10 week course
⭐Online only - study from anywhere in the world
⭐Starts 22 April

For more info & to apply: courses.uwe.ac.uk/USSKNP15M/ap...

#sciwriting

A group picture of the event participants in front of a slide displaying text: "Shaping Europe's AI Leadership: Insights from Science; 14 January 2025 | Brussels".

EMBL Director General Edith Heard (left) and ELLIS President Bernhard Schölkopf (right) are signing the Memorandum of Understanding between EMBL and ELLIS.

EMBL Director General Edith Heard is speaking to microphones. The slide behind her displays text: "Shaping Europe's AI Leadership: Insights from Science; 14 January 2025 | Brussels".

Four panelists are talking at a stage, observed by the audience. The slide behind them displays text: "Shaping Europe's AI Leadership: Insights from Science; 14 January 2025 | Brussels; Panel Session 1: AI in Science: Data to Insights and Back".

EMBL and @ellis.eu signed a Memorandum of Understanding to drive AI in European science research, training and tech.

The agreement will promote interdisciplinary training and develop innovative projects that address pressing challenges in human and planetary health.

www.embl.org/news/connect...

As we kick off 2025, the EU keeps standing for your digital rights.

The Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act are in full force to make sure companies play fair.

Here’s how ↓

Facebook to ditch fact-checking: what do researchers think? Meta’s planned shift away from third party fact-checking in favour of a crowdsourced approach has perplexed those who study the spread of misinformation.

Meta’s planned shift away from third party fact-checking in favour of a crowdsourced approach has perplexed those who study the spread of misinformation.

www.nature.com/articles/d41...

Brain implants, agentic AI and answers on dark matter t.co/D7TEybJfLK

Trump’s shakeups, risks from avian flu, and peak carbon emissions t.co/B8JV6F80zR