Author: Viola Egikova
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How to prepare for the next pandemic
The Science and Politics of Covid-19 (Springer, 2021) is one of the first popular science books published on the ongoing pandemic. Combining scientific rigour and journalistic style, the book retraces the history and the management of the pandemic in several countries. It draws upon lessons learned during the crisis, discusses the emergence of “science politics,”…
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Virtual Heidelberg Laureate Forum
This year the Heidelberg Laureate Forum (September 21–25) will be digital. Science journalists are invited to attend this interesting meeting. On Monday, September 21, the organizers begin to “Traverse Separation” with the Virtual HLF! Journalists will have access to the vast majority of the program points. Register here: https://application.heidelberg-laureate-forum.org/journalists.php Highlights: · Interviews with the most recent recipients…
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JOURNALISM RESEARCH GRANT: CALL FOR APPLICATIONS
The Falling Walls Foundation is offering a research grant to support media representatives from around the world to report on a scientific topic related to Berlin Science Week 2020. Selected journalists will be given exclusive access to the participating organizations of Berlin Science Week and their associated experts. The Falling Walls Foundation calls for…
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Scholarships to attend the Holberg Prize and Nils Klim Prize Award Ceremony
Two journalists will be invited to attend the Holberg Prize and the Nils Klim Prize Award Ceremony, as well as Academic Celebrations in Bergen and Oslo, Norway (2-5 June, 2020). The two recipients of the grants will be guests of the Holberg Prize and the University of Bergen and will be invited to all the…
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Win travel grants for Oslo!
Two travel grants offered to science journalists to attend the Abel Prize week in Oslo, Norway, 18-20 May 2020. The Abel Prize is an annual international prize for outstanding scientific work in the field of mathematics. In addition to honoring outstanding mathematicians, the Abel Prize shall contribute towards raising the status of mathematics in…
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Travel grants for the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum
This September 20-25, recipients of the Abel Prize, ACM A.M. Turing Award, ACM Prize in Computing, Fields Medal, and the Nevanlinna Prize are invited to gather in Heidelberg to meet with 200 young researchers from all over the world at the 8th Heidelberg Laureate Forum (HLF). In order to reach a broader, more international audience, the…
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Do We Need ITER, the $45-Billion Fusion Experiment?
We got a book that certainly will help to answer this question. “The Giant Fusion Reactor” (Springer 2020) is the first book published on the ongoing fusion energy megaproject – one of the most fascinating endeavours of our time We have many reasons to announce this book. The author of “The Giant Fusion Reactor” is…
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Forum in Valencia
By Agnes Kittel This year Valencia (Spain) was the host city of the present conference of a biennial series organized by the European Pain Association (EFIC). The conference was held in the FIRA Center between September 4-7, 2019 and visited by 3500 participants . This series of conferences is a special one. The audience could…
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European Health Forum Gastein 2019
By Agnes Kittel Austria has many places famous about their natural beauty and it is for sure that Bad Hofgastein is among the best ones. The mountains with or without snow on their top, surround the little town, which new and older but evenly nicely decorated houses, villas and hotels, everything reveals richness and peacefulness…
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The importance to combat climate change and environmental pollution to protect human health in Europe
By Bartolomeo Buscema Healthcare in Europe is provided through a wide range of different systems run at individual national levels. There is a need to harmonize all national systems in order to achieve best practices together with economical results. In this scenery, about six hundred of European health policy experts , member of civil society, academia and…