This year travel and accommodation grants are for journalists with a passion for physics. Media representatives who would like to cover the 73rd Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting are invited to apply until 15.3.2024.
Key themes of the 2024 Meeting, besides general current research in Physics, will revolve Quantum Physics and Quantum Technologies, Physics-based Solutions to the Energy Challenge, Artificial Intelligence in Physics.
This year, up to 600 Young Scientists from around 100 countries will meet more than 30 Nobel Laureates, including some of the most recent recipients of the Nobel Prize. Host of the International Day is the Texas A&M University. The programme will include numerous Lectures, Panel Discussions, and Agora Talks. In addition, there will be plenty of opportunities for informal exchange with the meeting participants on the fringes of the sessions as well as during the social events. The communications team will try to arrange for interview appointments with Nobel Laureates and Young Scientists.
Science breakthroughs of the year 2023: Three-day program will include inspiring keynotes, thought-provoking discussions, and exciting pitches from some of the most innovative minds in science and technology, exploring how scientific breakthroughs can pave the way towards a more equitable and sustainable future. For those unable to attend in person, we will be providing opportunities to participate digitally via livestream. Read more: https://falling-walls.com/science-summit/
The Conference of Social Communication of Science is one of the most important scientific, health and environmental communication and journalism events in Spain. Every two years, it invites more than 400 professionals, including scientific, health and environmental journalists and communicators in the media and social networks, universities, research centres, science museums, public administration and the private sector. The theme of this year is: “Unity makes science”. Granada Science Park (hybrid). Read more: https://aecomunicacioncientifica.org/ccsc23/
EUSJA General Assembly -meeting was implemented as in the EUSJA constitution article 4: Assembly (updated version 24.3.2018). In the beginning of the meeting president Jens Degett welcomed the delegates from different countries, some of them were attending via online video call. Degett gave a president’s report about the activities of EUSJA, told about former EU-projects, past events etc. Treasurer Kaianders Sempler introduced a financial report of EUSJA. The reports were approved by the general assembly. Also a new board for EUSJA was formed: Mari Heikkilä, President, Jens Degett, Vice-President, Alberto Pieri, Treasurer, Dino Trescher, Honorary Secretary.We also discussed about the current situation of EUSJA member associations and science journalism in different countries.
EUSJA GA meeting 2023 in Milan. Foto: Marina Huzvarova.
Visit to IFOM. IFOM is a cancer research institute focused on the study of cancer formation and development at molecular level. There were many very interesting research topics, such as the research about how SARS-CoV-2 damages DNA and causes cellular aging and inflammation — which can be linked to long COVID symptoms. Fabrizio d’Adda di Fagagna told us about the this interesting research, which was later published in Nature Cell Biology (https://www.nature.com/articles/s41556-023-01096-x). It was also very interesting to see the cancer cell microscoping in laboratory and hear how the different cancer types are diagnosed. We also heard about liquid biopsy of cancer and how glioma cancer cells move along the blood vessels in the brain.
In the evening we had a really nice and plentiful dinner at our host association UGIS member Pia Bassi. Nice discussions, wine and excellent food — what a perfect combination!
EUSJA visit to IFOM. Foto: Cinzia Boschiero.
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Visit to Research energy systems (RSE S.p.A). There we had an opportunity to get acquainted and discuss withspecialists about the energy issues: sustainability of the energy sources, current energy crisis, smart electricity systems, renewable energy. And since we were a group of eager science journalists we really had a lot of questions! The discussion was really fruitful! We also had an opportunity to visit the laboratories and different research areas.
Visit to CNR, Institute of Chemical Sciences and Technologies ’Giulio Natta’ (SCITEC) and Institute of Agricultural Biology and Biotechnology. We met many researchers from different research projects and heard for example about the future of plastics: how plastics can be made from renewable sources. We also discussed about the future of food production: gmo-plants and how food production could become more sustainable.
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Guided tour to Museum of Science Milano. EUSJA members had opportunity to meet and discuss with researchers who work in the European projects of the museum.
Impressions about the trip to Milan
by Marina Hofmanova (Huzvarova), Czech republic :
“The first in-person EUSJA General Assembly after the disruption due to COVID was like a family meeting. This is how I would describe my feelings from this year´s GA EUSJA in Milan. Thanks to our Italian colleagues we got a chance to see each other again in person, not only on-line. We experienced not only a purely collegial meeting accompanied by study trips, but also very personal and friendly invitations to our colleagues’ homes for delicious Italian food and drinks. It was in this wonderfully friendly atmosphere that the extremely important matter of electing our new board was finally accomplished. Having overcome our ailments of the past, EUSJA could thus be handed into new unblemished hands. And just like we are seeing elsewhere, our Science Journalists´ Association now stands on the threshold of our reboot. Where there is common interest and effort, the desired result will follow.
And apart from the EUSJA GA, my trip to Milan was significant to me for another important reason: It took place at the time of the presidential elections in my country. Therefore, I made sure to vote for the Czech president at the polling station of the Czech consulate in the beautiful city of Milan. Long live the EUSJA!”
by Mari Heikkilä, Finland:
”In Milan I noticed how important it is for science journalists from different countries to meet and keep in touch with each other. It was good to discuss with the colleagues and hear experiences about the current situation, such as fake science news, energy crisis and a polarization of political opinions. We had a really nice and fruitful meeting. Special thanks to UGIS and FASTmembers for organizing the meeting! We had a splendid time together in Italy and a very interesting and diverse scientific program.”
More reports from EUSJA visit in Milano (in different languages):
The Heidelberg Laureate Forum is an annual networking conference where 200 carefully selected young researchers in mathematics and computer science have the unique chance to meet distinguished scientists in their fields for one week of interdisciplinary academic dialogue. Attending journalists will have the exclusive opportunity to interview renowned laureates from mathematics and computer science, both in press panels and one-on-one. In addition, they will be able to engage directly with some of the most promising young researchers from those fields. In celebration of the 10-year anniversary of the HLF, this year’s Forum will feature a number of special guests, innovative formats and exhibitions as well as retrospectives to commemorate this milestone.
