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Is political participation contagious?

ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data diving to find out how our social surroundings and our genes influence political participation.
ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data diving to find out how our social…
ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data…
ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are doing some deep data diving to find out how our…
ELECTION SERIES #7Why are some people more likely to vote or stand for election than others? Researchers based in Sweden are…

Civil society under growing state control?

ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter in shaping democratic decision-making. The ERC-funded STATORG project has investigated this issue…
ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter in shaping democratic decision…
ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter…
ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the eroding role of the latter in shaping democratic…
ELECTION SERIES #8State regulation of civil society has grown consistently over the past decade, raising concerns over the…

Why the answer to how to strengthen public trust in elections is… SEEV

ELECTION SERIES #3The traditional pencil-and-paper method to mark your vote in the polling booth has been gradually replaced by electronic voting machines in many countries, in Europe and beyond. Ensuring the security of electronic voting machines…
ELECTION SERIES #3The traditional pencil-and-paper method to mark your vote in the polling booth has been gradually replaced by electronic voting machines in many countries, in Europe…
ELECTION SERIES #3The traditional pencil-and-paper method to mark your vote in the polling booth has been gradually replaced by electronic voting…
ELECTION SERIES #3The traditional pencil-and-paper method to mark your vote in the polling booth has been gradually replaced by electronic voting machines in many countries,…
ELECTION SERIES #3The traditional pencil-and-paper method to mark your vote in the polling booth has been gradually…

Making space a safer place for satellites and spacecraft

Space has a wealth of resources for humanity. Scientific missions enable new discoveries and increase knowledge of our solar system. Satellites orbiting around the Earth provide us with a broad range of services for telecommunications, weather…
Space has a wealth of resources for humanity. Scientific missions enable new discoveries and increase knowledge of our solar system. Satellites orbiting around the Earth provide us…
Space has a wealth of resources for humanity. Scientific missions enable new discoveries and increase knowledge of our solar system. Satellites…
Space has a wealth of resources for humanity. Scientific missions enable new discoveries and increase knowledge of our solar system. Satellites orbiting around the Earth…
Space has a wealth of resources for humanity. Scientific missions enable new discoveries and increase knowledge of our solar…

Gender talk in the corridors of Brussels

ELECTION SERIES #2Because the European Parliament represents such a diverse group of people, with different cultural and political backgrounds, it is the perfect ground to understand how gender equality operates in the halls of power. ERC grantee…
ELECTION SERIES #2Because the European Parliament represents such a diverse group of people, with different cultural and political backgrounds, it is the perfect ground to understand…
ELECTION SERIES #2Because the European Parliament represents such a diverse group of people, with different cultural and political backgrounds, it is…
ELECTION SERIES #2Because the European Parliament represents such a diverse group of people, with different cultural and political backgrounds, it is the perfect ground to…
ELECTION SERIES #2Because the European Parliament represents such a diverse group of people, with different cultural and…

Breezing through the information overload

ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced, reaching over 2.5 quintillion bytes. With the European elections just around the corner, we take a…
ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced, reaching over 2.5 quintillion bytes…
ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced,…
ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling amounts of data are produced, reaching over 2.5…
ELECTION SERIES #1There is now more information circulating than at any other time in history. Every day mind-boggling…

Scientists recreate our dusty origins

We are all made of stardust! But what is cosmic dust and how is it made? An EU-funded project is recreating cosmic dust by simulating interstellar conditions in the laboratory and developing innovative processes that could lead to benefits for…
We are all made of stardust! But what is cosmic dust and how is it made? An EU-funded project is recreating cosmic dust by simulating interstellar conditions in the laboratory and…
We are all made of stardust! But what is cosmic dust and how is it made? An EU-funded project is recreating cosmic dust by simulating interstellar…
We are all made of stardust! But what is cosmic dust and how is it made? An EU-funded project is recreating cosmic dust by simulating interstellar conditions in the…
We are all made of stardust! But what is cosmic dust and how is it made? An EU-funded project is recreating cosmic dust by…
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Behind the scene with the blackhole scientists

The first-ever image of an event horizon – the gravitational boundary of a black hole beyond which light cannot escape – was revealed on 10 April and is the best evidence yet that these phenomena really do exist. It was the result of a global…
The first-ever image of an event horizon – the gravitational boundary of a black hole beyond which light cannot escape – was revealed on 10 April and is the best evidence yet that…
The first-ever image of an event horizon – the gravitational boundary of a black hole beyond which light cannot escape – was revealed on 10 April and…
The first-ever image of an event horizon – the gravitational boundary of a black hole beyond which light cannot escape – was revealed on 10 April and is the best evidence yet…
The first-ever image of an event horizon – the gravitational boundary of a black hole beyond which light cannot escape – was…