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When Policies Pile Up
From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones. Christoph Knill studies this ‘policy accumulation’ and explores how an ever‑growing rulebook can quietly overload the state…
From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones. Christoph Knill studies this ‘policy accumulation’ and…
From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones. Christoph Knill studies…
From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones. Christoph Knill studies this ‘policy accumulation…
From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones…
Cracking bacteria’s defences
Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to reach 10 million by 2050. ERC grantee Robert Vácha is taking the fight to the molecular level, using tiny natural molecules…
Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to reach 10 million by 2050. ERC grantee Robert Vácha is taking…
Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to reach 10 million by 2050…
Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to reach 10 million by 2050. ERC grantee Robert Vácha…
Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to…
How plants defend themselves
For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research shows two layers instead: a silent, near-perfect defence, and a costly emergency response when it fails. Together, these layers…
For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research shows two layers instead: a silent, near-perfect defence, and a…
For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research shows two layers instead: a…
For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research shows two layers instead: a silent, near-perfect…
For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research…
The power of images in virtual environments
Images have always shaped how we see the world. But in recent years, their role has changed dramatically. No longer static representations observed from a distance, images increasingly surround us as immersive environments. ERC grantee Andrea…
Images have always shaped how we see the world. But in recent years, their role has changed dramatically. No longer static representations observed from a distance, images increasingly…
Images have always shaped how we see the world. But in recent years, their role has changed dramatically. No longer static representations observed…
Images have always shaped how we see the world. But in recent years, their role has changed dramatically. No longer static representations observed from a distance, images…
Images have always shaped how we see the world. But in recent years, their role has changed dramatically. No longer static…
Will we run out of groundwater?
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How much can we still use before it is gone? ERC grantee Marc Bierkens is among the first to map the global overuse of groundwater…
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How much can we still use before it is gone? ERC grantee Marc…
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How much can we still use…
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How much can we still use before it is gone? ERC…
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How…
Climate stories from frozen archives
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic ecosystems have responded to past climate shifts. Her research offers a rare glimpse into history that could inform predictions…
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic ecosystems have responded to past climate shifts. Her research…
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic ecosystems have responded to…
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic ecosystems have responded to past climate shifts. Her…
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic…
At the forefront of tissue engineering
By combining biology, engineering, and data science, Liesbet Geris develops high-tech solutions to complex healthcare challenges - from damaged cartilage to failing bone - to deliver treatments that are faster, smarter, and more personalised.
By combining biology, engineering, and data science, Liesbet Geris develops high-tech solutions to complex healthcare challenges - from damaged cartilage to failing bone - to deliver…
By combining biology, engineering, and data science, Liesbet Geris develops high-tech solutions to complex healthcare challenges - from damaged…
By combining biology, engineering, and data science, Liesbet Geris develops high-tech solutions to complex healthcare challenges - from damaged cartilage to failing bone - to…
By combining biology, engineering, and data science, Liesbet Geris develops high-tech solutions to complex healthcare…
Cracking the code of earthquakes - from inside the fault
Deep beneath the Swiss Alps, scientists are doing something that may sound counterintuitive: they are triggering earthquakes - on purpose.
Deep beneath the Swiss Alps, scientists are doing something that may sound counterintuitive: they are triggering earthquakes - on purpose.
Deep beneath the Swiss Alps, scientists are doing something that may sound counterintuitive: they are triggering earthquakes - on purpose.
Deep beneath the Swiss Alps, scientists are doing something that may sound counterintuitive: they are triggering earthquakes - on purpose.
Deep beneath the Swiss Alps, scientists are doing something that may sound counterintuitive: they are triggering earthquakes…
