🚨Young Scientists (21-35 years)! You can apply for the EU TalentOn contest 2026 and travel to #Brest (France) 🥖!
Work on innovative ideas for the #EUmissions 🇪🇺 and win a share of the €80,000 prize pool!
Apply here: www.eutalentonbrest2026.eu (till 30 April)
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#SciComm poster Tips! 💡⤵️
Climate change is complex and that complexity is often exploited.
Before sharing, pause, question, and verify.
Reliable information is based on evidence. Understanding it is key to informed decisions.
ℹ️More Info: climate.ec.europa.eu/eu-action/climate-disinf...
#ClimateFactsMatter
Science ♡ Poetry
To address complicated challenges, such as the energy transition, you have to engage the head 🧠 and the heart ❤️ - Poetry can be a good way to bridge the two.
#ScienceCommunication #SciComm
Science communication isn’t just for scientists 👀
Our colleagues Fintan and Laura delivered two SciComm workshops for EUROfusion staff and scientists which focused on audience-first messaging, physical presence in presenting, and unlocking creativity through hands-on exercises.
Kids as peer reviewers? At Frontiers for Young Minds, young readers review scientific papers, honest&clear.
"By working directly with kids, we help foster curiosity [...]and engage the next generation of citizens and scientists."
A fresh way making science accessible.
What if fantasy worlds obey real physics? 🌍
Scientists used climate models to test Middle-earth & Westeros.
A clever way to make climate science more engaging.
Brain drain is affecting many of Europe’s regional universities. While some areas attract researchers, others struggle with depopulation and short-term contracts. From double degrees to visiting professor schemes, institutions are finding new ways to retain talent.
https://bit.ly/4twRcnp
How can science reach society?
A new report by the Swedish Research Council explores how countries across Europe strengthen #SciComm.
Who actually sees climate change on German TV?
A new study shows: mostly those already engaged.
Entertainment audiences, often more climate-distant, are rarely reached.
Read the full article published in the journal Nature Climate Change here: www.nature.com/articles/s41...
📚 What is your favourite popular scientific book?
Bill Bryson: A Short History of Nearly Everything
I am jealous, I wish I had written it! It is fun and covers so much, exactly the style I am aiming for in my books.
🤿 What are your hobbies?
I'm not sure if my photography qualifies as hobby, lifestyle or work, but I always carry at least one camera and take lots of pictures. The most popular ones are frosty trees in the northern part of Sweden. A few pictures end up in my books.
🫖 What is your favourite beverage while working?
Coffee! Lots of it. In the morning, a couple of cups of brewed coffee, preferably from a mocka master and a medium or dark roast. In the afternoon I enjoy a cappuccino if the beans are freshly ground. Arabica from Ethiopia is my favourite.
🚲 How do you commute to work?
I work wherever I am, which suits me perfectly. At the moment skis work well because we have lots of snow in Sweden. I am also fond of trams.
✨ Why does working at ESCI excite you?
The hydrogen project fascinates me, the scale & ambition of what it aims to achieve makes it interesting to be part of. Everyone I've met so far seems genuinely engaged and easy to work with – a bit nerdy in the best possible way. That's my kind of environment!
Welcome Kristina, our new Science Communicator! 🧪
Based in Sweden, she’s a key asset for the Horizon Europe project HiWhyV, which aims to build the country’s first hydrogen valley. With MScs in Biochemistry & SciComm, she’s a pro at complex projects.
Q&A to get to know her better 🧵
Since 2008, the “Dance Your Ph.D.” contest has invited scientists to present their research.
This year’s top prize goes to Sofia Papa, who turned the piezoelectric effect into a synchronised performance.
Two intense days at Successful R&I in Europe 2026 🤝
The ESCI team spoke with ~80 potential partners and already joined 3 new Horizon Europe proposals.
One clear takeaway: strong communication & impact planning increasingly makes the difference in successful EU projects.
#ScienceCommunication
Every year we’re reminded why we love this tradition so much:
A Kohltour means a winter walk, a wagon of snacks, games that get weirdly competitive, and kale at the end. 🥬
Congrats to our newly crowned Kale Royalty:
👑 Maialen & Irma 👑
Climate change is usually shown in graphs and charts.
But what if we could hear it?
Data sonification transforms climate datasets into sound, making trends and anomalies perceptible in a completely new way. A cool tool for science communication.
Learn more here: www.forbes.com/sites/marsha...
⏳ Our online media speed-dating on Restoring Europe’s soils and wetlands is taking place next week.
🗓️ 11 March 2026 | 🕒 15:00–16:00 CET
Meet researchers from NBS4DROUGHT, @wethorizons.eu, iCOSHELLS and URSOILL.
📝 Register now: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Complex EU research, clearly explained 🎥
For the HARMONY project, ESCI produced an animation video that translates technical innovation into an accessible story for broad audiences. HARMONY develops technologies to recycle rare earth magnets. ♻️
Happy to welcome Lena Sterzik to our team in Oldenburg 🙌
Our new scicomm intern brings:
🌱 a Master’s focus on Environmental Psychology & Sustainability
📚 a love for making science relatable
☕ a strong commitment to being “freshly caffeinated”
Great to have you on board, Lena!
What if volcanic ash could help the environment? 🌋🌱
New research suggests ash from Mount Etna can boost soil health and support plant growth, turning a volcanic byproduct into something useful. A great example of science finding solutions in unexpected places: https://bit.ly/RCSVolcanoAsh
We’ll be at Successful R & I in Europe 2026 tomorrow and Thursday.
If you’re attending and looking for a communication and dissemination partner for your Horizon Europe project, whether you have a project idea, a proposal in preparation or a consortium taking shape, let’s connect!
Join our online media speed-dating session to connect journalists with soil and wetlands researchers from the projects NBS4DROUGHT, @wethorizons.eu, iCOSHELLS, URSOILL.
🌍 Restoring Europe’s soils and wetlands
🗓️ 11 March 2026
🕒 15:00–16:00 CET
📝 Register now: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
On #WomenInSTEMDay, we celebrate women herders 🌿
Their ecological knowledge sustains species-rich grasslands and biodiversity, even if it’s rarely recognised as STEM.
At BIOTraCes, we work with women herders as equal knowledge holders.
#WomenInScience #Biodiversity #IDWGS2026
We’ll be at Successful R&I in Europe 2026 on 19–20 Feb 👋
If you’re attending and looking for an experienced communication & dissemination partner for Horizon Europe, let’s talk.
ESCI has supported 50+ EU-funded projects since 2017.
#HorizonEurope #EUProjects #ScienceCommunication
Think society is in moral decline? The data says otherwise.
Studies show that people across the world still value honesty, loyalty and helpfulness, and often act on those values.
A hopeful look at who we really are 👇
@uk.theconversation.com
theconversation.com/think-societ...
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