European Crucible Podcast
Listen to broadcaster, Quentin Cooper, as he interviews team members from 5 pilot projects that received seed funding and learn how their multidisciplinary research activities were initiated and enabled through their participation in European Crucible. Projects address medical, health, environmental, social, legal and technological challenges. The aim of the European Crucible is to create and develop a pan-European network of future research leaders who have enhanced knowledge, contacts and capacities to collaborate more effectively with wider impact.
- Update frequency
- every 50 days
- Average duration
- 23 minutes
- Episodes
- 7
- Years Active
- 2024
Nanoscience
Scotland – Netherlands – Czech Republic – France – PortugalNanoparticles are of interest to many areas of physics, and can also be used as carriers for the safe and effective administration of drugs,…
00:22:06 |
Fri 20 Dec 2024
Science Communication
Scotland – Netherlands – SpainHas public confidence in the ethics and capacities of science declined in recent times? Topics such as climate change, vaccines, telecommunications, food safety, and mos…
00:24:34 |
Thu 26 Sep 2024
Policy Making and Green Technology
Project: "rECOver"
Many green technologies (e.g. batteries and hydrogen) rely on critical elements, materials, and supply chains that have negative environmental impacts. A collider event brought tog…
00:23:27 |
Mon 01 Jul 2024
Coral Reef Restoration with Magnets
Project: MIRRORCoastal marine habitats are biodiverse ecosystems providing a wealth of social, economic and cultural benefits but are under immense human pressure because of coastal development, poll…
00:23:02 |
Wed 29 May 2024
Shedding Light on Cell Processes for Health
Project:"AUTODOSE"
Autophagy is a vital cellular process, in which dysfunctional components of the cell are removed and the building blocks recycled for reuse. Defects in the functioning of this syst…
00:21:44 |
Wed 01 May 2024
Storytelling and Games to Address Trauma
Children are being traumatised by the violence in Ukraine and are in need of safety. Several approaches can provide support for victims of trauma conflict. Storytelling allows us to make sense of inf…
00:27:48 |
Mon 18 Mar 2024
Water Quality Monitoring
Project: "UV-Go"
Despite the standard use of spectroscopy to determine the composition of water in the laboratory and in the field, UV/visible spectrometers are expensive and bulky. This project enco…
00:22:05 |
Tue 20 Feb 2024
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