Anna Voelker

Barbadians have a history of plant usage for health stretching back to the period 1600s to 1800s. Our population is mainly of African descent and rural communities still hold dear to the knowledge base. This is being hampered, however, due to loss of biodiversity and traditional knowledge. Our project has…

Hemanshi Galaiya is addressing the educational disparity in Kenya, where 95% of schools teach STEM subjects purely theoretically, negatively impacting young adults’ perceptions of STEM careers, particularly among women. Her solution involves implementing customised curriculums, hands-on STEM education, coding programs, and leadership workshops for students, funded through profits from high-income…

Nominated by: Rick Hao, Speedinvest Presented by: Simon Groeblacher

How Simulations on Supercomputers Accelerate Progress The scope of application of 21st century supercomputers ranges from climate forecasting and simulating the human brain to designing new drugs or ensuring the safety of nuclear reactors. In between, there are myriad fields in which simulations can provide valuable information to predict reality.…

HOW MARINE SCIENCES DISCOVER HIDDEN RESOURCES Even though we are on a planet with more than seventy percent of its surface covered by seawater and a large proportion of its population living along the coastlines of the world’s oceans, we know more about the dark side of the moon than…

Dr. Chuan Xia is a Professor of Materials and Energy at University of Electronic Science and Technology of China (UESTC). He obtained his Ph.D. at King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in 2018 followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at Harvard university and Rice university. In 2020 he joined…

How Advocacy and Activism Pave the Way for Rights and Dignity After more than 50 years of activity, Amnesty International does not slow down its commitment to promoting freedom and justice worldwide. It recently made headlines with reports on the human rights violations committed by Turkish authorities during the Gezi…

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The WWF 2°Campus selects 20 participants from 15 to 19 years old every year to conduct joint research projects for climate change mitigation. In groups of 5 and supported by scientific mentors from our partner universities, the students work on problems regarding energy, mobility, food and housing. They consult literature,…

Denis Tavares is addressing the pervasive issue of fake news exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic, impacting various sectors globally. His solution involves a web application utilising advanced machine learning techniques to empower non-experts in detecting and controlling fake news, with an initial impressive accuracy of approximately 94%, aiming to promote…