Benoit Schillings

Transforming Universities in Ways that accelerate the Transition to a Sustainable Future. Universities need to become more useful societal partners in solving problems in sustainable development (i.e. problems requiring a dual focus on improving human well-being and protecting the environment). This requires breaking down the “external walls” that separate universities…

This Winners Session showcases the Top 10 breakthroughs in the Science in the Arts category. Through the use of technology, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and deep fakes, the avant-garde artists presented tackle social issues and demonstrate the boundless opportunities, risks, and ethical implications of scientific advances. At the…

We offer to place wind generators near the railways for accumulation and supplying of non-traction consumers.   Tags: Energy, Engineering, Renewable energies.

The nominating institute JEDI Group on the breakthrough: Hermans’ JEDI Covid19 GrandChallenge pushes to model a number of active molecules at a scale never seen before, and determine a highly accurate list of active compounds cross-correlated by teams all over the world, as well as ultra fast-track in-vitro identification of…

Teamwork coordinated by Justyna Olko breaks down walls between academia and local communities, combining multidisciplinary, decolonising research with participatory activities that promote language revitalization and ethnic minority empowerment. These endeavours have shown that the use of local heritage languages improves health and well-being and protects against historical trauma, fostering ‘communities…

How the Tropical Laboratory Initiative is increasing Access to Healthcare in Low Resource Countries Tropical Diseases were defined in the 1970s by international organisations such as the World Health Organization as those infectious ailments like malaria, tuberculosis, HIV and Ebola that disproportionately affect poor and marginalised populations in the developing…

As universities face the challenge of COVID-19, the EdTech industry has promised frictionless solutions to maintain educational continuity. These “solutions,” however, are often driven more by the needs of the industry than by the needs of students. The ACE Framework is an educator-created guide for course- and institutional-level design to…

Air pollutants influence acute respiratory diseases. Personal exposure to particulate matter and trace gases is complex to investigate as the distribution of air pollutants can be heterogeneous. Official monitoring stations are sparse. Deployment of low-cost air quality sensors in a network of citizen scientists achieves physical closeness to the persons…

The nominating institution Max Planck Institute on the breakthrough: Wireless, soft, miniature mobile robots, inspired by soft-bodied tiny animals, could navigate and function safely inside the human body. They could be programmed for complex and diverse capabilities never before thought possible. This includes medical device functions, like local drug delivery,…

Shujaaz network connects young people with the information, skills and resources they need to take control of their own lives; embedding them in a digital and real-world community that gives them the self-belief to succeed, in their context and on their terms. The HMBA program – An MBA for hustlers-…