Bettina Stark-Watzinger

How Insect Science Contributes to Understanding Human Immunity Let us be honest – when reading the words “insect research”, we rather think about killing insects than about learning from them. Luxembourg born immunologist Jules A. Hoffmann has based his multi-awarded career, crowned by the 2011 Nobel Prize in Physiology or…

We argue that much of sharing online misinformation is due to people simply being distracted from thinking about whether news is accurate, rather than purposeful sharing of falsehoods. As a result, we show that subtly shifting users’ attention to accuracy increases the quality of the news that they share. Accuracy…

Professor Kevan Shokat at UCSF has achieved a breakthrough in cancer drug discovery.  The protein K-Ras has been described as “undruggable” for almost 40 years since its discovery as the first human oncogene in 1982.  There has been a worldwide hunt for a drug to inhibit its role in cancer,…

How Sociology Can Mediate Between Islam and Western Modernity The world’s biggest refugee crisis since the second world war is bringing ten thousands of migrants to Central Europe – former citizens of Syria, Afghanistan, Sudan or Somalia fleeing from war, dictatorship or religious extremism. The fact that most of the…

Nominated by: Helena Fern, Monash University Presented by: Charlie Day

PRESENTED BY Luca Stevanato NOMINATED BY University of Padova Tags: Ag Tech, Earth Observation, Water Sensing

PRESENTED BY Evelina Vågesjö NOMINATED BY Uppsala University Tags: Bio Tech Therapeutics, Wound Healing, Pharma, Cell and Gene Therapy, Drug Development

Khalat Taha is addressing the severe air pollution issue in Kurdistan by introducing Solar Leaves, a sustainable system that uses solar energy to power air purification technology. This innovative solution effectively combats urban air pollution by capturing and breaking down harmful pollutants, providing a scalable and environmentally friendly approach to…

One-Child Africa aims to enhance the quality of STEM education for children in Rwanda, particularly young girls from marginalized backgrounds and lack access to quality Science education. Our project empowers children by developing their interest and passion for STEM, building their confidence in problem-solving, and encouraging them to use their…

The nominating institution Philips Healthcare on the breakthrough: Vascular disease in children refers to a variety of illnesses that affect blood vessels in the body. Assessment of severity and risk is often done by MRI, or with catheters with contrast injection. This is invasive, costly, and limited by the imaging…