Mars Express

Mars Express – one of ESA’s most successful missions to date

Dr Dmitrij Titov, the European Space Agency’s Project Scientist for Mars Express, discusses both the history and future potential of this exciting mission to...
Centaurus A

Centaurus A and the detection of VHE gamma-ray emissions

Mathieu de Naurois, H.E.S.S. Deputy Director at CNRS, outlines the use of the H.E.S.S. telescopes in detecting the kiloparsec-sized VHE gamma-ray emission of Centaurus...

Aquaculture in Europe: fishery funding and COVID-19 support

In 2020, approximately 20% of funding from the European Maritime and Fisheries Fund has been invested in the aquaculture sector, but how has this...

Astrophysicists have created the largest 3D map of the Universe

The Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) has published a comprehensive analysis of the largest three-dimensional map of the Universe, revealing that six billion years...
building the world's largest radio telescope

The SKA – building the world’s largest radio telescope

The Innovation Platform spoke with the Square Kilometre Array (SKA) Organisation’s Director General, Philip Diamond, about building the world's largest radio telescope. The Square Kilometre...
tropical forest conservation

Improving tropical forest conservation through interdisciplinary research

Dr Peter Beck, Professor and Coordinator of Environmental Science and Policy at St. Edward’s University, describes tropical deforestation as a ‘wicked’ problem, and discusses...
organic farming innovation

The future of agriculture – organic farming innovation

COPA-COGECA’s Secretary General, Pekka Pesonen, details the future Common Agricultural Policy and organic farming innovations.
blue bioeconomy

Aquaculture and the blue bioeconomy

The President and Executive Secretary of the European Fisheries and Aquaculture Research Organisations Association (EFARO), Dennis Lisbjerg and Luc van Hoof, respectively, spoke to...
cosmic origins

ALMA – understanding our cosmic origins

Dr John Carpenter, Observatory Scientist at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA), spoke to The Innovation Platform about the telescope’s past successes and its...
Teaching evolution in schools

Teaching evolution in schools and colleges – a clash with religious beliefs?

Michael J Reiss, Professor of Science Education at UCL Institute of Education, University College London, UK, discusses some of the challenges of teaching evolution...