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How does the media shape public perceptions of the EU?
Modern media can significantly influence public perceptions of politics. The EU-funded MEDIATIZED EU project investigated how the media’s portrayal of the European Union can shape public opinion of the EU. The results suggest improved ‘EU literacy’ across Europe could encourage political participation.
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Predict to protect: the new technology giving wildlife a fighting chance
The EU-funded NATURE-FIRST project is transforming biodiversity protection from reactive damage control to predictive intervention. Using satellite and on-site data, environmental forensics, artificial intelligence-driven digital twins and real‑time monitoring, the project gives conservationists the tools needed to respond to biodiversity threats ahead of time.
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Game-changing education for Europe’s migrant children
The EU-funded KIDS4ALLL project offers schools new ways to integrate migrant children. Eschewing traditional approaches, it focused on social and educational inclusion, helping students build confidence and connections in their new environment.
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Understanding how children learn to communicate in the digital age
New technologies are making the digital world safer and more helpful for childhood learning. The EU-funded e-LADDA project explored the impacts of technology on language acquisition in children. Insights from the research will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.
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Co-creating digital public services
Increased digitalisation could be key to improving the delivery of essential public services. The EU-funded inGOV project developed tools to help digitalise fragmented services, and ran a variety of successful trials in real-life settings across Europe.
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Playing it safe: the video game teaching children online safety
The internet has become an integral part of young people’s lives, but comes with risks from cyberbullying to online grooming. Blending interactive storytelling with scientific research, the EU-funded project RAYUELA developed a unique tool that educates young people about online threats while providing data to shape better policy.
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How social media can drive conflict in Africa – and why some communities welcome internet shutdowns
Since 2018, conflict in the Tigray region of Ethiopia has resulted in more than 300 000 deaths. Social media companies have been criticised for allowing hate speech to propagate online, potentially fuelling this violence. The EU-funded ConflictNET project, launched to explore the role of social media in conflict in Africa, sheds light on the complex ethics of bringing connectivity to remote communities.
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An AI-powered legal database brings cultural insights into court
Cultural expertise is an emergent concept in the social sciences that describes in-depth social knowledge used in judicial processes. To improve access to cultural expertise, the EU-funded CULTEXP project built an AI-powered database containing case-law and expert reports from a range of countries. The tool will reduce the costs of legal proceedings and improve access to justice.
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Safely integrating disruptive technologies in the public sector
From robots to chatbots, emerging technology can make public administrations more efficient and responsive. It is critical, however, that these innovations are adopted in ethical and trustworthy ways. To address this, the EU-funded ETAPAS project developed a framework to help the public sector handle the ethical, social and legal challenges of emerging technologies.
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Sustainable ICT solutions for our connected world
The continuous rise of mobile communications has transformed how we work, live and play. But the power needed to deliver this growing data infrastructure has an equally large carbon footprint. Through 15 fellowships, the EU-funded GREENEDGE project aims to design energy-efficient technologies and combine them with the efficient management of ambient energy sources to reduce the impact of data services.

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