This is a public database of research institutions and projects that want to host science journalists for their FRONTIERS Residencies.

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  • Department of Mathematics – University of Valencia

    The research done in applied mathematics can be crucial to numerical simulations in other fields in physics and astrophysics, so the nature of my research is quite multidisciplinary since input from the field associated to the simulations is crucial to succeeding. On the other hand, the gravitational wave astronomy field is qualified as frontier research due to the complexity of the research in all the areas involved, from building of the detectors to modeling source and development of data analysis techniques. Understanding the universe and all their fascinating objects has always had a great impact in our society.

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    The research lines focus on applied mathematics and astrophysics, with special interest in the development of numerical methods for partial differential equations, numerical relativity and gravitational waves. Isabel Cordero-Carrión is currently a member of the Virgo Collaboration as part of the Valencia Virgo group. In this role, she holds several management positions: Isabel serves as one of the two co-ombudspersons, is the current Virgo outreach coordinator, and is a member of the Core Program committee. Additionally, she is involved with the Einstein Telescope project and the Einstein Telescope Preparation Phase project.

    Apart from her teaching, research, and management responsibilities at the university, Isabel Cordero-Carrión is highly engaged in outreach and communication. She is a member of the team behind the Oscilador Armónico podcast, a regular participant in the Coffee Break: Señal y Ruido podcast, and occasionally contributes to the A Ciencia Cierta podcast.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Isabel Cordero-Carrión
    isabel.cordero@uv.es
    Host Institution
    University of Valencia
    Spain
    Hosting Conditions

    The journalist will share an office with a researcher. The host institution have a scientific communication and innovation unit (https://www.uv.es/uvweb/unitat-cultura-cientifica-innovacio-catedra-divulgacio-ciencia/ca/unitat-cultura-cientifica-innovacio-catedra-divulgacio-ciencia-1285898622434.html), but it is not very big; I have direct contact with this unit. Most time my team is working in the office, sometimes we also work remotely. There will be no problem to access the premises 24/7, and to give access to the rest of the university facilities (cafeteria, library, online resources).

  • University of Graz – Digital Humanities

    The digital preservation of and digital research into our cultural heritage is the aim of the Department of Digital Humanities. In terms of content, the semantic and formal indexing and mediation of digital representations of cultural artifacts is the central research topic of the department. One of the most recent and most interesting projects is GlossIT, analysing glosses – annotations to medieval texts – in their function as first-hand testimonies for the close linguistic and cultural connections between Insular Celtic and Latin speakers. Glosses are fingerprints of the society in which texts were composed, copied, and read. Most important, they offer insights into the multilingual and multi-ethnic environment of medieval manuscript and text production. The project acquired an ERC Consolidator Grant in late 2023.

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    Another project – funded by the ERC with an Advanced Grant – explores the interaction of human and artificial intelligence in a virtual research environment for medieval studies. Computers need lots of examples to “learn” – and they need people to interpret the suggestions they make. Man and machine collaborate in investigating more than 600,000 medieval and early modern legal documents on the web portal monasterium.net. In order to properly classify these stories, you need to know what people in the past wanted to record in documents, how they did it and what they used them for. Researchers investigate European trends and regional differences in the design and use of 14th and 15th century charters. What influence did pan-European political institutions such as the Roman Church have on regional documentary practice? How did local and regional notarisation practices react to the spread of Roman law among the legal thinkers of Europe? How do the two widespread authentication practices, by seal and by notarial signature, relate to each other? The observations made on the digital representations of the documents will be related to major European events such as the Western Schism (1378-1417) or the Great Plague (1348/49) and the ensuing economic crisis.

    Cutting-edge historical research is also conducted at the Department of Classics. The project COLLAPSE is questioning our notion of authorship in ancient texts, since in antiquity texts were the universal commons of all those who drew on them. This problem forms the starting point for the research. Imperial Greek literature serves as a fertile ground to re-think anonymised text production. Contrary to the assumptions of romantic genius aesthetics, the project regards authorship as a collaborative cultural practice of the Pre-Modern World. It takes up current developments, such as the popular fanfiction narratives on digital platforms, considering these approaches to canonical texts as diachronic forms of co-authorship.


    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Dagmar Eklaude
    dagmar.eklaude@uni-graz.at
    Host Institution
    University of Graz
    Austria
    Hosting Conditions

    The journalist in residence will be part of the team of the Communications Office and will have an individual desk with LAN and WIFI and all the necessary infrastructure there – including a small kitchen with coffee maker, kettle, fridge and microwave. Six editors working at the Communications Office are former journalists and will be there to establish contacts, guide and help if necessary. The guest will have access to the premises 24/7, access to the library and online resources, and the same rights and possibilities as university members. Many of the employees work from home one day per week, but there is always somebody present during the opening hours and can be contacted for assistance. Working hours are flexible. The team of the Communications Office is looking forward to welcoming an international journalist and ready to help in all possible ways.

  • Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia (ICIQ-CERCA)

    Our Institute is organized into three research pillars covering a wide range of chemical disciplines: Innovative Catalysis, Renewable Energies and Molecular Medicine. These are carefully designed to address global challenges, including energy, the environment, health, and materials. Aligning our research efforts with these critical areas, we seek to make meaningful contributions that drive positive change and create a sustainable future.

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    Innovative Catalysis
    Catalysis is the Institute’s largest and most significant research area, making a significant contribution to sustainable chemistry. Its primary goal is to advance processes and products that enhance resource utilization efficiency and minimize waste generation. This field encompasses a broad range of chemical catalysis investigations, including homogeneous, heterogeneous, supramolecular and enantioselective catalysis. It also involves the development of novel ligands and catalytic processes, as well as the design and simulation of catalytic reactors.

    Renewable Energies
    At ICIQ, several research groups are actively engaged in various endeavours with a common goal of contributing to the development of new energy solutions that offer viable alternatives to fossil fuels. These efforts include hydrogen generation from water through sustainable processes, the advancement of more efficient photovoltaic devices, and the conversion of CO2 into liquid fuels and feedstocks for the chemical industry.

    Molecular medicine
    In the molecular medicine research area at ICIQ, several research groups are striving to drive innovation and advancements in healthcare. They aim to develop advanced sensor technologies that can revolutionize medical diagnostics and monitoring, identify new therapeutic compounds targeting specific diseases, and study the interactions between chemicals and biological systems to enhance healthcare solutions.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Marta Llorens Fons
    mllorens@iciq.cat
    Host Institution
    Institute of Chemical Research of Catalonia
    Spain
    Hosting Conditions

    The science journalists in residence will have an individual desk in an office shared with the Communication and Outreach unit. ICIQ has a unit with experts in corporate and scientific communication and disemination. The centre offers flexible hours, as it is open from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m.

  • Photovoltaic Technology & Energy Systems Group at imo-imomec

    Imo-imomec is a joint research institute of Hasselt University (UHasselt) and imec where engineers, chemists and physicists conduct multidisciplinary materials research. We focus on advanced material systems for a sustainable and healthy society. Our core domains are energy, sustainable materials, sensors & healthcare materials, and quantum technologies. Imec performs world-leading research in nano-electronics and creates groundbreaking innovation in application domains such as healthcare, smart cities and mobility, logistics and manufacturing, and energy. UHasselt is a young university, but its education and research are well-regarded worldwide – with some excellent international ranking positions. UHasselt is ranked 35th out of 605 in the Times Higher Education ranking of the world’s best universities under 50 (years old), and it is ranked among the best 10 higher education institutions in the European Commission’s U-Multirank.

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    Imo-imomec’s energy research is part of: (i) EnergyVille, which is an association of the Flemish research centres KU Leuven, VITO, imec and UHasselt in the field of sustainable energy and intelligent energy systems, and (ii) Solliance, which works with and for the industry, both to fulfil short-term needs of industry, and to convey promising lines of mid- and long-term (thin film) PV research. This project will take place in the PV technology & Energy systems group at imo-imomec , which consists of 3 technology development teams: (i) Thin-film PV, (ii) Wafer-based PV, and (iii) Energy system management.

    Solar energy is the most widely available energy resource on Earth, and photovoltaic (PV) solar energy is currently cheaper than any power source ever before. In 1839, Edmond Becquerel discovered the operating principle of a PV solar cell, and in 1883, Charles Fritts developed the very first working cell. It was not until 1954 that the first practical silicon solar cell was demonstrated at Bell Labs, and in the last decades the PV industry has undergone remarkable growth due to both efficiency increases and cost reductions. Today, PV solar energy is the new king of global power markets, as is stated by the International Energy Agency (IEA) based on PV expansion being at its fastest pace in two decades. An even faster pace is projected in the coming years, with the very low cost of PV solar energy driving the global demand for renewables. The PV technology & Energy systems group at imo-imomec has been at the forefront of PV research, development and valorization since 1984, and is therefore the ideal host to study the history, rise and future of solar energy for the energy transition.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Bart Vermang
    bart.vermang@uhasselt.be
    Host Institution
    Hasselt University
    Belgium
    Hosting Conditions

    We will provide a welcoming and satisfactory working experience, within the EnergyVille premises.

  • Leibniz Institute of European History

    The Leibniz Institute of European History (IEG) in Mainz is an independent research institute. Its purpose is to conduct academic research on European history. The Institute fulfils this purpose through the individual and joint research efforts of its staff and through the research scholarships and fellowships that it awards to academics both from Germany and abroad.

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    In 2024, it started its new IEG Research Agenda: “Society”, “religion” together with “digitality” – and, in perspective, “environment” – will form the principal foci of the IEG’s research. The connection between these areas is maintained above all by the Europe Forum. Historical research on Europe in its cross-border and global interdependencies thus captures key processes that have had an impact in the past and continue to do so today. With a view to questions of social cohesion, religious plurality, climate change and digital transformation, they bring the insights of rigorous historical scholarship to bear on European options for action and their limits as well as suggesting alternative paths.
    The research projects at the IEG jointly illuminate enduring issues from a long-term perspective. They deal with changes, ruptures and continuities and address memory and the use to which pasts are put. They are organised on a European basis, taking into account relationships and taking a comparative view of interactions on a local, regional, national, international and global level. By incorporating digital processes, historical methods are continuously expanded and conceptually developed. Scholars working at the IEG draw on their projects to contribute to the fields of society, religion and digitality. They also participate in the overarching activities and debates in the Europe Forum.


    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Juliane Schwoch
    schwoch@ieg-mainz.de
    Host Institution
    Leibniz Institute of European History
    Germany
    Hosting Conditions

    24/7 access to the building, living within the building, w-lan Infrastructure: Library, press office, research colloquium No cafeteria.

  • Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe

    The Herder Institute supports a wide range of scientific activities on the historical and cultural development of East Central Europe through its research, knowledge transfer, documentation and digitalization departments. The focus of interest is on Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia as well as the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. An important concern is the joint exploration of the interrelation of this core region with its neighbors (above all Germany, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia) in a comparative pan-European context. For several years now, the Digital Humanities have been a major focus of the institute’s work, both in the area of digital and social infrastructure development as well as in research and career development.

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    The unique collections consist of a research library on the history and culture of East Central Europe, which now contains more than half a million media units, including a music collection, a samizdat collection and a press collection. Daily and weekly newspapers from East Central Europe have been archived since 1952 and have been evaluated for the period up to 1999 in a systematic collection of more than 5 million clippings. In addition, the Institute also has one of the best image archives with image carriers of all kinds, especially on the art and cultural history of East Central Europe (currently about 700,000 units), a map collection with about 45,000 map sheets, about 1,200 old maps and slightly more than 6,300 aerial photographs from the years between 1942 and 1945. Finally, the document collection focuses on the history of the Baltic
    States and continuously collects estates, family archives, individual archival documents as well as photographed archival records (about 1,300 running meters of shelving). The materials held in stock are the starting point for our own research, close cooperation with the two universities in Giessen and Marburg in research and teaching, and close networking with numerous other Leibniz institutions (Leibniz Research Associations).

    Current project-leading perspectives

    Collecting, preserving, indexing and communicating
    Visual history and art history
    Reflection and design of digital change
    Space – City – Environment
    Political orders – conflict – security

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Antje Coburger
    antje.coburger@herder-institut.de
    Host Institution
    Herder Institute for Historical Research on East Central Europe
    Germany
    Hosting Conditions

    There will be an individual office/desk. We have one person for public relation / Transfer We work in our office and part time remote access into the institute is while our opening hours Monday – Thursday 8:00 a.m. – 4:00 pm, and Friday 8:00 am – 3:00 pm. We give access to our library, scientific collections, online resources, and the help of many colleagues in all departments.

  • Peace Research Institute Frankfurt

    The Peace Research Institute Frankfurt is one of Europe’s leading peace and conflict research institutes, and the largest of its kind in Germany. We analyze the causes and patterns of conflict from the global to the local level, attempts to build and sustain peace,
    and make practical recommendations on peace and conflict-related issues. We combine basic research with knowledge transfer for policy, the media, and society. To achieve this mission and as a member of the Leibniz Association, we are funded by the German federal government, the state of Hesse, and the city of Frankfurt, and also receive third-party funds.

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    PRIF has built up an extensive body of knowledge on key aspects that are critical to the state and future of peace in the world. These topics, which we continuously address, include: arms control and disarmament; international norms, regimes, and organizations; armed conflict and organized violence; military and nonmilitary interventions; peacebuilding and democratization; as well as nonviolent social conflict and societal peace. These topics are investigated in PRIF’s five Research Departments (RD), which are the main research units of the institute. They represent key research fields in peace and conflict studies, dealing with questions of international security (RD I), the role of international institutions (RD II), transnational politics (RD III), peace and conflict at the intrastate level (RD IV), as well as the interaction between political globalization and local lifeworlds (RD V).

    The Research Departments also host smaller Research Groups. These groups pool the expertise and coordinate research on a specific topic. Currently, Research Groups deal with emerging technologies as well as biological and chemical weapons (RD I), public international law (RD II), terrorism and radicalization (RD III), regime competition (RD IV) and African intervention politics (RD V). In contrast to the RDs, which are the key administrative research units at PRIF, these groups are smaller and more flexible – they can be established, adjusted and dissolved more easily. While embedded in individual RDs, the groups can also include members from other departments. In addition, Research Groups and individual researchers can join forces in what we call cross-cutting research areas, which address ongoing political developments and academic debates, and facilitate collaboration across the Research Departments as well as with our national and international partners.

    PRIF emphasizes the dissemination of practically relevant findings to society at large. As part of our knowledge transfer strategy, we provide background information on current events and analysis for ministries, parties, NGOs, and corporations. We conceive knowledge transfer as a dialogical exchange between science and society, which also engages with ideas and inspiration from society and integrates these into scientific work.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Stefan Kroll
    kroll@prif.org
    Host Institution
    Peace Research Institute Frankfurt
    Germany
    Hosting Conditions

    We can provide a workplace in a shared office or in the library. PRIF has the largest library for peace and conflict research in Germany. We have a high attendance culture and therefore many opportunities for formal and informal exchange. The offices are open seven days a week. The office building has a canteen.

  • Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics

    The Paul-Drude-Institut für Festkörperelektronik (PDI) is a research institute in Berlin, Germany. We perform basic and applied research at the nexus of materials science, condensed matter physics, and device engineering. The institute is part of the Forschungsverbund Berlin and a member of the Leibniz Association.

    At PDI, we focus on the fabrication and analysis of nanomaterials for semiconductor technology. Since our foundation in 1992, we have been dedicated to the advancement of materials science, particularly in the development and application of molecular beam epitaxy (MBE). We have the expertise and facilities in-house to manage the entire process from growth of materials, to microstructural characterization, spectroscopic analysis, and theoretical modeling. PDI works closely with partners from science, industry and academia, and actively engages in the transfer of knowledge and technologies to the public. The institute is committed to advancing science through the training and education of young researchers.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Eimear Bruen
    bruen@pdi-berlin.de
    Host Institution
    Paul Drude Institute for Solid State Electronics
    Germany
    Hosting Conditions

    Journalists will have an office space at PDI and the ability to work in a hybrid manner. They will have access to the library, labs, and insights through our scientists and technicians. They will have the support of our Head of Communications and administrative team.

  • Cavendish Laboratory

    For 150 years, the Cavendish Laboratory has been at the forefront of scientific discovery. Our researchers work at the frontier of physics, from experimental and theoretical through to applied physics in biology, biomedicine and the life sciences, and the physics of sustainability.
    The core of the Laboratory’s programme has been, and continues to be, experimental physics, supported by excellence in theory. Much of our research and teaching has been driven by the desire to understand physics at its most basic level and to answer many of the ‘big questions’ in physics.

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    We work across ten key research themes: Astrophysics, Physics of Soft Matter and NanoSystems, Energy Materials, Applied Quantum Physics and Devices, Physics of Life, High Energy Physics, Theory of Condensed Matter, Synthetic Quantum Systems, Fundamental Physics of Quantum Matter and Quantum Information and Control.
    These fields encompass a variety of research groups, eachin with its own scientific aims and ambitions but united by two common goals:
    – the search for a fundamental understanding of the Universe and the laws that govern it
    – seeking new ways to apply the laws of nature.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Vanessa Bismuth
    vb425@cam.ac.uk
    Host Institution
    University of Cambridge
    United Kingdom
    Hosting Conditions

    We will provide a desk in our new home, the Ray Dolby Cente, a state of the art and purpose-built facility in the heart of Cambridge's innovation district. Our press office is available to host and organise the induction within the department. You will be able to work hybrid and will have access to our library, online resources and other facilities available on the premises and within the University. We may be able to arrange for accomodation through one of the colleges (to be determined).

  • Music Technology Group (MTG)

    The Music Technology Group (MTG) of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) is an internationally recognized research group with 30 years of experience. The group is part of the Department of Information and Communications Technologies, and its research is especially active in topics such as audio signal processing, musical information retrieval, musical interfaces, and computational musicology. The group has extensive experience in research projects both nationally and internationally, and actively works in collaboration with industry. Some technology transfer success stories include Vocaloid, a singing voice synthesiser developed with Yamaha which gained great popularity around the world thanks to the virtual singer Hatsune Miku, and the commercial exploitation of the interactive instrument Reactable, developed at the MTG and used by many popular bands such as Bjork or Coldplay.

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    The Music Technology Group (MTG) of the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) is an internationally recognized research group with 30 years of experience. The group is part of the Department of Information and Communications Technologies, and its research is especially active in topics such as audio signal processing, musical information retrieval, musical interfaces, and computational musicology. The group has extensive experience in research projects both nationally and internationally, and actively works in collaboration with industry. Some technology transfer success stories include Vocaloid, a singing voice synthesiser developed with Yamaha which gained great popularity around the world thanks to the virtual singer Hatsune Miku, and the commercial exploitation of the interactive instrument Reactable, developed at the MTG and used by many popular bands such as Bjork or Coldplay.
    In the last years the research team has been involved in some projects related to Artificial intelligence (AI) and its impact in the processes of creating, disseminating, learning and listening to music. The MTG has recently launched a Chair on AI & Music focused on the ethical and social implications of AI in the music sector.
    AI has been heralded as a transformative force within the music sector, promising unparalleled opportunities to amplify creativity, accessibility, and efficiency. However, amidst this promise, concerns have arisen from most of the established stakeholders regarding the risks it poses, particularly for artists, prompting calls for robust public regulations. This has triggered an unprecedented public debate in which ethical concerns are taking center stage, underscoring the need for creating AI technologies founded on strong ethical principles.
    We should make sure that AI technologies can assist all the music sector stakeholders on their diverse tasks, while placing artists/musicians at the center. Large AI models should aim to capture the essence of music understanding and they should be able to solve specific problems by fine-tuning them. These large AI models should be trained on huge amounts of diverse multimodal music data and their outputs should capture the complex relationships that make up music. The fine-tuned models should support specific tasks related to the creation, production, distribution, access, analysis, or enjoyment of music.
    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Sonia Espí
    sonia.espi@upf.edu
    Host Institution
    Universitat Pompeu Fabra
    Spain
    Hosting Conditions

    Desk in an office at the research lab, and possibility to work remotely. Access to cafeteria, library, contact with the institutional press office. Interaction with the research team and participation in research meetings.

  • Science and Research Centre Koper – A Hub of Mediterranean Wisdom

    The Science and Research Centre Koper (ZRS Koper) works on an interdisciplinary basis, involving humanities, social and natural sciences, with special emphasis given to the research in the specific environments of the Mediterranean and the upper Adriatic region.

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    The main activities are:
    – basic and applied research, production of professional expertise and counseling, education, organisation of scientific meetings, publishing and editorial activities, librarianship .

    ZRS Koper is actively integrating in international scientific cooperation and is connecting with many similar organisations worldwide.

    Researchers are also actively involved in academic process at all three Slovene public universities, thus ensuring the transfer of research results into the educational sphere.

    History of ZRS Koper
    The Science and Research Centre of the Republic of Slovenia, Koper (ZRS Koper) was founded on the 1st December 1994 by the Government of the Republic of Slovenia as well as the community of coastal municipalities (as legal successor of all three coastal municipalities: Koper City Municipality, Izola Municipality and Piran Municipality) and the Slovenian Academy of Sciences and Arts.
    During the years 2003 to 2015 ZRS Koper acted as a member of the University of Primorska and was it’s main research hub. Nine ZRS Koper institutes carried out an enviable job, many internationally recognized researchers have enabled the transfer of knowledge to dozens of study programs.
    Aiming for responsible design of its own future, the ZRS Koper researchers strive for a new form of organization. Following the decision of the Government of the Republic of Slovenia, a public research institute, the Science and Research Centre Koper was established on 26 November 2016.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Ana Šajn
    ana.sajn@zrs-kp.si
    Host Institution
    Science and Research Center Koper
    Slovenia
    Hosting Conditions

    The science journalist in residence will have access to the data and documents he/she will need for the satisfactory performance of his/her work. Moreover he/she will also be granted an unlimited access to the library and will feel free meeting our researchers while being at the science and research centre during the weekdays. The hosting institution will encourage the journalist to have individual meetings with the researchers of ZRS Koper and meetings with individuals offering professional services. Through various meetings and events the journalist will be enabled to get to know different institutes, that will present their programs and projects they are implementing. In addition, he/she will be invited to all events and other activities organized within ZRS Koper as an institution. He/she will also be able to make guided visit to all our institutes, organizational units, and laboratories. In this way, he will be able to have a precise insight into the work and research content of ZRS Koper. The entire staff will communicate with him in English. The visiting journalist will be assigned his own office, with access to a tea kitchen, where he can have access to cold and hot drinks. ZRS Koper does not have a press office, but effective public relations office. The researchers are working in the office/ hybrid and remote, depending on the type of the work they have currently.

  • Institut d’Études Européennes

    For 60 years, the Institut d’études européennes of the Université libre de Bruxelles (IEE-ULB) has been at the forefront of the study of the European institutions and the evolutions of European integration. The interdisciplinary research at the IEE-ULB is based on the contributions of researchers and academics representing 13 disciplinary research centres and units from across 5 Faculties: the Faculty of Philosophy and Social Sciences; the Faculty of Law and Criminology; the Faculty of Arts, Translation, and Communication; the Faculty of Psychology, Education Sciences and Speech Therapy; and Solvay Brussels School of Economics & Management.

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    As a scientific platform at the crossroads of several departmental research centres, the IEE conducts, coordinates, promotes, facilitates and publicizes specific interdisciplinary activities on European issues. Overall, understanding the institutions, policies and dynamics of integration associated with the EU requires considering them in the context of globalization. This has seen the IEE’s approach evolve into a so-called concentric one. This concentric research agenda is organized along four transversal research themes grouping researchers from all of the aforementioned disciplines:

    • Europe as an area of freedom, security and justice – Since the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam, the maintenance and development of an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice has been one of the European Union’s objectives. The IEE-ULB’s first crosscutting area of research is devoted to studying this objective.
    • Europe as an area of economic and social regulation – The IEE-ULB’s second area of research addresses European policy-making by dealing with the most important areas in view of an understanding of European integration: economic governance, territories and regional policy, common market and social issues.
    • Europe as a community of norms and values – The IEE-ULB’s third crosscutting area of research focusses on cooperation processes, processes of identification and conflict generated by European integration and their role in the legitimization of the EU as a political entity.
    • Europe in the world – The IEE-ULB ‘Europe in the World’ crosscutting area of research examines the European Union in terms of global governance; i.e. the interactions between global policy and European policies.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Marta Matrakova
    marta.matrakova@ulb.be
    Host Institution
    Université Libre de Bruxelles
    Belgium
    Hosting Conditions

    For a productive and comfortable residency, the journalist will be given his/her own working space , which means he/she will either have a desk or, if if available an individual office. This ensures a private and dedicated space for focused research and writing. The IEE-ULB counts with the support of one communication officer that operates predominantly from our premises, and works remote only one to two days per week. While working remotely, our communication team remains fully accessible and committed to supporting the FRONTIERS fellow(s) throughout his/her residency. Additionally, the journalist can be given a 24/7 access to our premises, enabling him/her to work according to his/her own schedules and preferences. We are also delighted to extend access to our cafeteria and library facilities, providing a comfortable environment for breaks and research. Moreover, the FRONTIERS project fellows will be granted access to our internal online resources if they are relevant for the journalists' residency. The provision of access to unpiblished research materials of the IEE-ULB members will need to be agreed with individual researchers. These provisions are part of our commitment under the framework of the FRONTIERS project to ensure a welcoming, productive, and enriching experience for the journalists in residence.

  • WZB Berlin Social Science Center

    The WZB Berlin Social Science Center conducts basic research on problems of modern societies in a globalized world. The research is theory-based, problem-oriented, often long-term, and mostly based on international comparisons. Around 200 scientists from various disciplines work together at the WZB, mainly from sociology, political science, economics, and law. Our research areas are dynamics of social inequalities, society, and economic dynamics, international politics and law, dynamics of political systems, migration and diversity, and political economy of development.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Claudia Roth
    claudia.roth@wzb.eu
    Host Institution
    WZB Berlin Social Science Center
    Germany
    Hosting Conditions

    The WZB provides fellows with an individual desk. All research resources of the institute library can be used freely. Fellows are invited to participate in all research and social activities at the institute.

  • MIGLOBA- The network on migration and global mobility of the University of Antwerp

    The Herder Institute supports a wide range of scientific activities on the historical and cultural development of East Central Europe through its research, knowledge transfer, documentation and digitalization departments. The focus of interest is on Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia as well as the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad. An important concern is the joint exploration of the interrelation of this core region with its neighbors (above all Germany, Austria, Hungary, Ukraine, Belarus and Russia) in a comparative pan-European context. For several years now, the Digital Humanities have been a major focus of the institute’s work, both in the area of digital and social infrastructure development as well as in research and career development.

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    The unique collections consist of a research library on the history and culture of East Central Europe, which now contains more than half a million media units, including a music collection, a samizdat collection and a press collection. Daily and weekly newspapers from East Central Europe have been archived since 1952 and have been evaluated for the period up to 1999 in a systematic collection of more than 5 million clippings. In addition, the Institute also has one of the best image archives with image carriers of all kinds, especially on the art and cultural history of East Central Europe (currently about 700,000 units), a map collection with about 45,000 map sheets, about 1,200 old maps and slightly more than 6,300 aerial photographs from the years between 1942 and 1945. Finally, the document collection focuses on the history of the Baltic
    States and continuously collects estates, family archives, individual archival documents as well as photographed archival records (about 1,300 running meters of shelving). The materials held in stock are the starting point for our own research, close cooperation with the two universities in Giessen and Marburg in research and teaching, and close networking with numerous other Leibniz institutions (Leibniz Research Associations).

    Current project-leading perspectives

    Collecting, preserving, indexing and communicating
    Visual history and art history
    Reflection and design of digital change
    Space – City – Environment
    Political orders – conflict – security

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Milena Belloni
    support@frontiersmedia.eu
    Host Institution
    University of Antwerp
    Belgium
    Hosting Conditions

    The journalist will be given credentials full-time access to the Department of Sociology and the desk which will be provided. The journalist will also be able to the cafeteria and canteen and other shared areas, most importantly the library. The journalist will have Wi-Fi access and will be able to use the institute’s printers and other resources. The journalist will be embedded in the activities of MIGLOBA and more specifically the activities of the Faculty of the Social Sciences, where Milena Belloni, the main host researcher, is located. He will be welcome to participate in all relevant events open to the staff, including seminars, training and networking activities and to take part in social and cultural events. MIGLOBA comprises about 50 researchers, including postdoctoral researchers, PhD and professors, each pursuing their specific projects in the field of migration and mobility studies. Most researchers will be readily available to meet with the visiting journalist, sharing their perspectives and latest findings on how migration shapes our society and our political discourse.

  • Frontiers of the Universe: Making Sense of the Universe at Leiden Observatory

    Research at Leiden Observatory spans the entire width of modern astrophysical enquiry. It is based on observation, theory, simulation, and experiment. Two broad clusters characterize the ongoing research. Within each theme, researchers carry out their personal and specialized research programme. The two clusters are: Galaxies, the structures in which they are embedded, Exoplanets, and the formation of stars and planets.

    Galaxies and the structures in which they are embedded: Researchers at Leiden Observatory study the fundamental physics – the basic properties, materials and forces that create structure in the Universe. Which processes collect matter into galaxies and gas into stars? With the use of powerful telescopes advanced calculations, and computer simulations, astronomers seek to understand the origin, structure and evolution of galaxies in general and the Milky Way in particular. Through these structures, they try to uncover the unknown physics of dark matter and dark energy that takes up 95% of the Universe.

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    Exoplanets and the formation of stars and planets: At Leiden Observatory, researchers investigate the origin of stars and their planetary systems. They detect and characterize planets around other stars (exoplanets) and study how stars and planets form, for instance, by following molecules from interstellar clouds to nascent planetary systems. In this way, they address questions about the origin of life and the possibilities of life existing on planets other than Earth. In other words, is Earth unique?

    In the last five years Leiden Observatory hosts nine ERC researchers (list below), these researchers make big contributions to the clusters above.

    ERC Reinout van Weeren, Unravelling the pysics of particle acceleration and feedback in galaxy clusters and the cosmic web (2018)
    ERC Serena Viti, Molecules as Probes of the Physics of External galaxies (2019)
    ERC Joe Hennawi, Quasars in a Neutral Universe: Chronicling the History of Reionization, Enrichment, and Black Hole Growth (2020)
    ERC Elena Maria Rossi, Probing our Galaxy from the Center to the outskirts (2020)
    ERC Ewine van Dishoeck, Linking chemistry and physics in the planet-forming zones of disks (2021)
    ERC Aline Vidotto, The influence of stellar outflows on exoplanetary mass loss (2021)
    ERC Henk Hoekstra, Observational Cosmology Using Large Imaging Surveys (2022)
    ERC Jackie Hodge, A new View of Young galaxies with ALMA and JWST (2023)
    ERC Yamila Miguel, Next-Generation of Interior models of (Exo)planets (2023)

    These researchers showcase the diversity of frontier research, the diversity of research infrastructures (from space telescopes to radioastronomy) and the diversity of researchers’ careers (from starting to advance ERC grants) and backgrounds.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Pedro Ruso
    russo@strw.leidenuniv.nl
    Host Institution
    Leiden University
    Netherlands
    Hosting Conditions

    The Leiden Observatory is an exciting international research institute. Established in 1633, it is the oldest university observatory in the world, with a rich tradition. Leiden Observatory conducts world-class research in the formation of structures in the universe, the origin and evolution of galaxies, the detection and characterization of exoplanets, and the formation of stars and planetary systems. The institute comprises about 40 faculty and adjunct faculty, 55 postdoctoral researchers, 120 MSc and 100 PhD students, and 30 support staff. We offer an excellent educational programme at the Bachelor’s and Master’s levels and a renowned PhD programme. Within the Faculty of Science, the institute closely collaborates with the Leiden Institute of Physics, the Mathematical Institute and the Leiden Institute of Advanced Computer Science. The journalists will be fully embedded in the Observatory with an assigned desk in an office with other researchers, access to every staff, postdoc and PhD student, and invited to attend all the scientific colloquia, seminars, and of course social activities (like the summer bbq). The journalists can use the Leiden University facilities from canteen to other libraries and co-working places in Leiden and the Hauge. Tthere is free coffee and tea.

  • Architectural Culture of the Early Modern Eastern Adriatic

    The project AdriArchCult is a part of the ERC funding scheme. It is the first large-scale project examining the Early Modern Eastern Adriatic architectural culture from the comparative perspective focusing on four research domains: territorialisation, religious sphere, peripatetic of knowledge on architecture and architectural practice.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Jasenka Gudelj
    jasenka.gudelj@unive.it
    Host Institution
    Ca' Foscari University of Venice
    Italy
    Hosting Conditions

    Ca' Foscari University has a Press Office, which has expressed the willingness to support the visiting journalist. As for ERC AdriArchCult project, PI Jasenka Gudelj and her team members are willing to collaborate with the visiting journalist on dissemination and on bettering of project's communication strategies. We will provide the visiting fellow the access to our researchers, enable visits to the research facilities such as archives and libraries and dedicate necessary time to explain the research procedures.

  • Globalized Memorial Museums. Exhibiting Atrocities in the Era of Claims for Moral Universals

    The five-year project has received funding from the European Research Council (ERC) and is headed by Ljiljana Radonić. The ‘universalization of the Holocaust’ has established the Shoah as a historical reference point legitimizing a global moral imperative to respect human rights. Much has been written about the ostensible ‘globalization of memory’, but as yet no genuinely global comparative study systematically confronting this hypothesis with the actual representations of atrocities exists.

    GMM examines 50 memorial museums dealing with the WWII period in the US, Israel, Europe, China, and Japan; recent genocides in Rwanda and the former Yugoslavia. Scholars claim that ‘globalized’ memorial museums reflect new moral standards and a new language of commemoration, but what is the price of the attendant decontextualization in the name of moral universals? This first global typology of memorial museums challenges the concept of ‘universal memory’ and the notion that memorial museums constitute a globalized space of communication and negotiation. [The project ends in August 2024, but Ljiljana Radonic will continue working on this topic also after the project runtime.]

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Ljiljana Radonic
    ljiljana.radonic@oeaw.ac.at
    Host Institution
    Austrian Academy of Sciences
    Austria
    Hosting Conditions

    The journalist would have an individual desk. The Austrian Academy of Sciences has a press office and a public relations department. On the institute's level, we have one employee responsible for our social media and website. The team is working from the office at least three days a week, up to two days per week from home. 24/7 access to the premises and all resources is given.

  • Peace Research Institute Oslo – PRIO

    The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people. Research excellence lies at the heart of the institute’s identity.

    PRIO hosts six projects funded by the European Research Council (ERC), awarded with scientific excellence as the sole criterion. It has a higher number of such grants per researcher than any other host institution in Norway. PRIO’s ERC projects examine specific aspects of armed conflict, development, migration, and climate change. All engage with theoretically or methodologically challenging dimensions of time: understanding the past, anticipating the future, or disentangling social transformations.

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    – ANTICIPATE: Anticipating the impact of armed conflict on human development (ERC Advanced Grant, 2022-2027), led by Håvard Hegre

    The interdisciplinary team of ANTICIPATE studies how armed conflict impacts various aspects of human development, taking local vulnerabilities into account, and expands the VIEWS early-warning system to also alert to the humanitarian impact of war.

    – AWAR: Adapted to War (ERC Starting Grant, 2021-2026), led by Henrikas Bartusevičius

    Was war a common feature of life during human evolution? To address this question AWAR draws on multiple disciplines, including anthropology, cognitive science, and psychology, and conducts online psychophysiological experiments in 40 countries.

    – FUMI: Future Migration as Present Fact (ERC Consolidator Grant, 2018-2025), led by Jørgen Carling

    FUMI addresses the research question How does migration that has not yet taken place shape the lives of individuals and the development of societies? The project is based on multiple forms of data collection among young adults in three West African cities.

    – MigrationRhythms: Migration rhythms in trajectories of upward social mobility in Asia (ERC Starting Grant, 2021-2026), led by Marta Bivand Erdal

    What is driving the tremendous middle-class expansion in Asia and how is it related to the unprecedented levels of migration there? To answer this, the project applies rhythmanalysis and uses a mixed-methods research design, including family history interviews and survey data from four Asian cities.

    – POLIMPACT: Enabling politically sensitive climate change impact assessments for the 21st century (ERC Advanced Grant, 2022-2027), led by Halvard Buhaug

    Scenarios used by the IPCC to assess climate change impacts by design assume that there will be no conflict or instability in the future. POLIMPACT will develop and use new political scenarios and thus foster more realistic risk assessments.

    – ViEWS PoC: Violence Early-Warning System (ERC Proof of Concept Grant, 2022-2024), led by Håvard Hegre

    This PoC allows the political Violence Early-Warning System (ViEWS) research group to explore the societal potential of their work.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Anne Duquenne
    annduq@prio.org
    Host Institution
    Peace Research Institute Oslo – PRIO
    Norway
    Hosting Conditions

    PRIO is located in attractive premises in central Oslo, Europe’s fastest-growing capital city. The scientific journalist will have full access to the premises during working hours, a dedicated individual desk, access to in-house events and will be able to use the library, canteen, weekly physiotherapy exercise and various social events. The institute has an international research staff of approximately 100 persons in full and part-time positions, in addition to administrative and support staff. The institute staff is expected to work from the office every day, unless otherwise specified. The working language at the institute is English. The Communication team, consisting of 8 people, will be available to support the journalist during the residency. The science journalist will be in direct contact with various researchers according to their journalism projects.

  • Centre for Science Studies

    The Centre for Science Studies at Aarhus University is a leading institution dedicated to pioneering research in several key domains of science studies, encompassing philosophy of science, history of science and technology, and science communication. Our comprehensive approach in these areas reflects our commitment to deepening the understanding of science and its societal impacts.

    In the realm of philosophy of science, our work is at the forefront of exploring fundamental questions and debates. Our focus includes a critical examination of realism versus anti-realism, delving into how these philosophical standpoints influence our understanding of scientific truth. Additionally, we are investigating the role of theoretical virtues in the process of theory choice, offering insights into how scientific theories are selected and validated. A significant portion of our research is also dedicated to the social epistemology of science, with a particular emphasis on issues related to scientific authorship, collaboration, and the dynamics of scientific publication.

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    Our history of science and technology research delves into the transformative scientific and technological advancements of the 20th century. We are exploring the environmental impacts and implications of these developments, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of their role in shaping the modern world. Furthermore, our research extends to examining the historical significance of popular science, investigating how it has influenced public perception and engagement with scientific knowledge.

    In the field of science communication, our research is breaking new ground in several key areas. We are analyzing the evolving landscape of science journalism and the representation of science in the media, addressing how these mediums shape public understanding and discourse. Our research also encompasses the innovative intersections of art and science, examining how these collaborations can enhance public engagement with scientific concepts. A critical aspect of our work in science communication is understanding public trust and mistrust in scientific expertise, a topic that has become increasingly relevant in contemporary society.

    Through our rigorous and interdisciplinary research, the Centre for Science Studies at Aarhus University is not only contributing to academic discourse but also addressing vital questions about the role and perception of science in our world today.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Kristian H. Nielsen
    khn@css.au.dk
    Host Institution
    Aarhus University
    Denmark
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  • Group of Lasers and Plasmas (GoLP)

    The Group of Lasers and Plasmas (GoLP) at Técnico explores the behavior of matter at the most extreme conditions in the Universe, from black holes and neutron stars to the focii of the most intense lasers or particle accelerators on Earth. In a unique combination of theory, experiments and numerical simulations, the three modern pillars of the scientific method, the group has a longstanding commitment with research in frontier questions in its field, grounded on a culture of entrepreneurship, creativity, and international collaboration, seeking and promoting outstanding scientific quality of its members, and has repeatedly proven its commitment to the scientific and technological development of Portugal and Europe. The Group’s aim is to be recognized as one of the best research groups in our field through the reputation of our researchers, the quality of our students, and the successes of our alumni.

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    In its vision, GoLP assumes a leading role in its scientific fields, constitutes a central hub for new ideas and approaches, exciting discoveries and developments; is a magnet for outstanding students, post-docs and researchers; provides an exciting research environment similar to the best; sustains its scientific breakthroughs through a unique interplay between theory, simulation and experiments.
    The group addresses theory and simulations of the highly nonlinear and complex phenomena associated with plasmas in extreme conditions, resorting to the fastest supercomputers in the World, and experimental and technological exploration of the next generation of intense radiation sources driven by ultra intense lasers, with experiments on lasers at IST and worldwide. The research questions are closely connected with the Nobel Prizes in Physics of 2018 and 2023. At GoLP there are two ERC grant recipients (Luís Oliveira e Silva, ERC advanced grants in 2010 and 2016, and Frederico Fiúza, ERC consolidator grant in 2022), as well as one recipient of European Innovation Council program in 2021 (Marta Fajardo).
    For this project, it is expected that the Journalist in Residence will be strongly immersed in the theory and simulation efforts, hosted by Luís Oliveira e Silva, although he/she will have complete freedom to get to know in depth all scientists in the whole group, depending on the project that will be developed. The connection with the theory and simulation team will provide access to unique media resources resulting from the simulation work and also to collaborators worldwide e.g. UCLA, Oxford, and CERN.
    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Luís Oliveira e Silva
    joanala@tecnico.ulisboa.pt
    Host Institution
    Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisboa
    Portugal
    Hosting Conditions

    As hosting institution, Instituto Superior Técnico is committed to provide: 1. Immersion on a vibrant community of more than 1000 Faculty members and staff members, more than 12000 students, covering all fields of engineering, math, physics, and architecture; 2. Badge or other forms of credentials granting access to the relevant premises; 3. Access to all cafeteria/canteen and other shared areas under the same condition as research staff; 4. Access to the institution’s library and electronic resources (such as books, scientific journals and databases); 5. Access to all events and activities organized for the institution’s staff. 6. Access to free shuttle service to Oeiras Campus, under the same condition as research staff; 7. Access to community bicycles and locks free of charge 8. Access to computer support service and software free of charge 9. Access to Instituto Superior Técnico Health Services, under the same condition as research staff; 10. Access to protocols and agreements with numerous private service providers, under the same condition as research staff; 11. Access to daycare center (upon availability), under the same condition as research staff; In addition, Group of Lasers and Plasmas/Extreme Plasma Physics group, also provides 1. A working space 24/7, with a computer and a laptop with access to wi-fi, and wired fast network connections;; 2. Access to computing resources to perform video/sound/content capture and editing;; 3. Access to the media library (movies, virtual reality models, still images) of science results of the group.

  • African Studies Centre Leiden

    Research on developments on the African continent (sub-Sahara), with a focus on migration, youth, history, politics, economics, religion, languages, finance & banking, and demography.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Maaike Westra
    m.a.westra@asc.leidenuniv.nl
    Host Institution
    African Studies Centre Leiden
    Netherlands
    Hosting Conditions

    Shared office space (most staff members work hybrid). Full access to ASCL library. Access on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. (on Friday until 8 p.m.). Access to lectures and other events. Research staff available for interviews.

  • Dipolar Quantum Gases

    Our group studies dipolar quantum gases made of Erbium (Er) and Dysprosium (Dy) atoms. These extraordinarily magnetic species are a powerful new resource for reaching quantum simulation with strong connectivity, in which each atom is coupled to the other over long distances, and exploring exotic phases of matter that have no classical counterpart.

    We have three labs: the ERBIUM LAB, where Er was Bose condensed for the first time ever, the Er-Dy LAB which studies quantum dipolar mixtures under a quantum-gas microscope, and the T-Reqs LAB, where we trap Er atoms in arrays of optical tweezers for Rydberg physics. Recently, we have established a theoretical subdivision aimed at studying and predicting dipolar phenomena in dipolar quantum gases and mixtures.

    Research Domain
    Contact Person
    Silvia Bonazza
    Francesca-Ferlaino-Group@uibk.ac.at
    Host Institution
    University of Innsbruck – AG Ferlaino
    Austria
    Hosting Conditions

    working place (equipped with laptop) share with up to 3 persons. Working in the office (no home office). Access to the premises 24/7, working hours previously agreed with project leader. Our university has a central press office located in the city centre that interacts with our group for the preparation of press releases. Our group is based on the technical campus where our laboratories are located. The campus is well served by public transport and easily accessible from the city centre.