Fintan Burke

Hamburg

Science Journalist at Freelance

Articles

Researchers at risk must have continuing support, experts tell European Commission

2 months ago | sciencebusiness.net | Fintan Burke

Targeted EU funding for refugee scholars and researchers at risk has been recommended by an expert group reporting to the European Commission on scientific diplomacy. Associations for Europe’s scientific diaspora should also be set up and resourced, its report says. Around 130 science and diplomacy experts from across Europe were involved in creating the report, which was released last week.
Interview. "Recycling Magnets in Europe Needs Better Policies"

Dec 11, 2024 | emag.directindustry.com | Fintan Burke

DirectIndustry caught up with Professor Carlo Burkhardt of Pforzheim University (Germany) to discuss Europe’s industry readiness for recycled magnets, the legislative hurdles that still need to be overcome, and the potential for EU research projects to advocate for change. Permanent magnets are crucial components in electronic devices, wind turbine generators, and hybrid-electric vehicle motors produced by European industry, and in deep demand.
EU needs diaspora researchers and science attachés involved in diplomacy

Nov 28, 2024 | sciencebusiness.net | Fintan Burke

The European Commission should harness networks of European scientists living outside the EU and train more of its own diplomats in science, to bring the full weight of science diplomacy to bear in foreign policy. That is the conclusion of 130 or so experts who have spent the past year working on what an integrated framework for EU science diplomacy could look like.
25 años usando mal el término huella de carbono

Nov 11, 2024 | es.euronews.com | Fintan Burke

Durante años, muchos de nosotros hemos estado buscando formas de reducir nuestra huella de carbono, ya sea tomando trenes en lugar de aviones, comiendo menos carne o cambiando a bombillas de bajo consumo. Según los investigadores del Oxford English Dictionary, este año se cumple un cuarto de siglo desde el primer uso registrado del término en una edición de 1999 de la revista 'Vegetarian Good Food' de la 'BBC'.
25 years counting ‘carbon footprints’: Experts assess the term beloved by oil firms

Nov 8, 2024 | euronews.com | Fintan Burke

For years, many of us have been finding ways to lower our ‘carbon footprint,’ whether by taking trains instead of planes, eating less meat, or upgrading to more energy-efficient lightbulbs. According to researchers at the Oxford English Dictionary, this year marks a quarter century since the first recorded use of the term in a 1999 edition of the BBC’s ‘Vegetarian Good Food’ magazine.
Spanish researchers find way to filter pesticides from agricultural runoff

Oct 15, 2024 | theprogressplaybook.com | Fintan Burke

By Fintan Burke, European Science Communication InstituteJust north of the Catalonian city of Amposta, an irrigation canal diverts water from the nearby Ebro river to the wetlands of a local delta. These flood-plain wetlands are the preferred areas for rice cultivation. Every year, 22,000 hectares of rice fields in the area produce 140 million kilograms of rice. Channels direct runoff from the rice fields to the sea at multiple points along the shoreline.
Science Diplomacy for Peace

Aug 12, 2024 | thehansindia.com | Fintan Burke

Since 2010, the U.S. Science Envoy Program has sought academics to help with foreign policy goals, such as getting more women scientists around the world and protecting research transparency.
Africa: Lack of African Data Causing 'Policy Missteps'

Jul 17, 2024 | allafrica.com | Fintan Burke

Berlin — A lack of Africa-generated scientific evidence is hampering effective policymaking and weakening Africa's trading position, said Lise Korsten, president of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). Korsten, appointed last year as the first woman president of the institution, spoke to SciDev.Net on the sidelines of the Transatlantic Big Science Conference last month (27-28 June) about the academy's efforts to address these issues.
Lack of African data causing ‘policy missteps’

Jul 17, 2024 | scidev.net | Fintan Burke

[BERLIN] A lack of Africa-generated scientific evidence is hampering effective policymaking and weakening Africa’s trading position, said Lise Korsten, president of the African Academy of Sciences (AAS). Korsten, appointed last year as the first woman president of the institution, spoke to SciDev.Net on the sidelines of the Transatlantic Big Science Conference last month (27-28 June) about the academy’s efforts to address these issues.
Science for Peace

May 13, 2024 | m2now.com | Fiona McLeod |Fintan Burke

In December of 1951, at a time of high tension in Europe, representatives from twelve nations met in Paris and agreed to create a new, international center dedicated to peaceful nuclear research. Three years later, it officially launched in Switzerland as the Conseil Européen pour la Recherche Nucléaire, or CERN. Its members included two former Axis countries (West Germany and Italy) along with Yugoslavia and the United Kingdom, all treated as equals.