Science Journalist 🧬 Writer for @IHIEurope 🐢 Writing about #EUresearch, #HealthResearch, #MarineScience, #Wildlife #BiodiversityResearch 🇮🇪 in 🇧🇪 she/her
Brussels, Belgium
Joined February 2012
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📣 The draft texts for @IHIEurope Calls 9 and 10 are now available, giving applicants an early opportunity to start preparing their proposals ahead of the official launch in early 2025.
📌 Find out more: ihi.europa.eu/news-events/ne…
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📢SAVE THE DATE!!!🗓️ On 12-13 November, IHI is organising a brokerage event ahead of our 2025 calls. Meet potential partners & start to build consortia! 👉Find out more: europa.eu/!CfF6rp #IHITransformingHealth #EUResearch #HealthResearch
ALT Save the date for IHI's brokerage event: 12-13 November
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: Meet our member @Cormac_Sheridan who writes for @NatureBiotech and other national and international publications, podcasts as one half of Smith & Sheridan, and lectures in journalism.
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If you're having a bad day, here's some otters on a water slide to make your day better..
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A new large-scale survey of 7K citizens from 🇩🇰🇩🇪🇮🇪🇵🇹🇪🇸🇸🇪🇳🇱 sheds light on public opinion on #ocean conservation policies🐬🐠
Strong support for more action, especially in #MarineProtectedAreas 🌊
🔗 seas-at-risk.org/press-relea…
#MPAs #EU2024 #EuBiodiversity #OceanDeal
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MEMBER SPOTLIGHT: @Dr_Niamh_Shaw is a space and science communicator, educator and self-confessed ‘accidental’ explorer who shares the wonder and awe of our planet, our climate crisis and space through personal and scientific stories of her expeditions & personal transformation.
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🤷♂️ What happens when an IMI or IHI project is over? @c4c_network & @PharmaLedger shared their experiences in managing the transition from project to non-profit association. Read their tips & tricks👉 europa.eu/!XrQhNj
#IHITransformingHealth #PPP #HealthInnovation
ALT A person walking across a bridge suspended over a forest. Image by Orla via Shutterstock.
Catherine Collins retweeted
To mark World Digestive Health Day, we’re exploring the theme of @WorldGastroOrg through a policy lens – “Your Digestive Health: Make it a Priority” 🔎 🇪🇺 Ahead of the #EUElections, we urge MEPs to prioritise digestive health on the EU Agenda 👉 bit.ly/4cd7vNf #WDHD2024
ALT a flag on a pole with a map of europe
🤔How did the last batch of MEPs do on green and nature priorities? @WWFEU have created this cool dashboard where you can see their performance, by national party and political group: wwf.eu/campaigns/2024_eu_ele…
#EuropeanParliament #EUelections #UseYourVote
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Olive Heffernan, whose brand new book 'The High Seas' is out this month, is next to feature in our @ISTJA_IE member spotlight. Find out more about @O_Heffernan's work at oliveheffernan.com
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Next up on our Member Spotlight is our @eusja representative Fintan Burke, a freelance science writer and editor based in Hamburg, Germany. He also works part-time in outreach for @SciComms. You can find out more about his work at @scifintan or on @fintanburke.com (Bluesky).
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🎉 Today, a new IMI-supported treatment combatting serious infections caused by #AMR has been approved! 🏆 Congratulations to the @COMBACTE -CARE project, which supported two of the EMBLAVEO clinical trials - REJUVENATE & REVISIT! More info: europa.eu/!tx8q8g #EUResearch
ALT The European Commission has approved marketing authorisation for Pfizer’s EMBLAVEO®, a fixed-dose combination of two active substances - aztreonam and avibactam - for adult patients with infections due to antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
The Journal FactCheck has launched a new resource to help people navigate complex news topics that are conversation and debate starters across the country.
Full of explainers and guides, factchecking.ie gives readers vital context for understanding big news stories 1/3🧵
Next to feature in our @ISTJA_IE member spotlight is Catherine Collins @C_Coll89, a writer for @IHIEurope - an EU public-private partnership funding health research projects.
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Our ocean can’t wait any longer for the #NatureRestorationLaw. It’s vital we #RestoreOcean to protect jobs, ensure food security & a stabilise our climate 💪 MEPs, let’s seal the deal and make healthy seas a reality for us all 🌊 #RestoreNature
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Crows are excellent problem solvers, and scientists claim their intelligence is like that of a seven-year-old humans
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All over the world people’s lives are impacted by mangroves, whether they realize it or not. Here’s how you could be seeing the benefits.
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Today is the International Day for Women & Girls in Science! 👩🔬IHI asked some of our #WomenInSTEM what funding organisations can do to improve #GenderEquality - read our article: europa.eu/!ByJqT6 #February11 #WomenInScience #IHITransformingHealth
ALT Today is the International Day for Women & Girls in Science! 👩🔬IHI asked some of our #WomenInSTEM what funding organisations can do to improve #GenderEquality - read our article here: https://europa.eu/!ByJqT6 #February11 #WomenInScience #IHITransformingHealth