Stories
During this campaign, we will share stories from our partners to show benefits of research and innovation to society, to increased understanding, or as basis for innovation – in different fields and countries.
We encourage all our supporters to share their stories, and adding the hashtag #ResearchMatters in social media.
Here are the first examples from our partners:
Robot Technology and Human Care
Social robots may provide emotional support and functional aid to children and the elderly.
Digital security
Over 2 billion devices and the entire internet infrastructure use KU Leuven's encryption algorithm
Fungal diseases
An iron armor against fungal pathogens
Scientists identify neurons that restore walking after paralysis
Chronobiology and Sleep
Sleep and chronobiology research for human health in modern society
Needle-free insulin injections
Needle-free insulin injections are on the way
Nanobodies
The development and impact of Nanobodies
Microplastic
Surfing for Science
Why evolution favours symmetry
Computer science + Biology
Communicating in the Language of Life
Biological signals
Osteoporosis: new diagnostics and treatment
Batteries for electric vehicals
Batteries
Chronic pain and depression / Brain function
Underlying cause of brain fog linked with Long COVID
Inflammatory bowel disease
Biomemory
Data storage / DNA storage
Urban Sharing
Sustainability, sharing economy
Tracing Citizenship and Displacement
Statelessness, Myanmar
Blood test will revolutionize global Alzheimer's diagnosis
The world’s leading anti-HIV drug
Food and nutrition for health
From potato to candy
Science, circular economy
Leading ladies with a mission: combat toxic fungi in food
Artificial womb
Revealing how one of nature’s strongest bonds breaks
Earlier detection of breast cancer
The Future of European Social Citizenship
Mental health and family support programme for adolescents
Fighting dementia with ultrasound & multimodal interventions
Degradator - A protein degradation game