Journalism Science Alliance Projects

Discover information about the projects selected in the first round of Journalism Science Alliance grants for investigative journalism supported by science.

Air We Breathe – Investigating the Health and Policy Interface of Air Pollution in Eastern Serbia
Tracking the forest’s silent crisis: How many trees have been affected by climate change in Catalonia over the last 20 years?
Tiktokland. The influence of TikTok on the rise of the far-right among young people in Portugal
Battery Nation: Powering Europe, Charged with Hidden Costs
Who owns Lisbon?
The Genealogy of Power
UNVEEL. Unveiling social and economic forces hindering the protection of the critically endangered European eel
The Unwetlands. A Satellite-Based Investigation into Italy’s Lost Wetlands
Grok, is this true? How AI fact-checkers are reshaping truth—and spreading misinformation—in real time
The future of PFAS pollution
Zero Record: The Systematic Erasure of Child Abuse and Gender-Based Violence Statistics from Turkish Digital Media
Investigating regulatory failures in medical research to improve patient safety and healthcare across Europe
Trapped in manipulation: how fake news and pseudo-medical therapies destroy Polish seniors’ health
From Cloud to Ground: the impact of data centers in Northern Italy
Talking Trees: Uncovering Industrial Impacts through Air Sensors
Double punishment: how poverty, family, and addiction shape parole rulings
Chuva de veneno / We are breathing poison
The Bias Cascade: How Czech Institutions Abandon Domestic Violence Victims
The Honey Trap: Sweet Lies on Bulgaria’s Market
The Euro Surcharge: Investigating Covert Price Inflation in Bulgaria’s First Year in the Eurozone
Uncovering the Dramatic Eco Crisis in North Macedonia’s Pine Forests
Investigating the Role of Science in Tobacco Policy
Before the Fall: Maternal Mental Health and Suicide in Poland
NoPouch: Preventing the Expansion of Nicotine Pouches in Italy
Where’d the water go?
Snake Oil Nation: Investigating Pseudoscientific Health Practices in Poland
Hazardous Beauty: Pesticides in Cut Flowers
Water for Lisbon – A Ticking Clock
The green scramble for Africa: How Europe’s net zero ambitions fuel land grabs in Africa’s forests
The Psychology of Disinformation: How Cognitive Biases and Algorithms Fuel Digital Manipulation
Buying the hype
FACTNESS- science-based fact-checking applied to the fitness/wellness influencer ecosystem
Evidence for Action: From Fragmented Records to Germany’s First Local Extremism Map
Poisoning the Mind: Follow the money and the data behind the most sophisticated Russian disinformation campaigns
The Subsidy Trawl. How public money flows to Europe’s industrial fishing giants
Ties of Silence: How Climate Policy Is Obstructed in Czechia
The Rail Baltic Billions
Origin of the Plastic Pollution in the Lower Basin of the Danube
The Afterlife of AI: The Hidden E-Waste Crisis Behind Europe’s AI Boom
Extremism in Motion: Mapping and Analyzing Far-Right Radicalization Through Sports Clubs
Adriatic Ways: Is there coexistence with invasive species?
Beneath the Vines
Siphoned away: how migration money escapes those who need it
Slovenia’s murky waters (an investigation into water safety)
Behind the Aid: How Accountable Are EU Fund Operators in Ukraine?
Slaves of the Algorithm
EverydayNile. Water, energy, and food justice along and beyond the Nile river
The industry that brings the floods
Hidden Harm: Mapping State Response to Child Abuse in Russia

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Media outlets and research organisations from the JSA selected projects.