Thomas Brent

Journalist, science communicator

France

I'm a journalist with over 10 years of international experience, and a specialist in science communication. I write mainly about research and science policy, as well as technology, innovation, start-ups and businesses.

Currently, I write for a variety of publications in Europe, and manage communications for several EU-funded scientific projects.

I worked on site at CERN in Switzerland for nearly two years and maintain close cooperation with the institute.

In the past I have worked as a journalist in the UK, Hungary, Cambodia, France and Belgium.

My native language is English and I speak fluent French.

Portfolio

Journalism: Science Policy

Science|Business
02/05/2026
Fragmented single market is 'number one problem' for EU research

The future success of European research and innovation rests not on the structure of the next Horizon Europe or the new Competitiveness Fund (ECF), but on the continent's capability to scale cutting edge technologies across borders

Science|Business
Poland supports funding of dual use technologies in EU's next research programme

The Polish government is backing the inclusion of dual-use technologies in the EU's next seven-year research and innovation funding programme, due to start in 2028, saying the tense geopolitical situation makes it vital. "This matter is extremely important to us," said Maria Mrówczyńska, undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

Science|Business
France's CNRS needs modernisation and funding reform

France and Europe's largest research institute, the Centre national de la recherche scientifique (CNRS), is too bureaucratic, short of money and needs more strategic and transparent governance, according to a report by an international expert group. While it commends the world-leading scientific output and importance of CNRS, the report points to several shortcomings.

Journalism: Diverse

Asia Life Magazine
06/06/2017
Mobilituk Cambodia

Phnom Penh's streets are far from friendly, making it difficult for those with disabilities to get about. Writer Thomas Brent meets one man whose mission is to make the city accessible to all.

Pressstart
Press Start, Crowdfunding Stories That Matter

Hungary (Canadian/Italian) Christiana is an independent legal advocate, and her coverage of governance gaps, legal culture, and the social impacts of technology appears mostly on watchdog and educational online portals. She believes that evidence-based explanatory journalism is key to public accountability.

The Connexion
02/01/2021
Interview: Mathieu Avanzi

Mathieu Avanzi wrote the book on French accents. As the country's politicians make accent discrimination a crime, he talks about long-standing glottophobia with Thomas Brent

Science Communication

Acceleratingnews
03/12/2026
Meet the 2026 ambassadors bringing particle accelerators to the public

The newly appointed accelerator ambassadors, the first cohort of a new initiative by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics The International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP) has announced the six winners of its new accelerator ambassadors initiative that will support young scientists in promoting e

Cern
How EU projects help industry and science come together

A panel discussion at the recent AIDAInnova annual meeting in Prague focused on the the mutual benefits of companies collaborating with researchers within the framework of large projects. From left to right: Thomas Brent, Ferdinando Giordano, Jaroslav Moravec, Ingrid Jonak-Auer, Paolo Petagna.

https://videos.cern.ch/record/2301794
AIDAinnova
07/07/2025
AIDAinnova Meets Industry

A video taken at the final annual meeting of the EU-funded AIDAInnova project in Prague in May 2025. The video asks representatives of four companies involved in the project why they choose to join AIDAInnova, and what benefits it brings their companies

Ifast-project
08/20/2025
International students complete challenge to find innovative medical solutions with accelerator...

The 24 students participating in the I.FAST Challenge Based Innovation event presented their projects at CERN and were praised for their novel ideas and creative solutions A group of international students has successfully completed a challenge to come up with unique ways in which particle accelerator technologies can be used to solve some of healthcare's most pressing issues today, as part of the I.FAST project's fourth Challenge Based Innovation (CBI) event.