The 6th NextGEM newsletter is here! Top highlights include the end of the project, our participation in the Erice School of Bioelectromagnetism, or the publishing of our practical guidelines for communicating RF-EMF.
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NextGEM partners played an important role in the new edition of the BioEM Conference. Worldwide EMF experts attended the 2026 edition in Cairns, Australia, from June 21st to 26th. The conference is set up annually by the BioEM society, “an independent organisation of biological and physical scientists, physicians and engineers interested in the interactions of electromagnetic fields with biological systems.”
BioEM is the world’s largest and most prestigious bioelectromagnetics conference. The Society’s annual conference attracts academic and industrial participants from all over the world at all career stages. Attendees have an excellent opportunity to engage with other professionals in this field and share the latest updates in this topic’s research. This was a great opportunity for many NextGEM partners, as this project intrinsically relates to the conference’s main objectives.
Two NextGEM partners attended this year’s version:
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Have you ever wondered “how should I communicate about RF-EMF?” Or even: “What are RF-EMF?” Do you want to know which stakeholders are involved in regulating our exposure to Electromagnetic Fields?
NextGEM has now released three fact sheets answering these questions. After releasing a webinar on practical guidelines for communicating about RF-EMF, these sheets aim to expand that knowledge and make it more accessible.
They are part of our efforts in dissemination and communication, as well as stakeholder engagement. They sum up a chunk of the knowledge acquired during the four years this project has lasted.
Check out the factsheets by clicking on them below:
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The Erice Summer School of Bioelectromagnetism “Alessandro Chiabrera” celebrated its 13th edition with significant NextGEM participation. This school, whose co-director is Dr Maria Rosaria Scarfì, from NextGEM partners IREA-CNR, is celebrated annually in Sicily, and this year’s edition has been co-organised with the BioeEM Society.
While the 2024 edition was 100% dedicated to the core subject of this project, this year’s edition was dedicated to “Bioelectromagnetic systems for innovative High Performance Sensing and Interaction strategies”, a subject that is also tackled by this NextGEM. Dr Marco Spirito (Technical University of Delft) was one of the speakers during the talk “Microwave wearable devices”, during which he demonstrated one of the devices he works with. Dr Maria Rosaria Scarfi made one of the introductory lessons, too.
📸 Marco Spirito presented @tudelft's research within the context of NextGEM.
— NextGEM project (@NextGEM_eu) May 20, 2026
He did it during the XIII Course of the Erice International School of Bioelectromagnetism, partially organised by consortium partners @CnrIrea. pic.twitter.com/VN1hpmTDhd
The event counted on other CLUE-H participations, too:
The NextGEM project held its last Plenary Meeting, with the objective of polishing the last details before it comes to an end. The project is set to finish next June, and it has advanced at its intended pace at all moments; therefore, this meeting mainly reviewed the last part pending, the case studies NextGEM is undertaking:
This last meeting was held online.
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The Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM) and the Dutch Authority for Digital Infrastructure (RDI) held a webinar, in which they showcased NextGEM’s guidelines for communicating about RF-EMF. It gathered 94 simultaneous participants in a successful event, aiming to close the gap between scientific knowledge and citizens’ concerns about 5G.
On average, European citizens believe 5G exposure is higher than it really is. Real exposure campaigns show that overall RF-EMF exposure levels remain below the limits. One of NextGEM’s goals is to share the scientific knowledge generated within the project with policymakers and the general public. For that reason, and in the context of this webinar, new factsheets are to be published soon.
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As Europe rapidly advances toward the widespread adoption of 5G technology, many people wonder whether this new technology is increasing our everyday exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields (RF‑EMFs). The second policy brief from the EMF and Health Cluster (CLUE‑H) tackles this question and brings together evidence gathered from four Horizon Europe projects: ETAIN, GOLIAT, SEAWave, and NextGEM.
Across more than ten European countries, researchers carried out large-scale measurement campaigns in real environments: city centres, rural areas, public transport, shopping centres, events and more. They looked at different types of exposure:
NextGEM focused in particular on measurements in both sub‑6 GHz (FR1) and millimetre-wave (FR2) bands, using body‑worn sensors and advanced analysis tools in realistic 5G scenarios.
The results are consistent across the CLUE‑H projects:
The research confirms that a large share of a person’s total daily exposure comes from how long they use the phone and how close it is to the body. In areas with better network quality, phones can transmit with lower power, which reduces this personal component of exposure.
CLUE‑H surveyed people in ten countries about how they perceive RF‑EMF exposure. Most respondents believe that 5G increases their daily exposure and that 5G video calls cause more exposure than the same activity over 4G or Wi‑Fi. This perceived increase is stronger in some countries than in others.
However, the measurement campaigns show a different picture: while exposure patterns are becoming more dynamic with technologies like beamforming and massive MIMO, overall levels remain low and within existing safety limits. This gap between perception and measurement underlines the need for clear, transparent communication about how exposure is assessed and regulated.
NextGEM will continue contributing data, tools and expertise to this joint effort, helping to ensure that future wireless networks are designed and deployed with both performance and health protection in mind.
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The 5th NextGEM newsletter is here! Top highlights include the release of the NIKH, a recap of our 8th plenary meeting in Budapest, links to our latest exposure observations posted on our YouTube channel and a list of all approved public deliverables to-date.
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NextGEM partners held the 8th Project Meeting in Budapest (Hungary) on 15-16 October 2025. Representatives of all 22 institutions gathered for the 8th meeting of the project, which is coming to an end this academic year.
Most of the research lines have finished in the last months or are nearing the end. In this meeting, partners put together the results, most of which are to be used for the last part of the project, the Case Studios, which are:
You can check how all research lines stream down to these case studios by clicking this link.
Another milestone that was brought to the table was the release of the the NextGEM Innovation and Knowledge Hub (NIKH). The NIKH is designed to provide comprehensive access to scientific knowledge on radiofrequency electromagnetic field (RF-EMF) exposure and its potential impacts on health. It serves as a trusted environment for European regulatory authorities, the scientific community, industry stakeholders, and citizens, offering a standardized way to store, manage, and assess project outcomes, while ensuring compliance with FAIR (Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable) data principles.
NextGEM is a four-year EU-funded project aiming to generate relevant knowledge that identifies appropriate control measures for EMF exposure. The project is about to enter its last year and is producing evidence-based insights to inform regulatory decisions on the implementation of the 5G technology, all of which promote confidence in the safety standards governing EMF exposure.
NextGEM is part of the EMF and Health Cluster (Clue-H), a network studying different approaches to the possible effects of EMF on health. This cluster involves four European Consortia (NextGEM, GOLIAT, SeaWave and ETAIN) with additional contributions from scientists outside the EU.
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Check out the last NextGEM flyer, in a triptych format. In this leaflet, we provide an overview of the workflow the consortium follows to dive into the question whether EMF have any effect on human health.
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