Joint Research Centre

As the European Commission's science and knowledge service, the Joint Research Centre's mission is to support EU policies with independent, evidence-based, scientific and technical support throughout the whole policy cycle.

Your NCP contact for this topic

Man Hei To

manhei.to@fwo.be

+32 2 550 15 55

About this programme

Located across five different countries, the JRC hosts specialist laboratories and unique research facilities and is home to thousands of scientists working to support the EU policy.

Working in close cooperation with policy Directorates-General, the JRC addresses key societal challenges while stimulating innovation through developing new methods, tools and standards, and sharing its know-how with the Member States, the scientific community and international partners. The JRC collaborates with over a thousand organisations worldwide whose scientists have access to many JRC facilities through various collaboration agreements. The JRC is a key player in supporting successful investment in knowledge and innovation foreseen by the Horizon 2020 Work Programme.

Click to read more

Hide text

Latest news for this programme

check all news

2021-03-17 JRC

JRC Science for policy e-learning course

The JRC e-learning course on Science Policy is now open for registration on the new EU Academy platform. The course is designed for researchers who would like their research results to have greater policy impact, but may not have the know-how to communicate effectively with policymakers. The Science for Policy e-learning course provides the skill... read more

2021-02-11 JRC Green Deal Horizon Europe h2020-general

The New European Bauhaus Initiative

The New European Bauhaus Initiative was officially launched by the European Commission on 18 January 2021. It aims to bring the European Green Deal closer to the people based on three core values: sustainability, accessibility and aesthetics. The initiative will be a creative and interdisciplinary space where architects, artists, students, sci... read more

2020-12-18 JRC

Call for applications: training-of-trainers –...

The Joint Research Center is launching a training-of-trainers (ToT) programme for researchers and facilitators from EU countries. Participants completing the training-of-trainers (ToT) programme will help researchers in EU countries to have impact on policy. The objective of the ToT is to train around 20 ‘local trainers’ in 2021 to deliver a... read more

2020-07-27 JRC

Launch of 11 calls to access JRC nuclear rese...

The Joint Research Center (JRC) has opened 11 calls to access JRC nuclear research infrastructures: Laboratory of the Environmental & Mechanical Materials Assessment (EMMA) [Calls close 15/10/2020] AMALIA, assessment of nuclear power plants core internals LILLA, Liquid Lead Laboratory SMPA, Structural Materials Performance Asse... read more