What we do

In an era marked by increasing interaction between human beings and AI, a question arises - what if we could not only connect to AI but also to other non-human forms of intelligence like plants, insects and animals? What would they teach us?

The EU Policy Lab, recognising the need to make research facilities more energy efficient, uses the JRC’s laboratories as a real-world blueprint to ignite a wave of sustainable research practices across the EU.

Horizon scanning provides awareness of what is new or changing. The goal is to identify risks, as well as opportunities, that these signal of change can create. It also allows early reflection on the intended and unintended effects of these developments.

Did you know that women in the EU continue to earn less than men with the average gender pay gap standing at 13%? But what can behaviour insights do to improve these inequalities?

Are you a packaging, waste management, waste sorting or waste sorting labels professional? Are you interested in taking part in a participatory design workshop to co-design an EU Waste Sorting Labels System? Join our call for expression of interest!

Are you an innovation, design or policy lab in the EU? Are you interested in issues surrounding water resilience? Join our call for expression of interest!

Every drop of blood has the potential to save a life. In the EU, blood donation plays a vital role in providing healthcare systems with the resources they need to treat patients and offer hope for recovery.

How can futures thinking boost Europe’s innovation in deep tech? This is the question at the heart of the yearlong collaboration between the Joint Research Centre’s EU Policy Lab and the European Innovation Council, which has now reached its conclusion.

The EU Policy Lab has recently unveiled an exciting new project with the Living Lab for testing Digital Energy Solutions. The idea is simple yet powerful: decipher the behaviours and choices of electric vehicle (EV) owners when presented with different incentive schemes at workplace charging station