The Joint Research Centre (JRC) is the European Commission's science and knowledge service which employs scientists to carry out research in order to provide independent scientific advice and support to EU policy.
Our scientific work supports a whole host of EU policies in a variety of areas from agriculture and food security, to environment and climate change, as well as nuclear safety and security and innovation and growth.
Our research topics give a deeper insight into that support of EU policy, while you can also discover the unique laboratories and facilities where our scientists work.
As the European Commission's knowledge and science service, the JRC plays a central role in creating, managing and making sense of collective scientific knowledge for better EU policies.
As a multinational and multicultural research centre, we collaborate with over a thousand partners worldwide.
You can read more about our partnerships and collaborations, our scientific networks and look for cooperation opportunities and find the latest job opportunities on offer.
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The JRC works at the cutting edge of innovations to help law enforcement at all stages of criminal investigations: from identifying victims and perpetrators of crime, to tracking down and bringing criminals to justice.
Today, the JRC published its third Report on conformity factors, which are used to assess compliance of vehicles with emission limits while performing a Real Driving Emissions test.