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Increasing crossdisciplinarity in science is expected to lead to more effective research strategies.

Jan 13 2020

Bridging silos in biosciences

A new JRC report promotes crossdisciplinarity in biosciences to better inform policy and address societal needs.

The European Commission moves towards more citizen engagement at the European level.

Jan 06 2020

A cultural change: the European Commission embraces citizen engagement

The JRC organised the second Citizen Engagement Festival to strengthen and widen the role of citizen engagement in all phases of policy-making at the European Commission.

Dec 20 2019

Tracking water resilience: how a hotter planet could put pressure on our plants

Failure to limit global warming will lead to a less resilient supply of the ‘green water’ that plants and crops need to thrive, according to new climate modelling from the JRC.

The labs are equipped to help scientists study and understand the fitness of components of nuclear power plants.

Dec 19 2019

JRC adds four nuclear labs to its open research infrastructures initiative

The JRC opens four more world-class nuclear facilities to European researchers.

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