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Knowledge4Policy
Knowledge for policy
Supporting policy with scientific evidence

We mobilise people and resources to create, curate, make sense of and use knowledge to inform policymaking across Europe.

  • Topic / Tool | Last updated: 18 Jul 2024
Building knowledge for policy

Help us build a better Knowledge4Policy platform.

Mathew LOWRY Mathew LOWRY Evidence-Informed Policy Making

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Knowledge4Policy (“K4P”) was launched in 2018 with six Knowledge Services. By 2021 it had 20, along with a “policylayer” to synthesis scientific knowledge for policymakers (see About Knowledge4Policy). In April 2022 we launched our first online knowledge community.

This Topic is where we:

  • share what we learn as we build K4P
  • learn from experts in evidence-based policymaking, and apply it to K4P
  • discuss with all K4P members about the direction of the platform

To contribute, join K4P.

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Selected reading

Knowledge4Policy: State of Play

During a recent internal European Commission training, published here, Knowledge4Policy’s “PolicyLayer” generated a lot of interest, but staff are even more interested in our approach…

10 Tips for Researchers: How to achieve impact on policy

Today we face major policy challenges, which cannot be solved without scientific evidence. Science and policy are different worlds, but they…

New user manual for Knowledge4Policy

Knowledge4Policy has a new user manual. While casual visitors won't see much change, Knowledge4Policy Members will benefit.

Technology and Democracy: Understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour and decision-making

Drawing from many disciplines, the report adopts a behavioural psychology perspective to argue that “social media changes people’s political behaviour”. Four pressure points are identified…

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DATASET | 15 May 2025
Training Material for Scientists: Science for Policy
2-day professional training course material on assessing science, understanding policymaking processes, and gaining insight into the interaction between the different paradigms in which scientists, policymakers, and politicians...