PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 27 March 2025 STING+: Science and Technology for Pollinating Insects Plus Context The decline in the abundance and diversity of European wild insect pollinators constitutes a dramatic issue for both biodiversity protection and food security due to the crucial role of pollination...
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 26 March 2025 Rethinking biodiversity policy: the pivotal role of behavioural science Context Biodiversity loss is driven by human behaviour, with key factors including changes in land and sea use, exploitation of organisms, climate change, pollution, and invasive species...
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 26 March 2025 Behavioural factors driving firms’ investment in energy efficiency Context Financial incentives and support for investments in energy-efficiency projects is provided to firms through different programs at the European and/or Member State levels. Even though these...
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 11 March 2025 Integrated bioeconomy land use assessment: Land system responses to bioeconomy-related policies The health and well-being of society are deeply rooted in land use. Terrestrial ecosystems sustain us through biomass provision, contributing end-use goods of food, materials...
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 19 February 2025 Technology and Democracy: understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour and decision-making In "Technology and Democracy: understanding the influence of online technologies on political behaviour and decision-making" an international team of experts takes a behavioural science approach to investigate the impact of online platforms...
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 13 February 2025 Barriers to implementing EU green policies: a behavioural perspective Context The new European Commission (2024-2029) prioritises the implementation of existing and upcoming EU policies across all sectors. The mission letter of the Commissioner for Implementation highlights the European...
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 27 January 2025 Risks on the Horizon Project Foresight project increasing preparedness for unexpected developments and the risks they could create.
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 27 January 2025 Understanding our political nature: how to put knowledge and reason at the heart of political decision-making Advances in behavioral, decision and social sciences show that humans are not purely rational beings. As a result, this report brings new insights to political behaviour. It...
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 22 January 2025 The Dark Side of Digital: How Higher Education Students Use Digital Platforms and Interventions to Promote a Healthy Consumption "The Dark Side of Digital" is an ambitious European Commission’s Joint Research Centre (JRC) research initiative. This project investigates how higher education students across...
PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES | 20 January 2025 Monitoring SME Performance in the EU The Competence Centre on Composite Indicators and Scoreboards (CC-COIN) is collaborating with the Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs of the European Commission (DG GROW) on the following work...