This report describes the production of a set of Certified Reference Materials (CRMs), ERM-BF440a, b, c, d and e, which are certified for their DAS-81910- 7 cotton (unique identifier DAS-8191Ø-7) event mass fractions. These materials were produced following ISO Guide 34:2009 and are certified...

Hydromorphological alterations due to floods are among the most widespread pressures on water bodies in Europe. Along with storms, floods are the most relevant natural disaster in Europe, in terms of economic costs due to direct damage to infrastructure, property and agricultural land, and...

The research project EFIResources: Resource Efficient Construction towards Sustainable Design, supports European policies related to the efficient use of resources in construction and its major goal is the development of a performance based approach for sustainable design, enabling to assess...

Hydromorphological alterations due to floods are among the most widespread pressures on water bodies in Europe. Along with storms, floods are the most relevant natural disaster in Europe, in terms of economic costs due to direct damage to infrastructure, property and agricultural land, and...

The various European initiatives for the modernisation of the education and training (E&T) can become effective tools to face the potential shortage of human resources in the nuclear energy sector. The implementation of these initiatives facilitates the mobility of learners and professionals and...

The R&I Observatory country report 2017 provides a brief analysis of the R&I system covering the economic context, main actors, funding trends & human resources, policies to address R&I challenges, and R&I in national and regional smart specialisation strategies. Data is from Eurostat, unless...

JRC produced reference lists of species and habitats for the Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD), following the recommendations listed in the COM DEC 2017/848/EU and shared them with the marine biodiversity experts proposed by the EU Member States, for their evaluation. This task is part...

Biogeochemical marine models aim to replicate the chemical and low-trophic levels conditions of marine ecosystems. There are many types of such models, depending on complexity, specific aims and formulations. All of them are but rough approximation of the real ecosystems with many shortcomings...

The R&I Observatory country report 2017 provides a brief analysis of the R&I system covering the economic context, main actors, funding trends & human resources, policies to address R&I challenges, and R&I in national and regional smart specialisation strategies. Data is from Eurostat, unless...

The Joint Research Centre (JRC) of the European Commission and the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) jointly organized an International Conference on Quantitative Methods for Integrated Food and Nutrition Security Measurements. The conference provided a platform for...