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The Policy Lab

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The "FutuRes Policy Lab" brings stakeholders together to discuss the best ways towards a resilient Europe. Our meetings and workshops are designed specifically for experts from research, politics, business and civil society. Their goal is to develop ideas for policies which promote resilience in Europe's populations. These ideas feed back into the FutuRes projects' research and policy advice. All discussions are based on scientific findings, practical experience and the lived reality of citizens.

Below you find the archive of our activities.

17/10/2024
Policy Insight: FutuRes research shows ways through Europe's skill shortage

by Jakub Bijak & Emily Barker

Automation and migration can help alleviate the skills crisis, but both these trends have shortcomings which cannot be ignored. A better strategy: attract skill in a targeted way, both domestically and abroad. 

26/09/2024
“Never underestimate the power of demography”: Over 130 citizens joined FutuRes workshop

Thank you to our great participants from more than 20 European countries!

People over 60 are a growing interest group. Meanwhile it is becoming difficult for many of them to access basic services. These and other policy relevant topics were discussed in a FutuRes workshop

09/09/2024
Scenario Building Workshops start: "Resilient European Societies in Demographic Change"

Our FutuRes foresight experts have started the scenario building process

High-level actors from policy and civil society will engage in scenario building workshops. The results will be published later this fall.

03/07/2024
New FutuRes Policy Insight: resilient fertility during COVID-19 and The Great Recession

by Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak & Anna Maliszewska

Fertility trends can be surprisingly crisis-resilient, as shown by research conducted by the FutuRes team at the SGH Warsaw School of Economics. In this Policy Insight, they discuss how to support fertility resilience.

18/06/2024
Summer 2024 Bulletin: Transformation and Resilience

An overview on our latest activities and our upcoming events

In the past quarter, the FutuRes Policy Lab has hosted many discussions about the future of demographic policy. In the fall, we will start with our scenario building process and ask citizens to comment on our research. 

22/05/2024
Contemporary policies for ageing in Europe, reviewed by AGE Platform

A new SAGE article comprises the aggregated knowledge of FutuRes' partner AGE Platform to review policy and research endeavours on societal ageing. The article proposes strategies to change the narrative around ageing. 

15/05/2024
Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak presents at webinar about World Population Prospects 2024

Our research leader Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak will present at a webinar by about the latest projections of world population development. Her presentation will be on population ageing and demographic prospects of Central and Eastern Europe. Please join using the link below.

03/05/2024
FutuRes researchers call for investments in accessible and continuous education

At a conference of leading European policy experts on May 3rd, FutuRes researchers Arnstein Aassve, Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak and Jakub Bijak shared their insights on demographic change and expressed their standpoints on policy priorities.

02/05/2024
On May 23rd: Arnstein Aassve and Elsa Fornero discuss policy strategies towards healthy ageing

Our Head of Research and advisory board member will speak on a panel on demographic policy at the" State of the Union 2024" conference. The event is hosted by the European University Institute.

22/04/2024
Tuesday Dialogue with Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak on May 7: Policy Lessons from COVID-19

FutuRes research leader Agnieszka Chłoń-Domińczak will discuss results of recently released survey data which was collected across Europe during the pandemic. The talk is held online and is open to the public.