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Horizon 2020 was the financial instrument implementing the Innovation Union, a Europe 2020 flagship initiative aimed at securing Europe's global competitiveness.

Seen as a means to drive economic growth and create jobs, Horizon 2020 had the political backing of Europe’s leaders and the Members of the European Parliament. They agreed that research is an investment in our future and so put it at the heart of the EU’s blueprint for smart, sustainable and inclusive growth and jobs.

By coupling research and innovation, Horizon 2020 helped to achieve this with its emphasis on excellent science, industrial leadership and tackling societal challenges. The goal was to ensure Europe produces world-class science, removes barriers to innovation and makes it easier for the public and private sectors to work together in delivering innovation.

Open Letter

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Strategic concept paper for bioeconomy in Poland: executive summary

Authors: Jerzy Kozyra, Paweł Chmieliński, Piotr Jurga, Mariusz Maciejczak, Magdalena Borzęcka, Justyna Cieślikowska, Stelios Rozakis

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Efstratios LOIZOU, Rasa PAKELTIENĖ, Rodrigo Salvador, Vlada Vitunskiene

Published: December 14, 2023
Brief Report
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Mapping secondary data gaps for social simulation modelling: A case study of the journeys of Syrian asylum seekers to Europe

Authors: Sarah Nurse, Martin Hinsch, Jakub Bijak

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: Alejandra Rodríguez Sánchez, Alireza Jahani, Denis Kierans, Edgar Scrase

Published: October 7, 2024
Research Article

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Assessing alkali activation of waste stone wool from greenhouses combined with direct foaming or granulation to obtain recycled plant substrate

Authors: Karine Goulart de Oliveira, Soile Jokipii-Lukkari, Tero Luukkonen

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Beibei Sun, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Tao Yang

Published: February 12, 2024
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What type of social media posts about sustainable construction is better for audience engagement?

Authors: Lea Primožič, Franz Dolezal, Rok Prislan, Andreja Kutnar

Funders: Horizon 2020, Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Peer reviewers: Esra KURUL, Florin Nechita, Pipiet Larasatie

Published: June 13, 2024
Case Study

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Women and Power in Zimbabwe: The Need for Feminist Approaches in Considerations of Political Elites

Authors: Norita Mdege

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Kim Barker, Tendai Mangena, mandiedza parichi

Published: January 17, 2024
Method Article
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System-Based Protection Method for High-Voltage Pulse Generator Switching Units in Biomass Electroporation

Authors: Alexander Golberg, Klimentiy Levkov

Funders: Horizon 2020, Industrial Leadership

Peer reviewers: Dr RN Arshad, Jie Zhuang, Roman Karki, Vitalij Novickij

Published: January 9, 2024
Method Article
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Testing ethical impact assessment for nano risk governance

Authors: Ineke MALSCH, Panagiotis Isigonis, Evert Bouman, Antreas Afantitis, Georgia Melagraki, Maria Dusinska

Funders: Horizon 2020, Industrial Leadership

Peer reviewers: Araceli Sanchez Jimenez, Erich GRIESSLER, Steffen Foss Hansen, Yuwan Malakar

Published: June 4, 2024
Open Letter

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Belowground carbon transfer across mycorrhizal networks among trees: Facts, not fantasy

Authors: Tamir Klein, Ido Rog, Stav Livne-Luzon, Marcel G.A. van der Heijden, Christian Körner

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: David Perry, Jason Hoeksema, Marc-André SELOSSE

Published: October 3, 2023
Open Letter

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Strategic concept paper for Bioeconomy in Slovenia: from a patchwork of good practices to an integrated, sustainable and robust bioeconomy system

Authors: Luka Juvančič, Sabina Berne, Primož Oven, Ilja Gasan Osojnik Črnivec

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Ants-Hannes VIIRA, Matteo VIZZARRI

Published: October 3, 2023
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Investing in human capital in the era of European Universities: The uneven geography of skill mismatches across the regions of the European Reform University Alliance

Authors: Effie Emmanouil, Kostas Gourzis, Kostas Boukouvalas, Stelios Gialis

Funders: Horizon 2020, Science with and for Society

Peer reviewers: Alexander Patt, Martin Henning, Vidmantas Tutlys

Published: April 25, 2025
Essay

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“You left a void that we will never be able to fill”: The legacy of Edmond Amran El Maleh in a contemporary Moroccan novella

Authors: Fernanda Fischione

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Cristina Dozio, Richard Ajah

Published: September 29, 2023
Data Note

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Data Note: The Digital Ludeme Project Database

Authors: Cameron Browne, Matthew Stephenson, Walter Crist

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: Aris Politopoulos, Jorge Nuno Silva

Published: September 28, 2023
Research Article

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Measuring data access and re-use in the European Legal Framework for Data, from the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) law to the Proposed Data Act: the case of vehicle data

Authors: Tommaso Crepax, Mitisha Gaur, Barbara da Rosa Lazarotto

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Chiara Gallese Nobile, Marco De Vincenzi, Md. Toriqul Islam, Stergios Aidinlis

Published: November 7, 2023
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Fabrication of hydrogel mini-capsules as carrier systems

Authors: Elisa Roberti, Gaia Petrucci, Francesco Bianciardi, Stefano Palagi

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: Bradley NELSON, Mahmut Selman Sakar, Minsoo Kim, Samuel Stealey, Sudhir Warkar

Published: July 25, 2025
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Lab-on-chip (LoC) application for quality sperm selection: An undelivered promise?

Authors: Shiva K Shukla, Pierre Gaudriault, Antoni Corbera

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Abhijit Majumder, David Martín Hidalgo, Natan Shaked

Published: October 30, 2023
Software Tool Article
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PyFMLab: Open-source software for atomic force microscopy microrheology data analysis

Authors: Javier López-Alonso, Mar Eroles, Sébastien Janel, Massimiliano Berardi, Jean-Luc Pellequer, Vincent Dupres, Frank Lafont, Felix Rico

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Mi Li, Stylianos - Vasileios Kontomaris

Published: July 24, 2024
Research Article

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Out-of-plane performance of structurally and energy retrofitted masonry walls: geopolymer versus cement-based textile-reinforced mortar combined with thermal insulation

Authors: Szymon Cholostiakow, Ioanna Skyrianou, Lampros Koutas, Christos Papakonstantinou

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Dionysios BOURNAS, Jitong Zhao, MOHANA R, Veerabhadragouda B. Patil

Published: October 30, 2023
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Exploring the potential of blockchain technology for citizen engagement in smart governance

Authors: Niccolò Testi, Rebecca Marconi, Edna Pasher

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Evrim Tan, Gasim Alandjani, J Ebenesar Anna Bagyam, Negar Noori

Published: January 3, 2025
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Promising images of love: a qualitative-ethnographic study about the mediatised memories of weddings

Authors: Marie-Therese Mäder

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Ilya Parkins, Julia Carter, Matt Wade, Tal Morse, marc ouellette

Published: December 5, 2024
Software Tool Article
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A search tool based on language modelling developed for The Index of Middle English Prose

Authors: Alpo HONKAPOHJA, Jacob Thaisen, Anders Nøklestad

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Cristina Marras, Ondřej Tichý

Published: March 11, 2024
Brief Report

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Wellbeing, loneliness, health-related quality of life and perception of technology of older adults in Slovenian senior homes: a cross-sectional study

Authors: Dean Lipovac, Mateja Erce

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Prof.dr. de Witte, Rozeta Draghici

Published: November 13, 2023
Essay

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Talent has no race, has no face - but it has a skin colour: The ‘appropriate femininity’ with the case of Kurdish-Swedish Actress Evin Ahmad

Authors: Özlem Belçim Galip

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: NECLA Acik, Stéphane Narcis

Published: November 10, 2023
Research Article
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Implications of Timanian thrust systems in the Barents Sea and Svalbard on using paleontological constraints for plate tectonics reconstructions

Authors: Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)

Peer reviewers: Alexandre Kounov, Alfonsa Milia, Esther Izquierdo

Published: July 12, 2024
Study Protocol

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A cognitive behavioural mHealth intervention for families in the postpartum period to enhance weight management, mental well-being and resilience – a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (I‑PREGNO)

Authors: Carmen Henning, Jörg Wolstein, Eva Boehlke, Uwe C. Fischer, Christoph Liel, Ulrike Lux, Ansgar Opitz, Caroline Seiferth, Mireille N.M. van Poppel, Lea Vogel, Johanna Löchner

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Iman Azimi, Kasia Kostyrka-Allchorne

Published: November 7, 2023
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Public perception and acceptance of CCUS: preliminary findings of a qualitative case study in Greece

Authors: Kostas Stavrianakis, Jacob Nielsen, Zoe Morrison

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Christian OLTRA, D Xenias, Farah Mulyasari, Paul Upham

Published: July 24, 2024