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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.

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Europe and Turkey: identities in evolution. An analytical literature review

Authors: Seckin Baris Gulmez, Alp Eren Topal, Bahar Rumelili

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Alaaddin F Paksoy, Beyza Tekin, CATHERINE MACMILLAN, Digdem Soyaltin Colella, Paul Levin, Sahizer Samuk

Published: July 26, 2023
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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
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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
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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
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How patient/public involvement impacts the research journey – an overview of the visual impairment research field

Authors: Tess Ames, Evan Matthews, Alison Reynolds, Laurence Fitzhenry, Ann Logan, Martina Gooney, Helena Prior Filipe

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

Peer reviewers: Emmy Racine, Jennifer Preston, Marina Charalambous, cathryn smith

Published: September 5, 2023
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What inclines us towards collective decisions

Authors: Marwa El Zein, Marion Rouault, David Wurzer, Patrick Haggard, Ophelia Deroy

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

Peer reviewers: Niccolo Pescetelli, Uri Hertz

Published: September 4, 2023
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Therapeutic relationship elements and therapy session outcomes: Protocol for a longitudinal study of the patient’s perspective.

Authors: Alberto Stefana, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Eduard Vieta, Eric A. Youngstrom

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

Peer reviewers: Camellia Hancheva, Jacopo Lisoni

Published: June 4, 2024
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Machine vision situations: Tracing distributed agency

Authors: Marianne Gunderson, Ragnhild Solberg, Linda Kronman, Gabriele De Seta, Jill Walker Rettberg

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

Peer reviewers: Anastasia Salter, Kristin Veel, Susana Tosca

Published: March 15, 2024
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Communicating climate change induced migration: the role of NGOs

Authors: Maria Sakellari

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

Peer reviewers: David Durand-Delacre, Jouni Paavola, Mark Stoddart

Published: March 13, 2024
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Lateral flow immunoassay-based laboratory algorithm for rapid diagnosis of diphtheria

Authors: Vyacheslav G. Melnikov, Anja Berger, Alexandra Dangel, Andreas Sing

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

Peer reviewers: Irina Gladysheva, Louisy Santos, Sylvain Brisse

Published: April 25, 2023
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Floating photovoltaic systems: photovoltaic cable submersion testing and potential impacts

Authors: Ricardo Rebelo, Luis FIALHO, Maria Helena Novais

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Giuseppe Tina, Sharon Hilarydoss, Shiva Gorjian

Published: September 16, 2024
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An automated sonic tomography system for the inspection of historical masonry walls

Authors: Javier Ortega, Marnix F.L. Meersman, Sofía Aparicio, Juan Carlos Liébana, Rodrigo Martín, José Javier Anaya, Margarita González

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

Peer reviewers: Jorge GOSALBEZ, Marco Francesco Funari

Published: April 21, 2023
Open Letter
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Foresight in clinical proteomics: current status, ethical considerations, and future perspectives

Authors: Filip Mundt, Nicolai J. Wewer Albrechtsen, Sebastian Porsdam Mann, Peter Treit, Medini Ghodgaonkar-Steger, Martina O’Flaherty, Reinout Raijmakers, Juan Antonio Vizcaíno, Albert J.R. Heck, Matthias Mann

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: Kellye Cupp-Sutton, Maria Hernandez-Valladares, Nurhan Ozlu

Published: November 1, 2023
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Neuromuscular assessment of force development, postural, and gait performance under cognitive-motor dual-tasking in healthy older adults and people with early Parkinson's disease: Study protocol for a cross-sectional Mobile Brain/Body Imaging (MoBI) study

Authors: Uros Marusic, Manca Peskar, Maja Maša Šömen, Miloš Kalc, Ales Holobar, Klaus Gramann, Bettina Wollesen, Anna Wunderlich, Christoph Michel, Aleksandar Miladinović, Mauro Catalan, Alex Buoite Stella, Milos Ajcevic, Paolo Manganotti

Funders: Horizon 2020, Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Peer reviewers: Breiffni Leavy, Nicola Ray

Published: November 10, 2023
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Gaussian process models for geographic controls in phylogenetic trees

Authors: Frederik Hartmann, Gerhard Jäger

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

Peer reviewers: Frederic Blum, Grégoire Clarté, Natalia Chousou-Polydouri, Thomas Brochhagen, Tiago Tresoldi

Published: January 22, 2024
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Foreign language acquisition of perceptually similar segments: evidence from Lower Sorbian

Authors: Phil J. Howson

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

Peer reviewers: Claire Nance, David Bolter

Published: February 15, 2024
Open Letter
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The science behind soft skills: Doâs and Donâts for early career researchers and beyond. A review paper from the EU-CardioRNA COST Action CA17129

Authors: Shubhra Acharya, Mihai Bogdan Preda, Ioanna Papatheodorou, Dimitra Palioura, Panagiota Giardoglou, Vasiliki Tsata, Sanja Erceg, Teodora Barbalata, Soumaya Ben-Aicha, Fabiana Martino, Laura Nicastro, Antigone Lazou, Dimitris Beis, Fabio Martelli, Miron Sopic, Costanza Emanueli, Dimitris Kardassis, Yvan Devaux, EU-CardioRNA COST Action CA17129.

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, COST Actions

Peer reviewers: Marialuisa Villani, Monica Pereira, Sandra Alexandra Catherine Buttigieg

Published: October 12, 2023
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Developing and testing a protocol using a common data model for federated collection and analysis of national perinatal health indicators in Europe

Authors: Jennifer Zeitlin, Marianne Philibert, Francisco Estupiñán-Romero, Marzia Loghi, Luule Sakkeus, Željka Draušnik, Adela Recio Alcaide, Mélanie Durox, Jan Cap, Jelena Dimnjakovic, Janis Misins, Enrique Bernal Delgado, Martin Thissen, Mika Gissler, Euro-Peristat Research Group

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: Rema Ramakrishnan, Russell S. Kirby

Published: September 4, 2023
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Understanding the genetic basis of the incompatibility of IncK1 and IncK2 plasmids

Authors: Marta Rozwandowicz, Arie Kant, Jaap Wagenaar, Dik Mevius, Joost Hordijk, Michael Brouwer

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Lu Yang, Manuel Ares Arroyo

Published: October 30, 2023
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Prevalence, causes and contexts of childhood overweight and obesity in the Pacific region: a scoping review

Authors: Solene Bertrand-Protat, Juliana Chen, Aurélie Jonquoy, Stéphane Frayon, Si Thu Win Tin, Amerita Ravuvu, Corinne Caillaud, Olivier Galy

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

Peer reviewers: Haley Cash, Marie-Pierre Moisan

Published: November 20, 2023
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How can policy and policymaking foster climate justice? A qualitative systematic review

Authors: Paul Cairney, Irina Timonina, Hannes Stephan

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Eric Brandstedt, Saba Hinrichs-Krapels

Published: October 10, 2023
Open Letter
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Open science in energy research

Authors: Raquel Alonso Pedrero, Felipe Van de Sande Araujo

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Antonio Francisco Rodríguez Matas, Gesche Huebner, John Draper, Nicki Lisa Cole, Ronald Marquez, Rosie ROBISON, Sacha Hodencq, Stephan Ferenz, Vinod Veeramachaneni, Zhaoyun Zeng

Published: January 22, 2025
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Children learn ergative case marking in Hindi using statistical preemption and clause-level semantics (intentionality): evidence from acceptability judgment and elicited production studies with children and adults

Authors: Ramya Maitreyee, Gaurav Saxena, Bhuvana Narasimhan, Dipti Misra Sharma, Pruthwik Mishra, Rukmini Bhaya Nair, Soumitra Samanta, Ben Ambridge

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

Peer reviewers: Aaricia Ponnet, Archna Bhatia, Vsevolod Kapatsinski

Published: September 13, 2023