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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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Identified barriers and solutions for sustainable water in Europe: an analysis of seawater and wastewater mining

Authors: Carlos Picon, Wytze van der Gaast

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Alfonso Expósito García

Published: August 4, 2026
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Bridging the adoption gap: The role of agricultural consultants behavior in decision support system adoption

Authors: Jotham Jea Akaka, Aurora García-Gallego, Nikolaos Georgantzis, Efi Vasileiou

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Ataharul Chowdhury

Published: July 29, 2026
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LMDmapper: an open-source desktop tool for spatial mapping of laser microdissection samples

Authors: Antton Alberdi, Jaime Ramirez, Nanna Gaun, Zoé Horisberger, Bryan Wang, Urvish Trivedi, Amalia Bogri

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Pierluigi Di Chiaro, Yuliaxis Ramayo-Caldas

Published: September 8, 2026
Data Note

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Chromatin tracing at the rut locus in the Drosophila melanogaster adult brain

Authors: Marion Bardou, Loucif Remini, Xavier Devos, Olivier Messina, Jean-Bernard Fiche, Marie Schaeffer, Andrea Parmeggiani, Marcelo Nollmann

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

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: July 23, 2026
Research Article

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Research integrity in practice: Qualitative analysis of team members’ reflection reports highlights the importance of ongoing collaborative learning

Authors: Natalie Evans, Jenny T. van der Steen

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

Peer reviewers: Jacopo Ambrosj, Kalle Videnoja, Lisa DeTora, Seán Lacey, sadia yaseen

Published: July 8, 2026
Research Article

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Citizen-centric pathways to Positive Energy Districts: Lessons from European PED projects

Authors: Stavros SPYRIDAKOS, Sofia-Natalia BOEMI, Elpida Tzika, Raymond Sterling, Benedetta Barchi, Marcello Curci, Beril Alpagut, Łukasz Wilczynski, Magdalena KOSIOREK, Alexander Deliyannis, Maria-Ioanna PAVLOPOULOU, Paula Vega, Veronika Cerna

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: Muhyiddine Jradi, Paola Clerici Maestosi

Published: July 6, 2026
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Added value of MSCA doctorates: A mixed-methods study

Authors: Malay Bera, Michaela Bitsakis, Audrey Arfi, Laurence Marrama-Rakotoarivony, Teresa Cuartero-Lausin, Gergana Simeonova-Arida, Thomas Vyzikas, Helena Magliarelli

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

Peer reviewers: Inma Alvarez, Thomas Wintgens

Published: September 8, 2026
Study Protocol

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The Ol Man Blong Vanuatu project a participatory interdisciplinary approach to understanding lifestyle transitions in Pacific Island Countries and Territories

Authors: Olivier Galy, Corinne Caillaud, Leslie Vandeputte, Pierre Metsan, Mengyu Li, Pierre-Yves Le Roux, Yuyao Zhu, David Battie, Benjamin Puget, Manfred Lenzen, David Raubenheimer

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

Peer reviewers: Rebekah Graham, Subhashni Raj

Published: June 30, 2026
Method Article

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Semantic integration of hybrid threat intelligence: The HiPSTer Ontological Method for cross-domain correlation in influence operations

Authors: Evaldas Bružė, R. Andrew Paskauskas, Raminta Matulytė, Giedrė Sabaliauskaitė, Tomas Lavišius

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: June 18, 2026
Research Article

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Incorporation of FeoB into synthetic lipid vesicles enables functional GTPase activity in a cell-free artificial membrane system

Authors: Rajanya Banerjee, Silvia Holler, Martin M. Hanczyc, Yutetsu Kuruma, Sheref S. Mansy

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: Aaron Smith, Elka Georgieva, Jan Steinkühler, Malgorzata Ostrowska

Published: June 17, 2026
Research Article

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Integrating zeolite-based cation exchange and membrane contactors for ammonium recovery as ammonium sulphate: pilot experience from WalNUT project

Authors: Alicia González-Míguez, Clara Reino, Celia-María Castro-Barros, Leticia Rodriguez-Hernandez

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Asifa Anwar, Diana Arellano

Published: June 13, 2026
Data Note

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Sampling deeply sourced seeps around the icelandic hotspot, Iceland: ISL23 expedition report

Authors: Francesco Montemagno, Martina Cascone, Feliciana Oliva, Annarita Ricciardelli, William J. Lowe, Angelina Cordone, Antonino Pollio, Jacopo Pasotti, Namitha Kumar, Peter H. Barry, Carlos Ramirez, Roy E. Price, Snædís Björnsdóttir, Ingi Agnarsson, Andri Stefánsson, Sæmundur Ari Halldórsson, J. Maarten de Moor, Donato Giovannelli

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

Peer reviewers: Dr. Pushp Lata

Published: June 13, 2026
Data Note

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Lifestyle and behaviour of adolescents living in Pacific Islands countries and territories: dataset from a 2023 pilot study conducted in Vanuatu

Authors: Guillaume Wattelez, Marie-Jeanne Urvoy, Krestina L. Amon, Rowena Forsyth, Akila Nedjar-Guerre, Corinne Caillaud, Olivier Galy

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

Peer reviewers: Sing-Chung Li

Published: June 4, 2026
Method Article

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A methodological framework for building interoperable sorption databases: application to cesium sorption in crystalline rocks

Authors: Tiziana Missana, Miguel García-Gutiérrez

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Euratom

Peer reviewers: Crina Bucur, Norbert MAES

Published: May 26, 2026
Case Study

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How to train the upcoming generation of AI researchers? Design principles and results from the Ethos+Tekhne initiative as a case study

Authors: Stefano Vrizzi, Alberto Arturo Vergani, Laura State, Filippo Galli, Amric Trudel, Sara Mazzucato

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

Peer reviewers: FEI POR, Febblina Daryanes, Louis Robert Sison, Rajiansyah Rajiansyah

Published: May 22, 2026
Systematic Review

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How can gender mainstreaming policy and policymaking foster gender equality? A qualitative systematic review of lessons learned from GM research.

Authors: Emily St Denny, Paul Cairney

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Gill ALLWOOD, Stephanie Paterson

Published: May 15, 2026
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How are European small enterprises dealing with the circular economy?

Authors: Maria Pilar García-Alcober, Ana Isabel Mateos-Ansótegui, María Teresa Pastor-Gosálbez, Josep Navarro-Ortiz

Funders: Horizon 2020, Science with and for Society

Peer reviewers: ANTONIS SKOULOUDIS, Francisco Villegas Pinuer, Grigorios Kyriakopoulos

Published: October 6, 2026
Research Article

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Real-time forecasting of induced seismicity in geological carbon storage with a machine learning workflow

Authors: Linus Walter, Kayla A. Kroll, Qingkai Kong, Sara Hanson-Hedgecock, Víctor Vilarrasa

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

Peer reviewers: Jize Zhang, Wendong Wang

Published: May 13, 2026
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A survey on Open Science perceptions and experiences among One Health researchers in South Asia

Authors: Naheeda Hamza, Rosemarie De La Cruz Bernabe, Alina Coman, Uma Kulkarni

Funders: Horizon 2020, Science with and for Society

Peer reviewers: Daniel Lakens, Edona Elshan, John Willinsky, Katherine S. Corker, Lisa Spitzer, Remedios Melero

Published: October 17, 2026
Method Article

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Using Bayesian test relationship between categorical random variables on small sample sizes: application on the relationship between the weight status of parents and their children in understudied populations living in Pacific Island countries and territories

Authors: Guillaume Wattelez, Thibaut Demaneuf, Solène Bertrand-Protat, Olivier Galy

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

Peer reviewers: Julien Jean Malard-Adam, Valen Johnson

Published: August 22, 2026
Method Article

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A methodological framework for the standardised evaluation of olive genetic resources: GEN4OLIVE harmonized protocols

Authors: Hristofor Miho, Diego Barranco Navero, Isabel Trujillo Navas, Pablo Morello Parra, Georgios Koubouris, Carlos Trapero Ramirez, Álvaro López-Bernal, Amira Oueslati, David Flores Mesas, M. Teresa García López, Pedro Valverde Caballero, R. Efe Deger, Esteban Meca, Enzo Perri, Elena Santilli, Juan Moral Moral, Cristina Estudillo Cazorla, Diego Cabello Pozo, Meelad Yousef Yousef, Songul Acar, Melek Gurbuz-Veral, Feliciano Priego Capote, Asma Zahiri, Sara Oulbi, Maria Isabel Márquez Pérez, Concepción M. Díez

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Nunzio D'Agostino

Published: September 2, 2026
Research Article

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Diagnostic frameworks and abortifacient findings in domestic ruminant abortions: a multicountry European study (2022–2024)

Authors: René van den Brom, Sue Neale, Katja Mertens-Scholz, Christian Menge, Laurent Delooz, Reinie Dijkman, Liesbeth Allais, Anneleen Matthijs, Marcella Mori, Elsa Jourdain, Elodie Rousset, Tom N. McNeilly, Gorka Aduriz, Ana Hurtado

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: September 1, 2026
Review
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Engineering Polymeric Vectors for Nucleic Acid Delivery: Linking Molecular Architecture, Biological Function, and Computational Design

Authors: Joachim Emeka Arikibe, Anna Maria Mazzetta, Lisa Casagrande, Aglaé René de Cotret, Cassidy Tomlinson, Denis Gris, Paolo Caliceti

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

Peer reviewers: Bruno Delgado González, HyunJin Kim

Published: October 7, 2026
Research Article

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“A Symptom of Social Disease”: Newspaper framings of the 1985 Limassol anti-Arab riot

Authors: Antonis Pastellopoulos

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

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: August 7, 2026
Research Article

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Validity and reliability of a new culturally-sensitive affect scale: The Brazilian Portuguese Affect Scale ( EAPB - Escala de Afeto do Português-Brasileiro)

Authors: Elaine Nabeth Torres, Mateus Silvestrin, Adriano Costa, Attalya Felix, Claudinei BIAZOLI

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

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: October 12, 2026