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The Excellent Science pillar aims to increase the EU’s global scientific competitiveness. It supports frontier research projects defined and driven by top researchers themselves through the European Research Council, funds fellowships for experienced researchers, doctoral training networks and exchanges for researchers through Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, and invests in world-class research infrastructures

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
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
Research Article
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Automated detection of freeze-thaw signatures in archaeological sediments using deep learning

Authors: Sofia Kouki, Li Li, Vera Aldeias

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

Peer reviewers: Alexandra Karamitrou, Anno Hein, Jerome Gacu, Mathias Bellat

Published: August 4, 2026
Research Article
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The ʿarżuḥāls of Sylvester, Patriarch of Antioch: Negotiating church affairs with the Sublime Porte in the first half of the 18th Century

Authors: Radu Dipratu

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

Peer reviewers: Fatma Sel Turhan, Michele Tantardini

Published: August 8, 2026
Research Article

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Towards the implementation of a more economical catalyst for hydrogen production in microbial electrolysis cells

Authors: Pilar Sánchez-Peña, Carminna Ottone, Germán Aroca, Juan Antonio Baeza, Albert Guisasola, David Gabriel, Mireia Baeza

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

Peer reviewers: Omprakash Sarkar, Ruggero Rossi

Published: April 21, 2026
Research Article
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Theorizing "cultural signatures" in worldwide personal networks.

Authors: José Luis Molina, Alejandro Dinkelberg, Miroslav Pulgar, Christopher McCarty, Miguel Ángel González-Casado, Ángel Sánchez

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

Peer reviewers: Gabriel Otero, Isidro Maya-Jariego

Published: July 31, 2026
Research Article

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From digital readiness to AI acceptance: A PLS-SEM study of mediation pathways in university administration

Authors: András Aschenbrenner, Roland Zsolt Szabó

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

Peer reviewers: Silky Sharma, Valentine Joseph Owan

Published: April 13, 2026
Essay

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The possibilities of personalized music education through exercise generation

Authors: Filippo Carnovalini, Sean Scofield, Louis Verstraeten, Geraint A. Wiggins

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

Peer reviewers: José Luis Aróstegui, MARIA ARGYRIOU

Published: April 13, 2026
Review
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Cosmoecology: a literature review and conceptual synthesis for transdisciplinary research lines

Authors: Alessandra MANZINI

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

Peer reviewers: Happy Mathew Tirivangasi, nomatter sande

Published: August 6, 2026
Research Article

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Chemical control does not outperform weaver ant biocontrol in Thai mango production

Authors: Joost VAN ITTERBEECK, Tipakhon Phusakon, Chamaiporn Buamas, Patimakorn Klaiprasitti, Theparit Pitirit, Yuwasiri Boonlai, Nantasak Pinkaew, Mik Van Der Borght, Dries Vandeweyer, Felix Wäckers, Decha Wiwatwitaya, Jozef Vanden Broeck

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

Peer reviewers: Sangita Maiti Dutta, Vartika Mathur

Published: April 11, 2026
Essay

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Communicating climate change in primary education: Global, national and regional perspectives on challenges and opportunities

Authors: Ginevra Passiglia, Robert L. Wilby, Katie J. Parsons

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

Peer reviewers: Aldila Rahma, lorenzo miani

Published: April 10, 2026
Research Article

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Assessing the impact of Enhanced-Case-Finding on tuberculosis case notifications and transmission in The Gambia using epidemiological and phylodynamic approaches

Authors: Florian Gehre, Francis Oko, Boatema Ofori-Anyinam, Conor J. Meehan, Etthel M. Windels, Ken Joof, Tutty Faal, Francis Mendy, Tijan Jobarteh, Ensa Gitteh, Abi Janet Riley, Binta Sarr-Kuyateh, Catherine Okoi, Edward Demba, William Dei-Alorse, Kodjovi Mlaga, Basil Sambou, Fatoumatta Kanuteh, Kodou Lette, Abdul Khalie Muhammad, Shadrac Agbla, Wim Mulders, Simon Donkor, David Jeffries, Anna Roca, Umberto D'Alessandro, Martin Antonio, Ifedayo Adetifa, Bouke De Jong

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

Peer reviewers: André Conceição Pereira, Ben Sobkowiak, Katharine Walter

Published: April 10, 2026
Method Article
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Advancing relational methods in agri-food governance research and beyond: Introducing the Socio-Material Actor-Network Analysis (SMANA) methodology

Authors: Tanya Zerbian, Violeta Furlan, Daniel López-García

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

Peer reviewers: A Amarender Reddy, Isidro Maya-Jariego, Patricia Manzano-Fischer

Published: September 12, 2026
Research Article

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Artivism can stimulate community climate awareness and measures ; the WATERFRONT/EU co-design sessions review with a methodology model for artivism

Authors: Fred Sanders, Karel Sant, Panos Chrysovitsinos

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

Peer reviewers: Jo Raphael, Minh-Hoang Nguyen, Susanne Thurow

Published: April 9, 2026
Research Article

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Representations of economic inequality and welfare redistribution in British mainstream party programs, 2005–2024

Authors: Daniel Walsh, Sonja Zmerli

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

Peer reviewers: Cristian Márquez, Efraín García-Sánchez, Hendrik Theine

Published: April 6, 2026
Software Tool Article

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PySteMoDA: An open source Python package for the analysis of steered molecular dynamics simulations data

Authors: Ismahene Mesbah, Colin Klaus, Marcos Sotomayor, Fidan Sumbul, Felix Rico

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

Peer reviewers: Adolfo Poma, rafael Delgado Buscalioni

Published: March 28, 2026
Research Article

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Evidence from over 30 studies suggests the existence of evolved adaptations to war in humans

Authors: Henrikas Bartusevičius, Samira Aminihajibashi, Stefan Goetz, Eric Skoog, Thomas Hagen

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

Peer reviewers: Aaron Sell, Anthony Lopez, Gijs Schumacher

Published: March 19, 2026
Research Article
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Mapping the adoption of artificial intelligence in urban mobility

Authors: Meng Cai

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

Peer reviewers: Liang Zhao, Miguel Valdez, SILA CEREN VARIS HUSAR

Published: August 24, 2026
Research Article

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A study on students' perspectives on participation in a cultural activity and nutrition knowledge in physical education

Authors: Aue Te Ava, Poonam Singh

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

Peer reviewers: Low Jinghong, Wali Muhammad Khoso

Published: March 2, 2026
Data Note

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Ceramic assemblages from late antique destruction deposits at Campanaio (Sicily)

Authors: Fabrizio Ducati, Roger J. A. Wilson

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

Peer reviewers: Alejandro Gares Molero, Gijs Willem Tol

Published: February 26, 2026
Essay
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Ethnographic research on digital intimate platforms: a feminist look at ethical and methodological challenges

Authors: Giulia Campaioli, Margherita di Cicco

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

Peer reviewers: Livia Motterle, Lorenza Parisi

Published: October 7, 2026
Review

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Positive and negative selection of extracellular vesicle-based biomarkers: insights from L1CAM immunocapture and emerging immunodepletion strategies

Authors: Adam P. S. Bennett

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

Peer reviewers: Suman Dutta, Vasily Yakovlev

Published: February 23, 2026
Brief Report

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A real common ground: A case for confronting agential realism and critical realism

Authors: Valentina Bortolami

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

Peer reviewers: Martin Willis, P.J. Wall

Published: February 23, 2026
Research Article
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Towards a sustainable astronomical data infrastructure: Optimising linking data from the Rucio datalake to the users areas within the SKA Regional Centres Network

Authors: Manuel Parra-Royón, Julián Garrido-Sánchez, Susana Sánchez-Expósito, Laura Darriba-Pol, Jesús Sánchez-Castañeda, M. Ángeles Mendoza, Jeremy Coles, Sean McConkey, Rohini Joshi, Rob Barnsley, Jesús Salgado, Lourdes Verdes-Montenegro

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: Alexandra Theodoropoulou, Rana Veer Samara Sihman Bharattej Rupavath, Richard Gebler

Published: August 10, 2026