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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

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Perceived stress in relation to working hours and caring responsibilities: A cross-sectional study during the COVID-19 pandemic

Authors: Karen van Hedel, Stéfanie C.H. André, Janna W. Besamusca, Irene G. M. van Valkengoed, Mara A. Yerkes

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

Peer reviewers: Anita Maharani

Published: February 3, 2025
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Higher-Order Logical Reasoning in Preschool Children: Evidence from Intonation and Quantifier Scope

Authors: Uli Sauerland, Ayaka Sugawara, Kazuko Yatsushiro

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

Peer reviewers: Daniele Panizza, Myrto Grigoroglou, Nopita Trihastutie

Published: February 3, 2025
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Development and testing of compact electronic modules for detectors based on SiPM array

Authors: Ramil Akbarov, Sabuhi Nuruyev, Sergei Tyutyunnikov, Patrik Kucera, Michael Holik

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

Peer reviewers: Azer SADIGOV, sonali bhatnagar

Published: January 31, 2025
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A phylogenetic classification of the Je language family

Authors: Fabrício Ferraz Gerardi, Tim Wientzek, Ivan Roksandic, Jonas Gregorio de Souza, Fernando Orphão de Carvalho

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

Peer reviewers: Benedict King, Joseph Salmons, Natalia Chousou-Polydouri, Robin Ryder, Ronald KIM, Sandra Auderset, Simon Greenhill

Published: May 19, 2025
Review
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Advancing bridge resilience: a review of monitoring technologies for flood-prone infrastructure

Authors: Karina Buka-Vaivade, Vanni Nicoletti, Fabrizio Gara

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

Peer reviewers: Maryam Nasim, Riyadh Alsultani

Published: March 17, 2025
Research Article

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Bodies of evidence: The human remains from Flinders Petrie’s excavations in British Mandate Palestine

Authors: Rachael Thyrza Sparks, Nina Maaranen

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

Peer reviewers: Ariel Gruenthal Rankin, Francisco Curate, Maria Giovanna Belcastro

Published: January 23, 2025
Open Letter
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The European Open Science Cloud as a common good Potentials and limitations of this endeavour

Authors: Anna Bertelli, Melania Acciai, Giorgio Rossi

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon Europe, Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area

Peer reviewers: Kristijan Armeni, Rodrigo Vargas Honorato, Sonia STEFANIZZI

Published: April 11, 2025
Research Article

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Assessing the influence of Eisenia andrei on the decomposition of Casuarina equisetifolia litter in vermicompost.

Authors: Celestino Quintela-Sabarís, Luis André Mendes, Jorge Domínguez

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

Peer reviewers: Ivan Oyege, Satya Sundar Bhattacharya

Published: January 22, 2025
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The artificial intelligence cooperative: READ-COOP, Transkribus, and the benefits of shared community infrastructure for automated text recognition

Authors: Melissa Terras, Bettina Anzinger, Paul Gooding, Günter Mühlberger, Michaela Prien, Joe Nockels, C. Annemieke Romein, Andy Stauder, Florian Stauder

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: R. Trebor Scholz, Thibault Clérice

Published: October 7, 2025
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Resolving three-dimensional wind velocity fields in complex terrain using sequential wind-Doppler LiDAR, CFD and wind turbine measurements - Gotthard Pass, Switzerland

Authors: Brandon van Schaik, Dylan Reynolds, Hendrik Huwald, Michael Lehning

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

Peer reviewers: Baoyuan Deng, Feng Guo, Nikolas Angelou, Norman Wildmann, Shengming Tang

Published: March 23, 2026
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Digital development among top 5 ASEAN countries: Is there convergence or divergence?

Authors: Azlina Hanif, Arlinah Abd Rashid, Muhamad Hilman Roselan

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

Peer reviewers: Beata Gavurova, Godwin Myovella, Subhasis Bera

Published: January 8, 2025
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Theoretical structural study of van der Waals complexes between oxazole and atmospheric gases CO 2 and N 2 for capture applications.

Authors: A. Belasri, F. Tahiri, O. Douass, N. Inostroza-Pino, M. Belmouden, H. Bahmann, M. Mogren Al-Mogren, M. L. Senent, S. Dalbouha

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

Peer reviewers: Dharamashi Rabari, Driss Ben Abdallah, Xuan Huynh Nguyen

Published: September 22, 2025
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Music across the love-span: a mixed methods study into the use of music in romantic relationships

Authors: Julia Vigl, Joshua S. Bamford, Abbigail Fleckenstein, Suvi Saarikallio

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

Peer reviewers: Adam Bode, Andrea Hunt, Claire Howlin, Daniel Bowling, Napak Pakdeesatitwara

Published: December 15, 2025
Case Study
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Two pilot case studies for indirect bridge scour monitoring using low-cost remote sensing for river flow characterisations

Authors: Eleonora Perugini, Enrico Tubaldi

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

Peer reviewers: Francesco Ballio, Jose C. Matos, Manu Sasidharan

Published: November 28, 2025
Research Article

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Overcoming the Silencing of Doxycycline-Inducible Promoters in hiPSC-derived Cardiomyocytes

Authors: Michelle Guichardaz, Sveva Bottini, Elisa Balmas, Alessandro Bertero

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

Peer reviewers: Antonella Fidanza, Sylwia Bobis-Wozowicz, VINCENZINO CIRULLI

Published: December 18, 2024
Research Article

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Devonian–Mississippian magmatism related to extensional collapse in Svalbard: implications for radiating dyke swarms

Authors: Jean-Baptiste P. Koehl, Sebastian Tappe, Gillian R. Foulger, Ingrid M. Anell

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

Peer reviewers: Alexei Ivanov, Natasha Stanton

Published: December 12, 2024
Method Article

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Comparison of auditory fMRI protocols for a voice localizer

Authors: Régis Trapeau, Julien Sein, Manon Obliger-Debouche, Pascal Belin

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

Peer reviewers: Federico De Martino, Xi-Nian Zuo

Published: December 11, 2024
Research Article

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Residual flexural performance of large-scale ferronickel slag alkali-activated concrete slabs after fire exposure

Authors: Andres Arce, Panagiotis Kapsalis, Laura Stefanini, Catherine G. Papanicolaou, Thanasis C. Triantafillou

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

Peer reviewers: Herry Suryadi Djayaprabha, Nanqiao You

Published: December 9, 2024
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EU geographical islands as leaders of green energy transition

Authors: Giorgio Bonvicini, Fabiola Roccatagliata, Mario Cortese, Kostas Karanasios, Panos Kotsampopoulos, Fausto Sainz, Nora Ganzinelli, Alessandra Montanelli, Francesca Battistelli, Cristina Barbero, Emilio Ghiani, Sara Ruffini, Alessandra Cuneo

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: Avraam Kartalidis, Gabriel Winter, Romain Mauger, Siamak Hosseinzadeh

Published: July 4, 2025
Data Note

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PRA Melting-ICE Project: Svalbard 2022 Expeditions Report

Authors: Francesco Montemagno, Martina Cascone, Carlo Cardellini, Jacopo Pasotti, Elena Manini, Elisa Baldrighi, Enrico Maiero, Delia Segato, Riccardo Cerrato, Mauro Mazzola, Massimiliano Vardè, Angelina Cordone, Stefano Caliro, Iain Rudnik, Margaret Cramm, James A. Bradley, Donato Giovannelli

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

Peer reviewers: 20170021 史贵涛, Edgardo Alejandro Hernández, John Yackel, Ze Ren

Published: December 4, 2024
Research Article

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Diamonds in the rough - reconsidering the scientific and heritage value of heat-altered stones in prehistoric archaeology through a systematic literature review

Authors: Margherita Cantelli, Xavier Terradas, Didier Binder, Martine Regert, André Carlo Colonese

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

Peer reviewers: Eduardo Paixao, marcelo cardillo

Published: November 27, 2024
Essay
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Science at the Secretariat of the International Seabed Authority: post-normal science for recalibration of policy instruments.

Authors: Aistė Klimašauskaitė, Paul Dees, Silvio Oscar Funtowicz, Laura Elisabet Drivdal, Ola G. Berta

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

Peer reviewers: Alastair Neil Craik, Elisabetta Menini, Matteo De Donà, Nitin Agarwala

Published: June 30, 2025
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Advanced photodetector for hybrid PET-MRI systems

Authors: K Isayev, O Rasulov, N Sadigova

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

Peer reviewers: Andrea Gonzalez Montoro, Christos Michail, Gadir AHMADOV

Published: March 31, 2025
Software Tool Article
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SentemQC - A novel and cost-efficient method for quality assurance and quality control of high-resolution frequency sensor data in fresh waters

Authors: Sofie Gyritia Madsen van't Veen, Brian Kronvang, Joachim Audet, Thomas Alexander Davidson, Erik Jeppesen, Esben Astrup Kristensen, Søren Erik Larsen, Jane Rosenstand Laugesen, Eti Ester Levi, Anders Nielsen, Peter Mejlhede Andersen

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: Andrea Lami, Arno Hooijboer, guohw@mail.nankai.edu.cn Guo

Published: May 29, 2025
Research Article

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Towards ‘retroliberalism’ or food security?: Donor development aid to the agricultural sectors of four Melanesian states, 2008-2021

Authors: Charles Hawksley, Jonas Brouillon, Nichole Georgeou, Severine Blaise, Nidhi Wali, Severine Bouard

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

Peer reviewers: Melodie Al Daccache, Rusha Begna Wakweya, Taufiq Nawaz

Published: November 7, 2024