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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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Development of a systematic coarse-grained model for poly(ε-caprolactone) in melt

Authors: Petra Bačová, Gonzalo González Huarte, Vagelis Harmandaris, Sergio I. Molina

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation, Horizon Europe

Peer reviewers: Dimitrios Tsalikis, Paola Carbone, Sara Ranjbareslamloo, Tejas Shah

Published: December 24, 2025
Open Letter

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Sustainable open data ecosystems through data quality, governance, and infrastructure: Unlocking social, political and economic value

Authors: Ramya Chandrasekhar, Melanie Dulong de Rosnay

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

Peer reviewers: Arwid Lund, Enric Senabre Hidalgo, Sophie Weerts

Published: September 23, 2025
Research Article

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Impact of environmental land lease contract specification on implementation of nature inclusive farming

Authors: Roos van Rosmalen, Kina Harmanny, Catharina J.E. Schulp

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Charles Francis, Jason Loughrey

Published: September 19, 2025
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SPIRIT-based prediction of clinical trial completion in intervertebral disc degeneration

Authors: Francis Chemorion, Jerome Noailly, Marc-Antonio Bisotti

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

Peer reviewers: No information provided

Published: September 17, 2025
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A systematic review of intervertebral disc degeneration clinical trial protocols

Authors: Francis Chemorion, Jerome Noailly, Marc-Antonio Bisotti

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

Peer reviewers: Thomas Hedman, satyajit kulkarni

Published: September 17, 2025
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“You give everything the child requires to attend school”: Exploring caregiver involvement in children’s education in Ghana

Authors: Esinam Ami Avornyo, Richard Appiah, Elisabetta Aurino, Sharon Wolf

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

Peer reviewers: Charlotte Haines Lyon, Janet Goodall

Published: March 12, 2026
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Investigating the effect of electrolyte incorporation on the thermoelectric power factor of bismuth and antimony telluride alloys

Authors: Md Mahmudur Rahman, Bejan Hamawandi, Lourdes Márquez-García, Mauricio Solis-de la Fuente, Muhammet S. Toprak, Jorge García-Cañadas

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Enhanced European Innovation Council (EIC) Pilot

Peer reviewers: ABHIGYAN OJHA, Oscar Juan Dura, Yasuhiro Hasegawa

Published: September 16, 2025
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Digital transformation of healthcare: Exploring paradoxes and the approaches to alternate between opposing demands.

Authors: Alejandra Rojas

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

Peer reviewers: Brian Kee Mun Wong

Published: September 16, 2025
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Awareness and Acceptability of Prenatal Diagnosis of Sickle Cell Disease among Mothers of Affected Children in a Northern Nigerian Teaching Hospital

Authors: Aliyu RM, Sada SI, Adebiyi NM, Randawa AJ, Abdulkadir I, Ahmad HR

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

Peer reviewers: Aisha Galadanci Akilu, Lori Jordan, Miguel Brito, Ravindra Kumar, Vincenzo Voi

Published: January 22, 2026
Data Note
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Zooplankton abundance and environmental variables at weathership station India, 59 o N 19 o W, from 1971 to 1975

Authors: Xabier Irigoien

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Camilla Svensen, Inma Herrera, Taketoshi Kodama

Published: October 7, 2025
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Investigative research for occurrences of hydrogen, helium, methane and carbon dioxide in West Macedonia: linking geological reservoirs to subsurface gas generation and migration

Authors: Pavlos Tyrologou, Nikolaos Koukouzas, Nazaré Couto, Christos L. Stergiou, Júlio Carneiro

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: JOHN GRAHAM BEGG, Nicolas Lefeuvre, Princewill Ikpeka, Rebecca Tyne, biying chen

Published: April 13, 2026
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Functional mapping of auditory responses to complex sounds under light anesthesia in rhesus macaques

Authors: Régis Trapeau, Luc Renaud, Melina Cordeau, Yoan Esposito, Pascal Belin

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

Peer reviewers: Kirill Nourski, Mathilda Froesel, alix trouillet

Published: September 5, 2025
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Improved local weather forecasting using machine learning

Authors: Guillaume Fischer, Elodie Courtois

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Shivang Pandey

Published: September 5, 2025
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On solving coordinate problems in climate model output and other geospatial datasets

Authors: Clément Cherblanc, Jeppe Peder Grejs Petersen, Fredrick Bunt, José Abraham Torres-Alavez, Ruth Mottram

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Aleksi Nummelin, Alvaro Escribano, David Bromwich, Deniz Bozkurt, Mika Rantanen, Srinidhi Gadde

Published: December 16, 2025
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“I” in research integrity: Introducing art session into research integrity course

Authors: Ana Marušić, Anna Catharina Vieira Armond, Benjamin Benzon, Maja Gligora Marković, Danijel Gudelj, Sandra Kostić, Anita Lunić, Eli Marušić, Stjepan Ljudevit Marušić, Vanja Pupovac, Tamara Radojčić, Rea Roje, Rafaelly Stavale, Dina Šimunović, Ružica Tokalić, Vicko Tomić, Marin Viđak, Marija Franka Žuljević, Ivan Buljan

Funders: Horizon 2020, Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation

Peer reviewers: Gengyan Tang, Lisa DeTora, Samantha Broadhead

Published: November 6, 2025
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From True Believers to Institutional Skeptics: Classifying conspiracy theory supporters and their media consumption

Authors: Malgorzata Kurjanska

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

Peer reviewers: Dan Romer, Lotte Pummerer, M Dentith

Published: September 2, 2025
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Assessing universities' practices on student diversity and inclusion in higher education: The INSTADINE rubric

Authors: Hemendra Mistry, Maria Cruz Sancehz Gomez

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

Peer reviewers: Beatriz María Morgado Camacho, Martin Skutil

Published: January 12, 2026
Essay
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The rise and flaws of the mission machine: A historical critique of research success metrics since the 1960s

Authors: Gabi Lombardo, Jonathan Deer, Poul Holm

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: Carter Bloch, Maria del Mar RUBIO VARAS, Mario Coccia, Merle Jacob

Published: August 4, 2026
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Production and carbon footprint of microbial oil from waste lemon peel extract

Authors: Vittorio Giorgio Senatore, Essi Paronen, Sofía Martínez-López, Miguel Ayuso, Sofia Ceccarossi, Eveliina Hylkilä, Katri Behm, Mirko Zago, Riccardo Milanesi, Immacolata Serra, Paola Branduardi

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Luis Alfonso Díaz-Secades, RAROSUE AMARAIBI, Wilailuk Niyommaneerat

Published: January 22, 2026
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A systematic exploration of current limitations of cognate-based phylogenetic inference

Authors: Luise Häuser, Gerhard Jäger, Alexandros Stamatakis

Funders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, Widening Participation and Strengthening the European Research Area

Peer reviewers: Angie Hinrichs, Osama Ali Salman

Published: January 28, 2026
Case Study

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A roadmap for managing an ageing workforce in the manufacturing sector: An Italian case study

Authors: Niloofar Katiraee, Giulia Caprari, Ajay Das, Daria Battini

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

Peer reviewers: Anna Corinna Cagliano, Antonella Petrillo, Lisa Meehan

Published: August 26, 2025
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Individual perceptions of cybersecurity and risk management

Authors: Brian Pickering, Steve Taylor

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Industrial Leadership

Peer reviewers: Arash Habibi Lashkari, Filiz Mızrak, Mohammad Almaayah

Published: August 22, 2025
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Teacher knowledge and teacher identity in mathematics education: An interdependent model

Authors: José Carlos Piñero Charlo, María del Carmen Canto López

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: CARLIT CASEY TIBANE, Jorge Guerra Antequera

Published: April 16, 2026
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Analyses of historical documents reveal past trends of exploitation of manatees ( Trichechus inunguis) in the Amazon Basin (16th-19th centuries)

Authors: Cristina Brito, Ana Catarina Garcia, John Nicholls, Jaime Silva, Nina Vieira

Funders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020

Peer reviewers: Felipe Vander Velden, Yann Henaut

Published: August 18, 2025
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An exploration of prospective users’ perception of a citizen energy community and its organization and benefits

Authors: Fausto Javier Sainz Salces, Georgios Yiasoumas

Funders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges

Peer reviewers: Ilaria Pigliautile, gianluca ruggieri

Published: August 7, 2025