Societal Challenges
Horizon 2020 reflects the policy priorities of the Europe 2020 strategy and addresses major concerns shared by citizens in Europe and elsewhere. The societal challenges programme section brings together resources and knowledge across different fields, technologies and disciplines, including social sciences and the humanities. This will cover activities from research to market with a new focus on innovation-related activities, such as piloting, demonstration, test-beds, and support for public procurement and market uptake. This gateway hosts the articles published on Open Research Europe stemming from the Industrial Leadership programme section supported by Horizon 2020.
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Study ProtocolPeer review process completedAuthors: Janet Delgado, David Rodríguez-Arias, Alberto Molina-Pérez, Anibal Monasterio-Astobiza, Gonzalo Diaz-Cobacho, Gregor Bond, TTVguideTX consortiumFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Chiara CricoPublished: October 30, 2024
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Norbert Weber, Carolina Duczek, Gleidys Monrrabal, William Nash, Martins Sarma, Tom WeierFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Binghe Liu, Farooq AhmadPublished: October 25, 2024
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Systematic ReviewPeer review process completedAuthors: Georgios Nikoletos, Iordanis Papoutsoglou, Georgios Spanos, Alexandros Nizamis, Antonios Lalas, Konstantinos Votis, Dimitrios TzovarasFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Fadi Al-Turjman, Mihaela Constantinescu, Santiago Andrés AzcoitiaPublished: October 17, 2024
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Gunnar Boye OLESEN, Ann VikkelsøFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Andrew Weaver, Carina Zell-ZieglerPublished: September 24, 2024
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Michelangelo-Santo Gulino, Maurizio Laschi, Giovanni Zonfrillo, Marco Fabbri, Elena Garcia, Peter Miklis, Thomas Unger, Krzysztof Damaziak, Lukasz Mazurkiewicz, Kamil Sybilski, Salik Ahmed, Paolo Sospiro, Luca Del Zotto, Nicola Del Vecchio, Alessandra Rinaldi, Sara Viviani, Dario VangiFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Angelo Domenico Vella, Juan David Cano-MorenoPublished: August 29, 2024
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Cristina Claver, Naiara Rodríguez-Ezpeleta, Xabier Irigoien, Oriol CanalsFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Ana Baricevic, Iole Di CapuaPublished: August 13, 2024
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Method ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Shirley Martin, Deirdre Horgan, Reana MaierFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Hopewell Hodges, Valentina MazzucatoPublished: August 12, 2024
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Systematic ReviewRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Manuel Gertrudix, Alejandro Carbonell-Alcocer, Rubén Arcos, Cristina M. Arribas, Valeri Codesido-Linares, Nerea Benítez-ArandaFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Science with and for SocietyPeer reviewers: Ana Delicado, Antonio Lopez, David Vicente Torrico, John CookPublished: September 24, 2024
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Data NoteRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Robert J. Zomer, Jianchu Xu, Donatella Spano, Antonio TrabuccoFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Aristoteles Tegos, Louise Crochemore, VASSILIS ASCHONITISPublished: May 12, 2025
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Open LetterRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Luke John Schafer, Aida Anthouli, Alessandra Schmidt, Anita Beblek, Annika Fruehbeisser, Beatrice Walthall, Carla Mingolla, Catalina Rogozan, Damiano Petruzzella, Dirk Wascher, Francesca Volpe, Giordano Ruggeri, Gustavo Arciniegas, Jose Luis Vicente-Vicente, Katerina Riviou, Katerina Valta, Lena Marijke Wenzel, Lorenzo Labellarte, Maarten Crivits, Malgorzata Swiader, Marin Lysak, Marta Sylla, Poppy Eyre, Raluca Barbu, Stefano Corsi, Christian Bugge HenriksenFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: MG vd Meij, Tiffanie StonePublished: October 25, 2024
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Open LetterRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Federica Manzoli, Matteo Al Kalak, Maria Chiara RioliFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Dieter SCHLENKER, Irene Gutiérrez TorresPublished: August 29, 2025
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Jotham Jea Akaka, Aurora García-Gallego, Nikolaos Georgantzis, Jean-Christian Tisserand, Efi Vasileiou, Mark W. RamsdenFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Andrea SCIARRETTA, Dave Gent, Georgios Gadanakis, James TurnerPublished: September 26, 2024
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Brief ReportRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Bas Oldenbroek, Ifigenia Psarra, Tineke van der Schoor, Cyril TjahjaFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Adolf Acquaye, Benjamin Schmid, LORENZO DE VIDOVICH, Lefteris Topaloglou, Mahyar Kamali Saraji, Marie Claire Brisbois, Md Tasbirul Islam, Paola D'Orazio, Ruth SHORTALLPublished: October 28, 2024
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Haizea Domínguez, Bruno Iñarra, Jalel Labidi, Carlos BaldFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Bui Xuan Dong, Sharon Nuñal, Ulfah AmaliaPublished: November 14, 2024
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Benjamin Molina, Carlos E. Palau, Jaime Calvo-GallegoFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Antonis Troumpoukis, Despina-Athanasia Pantazi, GUOHUI XIAO, Raul Palma, lushv1@aston.ac.uk Victoria LushPublished: October 18, 2024
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Monica Massari, Simona Miceli, Ombretta IngrascìFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Federico Alagna, Salvatore Coluccello, Stefania PanebiancoPublished: December 11, 2024
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Case StudyPeer review process completedAuthors: Jani Tartia, Mervi HämäläinenFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Federica Gaglione, Mila KOEVA, Rushikesh PadsalaPublished: June 28, 2024
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Open LetterRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Nikolaos Kalapodis, Georgios SakkasFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Francisco J Escobedo, Jürgen Bauhus, Kushartati Budiningsih, Kyra Clark-Wolf, Tessa Maurer, Toddi Steelman, Victoria DonovanPublished: May 19, 2025
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Borja Lizarribar Carrillo, Borja Prieto, Miguel Martínez-Iturralde, Javier García Goikoetxea, Sergio Montes, Ekain San JoséFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Adrien Thabuis, Chi Ma, Uğur DemirPublished: February 25, 2025
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Study ProtocolPeer review process completedAuthors: Cassandra Murphy, Tadhg MacIntyre, Elaine GallagherFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Alexia Barrable, Stephanie WilkiePublished: May 30, 2024
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ReviewRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Laurence Mabile, Lola Neufcourt, Matthew Chersich, Valériane Leroy, Cyrille Delpierre, Michelle Kelly-IrvingFunders: European Research Council (ERC), Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Panagiota Kotsila, Rhiannon Thompson, Roger FEW, Rosemary Hiscock, Sandrah EckelPublished: January 14, 2025
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Stephen Burleigh, Håkan JönssonFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Davide Viaggi, Gabriella ARCESE, Jaques Trienekens, Md Manik Ali, Mika Rekola, Roberto Henke, Sara BurbiPublished: January 15, 2025
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Marianne Wehbe, Manuel Bea, Elena Goicolea Güemez, Ulf Stein, Nicolas Caradot, Juan Goicolea, Elena Lopez Gunn, Gerardo AnzalduaFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Alban Kuriqi, Allison Lassiter, Florian Brokhausen, Love David, Teresa FidélisPublished: December 5, 2024
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Open LetterRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Stephanie Bilgram, Carla Klusmann, Christian Kind, Elisa Andreoli, Chiara Castellani, Dimitris Kofinas, Jan Cools, Antonio Trabucco, Chrysi LaspidouFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: DIANA DR. RECKIEN, Joshua Garland, Thomas Mitchell, emma TompkinsPublished: November 12, 2025
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Alice Manuzzi, Imanol Aguirre-Sarabia, Natalia Díaz-Arce, Dorte Bekkevold, Teunis Jansen, Jessica Gomez-Garrido, Tyler S. Alioto, Marta Gut, Martin Castonguay, Sonia Sanchez-Maroño, Paula Álvarez, Naiara Rodriguez-EzpeletaFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: GAETANO CATANESE, John Hargrove, Julia Tovar Verba, Natalia J Bayona Vásquez, Sven Winter, Yusuf BektasPublished: January 20, 2025