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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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Brian Pickering, Michael Boniface, Silke Roth, Katie Baker, Steve TaylorFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Cian O'Donovan, Ruben Bach, Sebastian KarcherPublished: April 24, 2024
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Case StudyPeer review process completedAuthors: Raquel Castelo Ruano, Silvia González SouteloFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Antonio Vidal-Matzanke, MERCEDES CASTRO-NUÑOPublished: April 24, 2024
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Software Tool ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Julia Blanke, Christian BederFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Kangping Li, Yang LiPublished: April 24, 2024
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Open LetterPeer review process completedAuthors: Mohaddeseh Maktabifard, Gerald Wagenhofer, Uli Jakob, Łukasz Wilczynski, Jan Cromwijk, Horia Petran, Lihnida Stojanovska-Georgievska, Paul McCormackFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Bojan Milovanovic, Deyslen MarianoPublished: April 24, 2024
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Systematic ReviewPeer review process completedAuthors: Asbel Kipchoge Tanui, Teija-Kaisa AHOLAAKKOFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Eija METSÄLÄ, Ralph MöhlerPublished: April 15, 2024
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Method ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Eti Ester Levi, Erik Jeppesen, Jens C. Nejstgaard, Thomas Alexander DavidsonFunders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Catherine Schmechtig, Kaisa Kraft, Karsten RINKE, Marju Tamm, Michela Rogora, Tammi RichardsonPublished: February 13, 2025
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Study ProtocolPeer review process completedAuthors: Milena Pitashny, Dina Kao, Gianluca Ianiro, Benjamin Mullish, Gergely Nagy, Tadas Urbonas, Inbar Kesten, Yoav Stabholz, Juozas Kupcinskas, Rose Franz, Debora Rondinella, Sabrina Tamburini, Zsuzsa Tudlik, Luca Masucci, Gianluca Quaranta, William Fusco, Giovanni Cammarota, Jurgita Skieceviciene, Karen Wong, Nicola Segata, Mical Paul, Haggai Bar-YosephFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Shaohui Wang, Zoltán Dr. PéterfiPublished: March 26, 2024
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Research ArticleAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Elizabeth Kirkham, Yintao Cao, Martyna KrólFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: March 20, 2024
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EssayPeer review process completedAuthors: Maxime Lebrun, Hanne Dumur-Laanila, Gwenda Nielen, Pablo Hernández EscayolaFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Science with and for SocietyPeer reviewers: Niko Pyrhönen, Thomas Wold, Valentina PitardiPublished: March 8, 2024
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Darshika Manral, Ilse Bos, Mark de Boer, Erik van SebilleFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Casper van de Geer, Lesley Stokes, Philippe GASPARPublished: October 25, 2024
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Milada Šťastná, Kateřina Ryglová, Antonín Vaishar, Andrea KrálíkováFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Science with and for SocietyPeer reviewers: Lóránt Dénes Dávid, Maria de Lurdes CalistoPublished: July 29, 2024
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Method ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Bertram Taetz, Michael Lorenz, Markus Miezal, Didier Stricker, Gabriele Bleser-TaetzFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness, Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Lauro Armando Contreras Rodríguez, Manon Kok, Simon BachhuberPublished: January 22, 2025
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Flavia Forte, Emanuela Moscardini, Jacopo Coletta, Luigi Toro, Lourdes Yurramendi, Jokin Hidalgo, Enrique Ipiñazar, Amal Siriwardana, Sofia Riano, Nand Peeters, Karen Osen, Ana Maria Martinez, Wojciech GebarowskiFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Amilton Botelho Junior, Tuan Tran Thanh, Yuanpeng FuPublished: February 19, 2024
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Karine Goulart de Oliveira, Soile Jokipii-Lukkari, Tero LuukkonenFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Beibei Sun, Muhammad Riaz Ahmad, Tao YangPublished: February 12, 2024
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: David F Martelo, Georgia Schneider, Imran Bhamji, Anna Wojdyla, Garima Mittal, Nigar Gul Malik, Arunima Bhuvanendran Nair Jayakumari, Namrata Kale, David Ingvi Snorrason, Arni Ingason, Paolo Taddei, Shiladitya PaulFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Kamalan Kirubaharan Amirtharaj Mosas, Mete BUDAKLI, Soumyadip SettPublished: January 12, 2024
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ReviewRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Eleni Gianni, Pavlos Tyrologou, Nazaré Couto, Júlio Ferreira Carneiro, Eva Scholtzová, Nikolaos KoukouzasFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Mrityunjay Singh, Soon Hyeong So, Zaid JangdaPublished: May 29, 2024
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Data NoteRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Alejandro Rodriguez, Melissa Abreu, Dailin Reyes, Melany Abreu, Humberto L. Varona, Carlos Noriega, Amilcar Calzada, Moacyr AraujoFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Dodi Sofyan Arief, Erfan Amini, Henry Hooi-Siang KANG, Ji ZhangPublished: May 8, 2025
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EssayPeer review process completedAuthors: Rasmus Gjedssø BERTELSENFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Kleinsy Bonilla, Pierre-Bruno RuffiniPublished: January 8, 2024
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Pilar Gangas, Niamh Lennox-Chhugani, Arturo Alvarez, Edelweiss Aldasoro, Yusuf Can Semerci, Elda Judica, Claudia Louro, Joao P Proença, Mayca Marin, Elisa Calarota, Sarah MeidlingerFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Anthony Scerri, Hein van Hout, Liang-Kung ChenPublished: April 16, 2026
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ReviewRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Eva Bajo Marcos, Valeria Fabretti, Ángela Ordóñez-Carabaño, Elena Rodríguez-Ventosa Herrera, Silvia TavianiFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Adrijana Višnjić-Jevtić, Adrián Neubauer, Linda Mitchell, Lucija Dežan, MAGDA VITSOUPublished: October 17, 2024
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Open LetterPeer review process completedAuthors: Jerzy Kozyra, Paweł Chmieliński, Piotr Jurga, Mariusz Maciejczak, Magdalena Borzęcka, Justyna Cieślikowska, Stelios RozakisFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Efstratios LOIZOU, Rasa PAKELTIENĖ, Rodrigo Salvador, Vlada VitunskienePublished: December 14, 2023
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Open LetterPeer review process completedAuthors: Gabriele Fregonese, Cristina Boaretto, Carlo Erittu, Giovanni Vicentini, Giulia Canilli, Thomas Messervey, Cristina Barbero, Simone BuffaFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Andreea Claudia Serban, Jurgita Malinauskaite, Marina Bertolini, Samer SawalhaPublished: December 6, 2023
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Open LetterPeer review process completedAuthors: Manuela Klocker, Werner Leitgeb, Christoph Breitfuß, Eduardo Miguel, Egoitz Martinez-Laserna, Eric Grübner, Imane Worighi, Yolanda Bravo, Sergio Da Costa Pito, Moussa Nacer-Bey, Steffen Bockrath, Radu Schwarz, Nick De Bie, Zhangqi Wang, Henk Jan Bergveld, Joan Manuel F. Mendoza, Aitor Picatoste, Daniel Justel Lozano, David Storer, Jeremy Guazzagaloppa, David Jäger, Günter SchwarzbergerFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Binghe Liu, Depeng Kong, Satyam PanchalPublished: November 23, 2023
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Case StudyRevisedPeer review process completed
Public perception and acceptance of CCUS: preliminary findings of a qualitative case study in Greece
Authors: Kostas Stavrianakis, Jacob Nielsen, Zoe MorrisonFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Christian OLTRA, D Xenias, Farah Mulyasari, Paul UphamPublished: July 24, 2024 -
Brief ReportPeer review process completedAuthors: Dean Lipovac, Mateja ErceFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Prof.dr. de Witte, Rozeta DraghiciPublished: November 13, 2023