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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Method ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: João Cravinho, Ricardo Lucas, Miguel Brito, Daniel P. Albuquerque, Uways Mithoowani, Nuno M. MateusFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Carlos Vaz de Carvalho, Georgios MYLONAS, Georgios Pappas, Inmaculada Rodriguez SantiagoPublished: August 17, 2023
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Julia Blanke, Alberto Belda Gonzalez, Simona D’Oca, Michael Niederkofler, Edvard NordlundFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Dr. Mohammad Fazle Rabbi, Henny van der Windt, Huda Dawood, Noelia Romero CastroPublished: November 28, 2025
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EssayPeer review process completedAuthors: Katherine Quezada-Tavarez, Lidia Dutkiewicz, Noémie KrackFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Industrial LeadershipPeer reviewers: Dimitra Georgiou, Oya BeyanPublished: November 23, 2022
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Open LetterRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: R. Andrew PaskauskasFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Franco CALLEGATI, Geir Køien, Marina SettembrePublished: May 24, 2023
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Konstantinos Mastrothanasis, Theodore GrammatasFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Agis Marinis, Avra SidiropoulouPublished: November 3, 2022
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Case StudyRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Paula Peña-Carro, Oscar Izquierdo-MongeFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Daniele BOSICH, Ehab Bayoumi, Othmane ABDELKHALEKPublished: January 9, 2024
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Line Friis Lindner, Katherine Mary FlynnFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Adrian Morley, Joanna RussellPublished: October 5, 2022
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Open LetterRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Jean-Francois Dierick, Marlies Halder, Carmen Jungbaeck, Julie Lorenz, Jean-Marie Préaud, Patrice Riou, Lorenzo Tesolin, Sylvie Uhlrich, Wim Van Molle, Joris VandeputteFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Elliot Lilley, Kirsty ReidPublished: December 13, 2022
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Francois Brambati, Daniele Ruscio, Federica Biassoni, Rebecca Hueting, Alessandra TedeschiFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Jens LOWITZSCH, Yasir Ahmed Solangi, ruth carbajoPublished: September 29, 2022
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Geert Haarlemmer, Anne RoubaudFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Daniele Castello, Yuanhui ZhangPublished: December 15, 2022
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Francisco José Blanco Velázquez, Mahmoud Shahabi, Hossein Rezaei, Félix González-Peñaloza, Farzin Shahbazi, María Anaya-RomeroFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Calogero SCHILLACI, Fuat KAYA, Odunayo David Adeniyi, PRAVA KIRAN DASH, SAMEH KOTB ABD-ELMABODPublished: January 17, 2024
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Pedro Almeida Vinagre, Gonçalo Fonseca, Mário VieiraFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Andrew Guerin, Lenaïg G. HemeryPublished: June 19, 2024
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Zhi Kai Chong, Alexander Hofmann, Marie Haye, Sharon Wilson, Ihsanullah Sohoo, Ayah Alassali, Kerstin KuchtaFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Douglas Hayes, Mehlika KaramanliogluPublished: January 22, 2024
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Open LetterPeer review process completedAuthors: Ioannis Tarnanas, Magda TsolakiFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Jolanta Dorszewska, Miguel Vaz, Patrizia VanniniPublished: August 22, 2022
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Burak Celen, Melik Bugra Ozcelik, Furkan Metin Turgut, Cisel Aras, Thyagesh Sivaraman, Yash Kotak, Christian Geisbauer, Hans-Georg SchweigerFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Min Ye, Suleyman TosunPublished: February 22, 2023
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Study ProtocolRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Liz McGovern, Aisling Geraghty, Fionnuala McAuliffe, Sharleen O'ReillyFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Kathleen Kendall-Tackett, Lyndsey HookwayPublished: January 24, 2023
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Study ProtocolPeer review process completedAuthors: Katja Seidel, Melanie Labor, Richard Lombard-Vance, Emma McEvoy, Michael Cooke, Lucia D’Arino, Deirdre Desmond, Delia Ferri, Philip Franke, Ilenia Gheno, Sonja Grigoleit, Barbara Guerra, Artur Krukowski, Marketa Pešoutová, Ilia Pietri, David Prendergast, Rebecca Maguire, Marco Manso, A. Jamie Saris, Sari Sarlio-Siintola, Tatiana Silva, Eleni Zarogianni, Malcom MacLachlan, SHAPES ConsortiumFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Ella Cohn-Schwartz, Qiping Fan, Vanesa ZORRILLA MUÑOZPublished: July 4, 2022
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: LiKang Luan, Liam Crosbie, Silvain Michel, Erwin HackFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Rachel Tomlinson, Umberto GaliettiPublished: September 28, 2022
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Christophe Morel, Franck Pra, Qyunh Trang Pham, Sébastien Fiette, Manex Larranaga, Gorka Vertiz, Mikel ArrindaFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Ao Li, Ghassan Fadhil Smaisim, Virendra TalelePublished: June 20, 2022
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Open LetterRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Evert-Ben Van Veen, Martin Boeckhout, Irene Schlünder, Jan Willem Boiten, Vasco DiasFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Alexander Bernier, Anne BAHR, Javed Ahmed, Jiahong ChenPublished: February 9, 2024
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EssayRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Paul Cairney, Emily St.Denny, John BoswellFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Ben Hawkins, Scott Edward Lennarson Greer, Tim TenbenselPublished: August 26, 2022
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Method ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Christian Brecher, Stephan Neus, Marcus Gärtner, Hans-Martin Eckel, Maik Hoppert, Barry James, Chris Gerada, Michele Degano, Mohammad Reza Ilkhani, Mauro Di NardoFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Ruben Lostado Lorza, Steffen IhlenfeldtPublished: April 17, 2023
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Brief ReportRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Mark W. Ramsden, Margherita Furiosi, Paolo Debenedettis, Isidora Stojacic, Marta Mendes, Nicolas Munier-Jolain, Tito CaffiFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Emilio GIL, Ilias TravlosPublished: September 22, 2022
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Dr. Dirk Pawlaszczyk, Martin Bochmann, Philipp Engler, Coert Klaver, Christian HummertFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Andreas Attenberger, Nikhitha YathirajuPublished: May 31, 2022
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Joao Costa, M. Besher Massri, Marko Grobelnik, Ignacio Casals del Busto, Dale WestonFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Angel Miguel Garcia Vico, Carson Leung, Farah Jemili, Haowen XuPublished: December 7, 2023