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 ArticleAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Wanxin Lai, Andy Leu, Torgeir Rhoden Hvidsten, Phillip B. Pope, Rainer RoeheFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: September 28, 2026
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ReviewAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Christian OltraFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: October 9, 2026
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Data NoteAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Shama Virani, Laia Alemany, Wolfgang Ahrens, Shaymaa AlWaheidi, Lidia Arantes, Aude Bardot, Paul Brennan, Cristina Canova, Amelie Chabrier, David I Conway, Grant Creaney, Mauricio Cuello, Cecilia Cuffini, Maria Paula Curado, Ana Carolina de Carvalho, Evandro de Souza, Brenda Diergaarde, Tom Dudding, Valerie Gaborieau, David Hayes, Claire Healy, Ivana Holcatova, Rayjean Hung, Jens Klussmann, Pagona Lagiou, Areti Lagiou, Geoffrey Liu, Clovis Lopes Pinto, Silvia Lopez de Blanc, Louise McNeilage, Laura Mendoza, Jose Carlos Oliveira, Andrew Olshan, Hernan Ortiz, Sandra Perdomo, Shahid Pervez, Jerry Polesel, Miranda Pring, Luis Felipe Ribeiro Pinto, Lorenzo Richardi, Max Robinson, Paula Rodriguez-Urrego, Pierre-Eric Roux, Pierre Saintigny, Stacey Santi, Deborah Saunders, Marta Vilensky, Sandra von Zeidler, Tim Waterboer, Kazem Zendehdel, Ariana Znaor, HEADSpAcE ConsortiumFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: October 7, 2026
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Research ArticleAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Ivelina Stoyanova, Mario Couto, Ferdinando Bosco, Matteo Troncia, Katharina Wehrmeister, Alberto Dognini, Konstantinos Kotsalos, José Pablo Chaves Ávila, Jacob Mason, Ilias Zafeiropoulos, Alessio Coccia, Vassilis Sakas, Juan Adolfo Galeano Martinez, Helena Gerard, Vincenzo Croce, Apostolos Kapetanios, Helias Karagozidis, Antonello MontiFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: October 16, 2026
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Method ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Hristofor Miho, Diego Barranco Navero, Isabel Trujillo Navas, Pablo Morello Parra, Georgios Koubouris, Carlos Trapero Ramirez, Álvaro López-Bernal, Amira Oueslati, David Flores Mesas, M. Teresa García López, Pedro Valverde Caballero, R. Efe Deger, Esteban Meca, Enzo Perri, Elena Santilli, Juan Moral Moral, Cristina Estudillo Cazorla, Diego Cabello Pozo, Meelad Yousef Yousef, Songul Acar, Melek Gurbuz-Veral, Feliciano Priego Capote, Asma Zahiri, Sara Oulbi, Maria Isabel Márquez Pérez, Concepción M. DíezFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Nunzio D'AgostinoPublished: September 2, 2026
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Research ArticleAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: René van den Brom, Sue Neale, Katja Mertens-Scholz, Christian Menge, Laurent Delooz, Reinie Dijkman, Liesbeth Allais, Anneleen Matthijs, Marcella Mori, Elsa Jourdain, Elodie Rousset, Tom N. McNeilly, Gorka Aduriz, Ana HurtadoFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: September 1, 2026
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Ayelén Perez Falcón, Marianna Iorio, Margherita Sosio, Florencia Correa-Fiz, Stefano Donadio, Virginia AragónFunders: Excellent Science, Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Marie-Sklodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)Peer reviewers: Ali Majhool, Iqbal AhmadPublished: October 20, 2026
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Carlos Picon, Wytze van der GaastFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Alfonso Expósito GarcíaPublished: August 4, 2026
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Jotham Jea Akaka, Aurora García-Gallego, Nikolaos Georgantzis, Efi VasileiouFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Ataharul ChowdhuryPublished: July 29, 2026
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Software Tool ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Antton Alberdi, Jaime Ramirez, Nanna Gaun, Zoé Horisberger, Bryan Wang, Urvish Trivedi, Amalia BogriFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Pierluigi Di Chiaro, Yuliaxis Ramayo-CaldasPublished: September 8, 2026
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Stavros SPYRIDAKOS, Sofia-Natalia BOEMI, Elpida Tzika, Raymond Sterling, Benedetta Barchi, Marcello Curci, Beril Alpagut, Łukasz Wilczynski, Magdalena KOSIOREK, Alexander Deliyannis, Maria-Ioanna PAVLOPOULOU, Paula Vega, Veronika CernaFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Muhyiddine Jradi, Paola Clerici MaestosiPublished: July 6, 2026
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Method ArticleAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Evaldas Bružė, R. Andrew Paskauskas, Raminta Matulytė, Giedrė Sabaliauskaitė, Tomas LavišiusFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: June 18, 2026
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Alicia González-Míguez, Clara Reino, Celia-María Castro-Barros, Leticia Rodriguez-HernandezFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Asifa Anwar, Diana ArellanoPublished: June 13, 2026
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Systematic ReviewPeer review process completedAuthors: Emily St Denny, Paul CairneyFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Gill ALLWOOD, Stephanie PatersonPublished: May 15, 2026
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Method ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Mikel Aramburu, Jorge García, Seán Gaines, Nizar Touleimat, Ernesto La Mattina, Babak Akhgar, Dimitris KavallierosFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Giovanni Sartor, Stephanie NessPublished: April 30, 2026
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Research ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Paul Baker, Adam CharltonFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Adilson Roberto Locali Pereira, Bung-Orn Hemung, Busra Oktar, Gebeyehu Ayele, Harshi SinghiPublished: July 9, 2026
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Mark W. Ramsden, Ella Bradfield, Ellie Dearlove, Owen Griffiths, Rosie KnappFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Juergen Schwarz, Peng HanPublished: April 10, 2026
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Method ArticleRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Tim Alexander Steiert, Philipp M. Altrock, Axel Künstner, Vishal Dixit, Burkhard Brandt, Pamela Pinzani, Hauke Busch, Andre Franke, Michael ForsterFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Myron Best, Yibo DaiPublished: July 13, 2026
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Method ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Bertram Taetz, Gabriele Bleser-Taetz, Markus Miezal, Didier StrickerFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Elisa Digo, Moein YounesiPublished: March 31, 2026
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Case StudyRevisedPeer review process completedAuthors: Nils-Otto ØrjasæterFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Anke-Peggy HOLTORF, Claire Lindsay, Crossman Mayavo, Maximilian Otte, Patricia Julia García SanzPublished: April 19, 2026
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Research ArticleAwaiting peer reviewAuthors: Sebastian Ospina-Corral, Delphine Devriese, Igor de las Heras, Evelien Uitterhaegen, Karel De Winter, Wim Soetaert, Patricio Cano, Manuel Salvador, Germán CaveroFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: No information providedPublished: March 10, 2026
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Michael Strobel, Uli Jakob, Luca ZiegeleFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Sabla AlnouriPublished: January 30, 2026
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Case StudyPeer review process completedAuthors: Daniela Panica, Ana Maria Niculicea, Daria SorescuFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Christian OLTRA, Tara Righetti, Yi-Ming WeiPublished: January 2, 2026
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Alfredo GONZALEZ NARANJO, RAFAEL MARTIN SALINASFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal ChallengesPeer reviewers: Erfan Babaee Tirkolaee, Sayeed HasanPublished: December 10, 2025
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Research ArticlePeer review process completedAuthors: Beril Alpagut, Muhyettin Sirer, Zeynep Ozcan, Merve Mermertas, Cecilia Sanz Montalvillo, Xingxing Zhang, Margherita Fabbri, Lorena Sanchez Relaño, Mohaddeseh Maktabifard, Julia Schließauf, Omar Shafqat, Frans Verspeek, Martijn de Vries, Humberto Queiroz, Roeland Keersmaekers, Hannelore Scheipers, Laura BordoFunders: Horizon 2020, Societal Challenges, Horizon EuropePeer reviewers: Marek Zanker, Paola Clerici MaestosiPublished: November 27, 2025