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Biology and life

How do scientists study living things, from single cells to whole ecosystems?

Ages 11-19

Chemistry

What new materials and substances do chemists create, and what are they for?

Ages 13-19

Physics and space

From quantum particles to distant galaxies: what do we still not know?

Ages 12-19

Computing and AI

How do computers learn to recognise, predict and help?

Ages 11-19

Mathematics

Where do abstract mathematical ideas turn up in the real world?

Ages 13-19

Geography, climate and the Earth

What is happening to the climate, the oceans and the soil, and how do we measure it?

Ages 10-19

Medicine and health

How are new medicines made, and how do scientists fight disease?

Ages 12-19

Technology and engineering

How are the machines, materials and energy of the future designed?

Ages 11-19

History and archaeology

How do archaeologists and historians read the traces of the past?

Ages 10-19

Languages, art and culture

What do languages and the arts reveal about the people who make them?

Ages 10-19

Society and economics

How do researchers work out how societies and economies function?

Ages 13-19

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Showing 48 of 1,149 projects

HE2025–20272 countries

MIGTRIBUTION · Migration Waves and their Contributions to Economic and Political Institutions in Origin Countries

The project Migration Waves and their Contributions to Economic and Political Institutions in Origin Countries (MIGTRIBUTION) did not start. The researcher withdrew before the planned start date (1 September 2025), and therefore no activities, tasks, research actions, training, dissemination, or project-related work we…

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HE2025–20272 countries

OUTCOME · ecO-evolUTionary dynamics in COMmunitiEs

Ecological communities are composed of a vast number of interacting species. Individuals of different species interact for feeding, survival or many other services, like protection or transport. Such interactions form ecological networks.

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HE2024–20262 countries

SPATHS · Spatial skills and mathematics, towards a causal understanding of mechanisms

Difficulties in learning maths usually begin at the start of education and are robust over time. The number of students not reaching basic levels of maths achievement remains a major societal challenge, at a time when societies are increasingly demanding maths skills due to scientific and industrial progress (e.g., gro…

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HE2024–20262 countries

HURO · Leading in the brave new world: human - robot dynamics

The interface between physical and digital domains is rapidly fading, raising questions about the ramifications that technological innovations have for organisations. Despite offering plenty of opportunities, a more digitalised world of work changes the nature and flow of information, inevitably creating novel challeng…

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HE2024–20262 countries

LEARN-UCJ · Social Learning for Urban Climate Justice in Latin America

Latin America is the most urbanized and unequal region in the world. It is also the second most disaster-prone region globally. Its vulnerability to floods, landslides, droughts, storms, sea level rise, and infectious diseases is rapidly increasing due to the climate crisis.

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HE2024–20273 countries

RELIGIOMICS · Religion and Comics: New Forms of Mediation of Religion

RELIGIOMICS aims at capturing new forms of religion and spirituality represented and experienced in comics by both artists and audiences. Considering the growth of comics production and consumption, this project is crucial for understanding the transformations of religious phenomena in Western societies and their relat…

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HE2024–20272 countries

e-Authopia · Authoritarian Smart City

The smart city fulfils a utopian picture of a future where data-driven, citizen-centred, and just cities thrive. What if this vision of the smart city is combined with the prospect of smart control? What about the sociotechnical imaginaries of authoritarian smart cities?

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HE2024–20262 countries

HeartRepairKIT · Structural, kinetic, and biophysical analysis and engineering of KIT.METRNL signalling to boost heart tissue regeneration after myocardial infarction

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide, with millions of patients suffering from long-term complications after heart attacks. One of the major medical challenges is the limited ability of the heart to regenerate damaged tissue, which often results in reduced quality of life and high healthcare…

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HE2024–20275 countries

CanDoIt · Intelligent Breast Cancer DiagnOsis and MonItoring Therapeutic Response Training Network

A breakthrough in precision diagnostics and treatement for breast cancer Breast cancer diagnosis and treatment face persistent challenges, with current methods often lacking the precision and ease of use required for optimal patient care. Existing techniques may lead to misdiagnosis, delayed intervention or non-adapted…

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HE2024–20286 countries

PROSAFE · Smart Integration of Process Systems Engineering & Machine Learning for Improved Process Safety in Process Industries

The process industries – chemical, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and energy – are cornerstones of our modern society. However, they operate under conditions that present inherent safety risks. We're seeing increasing plant complexity, aging infrastructure, and the potential for subtle, hard-to-detect failures that can…

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HE2024–20287 countries

Inter-oPEn · Interoperability of the Power Electronics dominated grid by openness

Power Electronic Converters are essential for integrating more renewables into Europe’s electricity system, yet the present PE dominated grid faces an “interoperability ice age”: Multi vendor HVDC converters are added ad hoc, while proprietary control software, unclear IP regimes and fragmented regulation hinder inform…

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HE2024–20276 countries

STUDIES-DIG · Models and Instruments for Transforming Higher Education Systems through Transnational Multi-Sector Links

In the digital era society is evolving at a rapid pace and investing in education have vast social and economic advantages for it. It is the education that allows people to have access to SDGs 4 and the consortium is created as a platform for collaboration with the purpose to research and identify successful contempora…

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HE2024–20276 countries

SOVEREIGN · distributed ledger technologies and user-driven automation towards self-SOVEREIGN mobile data access in beyond 5G networks

Towards the forthcoming transition to a fully connected world (e.g., Internet of Senses, digital twins), support of connected intelligence requires service advertisement, discovery, negotiation and management that goes beyond the complexity and scalability that existing technologies and subscription-driven mobile netwo…

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HE2024–20276 countries

ReDes_Ling · Resisting Language Inequlity/ Resistir la Desigualdad Lingüística

Resisting Language Inequality/Resistir la Desigualdad Lingüística (ReDes_Ling) is a network of organizations whose goal is to research language inequality and propose innovative strategies to revert its pernicious social effects. By language inequality we mean an asymmetrical relationship among language groups that tra…

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HE2024–20262 countries

MAGRITTE · Recovering plasma-facing components temperatures in fusion devices from IR camera measurements

Infrared (IR) cameras are key diagnostics to monitor and control plasma-facing components (PFCs) in fusion devices. Nevertheless, the use of all-metallic PFCs with low and variable emissivity (ε ~ 0.1-0.5) makes it difficult to obtain a correct surface temperature measurement. The radiance collected by the IR camera in…

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HE2024–20262 countries

COMPTEACH · Computational mechanisms of teacher-pupil knowledge transfer

Reinforcement learning is how humans and other animals learn through trial and error: we act, observe outcomes, and adjust. This kind of learning shapes everyday life, from mastering motor skills and planning efficiently to preparing for exams or refining medical decisions based on past results. Computational models of…

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HE2024–20262 countries

SPUCS · Software architectures for Secure, Private, User-Controlled Smart devices

This project developed new tools to give European citizens greater transparency and control over their smartphones and other smart devices. European citizens rely on billions of smart electronic devices in their daily lives, from smartphones to smart watches, for communication, work, health, and access to public servic…

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HE2024–20288 countries

AIM-NEXT · Accelerate the design and Insertion of nonCRM hard Materials for Next generation EXTreme applications (AIM-NEXT)

AIM-NEXT focuses on accelerating the design and integration of hard materials using non-critical raw materials, effectively addressing economic and environmental challenges within the European Union. Through a comprehensive interdisciplinary, intersectoral, and international training program, AIM-NEXT collaborates with…

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HE2024–20262 countries

ESICRI · Effects of Socio-economic Inequalities in Childhood Respiratory Infections

Respiratory infections (RIs) are the most common health problem in childhood, yet substantial inequalities in their burden persist across Europe. Children from disadvantaged socio-economic circumstances experience higher risks of severe RI outcomes, including hospitalisation, but the causal pathways underlying these in…

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HE2024–20279 countries

HumanIC · Human - Centric Indoor Climate for Healthcare Facilities

Healthcare-associated infections (HAIs) represent one of the most significant challenges facing modern healthcare systems. In the European Union alone, it is estimated that more than 4 million patients annually acquire at least one HAI during hospitalization, with the problem affecting on average 80,000 individuals per…

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HE2024–20287 countries

MISSION-CCS · Material Science Innovation for Accelerated, Sustainable and Safe Implementation of Carbon Capture and Storage

Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) is a key technology for achieving climate neutrality in Europe, particularly for hard-to-abate industries such as cement, steel, and chemicals. However, large-scale deployment remains limited due to uncertainties related to system reliability, safety, and cost. A major challenge is the…

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HE2024–20263 countries

TiR · Together in Research: collaboration and relationships between researchers and social movements. Learning from South African experience.

The issue of collaboration between researchers and social movements is dramatically back in the spotlight, both in the academic and in the public debate. In the face of global challenges that demand profound social and environmental transformation, researchers are increasingly encouraged to maximize the transformative…

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HE2024–20289 countries

INDEEP · INtervention on the DEterminants of, and Expertise in, Physical activity behaviours

Physical Activity (PA) positively impacts a broad range of markers for health (King et al., 2019) and reduces the risk of mortality (Ekelund et al., 2026). The World Health Organisation (WHO) outline that almost 500 million people will develop noncommunicable diseases attributable to physical inactivity between 2020 an…

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HE2024–20278 countries

PRAETORIAN · EuroPean Training NetwoRks to TArget DAMPs and NETs: novel apprOaches in pRecision SepsIs pAtieNt care

Sepsis remains one of the major challenges for societies worldwide, causing an estimated 7-9 million deaths every year. It is the leading cause of death at intensive care units in the EU. This high mortality persists because at present methods for timely diagnosis are lacking and no effective therapy is available.

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HE2024–20278 countries

REWORLDING · Repositioning Participatory Design to Tackle Socio-Environmental Challenges

The REWORLDING Doctoral Network addresses the growing societal need for inclusive and participatory responses to socio-ecological challenges such as climate change and biodiversity loss. These issues are experienced differently by communities, organisations, and individuals, often leading to societal polarisation that…

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HE2024–20276 countries

ArCHe · Archaeological Coastal Heritage: Past, present and future of a hidden prehistoric legacy

Coastal zones all over the world face growing pressure from climate change and development, with archaeological sites in these areas at increasing risk. The HORIZON MSCA Doctoral network ArCHe addresses the increasing vulnerability of the material remains of Stone Age coastal hunter-fisher-gatherer (HFG) societies (c.…

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HE2024–20262 countries

CREATIVR · Creativity in Virtual Reality

The rapid digital transformation of work, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic and the expansion of immersive technologies, has fundamentally reshaped how and where knowledge work takes place. Increasingly, organizations rely on hybrid and remote work models, while virtual reality (VR) technologies are emerging as pote…

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HE2024–20262 countries

OSpaMa · Objects, Spaces and Material Culture. Gender and Politics in Early Modern European Republics (Venice, Genova, XV-XVIII centuries)

The project OSPaMa – Objects, Spaces and Material Culture: Gender and Politics in Early Modern European Republics (Venice and Genoa, 15th–18th centuries) addresses a major historiographical gap in the study of early modern republics. Traditional political history has relied primarily on institutional and normative sour…

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HE2024–20263 countries

PROTRUST · Public Trust in Contemporary Europe: Trusting the Antitrust (PROTRUST)

The PROTRUST project investigates how the politicisation of EU antitrust enforcement affects citizens’ trust in the European Commission and in large digital firms. PROTRUST combines media analysis and experimental research to examine how public discourse and trust outcomes are linked. The project advances academic know…

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HE2024–20262 countries

EuBrand · Patronage and European perspective in Brandenburg Prussia: the painter Etcher Johann Friedrich Wentzel (1670-1729)

The aim if EuBrand was to shed light on a forgotten chapter of Europe’s intellectual and artistic history based on the following research question: how did painting contribute to the creation of a visual language of absolutism during the reign of the first Prussian king Frederick I? EuBrand should foster research and i…

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HE2024–20262 countries

SONIC · Sense Of Number in Invertebrate Cognition

Understanding how numerical cognition emerges across species is a central question in cognitive science and evolutionary biology. True counting abilities — such as recognising numbers across different procedures and sensory modalities or spontaneously ordering them along a mental continuum — are often considered unique…

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HE2024–20273 countries

SOLVE-H · Mapping social value of participation in collaborative housing: From a knowledge-based to evidence-based perspective

The SOLVE-H project addresses pressing socio demographic and governance challenges in European housing by focusing on collaborative housing (CoH) as an alternative model capable of delivering social, environmental, and community value. Across Europe, housing systems face increasing pressures related to affordability, a…

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HE2024–202710 countries

CLEAR · “CLEAR”: Cell Envelope Antibacterials

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has escalated into a global health crisis, with more than one million estimated deaths in 2019 attributable to infections with antibiotic resistant pathogens. Gram-positive bacteria are responsible for a large share of these and among them, the methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus…

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HE2024–20286 countries

MetacMed · Acoustic and mechanical metamaterials for biomedical and energy harvesting applications

MetacMed addresses a major gap in Europe’s innovation ecosystem: the translation of advanced acoustic and mechanical metamaterials (MMs) from laboratory research into practical solutions for healthcare, energy harvesting and noise reduction. The project combines metamaterial design, numerical modelling, artificial inte…

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HE2024–20262 countries

HEADS · Health, Embalming and Dating: Investigating Life and Death in Ancient Egypt

In ancient Egypt, death was the beginning of a new life, and the body was the anchor for the soul. Complex mummification practices and burial rituals were needed to ensure a successful transition to the afterlife. These have so far mainly been explored through the study of texts and archaeological contexts, which are p…

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HE2024–20286 countries

MECANO · The Mechanics of Canon Formation and the Transmission of Knowledge from Graeco-Roman Antiquity

To consider a text canonical is to invest it or its author with prestige, authority, or even timeless value. Canons set standards and define what is deemed worthy of transmission. Canonical texts or authors become part of reference frames and contribute to shaping shared identities.

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HE2024–20273 countries

RISEN · Hip at what cost? How the human pelvis adapted to bipedalism and childbirth

When our ancestors began walking upright millions of years ago, the human pelvis underwent a dramatic transformation. This shift to bipedalism — walking on two legs — was one of the defining moments in human evolution, but it came at a cost. As the pelvis reshaped itself to support an upright posture, and as the human…

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HE2024–20262 countries

GEOLEARN · Real-time hydrogen-storage monitoring via energy-efficient deep learning

The adoption of renewable hydrogen as green fuel and energy storage is key to achieve the European Green Deal. However, its large-scale storage is still facing significant challenges. Deep learning (DL) measurement inversion is a state-of-the-art approach used for underground storage-site monitoring and detection.

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HE2024–20262 countries

DesiRTA · Localize and Controlled co-delivery of AuNPs conjugated siRNA by Cationic Shear-thinning Gel Matrix for Treatment of Arthritis (DesiRTA)

DesiRTA: A Targeted Nanotherapeutic Approach for Revolutionizing Arthritis Treatment Arthritis, a prevalent global health concern affecting over 350 million individuals, substantially burdens healthcare systems. This chronic condition, characterized by joint pain, edema, and restricted mobility, significantly impairs p…

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HE2024–20279 countries

SHARE-CTD · Sharing and re-using clinical trial data to maximise impact

Clinical trial data sharing is important for trustworthy and efficient health research. When trial data can be shared responsibly, study results can be checked independently, research questions can be revisited, and evidence can be reused for the benefit of patients and society. Clinical trial data sharing is crucial p…

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HE2024–20262 countries

JUSTCARBON · Just Carbon Transitions

The Justcarbon project addresses a critical and evolving area in environmental governance: the role of domestic politics, expertise, and institutional structures in shaping national climate and environmental policies over time. The project's core objective is to comparatively analyze how Denmark and Norway develop thei…

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HE2024–20262 countries

ecofem.indi · Indigenous women, nonhuman world and gender: Comparing the Amazon and Siberia

The overall purpose of the project was to investigate the relations between Indigenous women and the non-human world, with particular attention to women’s traditional ecological knowledge, their ontological relations with animals, landscapes, and other non- human beings, and the extent to which this knowledge affects t…

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HE2024–20272 countries

LAGOSTECH · Africa’s Silicon Landscapes: negotiating Information and Communication Technology in Lagos

Across sub-Saharan Africa, technology districts modelled (and often dubbed) after California's Silicon Valley are reshaping cities, economies and everyday life. Nigeria has hosted the highest number of tech hubs on the continent since 2019, and the city of Lagos has become a central node of this transformation, with ne…

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HE2024–20262 countries

TRAFFICKER · Human Traffickers: The social circuits of human trafficking and transnational, organised crime

During the past decades, millions of euros have been spent by national governments and international organisations on combatting human trafficking and on offering assistance to victims of trafficking. However, we know surprisingly little about the people who facilitate, manage and orchestrate human trafficking: the tra…

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HE2024–20262 countries

BITE · Bite's evolution: a biomechanical study of Pleistocene humans in Europe

Diet has played a central role in shaping the evolutionary history of the genus Homo. Changes in food resources, food processing strategies, and behavioural adaptations are closely linked to the progressive transformation of the human cranio-dental system. Understanding how extinct human species used their dentition pr…

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HE2024–20253 countries

ROC3Risks · Economic and Financial Impacts from Rapid-Onset Compound and Cascading Climate related Risks

It concerns the following changes: 1. GA termination (early termination) These change(s) are necessary for the following reason(s): Arthur Hrast-Essenfelder, the researcher who applied for the grant, decided to withdraw BEFORE the start of the project. The reason for it is that he received took up a new position at the…

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HE2023–202815 countries

FutureData4EU · Training Future Big Data Experts for Europe

FutureData4EU is a Marie Skłodowska-Curie COFUND programme designed to address the growing demand for highly skilled researchers capable of navigating the societal, economic and ethical challenges posed by data-driven transformations in Europe. The project is embedded in the broader European policy context shaped by th…

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HE2023–20252 countries

MS2DCOFO · Multiswtichable Two-dimensional Covalent Organic Framework-based Optoelectronics

Organic field-effect transistors (OFETs) are crucial elements for the fabrication of flexible, wearable, and biocompatible electronic devices. As miniaturization is approaching its limits, bringing an end to Moore’s law, beyond−CMOS devices, “More-than-Moore” technologies aimed at functional diversification are emergin…

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