Horizon Europe’s collaborative projects ask for the impossible

Social sciences funding would be best spent on narrower calls. But would it dry up if we stopped pretending we can save the world, asks Andreas Schedler

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October 24, 2025

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November 3, 2025

Andreas Schedler

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