EC publishes report on integration of SSH in Horizon 2020

The European Commission's General Directorate for Research and Innovation has published a final monitoring report on the 'Integration of social sciences and humanities in Horizon 2020 Participants, budgets and disciplines 2014 - 2020'.

The integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020 is an important feature of the programme. To monitor the development of this cross-cutting issue is an EU commitment. Various dimensions are examined in this report, such as the budget going to SSH partners (overall and in each part of the programme), qualitative aspects, performance of disciplines and sectors involved, as well as which countries are represented as participants and coordinators.

This monitoring report presents the final assessment of the integration of social sciences and humanities (SSH) across Horizon 2020 (2014-2020). According to the report, € 2 billion of Horizon 2020 funding were allocated to SSH, which amounts to 7% of the total of € 31 billion of funds allocated through calls. The report provides insights on how EU-funded research and innovation projects have delivered quantitatively and qualitatively on SSH integration across the three pillars of Horizon 2020: Excellent Science, Industrial Leadership, and Societal Challenges. The findings of the report are a good indication of the role played by SSH in Horizon 2020 and can be seen as one of the tools to help prepare the SSH monitoring methodology for Horizon Europe (2021-2027).

EC report: Integration of social sciences and humanities in Horizon 2020