Data-Gouv-ML/pcri-informations-sur-les-projets-laureats huggingface dataset:
Scaling-up SuperLubricity into Persistence (SSLiP)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Innovative Europe
Programme: The European Innovation Council (EIC)
Theme: EIC Pathfinder
Destination: Open to supporting projects in all areas of science, technology,...
Action type: EIC actions
Countries involved: Ireland,Norway,France,Netherlands,Germany,Italy,Ukraine
Call: EIC Pathfinder Open 2021 (HORIZON-EIC-2021-PATHFINDEROPEN-01, 2021)
Start date: 2022-04-01
End date: 2026-03-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 4339714.69
EU funding (EUR): 4339714.25
Participants: 9
Project status: SIGNED

Friction between moving parts and the associated wear are estimated to be directly responsible for 25% of the world's energy consumption. SSLiP seeks to establish a radically new way to drastically reduce friction, with potentially enormous technological and societal impact. The driving concept is structural superlubricity, extremely low friction that takes place at a lattice misfit between clean, flat, rigid crystalline surfaces. Structural superlubricity is currently a lab curiosity limited to micrometer scale and laboratory times. SSLiP will bring this to the macroscale to impact real-life products. The key idea is the use of tribo-colloids: colloidal particles coated in 2D materials, that will produce a dynamic network of superlubric contacts. Structural incompatibility between arrays of colloids allows us to replicate the low friction on bigger length scales and overcome the statistical roughness of real surfaces. We will leverage our breakthrough result to regenerate the 2D coatings themselves during sliding. Through careful design of these coatings, carrier fluid, and the mechanical properties of the core particles, the chemistry of sliding and collective behaviour of the colloids can be controlled. Synthesis and experiments of individual contacts will be combined with visualisation of colloid dynamics during sliding on larger scales and in-site chemical characterisation. These will be combined with multiscale simulations and theory to bridge the different length scales into a coherent framework. The developed ultra-low friction technology will drastically reduce loss of energy, for example in passenger cars (responsible for around 2 billion tonnes of CO2 per year) and increase the lifetime of parts. It will also enable radically new technologies that are impossible with current lubrication, thus paving the way for e.g. much higher writing speeds in harddisks, where the writing tip will be able to move in full contact with the disk.

Keywords: tribology,nanotribology,superlubricity,mechanics,nano engineering,friction,2d materials,diamond like carbon
Migration Waves and their Contributions to Economic and Political Institutions in Origin Countries (MIGTRIBUTION)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Economic Sciences
Countries involved: Spain,Germany
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2023 (HORIZON-MSCA-2023-PF-01, 2023)
Start date: 2025-09-01
End date: 2027-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 181152.96
EU funding (EUR): 181152.96
Participants: 3
Project status: SIGNED

The ongoing global migration crisis has emerged as an important development challenge of our time, with millions of individuals crossing borders in search of better economic prospects, political liberties, & social stability. This research project examines how African European immigrants can contribute positively to their home countries' stability and institutional quality. The study highlights a transition from "brain drain" to "institutional gain," where the potential benefits a country can derive from the skills & knowledge acquired by individuals who have migrated and gained experience & expertise abroad outweigh the loss of talent & skills shortages due to emigration. This research aims to rigorously explore and critically evaluate the potential impact African immigrants in Europe may have on the economic & political institutions development of their countries of origin. It aims to delve into the intricate dynamics that shape this relationship, focusing on the diaspora’s engagements’ quantitative & qualitative contributions. We seek to provide a comprehensive analysis of the myriad ways these migrants might be contributing to or detracting from the development of their home countries, considering factors including, but not limited to, remittances, knowledge transfer, investment, and influence on governance & institutional quality. We will conduct our research using quantitative & qualitative data collection techniques and diverse methods of empirical analysis. One subproject involves a cross-country study covering several African and European nations. Additionally, we will conduct case studies and comparative analyses focusing on diaspora communities from selected African countries that have demonstrated noticeable influences on their home countries' political & economic landscapes. We use mixed methods to examine these nations' unique circumstances. The study outcomes will be used to offer suggestions for both European and African policymakers.

Keywords: immigration,africa,europe,economic,political,institutions,diaspora,policy
Art of Darkness as Cultural Heritage of Urban Landscape (Art of Darkness)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Theme: Culture, creativity and inclusive society
Destination: Innovative Research on the European Cultural Heritage and the Cultural and Creative Industries
Action type: Innovation actions
Countries involved: Finland,Netherlands,Italy,Denmark,Estonia,France
Call: New European Bauhaus – Innovative solutions for greener and fairer ways of life through arts and culture, architecture and design for all (HORIZON-CL2-2024-HERITAGE-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-01-01
End date: 2027-12-31
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 3863154.62
EU funding (EUR): 3863154.62
Participants: 10
Project status: SIGNED

The Art of Darkness as Cultural Heritage of Urban Landscape (Art of Darkness) project aims to preserve and develop cultural heritage sites throughout Europe with a better understanding of the cultural, aesthetic, and sustainability values of darkness, which are important to the well-being of humans and nature. The project raises awareness of and explores well-considered darkness with high-quality architectural lighting design and light art as an asset in relation to cultural heritage, which can be cherished and harnessed to boost cultural-led innovation and attract strategic investments to cultural heritage and Cultural and Creative Industries (CCI). This is achieved through creating a Europe-wide collaborative network of 3 cities, 5 research institutions and 2 societies, which conduct 5 artistic pilot trials in cultural heritage sites in 5 countries. The pilot trials develop design strategies and solutions for more sustainable, aesthetic and socially feasible dark-time experiences through co-design with local stakeholders. The piloting process, which consists of context mapping, co-design, pilot production and evaluation processes, brings together researchers, CCIs professionals (e.g. artists, lighting designers, architects), citizens, local societies, and municipality actors. Thus, methodology of the project is transdisciplinary, participatory and integrative: The disciplines included in the project consortium are architecture, light-art, cultural heritage, urban design and planning, lighting design, photometrics, engineering, media- and neurotechnology, environmental psychology, cultural anthropology, scenography, and performing arts. Importantly, the evaluated results are integrated into the Art of Darkness Piloting Model to be replicated in other cities and regions and translated into roadmaps and policy briefs for further impact. All values and working principles of the NEB Compass are implemented in the project work with the highest ambition level.

Keywords: architectural lighting,lighting design,light art,darkness,cultural heritage,piloting,co design,experience,evaluation,research by design,transdisciplinary,cultural and creative industries
Uncovering the foundational mechanism of speech adaptation at the intersection of production and perception. (PRODAPTIVE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Social Sciences and Humanities
Countries involved: Ireland
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-11-01
End date: 2027-10-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 252728.64
EU funding (EUR): 252728.64
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Humans typically possess the ability to communicate effortlessly through speech, alternating between speech production and perception. A critical skill for effective communication is the ability to adapt speech to acoustic environments (e.g., noise). Such speech adjustments are often involuntary and exemplified by phenomena like the Lombard effect, where speakers in noisy environments naturally enhance speech clarity by exaggerating word pronunciation (acoustic measures). On the other hand, individuals exhibit variability in their speech adaptation abilities, with those with lower adaptation abilities experiencing reduced communication effectiveness. Previous studies have shown that speech adaptation promotes listeners' speech perception. But the relationship between an individual's adaptation ability and their own speech perception skills is still unclear. I hypothesize that individuals who are proficient in speech adaptation are also better at perceiving others' speech. I assume that speech production and perception processes are integrally connected within the same individuals but the precise mechanisms linking these processes remain elusive. This project aims to bridge this knowledge gap by exploring the link between acoustic measures of speech production adaptation and neurophysiology of speech perception. Experimental work will pioneer the integrated study of behavioural measures with neurophysiological techniques, such as electroencephalography (EEG), to study the real-time dynamics of speech communication during live interactions. I will investigate whether acoustic measures serve as indicators of individual differences in speech perception abilities. I will leverage cutting-edge analysis techniques that allow the investigation of neural responses to continuous adapted speech. This project will provide novel insights into the dynamics of speech communication and advance the understanding of the aetiology of speech perception and production issues.

Keywords: speech production,speech perception,eeg,trf,phonetics,cerebral cortex
Palaeoenvironments of Human Behavioural Evolution in Africa (PIONEER)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: European Research Council (ERC)
Theme: European research council
Destination: Consolidator grants
Action type: ERC actions
Panel: The Study of the Human Past
Panel description: Archaeology and history
Countries involved: Norway
Call: ERC CONSOLIDATOR GRANTS (ERC-2024-COG, 2024)
Start date: 2025-09-01
End date: 2030-08-31
Duration (months): 60.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2171640.0
EU funding (EUR): 2171640.0
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

The emergence of Homo sapiens' behavioural complexity represents a fundamental milestone in the evolution of humankind. Still, the causes of this critical transformation remain debated. For the African Middle Stone Age (MSA, ~300 000–40 000 years) a key question is whether and how climate variability contributed to the increasing behavioural complexity in modern humans. However, behavioural-environmental hypotheses remain untestable because the existing palaeoclimatic datasets are spatially, stratigraphically, and causally disconnected from the archaeological record. PIONEER will overcome this impediment by developing a new analytical framework that allows testing of previously untestable hypotheses and thereby advances our understanding of human behavioural evolution. To achieve this, cutting-edge analytical (leaf wax isotope analyses) and computational approaches (climate- and agent-based modelling (ABM)) will be combined with African archaeology. Fundamental to my approach are high-resolution climate records from within the archaeology-bearing sediments, thus directly connecting environmental- and archaeological records. PIONEER will test behavioural-environmental hypotheses by interlinking several activities: 1) establish unprecedented high-resolution datasets of past vegetation and palaeohydrology changes from five key cave sites, inhabited by early Homo sapiens, located along the South African coast 2) create a high-resolution spatial representation of the environments experienced by our ancestors from novel climate simulations 3) explore likelihoods for different behavioural-environmental scenarios via ABM Although PIONEER focuses on the South African MSA, my approach is applicable to most archaeological timeframes and locations. Consequently, PIONEER will transform future studies of climate-human interactions, clarifying key aspects of early human behaviour.

Keywords: african middle stone age,south africa,behavioural complexity
Source to Sea: Leveraging community knowledge and action for restoring the Danube River basin and the Black Sea region (SoS2LearnDBS)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Mission
Theme: Ocean, seas and waters
Destination: Ocean, seas and waters
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Portugal,Germany,Bulgaria,Croatia,Romania,Austria,Spain,Serbia,Hungary
Call: Community-led actions to restore our ocean, seas and waters (HORIZON-MISS-2024-OCEAN-02, 2024)
Start date: 2025-09-01
End date: 2029-08-31
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 12499525.0
EU funding (EUR): 12499525.0
Participants: 12
Project status: SIGNED

SoS2LearnDBS aims to drive community-led restoration of oceans, seas, and waters, by applying a comprehensive, multi-pillar approach to the Danube River basin and Black Sea region. By enhancing water literacy and community engagement through cooperative learning and capacity-building programs, the project will empower local stakeholders to implement innovative solutions across multiple areas, including technological, nature-based, social, cultural, regulatory, financial, and governance approaches. Strategic planning and adaptive management will support the creation of transition agendas that align with regional and EU environmental restoration goals. Two forms of cascade funding (FSTP) and technical assistance will be provided to communities of actors, emphasizing practical skills, resource access, and social innovation to ensure sustainable and scalable restoration efforts. Initiatives benefiting from this funding must make a clear contribution to the Mission Ocean objectives and targets of protecting and restoring marine and freshwater ecosystems and biodiversity, preventing and eliminating pollution, and/or advancing a carbon-neutral, circular blue economy. The project will implement a robust monitoring and evaluation framework to track progress and incorporate continuous feedback to optimize outcomes. Communication, dissemination, and exploitation activities will leverage digital platforms, gamification, and interactive tools to engage a wide range of stakeholders and maximize the project’s reach and impact. SoS2LearnDBS will align with existing EU initiatives, including the Mission Ocean Implementation Platform and other Lighthouse projects, contributing to the broader objective of restoring Europe’s marine and freshwater ecosystems by 2030. The consortium’s geographical span and expertise uniquely position it to support the transition to the deployment and upscaling phase of Mission Ocean, fostering impactful and lasting change.

Keywords: community led restoration water literacy nature based solutions transition agendas danube and black sea ecosystems
Transformative Change in Telecoupled Agrofood Systems for Biodiversity and Equity (TC4BE)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness
Programme: Food, Bioeconomy Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment
Theme: Bio-Environment
Destination: Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services
Action type: Research and Innovation actions
Countries involved: Netherlands,Finland,France,Cameroon,Kenya,United Kingdom,Colombia
Call: Assessing the nexus of extraction, production, consumption, trade and behaviour patterns and of climate change action on biodiversity in the context of transformative change (HORIZON-CL6-2022-BIODIV-01, 2022)
Start date: 2022-12-01
End date: 2026-11-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2162553.75
EU funding (EUR): 2156303.25
Participants: 8
Project status: SIGNED

Demand for agricultural commodities from EU agrofood systems are driving land use change in biodiversity-rich countries in the Global South, leading to major biodiversity losses. Tackling the EU’s global biodiversity footprint is a top EU policy priority. The science demonstrates the need for transformative change in economic, social, and financial models for safe and just transitions, but there is limited knowledge on how to achieve transformative change in practice, which requires navigation of biodiversity, climate and equity trade-offs and synergies. TC4BE will support transdisciplinary research on different dimensions and scales of telecoupled agrofood systems, engaging diverse stakeholders, including EU and producer-country policy-makers and Indigenous Peoples and local communities. Scenarios and modelling of EU agrofood systems transformations, will be complemented by analysis of EU governance, trade, legal, consumer, collective action and sustainable finance levers and social innovations. In three producer countries (Cameroon, Colombia, and Kenya), TC4BE will generate methods for and assess land use change drivers, at-risk biodiversity hotspots, and the effectiveness of Sustainable Landscapes Initiatives. In six landscapes TC4BE will explore relationships to nature, perceptions of socio-ecological histories and futures, rigorously evaluate SLIs, and conduct regenerative enterprise case studies using a structured landscape learning process. Transformative change pathways will be co-generated by diverse stakeholders recognizing plural values and informed by new evidence, decision-making tools and training modules. The overall process will strengthen the capacity of participating stakeholders (care-knowledge-agency) to influence biodiversity and equity outcomes. A global dialogue, facilitated by the Global Landscapes Forum will link the transdisciplinary processes between the scales, supported by additional dissemination and communication activities.

Keywords: transformative change biodiversity equity telecoupling agrofood systems landscapes trade policies governance consumption justice scenarios pathways transdisciplinary
Low-Carbon Geopolymer Textile Reinforced Concrete for Seismic Strengthening (STRENGTH)

Framework: Horizon Europe — Excellent Science
Programme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: Postdoctoral Fellowships
Action type: Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions
Panel: Information Science and Engineering
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call: MSCA Postdoctoral Fellowships 2024 (HORIZON-MSCA-2024-PF-01, 2024)
Start date: 2025-09-01
End date: 2027-08-31
Duration (months): 24.0
Total project cost (EUR): 260347.92
EU funding (EUR): 260347.92
Participants: 1
Project status: SIGNED

Recent major earthquakes (e.g., Turkey (2023), Morocco (2023), Iran (2022)) have highlighted the vulnerability of substandard buildings resulting from poor design and construction practices. Although Fibre Reinforced Polymers (FRPs) are effective for structural strengthening, their high cost, fire protection requirements, and potential health and environmental risks limit their widespread use, particularly in developing countries. This underscores the urgent need for more sustainable, durable, and cost-effective retrofitting solutions and improved design regulations for practical application. STRENGTH addresses these challenges by developing an innovative, low-carbon retrofitting system using a novel mortar-based composite called GTRGM. This composite integrates AR-glass textiles within a geopolymer matrix, providing a fire-resistant and sustainable solution that is approximately 40% more cost-effective and has up to 8 times lower CO2 emissions and environmental impact compared to traditional FRPs. The GTRGM system is designed for flexural, axial, and shear strengthening of reinforced concrete beam and column members. The project builds on state-of-the-art retrofitting techniques, enhancing them with eco-friendly materials and industrial by-products to achieve optimal mechanical properties. Through a systematic, multi-scale experimental and analytical approach, STRENGTH aims to develop an innovative retrofitting solution with tailored functionalities to meet a wide range of performance requirements for substandard structures. The outcomes of the project will contribute to safer, more resilient structures and reinforce Europe's leadership and competitiveness in the retrofitting sector. By addressing existing knowledge gaps, the project will generate fundamental insights, develop advanced design models, and establish performance-based guidelines to promote the adoption of this innovative strengthening technique, resulting in significant economic and societal benefits.

Keywords: retrofitting,strengthening,earthquake engineering,composite material,concrete,textile,sustainability,low carbon mortar,structural building elements,substandard rc structures