SSH and Interdisciplinary in Horizon Europe

The Irish institutions Enterprise Ireland and Irish Universities Association recently launched a report 'SSH in Horizon Europe'. It is a very interesting document on how social science, arts and humanities can be integrated into many interdisciply fields.

Following a workshop activity which took place in May in Dublin, the report summarises delegates' input on opportunities, barriers and useful support.

In a nutshell, the main conclusions are:

• From engaging in Horizon Europe, SSH researchers can gain funding, prestige, expansion of networks and opportunity for impact.
• Social science and arts & humanities should not be understood as a monolith
• Reliable partners are a huge resource. Being included in networks might be challenging for newcomers.
• Early career researchers can benefit from participation in in Horizon Europe projects. However, provisions for their inclusion and career-development are not explicitly required nor rewarded by the funder.
• There are considerable differences among institutions in terms of in-house, opportunities for peer-learning, expertise, capacities and contractual conditions.

The report is downloadable from here: SSH-and-Interdisciplinary-in-Horizon-Europe_Opportunities-barriers-and-useful-support-Workshop-Report_July-2022.pdf