Expertise in Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH)

Our multidisciplinary research team covers all your Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) needs for your research projects. We support you from project design to implementation, evaluation and exploitation: co-creation, experimentation, evaluation and validation with users, impact analysis, exploitation strategy, translation of results into standards and recommendations for public policy, etc.
Areas of expertise
- Social & political sciences: governance, democracy, public policy, participation and social innovation.
- Economics & management: sustainable economic models, socio-economic impact, circular economy, digital transition.
- Law & ethics: regulatory compliance (GDPR, AI Act), fundamental rights, algorithmic fairness, standardisation and standards.
- Psychology & Anthropology: adoption of innovations, behaviour, cultural diversity, usage studies.
- Cultural & linguistic studies: intercultural communication, linguistic diversity, identity and heritage.
- Stakeholders engagement: end users, civil society, economic actors, politicy makers, community development, networking, analysis and recommendations.
- Gender analysis: integration and analysis of the gender dimension in research projects.
- Environment & sustainable development: sustainable development goals (UN SDGs), environmental impact assessment.
Methodologies & approaches
- Co-creation and participation: co-creation and codesign workshops, living/pervasive labs, multi-stakeholder workshops, participatory science.
- Qualitative & quantitative: interviews, focus groups, ethnography, surveys, comparative statistical analysis.
- Prospective & scenarios: foresight, adoption trajectories, impact modelling.
- Ethical & social impact: FRO/FRIA, DPIA, ELSI, gender equality and inclusion by design.
- Communication & dissemination: policy briefs, popularisation, multi-stakeholder engagement, education.
- Evaluation & indicators: statistical and sociological methodology, impact KPIs, theories of change, logical frameworks, quality assurance.
- Regulatory compliance support: regulatory compliance assessment and support, data protection officer service (GDPR).
- Data management and open science: Data Management Plan, Data Protection Impact Assessment, open science, data preservation and access.
Integration of SSH into Horizon Europe
- Work Package Impact & SSH: design, steering, impact logic, exploitation plans.
- Ethics & legal: GDPR compliance, responsible AI, FRIA/FRO, mitigation plans.
- Stakeholders & drivers: mapping, engagement, co-creation, feedback from living labs.
- Gender & inclusion: GEP, integration of gender in R&I, accessibility and inclusion.
- Data Management: Data Management Plan, FAIR principles, responsible openness, data governance.
- Communication, dissemination & exploitation: communication and dissemination activities, strategies, policy briefs, standardisation.
Contact Us
Let’s talk about your next European project. We can act as SSH leader, ethics/impact manager or cross-functional partner to accelerate adoption and ensure compliance.