Research Archives - Future Needs

Presenting Public Benefits of U-space: Future Needs at the SESAR Joint Undertaking Event “Supporting Drone Strategy 2.0”

October 25, 2025

At the end of October 2025, the Future Needs team took the stage at EUROCONTROL Headquarters in Brussels during the SESAR Joint Undertaking event “Supporting Drone Strategy 2.0” to present our work on U-space public benefits. Attracting over 250 participants, this two-day event marked the final dissemination of three SESAR Digital Sky Demonstrator projects: BURDI,...

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Why Social Sciences & Humanities (SSH) Can Make or Break Your Horizon Europe Proposal

October 9, 2025

Introduction 30% of Horizon Europe projects already include Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) partners. That’s not a coincidence, it’s a signal. The European Commission wants research that is impactful, inclusive, and human-centred. Projects that overlook SSH risk losing evaluation points, missing impact, or appearing disconnected from societal needs. If your next proposal doesn’t have meaningful...

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Future Needs Research Wins Best Technical Paper at 2025 ITS Congress

June 1, 2025

We’re proud to announce that a paper authored by three Future Needs researchers – Anna Palaiologk, Eleftheria Georganti, and Kyriaki Daskaloudi – received the Best Technical Paper Award at the 2025 ITS Congress in Seville. The awarded paper, titled “Advancing the Sustainable Urban Air Mobility Indicators Framework: Proposing New Non-Core Indicators,” was developed as part...