CC BY 4.0Warnke, PhilinePhilineWarnkeGutknecht, RalphRalphGutknechtKönnölä, TottiTottiKönnölä2023-04-282023-04-282023978-92-68-00439-5https://publica.fraunhofer.de/handle/publica/441217https://doi.org/10.24406/publica-128510.2777/9111610.24406/publica-1285This report presents the results of a study on "Expectations and assumptions for the future in the Work Programme 2021-2022 of Horizon Europe". The study scanned the HE Work Programme 2021-2022 for assumptions and expectations about the future and conducted a Delphi survey of experts on the likely time of realization of those expectations and assumptions. The analysis revealed three over-lapping but distinct types of challenges associated with assumptions and expectations that should be recognised in future workprogrammes: policy challenges, diversification challenges and reflexivity challenges.enCarbon neutralityCircular economyConservation of resourcesCultural heritageDigital transformationDigitisationDisaster risk reductionEnergy consumptionEU research policyFarming sectorGreen economyHealth careInformation securityProspective technological studiesPublic healthPublic safetyreport