Latest insights

Briefings, notes and analysis.

Short, practical readings of what is moving in EU research and innovation policy — and what it means for the decisions you are making this quarter.

Mar 2025
Funding

What the next MFF round means for national research agencies

A reading of the draft budget lines and the funding levers most likely to shift by 2027.

Full briefing soon
Feb 2025
Practice

Designing a credible work programme: a practical checklist

The questions evaluators ask before a single proposal is submitted.

Full briefing soon
Jan 2025
Consortia

Cross-border consortia: where compliance actually breaks down

Common eligibility and reporting friction points, and how to plan around them.

Full briefing soon
Dec 2024
Regulation

The AI Act and research consortia: first compliance checkpoints

What the first implementing acts change for EU-funded projects, in practical terms.

Full briefing soon
Nov 2024
Strategy

Positioning for the 2026 work programmes: three signals to watch

Early indicators in strategy documents that reward applicants who move first.

Full briefing soon
Oct 2024
Impact

Impact measurement that survives evaluation and audit

Building pathways and indicators that hold up from proposal stage to final report.

Full briefing soon

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