Horizon Europe grants can be transformative. They can be transformative for a researcher or a disease foundation, and it’s not just about the funding.

They are transformative because they are more like a seed that, when nurtured, grows into new collaborations, more funding, and ultimately more impact than you ever expected…

Consensus at the cost of compromise is a low win/win situation. It is more like a lose/lose situation. 'Compromise means that 1+1=1.5.' This was the viewpoint of Stephen Covey, who wrote the Seven Habits of Highly Effective People….

Increasing research impact has the potential to improve you ability to raise funds. In this article five ways of improving research impact are reviewed.

Whether you are a researcher or a disease foundation pushing for cures, it is of vital importance that stakeholders understand the value of the research. There are three main benefits…

Is it immoral to let big research ideas languish. James Watson thought so. The thing is there is no reason to do so. Even if there is no relevant call topic you can work to form a consortium and take advantage of bottom up funding mechanisms.

In the last edition of the newsletter, I wrote about slow strategies for moving fast in consortium projects. As for work over the past year, there are lots of examples of where there have been particularly efficient achievements, but there are three that I would like to highlight.