Sectors

Universities are under growing pressure to demonstrate that their research is inclusive, internationally competitive, and aligned with the expectations of funders, accreditors, and society. We work with universities and university hospitals to build the institutional foundations that make this possible: from inclusive governance structures and research culture audits to leadership development for faculty and professional staff navigating complex international environments. Our support helps institutions move beyond compliance and towards genuine strategic advantage in competitive funding landscapes.

We also work with research offices, HR departments, and senior leadership teams to design systems and practices that attract diverse talent, strengthen cross-border collaboration, and embed inclusion across the research lifecycle. Whether a university is preparing for a major funding bid, managing an international consortium, or rethinking its approach to research culture, we bring practical expertise that connects institutional ambition with funder expectations. The result is a more resilient, credible, and impactful research environment.

RMAs sit at the heart of international research, navigating the complexities of compliance, culture, impact, and leadership on behalf of their institutions. We support them with practical tools, tailored training, and advisory services that make them better equipped to guide institutions and PIs, manage risk, and strengthen competitiveness. Our approach helps RMAs interpret funder expectations and translate them into everyday practice.

We also work with research offices and RMA networks to build long-term organisational capacity. This includes developing inclusive research cultures, improving cross-border collaboration, and designing structures that enable RMAs to play a more strategic role. The goal is to empower research managers to move from administrative support to strategic partnership, shaping research that is credible, inclusive, and internationally competitive.

Research funders are increasingly expected to do more than distribute money: they shape norms, set standards, and signal what good research looks like. We work with public and private funders to develop inclusion frameworks, evaluation criteria, and guidance that are both ambitious and practically implementable across diverse research communities. Our work helps funders move from intention to impact, ensuring their requirements are understood, applied consistently, and genuinely embedded in the projects they support.

We also support funders in designing monitoring and evaluation systems that capture the real diversity outcomes of funded research, and in engaging meaningfully with underrepresented communities and institutions. Drawing on our experience across Horizon Europe, national funding schemes, and international consortia, we help funders navigate the political and institutional dynamics that shape how inclusion requirements land in practice. The goal is funding frameworks that drive real change without becoming a compliance burden.

Life science research increasingly operates at the intersection of regulation, ethics, and global diversity. We help organisations in this sector design research and clinical approaches that reflect the lived realities of the populations they aim to serve: strengthening data quality, regulatory alignment, and societal relevance. Whether it’s early-stage research design, clinical trial diversity strategies, or collaboration across culturally different sites, we ensure projects are built on credible, inclusive, and funder-aligned foundations.

For industry partners, hospitals, and public–private consortia, we bring expertise in national, European, and other international frameworks. Our support enhances competitiveness, builds stronger interdisciplinary teams, and helps research environments navigate the political and cultural sensitivities that increasingly shape life science innovation. The result is research that stands up scientifically, ethically, and socially.

Defence and dual-use research operates in some of the most complex institutional and geopolitical environments in the world. Building credible, ethical, and effective research consortia in this sector requires navigating sensitive questions of governance, trust, and representation alongside the technical and security demands of the work itself. We help organisations in this space design inclusive and robust research structures that meet the expectations of EU and national funders, reflect geopolitical realities, and build the internal diversity needed for mission-critical performance.

We work with EU-funded consortia, national security R&D agencies, defence-oriented universities, and dual-use research labs to strengthen team design, cross-cultural leadership, and ethical governance frameworks. Our support is grounded in an understanding that inclusion in this sector is not a soft concern; it is a strategic one. Diverse, well-led teams make better decisions under pressure, build stronger partnerships, and are better positioned to maintain the public and institutional trust that this kind of research depends on.