Services

We help organisations strengthen their competitiveness in research and innovation by aligning strategy, culture, and structures with the expectations of funders, regulators, and society. Our institutional support includes audits, targeted recommendations, and implementation guidance that turn inclusion into an operational advantage, not a branding exercise. The goal is simple: to build organisations and ecosystems that attract diverse talent, deliver credible and representative results, and are equipped to operate in complex international collaborations, whether you are a funder, a company, a university, or any actor shaping the research landscape.

We support research projects across the full life cycle, from early proposal development to final reporting, by ensuring that diversity, internationalisation, and collaboration are embedded in both the science and the consortium’s way of working. We help shape competitive national, Horizon Europe, IHI  and other international proposals, strengthen governance structures, design inclusive methodologies, and equip teams to collaborate effectively across disciplines, sectors, and borders.

When relevant, DIVERSIunity can join the consortium as a formal project partner, contributing directly to work packages on leadership, culture, compliance, communication, impact, and inclusive research design. Our involvement helps projects run more smoothly, meet reviewer and regulator expectations, and ultimately produce results that are credible, representative, and relevant for diverse populations.

Funders and regulators increasingly expect robust diversity strategies, transparent monitoring, and demonstrable societal impact. We help teams design practical and credible approaches that satisfy ethical, regulatory, scientific, and cultural requirements, without adding unnecessary administrative burden. Our support ranges from gender and diversity analyses to impact frameworks, evaluation plans, and strategies for navigating cultural sensitivities and differing political contexts across countries and partners. We make compliance purposeful and integrated, helping projects and organisations build trust, manage risk, and deliver results that matter to all communities involved.

Our leadership programme, Leadership in Diverse Research Environments (LiDRE), equips researchers at every stage, from early-career to experienced PIs, to lead diverse, international teams in complex settings. Across its three levels (Essentials, Core, and Masterclass), LiDRE addresses the real leadership challenges of modern research: navigating cultural differences, creating inclusive team cultures, collaborating across institutions, and meeting funder expectations.

Participants develop practical skills, a shared vocabulary, and concrete tools that strengthen not only team performance but also the quality of the research itself. By integrating inclusive research practices into leadership habits, LiDRE helps build more credible, relevant, and globally competitive research, designed by all and for all.