Excellence needs effective synergies

Policy Paper

With Commission services sketching portfolios of eighteen, twenty-four or twenty-eight partnerships, down from sixty, and a consultation open until 16 October, the vision must come before the arithmetic.

Executive summary

This policy paper outlines the HUB’s recommendations for strengthening the European research infrastructure funding architecture ahead of the next Framework Programme.

Key takeaways

  • Fragmented funding limits RI sustainability, Lifecycle costing should be standard practice, Coordinated EU-level investment strategy needed

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Last reviewed / validation

17/08/2026