Can a communication agency be a full consortium partner in Horizon Europe?

Yes. Since 2017 Acento has participated as a registered consortium member in multiple H2020 and Horizon Europe projects, leading dedicated communication work packages and fulfilling all reporting and financial obligations to the European Commission.

Which EU funding programmes does Acento work with?

We have experience in Horizon Europe, H2020, Creative Europe, Europe for Citizens and Interreg programmes. We adapt our communication strategies to each programme's dissemination requirements and reporting obligations to the European Commission.

What does a communication agency do in a European project consortium?

As consortium partners, we lead the Communication Work Package: branding, website, social media strategy, press office, scientific publication design, video production and event coordination. We translate complex research into accessible messages for policymakers, media and general audiences.

Acento Comunicación Among the 15% of Spanish organisations leading Horizon Europe projects

Acento Comunicación (Acentoline Comunicación Editora SL) co-leads SSH CENTRE alongside Anglia Ruskin University, placing us among the 15.8% of Spanish organisations that lead projects funded by Horizon Europe — the European Union’s Framework Programme for Research and Innovation for the period 2021–2027. For our team, being part of this select group of entities driving the R&I ecosystem in Spain is a source of genuine professional pride.

Spain’s Performance in Horizon Europe: the data

The CDTI (Centre for the Development of Industrial Technology) has published provisional results on Spanish participation in Horizon Europe calls awarded across the programme’s first four years. The figures are significant: Spanish organisations account for 11,227 participations, consolidating Spain as the second country by participation count in the programme. More strikingly, Spain ranks first in leadership of collaborative research and innovation projects funded by Horizon Europe — a position that reflects the strength and ambition of Spanish entities within the European R&I landscape.

What co-leading a Horizon Europe project means

Project leadership in Horizon Europe is not an honorary distinction: it carries direct responsibility for consortium coordination, work package management, reporting to the European Commission, and ensuring that the project delivers on its scientific and societal objectives. Co-leading SSH Centre alongside a UK research university of the standing of Anglia Ruskin University places Acento Comunicación at the governance level of a transnational research consortium — a position typically occupied by universities, research centres, and large public institutions.

For a communication agency based in Granada, this reflects both the quality of our work and the trust that our European partners place in us as a co-equal member of the leadership structure.

SSH CENTRE: Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) at the heart of European Research

SSH CENTRE is a Horizon Europe-funded project dedicated to strengthening the role of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in European research and innovation. The project brings together leading academic and institutional partners from across Europe to ensure that SSH expertise is systematically integrated into the design, implementation, and evaluation of research programmes funded by the European Commission.

Acento Comunicación leads the communication and dissemination strategy for SSH CENTRE, ensuring that the project’s outputs reach researchers, policymakers, and the broader public across Europe.