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 in Brussels: Closing SSH CENTRE and celebrating European project communication

We returned from Brussels proud and more committed than ever to continuing our work on European Commission-funded projects.

It was remarkable to witness the gratitude expressed by our partners in SHARED GREEN DEAL and SSH Centre towards the Acento Comunicación (Acentoline Comunicación Editora SL) team. María Torres Senés, Sonia Moreno Molinero, and Gustavo Bernal received direct, in-person praise from consortium partners for the graphic design work and video production delivered across both projects.

Communication as a driver of European Research impact

The closing event of SSH CENTRE brought together high-level speakers who underscored a point at the heart of what we do at Acento: communication is not peripheral to European research projects — it is essential to their impact. For scientific and policy results to reach citizens, policymakers, and the media, they must be translated, visualised, and disseminated with the same rigour applied to the research itself.

This recognition, coming from the closing event of a Horizon Europe project we have co-led since 2022, reaffirms our conviction that high-quality communication and dissemination work packages are a strategic asset for any European research consortium.

Granada, remembered

One of the most gratifying moments of the trip came when 75% of SSH Centre consortium partners cited the consortium meeting we organised in Granada as one of the best experiences of the entire project. Hosting an international research consortium in our city, and doing so in a way that left a lasting impression on partners from across Europe, is something our team will carry with pride.

A partnership built since 2017

Brussels also meant spending time alongside Rosie Robison and Chris Foulds, who lead the exceptional team at Anglia Ruskin University — our co-leaders on SSH CENTRE . Our collaboration with Anglia Ruskin University stretches back to 2017, across multiple Horizon Europe and H2020 projects. Few working relationships in our professional history have been as rewarding.

Thanks also to Inma Garrido for providing real-time online coverage of the events in Brussels, and to Natalia Mérida, who held the fort managing the rest of Acento’s active projects back home.