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.

SSH CENTRE - Acento Comunicación

SSH CENTRE

Horizon Europe Project · Grant Agreement nº 101069529 · €3,000,000 · 2022–2026

🔗 sshcentre.eu · CORDIS fact sheet

About the project

SSH CENTRE (Social Sciences and Humanities for Climate, Energy aNd Transport Research Excellence) is a €3 million Horizon Europe project built on a clear premise: the European climate transition cannot be solved by technology alone. Social Sciences and Humanities are an essential part of the solution.

Over three years, a consortium of 13 organisations from across Europe — universities, research centres, stakeholder networks and communication and innovation companies — worked to strengthen SSH-STEM collaboration, develop knowledge brokerage strategies between researchers and policymakers, and drive citizen participation in the European Green Deal missions. The project operated around five strategic objectives: social innovation, interdisciplinary collaboration, transdisciplinary policy advice, inclusive participation and building SSH communities across Europe.

The results are tangible: three open-access policy books published by Springer, a Research and Innovation Agenda for Horizon Europe, public policy recommendations presented to European institutions, and an open knowledge platform accessible to the entire European research community.

Three key project milestones

1. SSH CENTRE book collection published by Springer Three volumes of interdisciplinary policy recommendations on climate, energy and mobility, with contributions from researchers across Europe, available in open access. 🔗 Climate · Energy · Mobility

2. Research and Innovation Agenda (RIA) for Horizon Europe A strategic document defining how to integrate Social Sciences and Humanities into future Horizon Europe Cluster 5 calls, with direct impact on European R&I policy. 🔗 Research and Innovation Agenda

3. Knowledge Brokerage Programme in 6 European cities Training of 30 SSH researchers as knowledge brokers in Arnhem, Grenoble, Porto, Rijeka, Valencia and Čačak, working directly with municipal teams on energy transition challenges. 🔗 Knowledge Brokerage Programme

Our work as project leaders

Project coordination and financial management Operational coordination of the communication work package, including financial reporting to the European Commission and direct communication with the assigned Project Officer.

Our work: communication, dissemination and exploitation of results

Acento Comunicación led the communication work package as a registered consortium partner, with direct responsibility for the visibility, dissemination and exploitation strategy and its full execution.

Design and management of the Open Knowledge Platform Architecture, development and ongoing management of the project’s central platform, integrating the SSH Exploration Space and the Open Library as open-access tools for the knowledge generated. 🔗 Open Knowledge Platform
SSH Open Library: over 300 indexed resources Design, structuring and editorial management of the project’s open library, with more than 300 entries of SSH resources relevant to the climate, energy and mobility transitions. 🔗 SSH Open Library
Newsletter strategy with over 600 subscribers Content strategy design, editorial planning and management of the project newsletter, reaching an active community of more than 600 subscribers from across Europe. 🔗 Newsletter sign-up
Project branding design Creation of the full visual identity: logo, typographic system, colour palette, brand manual and templates for all 13 consortium partners, ensuring visual consistency across all deliverables.
Social media management Strategy, content planning and daily management of the project’s channels on X/Twitter · LinkedIn · YouTube
Audiovisual production Scriptwriting, production and editing of explainer videos, online panels and researcher interviews from across Europe, including the 6-video series for the Cross-fertilisation guide. 🔗 Project videos
Publications and scientific deliverables Layout and design of the three Springer books, Knowledge Brokerage reports from 6 cities, Briefing Notes, methodology infosheets and public policy recommendations. 🔗 All publications
Project website Design, development and ongoing updates of sshcentre.eu throughout the full project lifecycle. 🔗 sshcentre.eu