Halbert Research specialises in research funding and scientific research management. Dr. Catherine Halbert (Director) is a scientist with more than 20 years’ experience in research management at academic and industry level. She has been active in EU Funding Programmes since 1996, and works with the European Commission as an active Expert Evaluator, Panel Member, Rapporteur and Reviewer (since 2002). Catherine is the only Irish member on the EC Advisory Group for H2020 Societal Challenge 2 ‘Food security, sustainable agriculture and forestry, marine and maritime and inland water research and the bioeconomy’. Catherine is a member of the EIP AGRI Focus Group ‘Food Loss on the Farm’. Catherine brings her EU experience to international clients, and she has an excellent track record in helping them to write proposals, win EU funding and successfully manage projects.

Halbert Research is actively supporting individual researchers, research groups, organisations and consortia for applications to Horizon 2020 (H2020) as well as a range of other national schemes in particular in Ireland, Spain, and Norway. Halbert Research have successfully delivered H2020 mentoring programmes and pre-evaluation services to clients across Europe in universities, research institutes, government departments, state agencies, and companies.

Selected examples from our portfolio of work are presented below.