A free online session for researchers who want to take their work to world-class facilities across Europe, on-site or remotely.
Imagine running your experiments with some of Europe’s most advanced lasers, analyzing samples in a specialized infectious disease lab, or testing next-generation solar technology. You may not have to pay for any of it. That’s the idea behind Transnational and Virtual Access (TNA), an EU funding mechanism that opens the doors of leading research infrastructures to researchers from across Europe.
To help researchers find and use these opportunities, RICH Europe, the Research Infrastructures National Contact Points Network, is hosting its 9th webinar on Transnational and Virtual Access on Tuesday, November 17, 2026, from 11:00 to 12:00 (Greek time). Participation is free and open to anyone interested, but registration is required.
What is Transnational and Virtual Access?
With Transnational Access, researchers can travel to a research facility in another European country and use its equipment, services, and expertise. The costs are covered by EU funding, and in many cases that includes travel and accommodation. Virtual Access gives researchers remote use of resources such as databases, digital tools, and computing services from wherever they are.
For PhD candidates, postdocs, and faculty members, TNA is a practical way to reach equipment that may not be available at their home institution. It also helps them build international collaborations and strengthen their research profile.
Which opportunities will be presented?
The webinar will cover access opportunities offered by four Horizon Europe projects:
- ISIDORe II: Integrated Services for Infectious Disease Outbreak Research II
- Ready-PV: Reliability Evaluation through Analytics and Data for emerging technologY in Photovoltaics
- Microbes4Climate: Microbial services addressing climate change risks for biodiversity and for agricultural and forestry ecosystems
- LASER4EU: European Laser Research Infrastructures serving Science and Industry
Speakers will explain what each project offers and give guidance on how to apply. The session is organized together with the NCP networks HNN3.0 (Cluster 1), Cluster 4, Greenet (Cluster 5), and CARE4BIO (Cluster 6). Between them, these networks cover health, digital and industry, climate and energy, and the bioeconomy.
How do you register?
Register through the official event page: Register here. Once you register, Microsoft Teams will send you the joining link and add the event to your calendar.
Explore open calls anytime
You don’t have to wait for the webinar to start exploring. RICH Europe keeps a searchable database of research infrastructure projects funded by Horizon Europe that offer access services. You can filter calls by status (open, closed, or forthcoming), scientific domain, type of access, and project acronym.
At a glance
📅 Date: Tuesday, November 17, 2026
⏰ Time: 11:00–12:00 (Greek time)
💻 Where: Online (Microsoft Teams)
💶 Cost: Free (registration required)
👥 Who should attend: Researchers, PhD candidates, postdocs, faculty, and anyone interested in European research infrastructures
