Juraj Dobrila University of Pula at the European research management event in Split

In her talk “Joining the Dots in Practice: Research Management as the Connective Tissue of CARDEA”, Dr Peternel shared experience from the Horizon Europe project CARDEA. She discussed the difference between administering and managing research, and how research managers connect researchers, institutions and funders. She also presented the CARDEA Academy and the path from project to policy: RM Comp, the EU competence framework for research managers developed in the CARDEA and RM ROADMAP projects, launched by the European Commission in 2025. The talk showed how a small university can have a strong European voice when it builds partnerships and invests in the people who make research possible.