We are pleased to announce the publication of Deliverable D2.12 – TNA Management Report, a comprehensive account of the design, implementation, and evaluation of the Transnational Access (TNA) Programme developed within the RESILIENCE Preparatory Phase (2022–2026).
The report documents how RESILIENCE has piloted and refined a Europe‑wide framework to facilitate physical and virtual access to sources, collections, and expertise essential for research on religions. Responding to the specific epistemological and material challenges of the field, the TNA programme complements digital infrastructures with structured, excellence‑driven access to archives, libraries, research centres, and GLAM institutions whose resources often remain inaccessible remotely.
Covering five calls for TNA fellowships, the report presents detailed quantitative and qualitative results: 91 applications from 24 countries, 70 accepted projects, and 56 realised research stays, accounting for over 800 access days. Beyond statistics, it offers in‑depth analyses of governance structures, hosting networks, workflow prototyping, evaluation procedures, gender balance, and geographic diversity, alongside a rich set of case studies illustrating both success factors and challenges in practice.
Importantly, the deliverable situates TNA not only as a user service but also as a prototyping activity within RESILIENCE. It reflects critically on lessons learned – from funding constraints and crisis‑related disruptions to the administrative effort required to scale access – and outlines strategic adjustments undertaken during the preparatory phase. A key outcome is the conceptual and practical groundwork for a dedicated TNA Management Platform, designed to enable sustainable, interoperable, and user‑friendly transnational access in future phases.
The TNA Management Report thus provides valuable insights for scholars, research infrastructures, and policy actors interested in access services, network‑based research support, and the long‑term sustainability of humanities infrastructures. It stands as a reference document for future implementation and collaboration within and beyond RESILIENCE.
Read Deliverable D2.12 here.