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European accelerator research involves more than 150 institutions –research and technology infrastructures, universities and industry– meaning that impactful R&D requires large, well-structured collaborations among all innovation actors. The European Commission’s framework programmes can play a strategic role in enabling these collaborations, but their effectiveness depends on coherent organisation at the community level.
Established in 2002 as ESGARD, the TIARA (Test Infrastructure and Accelerator Research Area) collaboration was created to promote and coordinate participation in EC calls. Its first major R&D project, CARE, began in 2004, followed by EuCARD, EuCARD2 and ARIES, and later by the innovation oriented I.FAST (2021-25). In parallel, TIARA supported 17 other projects, including design studies for new infrastructures and ESFRI-linked initiatives, securing €130 million in EC funding over 21 years, complemented by more than €200 million from partners.
This paper outlines TIARA’s vision to promote multi-platform collaborative accelerator R&D, broaden the impact of the European accelerator science and technology, and plans to strengthen its role within future EC programmes.
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