Work with highly experienced senior consultants: passionate in what we do

'We are down to earth professionals who love what we do and are passionate about sharing our experience and expertise with the researchers that we support - at any career level.' - Fire Sanders

What makes us unique? Apart from being experts in our field, we honestly care about the people that we work with.

The researchers we work with are individuals, often with a very busy life and have a need for professional support from consultants that are prepared to understand them.

Our job is helping make the journey of writing/resubmitting a research grant proposal; preparing for a research grant interview; applying for a new scientific position; scientific leadership coaching (amongst other services) as effective and as enjoyable as possible though the provision of personalised one-on-one contact.

With over 15 years (specifically) working on ERC, Horizon Europe, Dutch, German, Swiss and other national research grant proposals - and over 25 years experience with leadership mentoring and coaching, scientific promotion cases, grant proposals, review and editing of high impact research journal articles and writing nominations for prestigious prizes and awards, we are experts in what we do and offer.

In working with us, you will always receive personalised, friendly, and professional support from us. We send no work out to other consultants, or use any third parties.

We offer professional services in the areas of:

We love our work - and are passionate about science and what we do. But we also love balance in our lives.

In 2018, we decided to leave our home in Europe and return to Australia in order to be close to the Australian bush that we love so much. Open spaces, birds galore, and our favourite trees, the River Red Gums.

The photo on the left is on of the two office locations that we work out of - 'Coeur et Ame' (Heart and Soul). When we are not at the computer working, we are busy in our garden, with our organic vegetables and fruit trees, and kept company by our dog, two cats and our chooks (Australian for 'chickens').