The Ramon Llull University has joined the RESILIENCE network, a European infrastructure that brings together entities dedicated to academic research and focused on the study of religion from various fields of expertise. URL has joined RESILIENCE through the joining of the Blanquerna Observatory on Media, Religion and Culture as an associated partner.
A total of 13 European institutions are members, and others collaborate as associated entities. URL is the first Spanish association to join, with the role of observer entity, together with the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Tilburg University, Saint Epiphanios Cultural Academy, New Georgian University, University of Ljubljana, and The Association of Religious Data Archives (ARDA).
The objective of the RESILIENCE project, which is now in the final stages of its preparatory phase (2022–2026) and has been funded by the European Horizon 2020 program, is to connect research centers with each other, benefiting from the resources they offer, as well as from the services being launched within the network, such as the Zenodo tool, an open-access repository for members, or the ReIReSearch database on religious studies.
RESILIENCE aims to ensure broad digital access to verifiable information about religion and to generate high-quality educational and support resources, promoting good practices and success stories to serve the scientific community, religious communities, governments, institutions, and individuals.