ACME (the Astrophysics Centre for Multi-messenger studies in Europe) is set up to realize an ambitious coordinated European-wide optimization of the accessibility and cohesion between multiple leading research infrastructures, offering access to instruments, data and expertise, focused on the new science of multi-messenger astrophysics

The ACME EU-funded project aims to implement the APPEC and ASTRONET European roadmaps’ recommendations and act as a pathfinder to broaden, improve and align access to the respective research infrastructure services and data, and assess and evaluate new models for better coordination and provision of at-scale services.

It will provide harmonized and inclusive transnational (TA) and virtual (VA) access to world-class RI. It will develop centres of expertise providing expert support to enable easier access for more researchers. The project will improve science data products management to facilitate both focused research goals and serendipitous discoveries, implementing FAIR approaches to broaden access. Similarly, it will also improve interoperable systems for rapid identification of astrophysical candidate events, and alert distribution to the network of RI and scientific consortia to optimize follow-up observations

Finally, ACME will provide training for a new and broader generation of scientists and engineers, and open the astrophysics and astroparticle physics data sets to other disciplines, such as environmental studies or marine biology for the undersea neutrino facilities, and increase citizen engagement in scientific research.