In the research activity, often the necessary fulfillment of administrative and bureaucratic practices can lead to
neglecting the transfer of scientific results to the community, with the effect of a loss in terms of cultural growth for
society itself, which has indirectly financed the products of that research and at the end risks not to have advantage
by using them.
In a research project, it is necessary to find the right balance between the scientific-technical work and the financial
and administrative management, and to assess time needed to develop the project in all its components, including
the space for the dissemination and popularization of results respectively to professionals and citizens: the former
could not be able to use achieved scientific advances for their application on the territory, the latter could remain
passive people in decisions regarding the environment they inhabit, without the possibility for accessing to accurate
information on natural hazards from which they must and can defend themselves.
The authors will show how the different modalities of financing and managing of two research projects have
influenced the achievement and the usability of the results, with diverse consequences in the social contexts where
these results would find their suitable application. In addition, through the two experiences, they will highlights the
importance of collaboration between research and professional world for pursuing goals of public usefulness
