The European Social Observatory (OSE) has joined the four-year TIME project, an initial training network established with support from the European Commission. The TIME network aims to train doctoral translation studies researchers through cooperation between the academic and public/private sectors. Consequently, the network consists of four partners in academia and several associated partners in the public/private sector. The following institutions are the academic partners: KU Leuven, UniversitatRoviraiVirgili, University of Turku and Aston University. The OSE is one of several associated partners. The OSE’s contribution will include receiving three Marie Curie Action fellows who will work on the role of translation in matters such as access to health care, multimedia accessibility, linguistic rights and political discourse.