http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Framework Programme 7

Goldsmiths, University of London

14 December 2010

Inga Benneringa.benner@bbsrc.ac.uk

Agenda

• Introduction to UKRO and EU funding (FP7)Introduction to UKRO and EU funding (FP7)• The 7The 7thth Framework Programme Framework Programme

• CooperationCooperation• CapacitiesCapacities• Ideas: European Research Council (ERC)Ideas: European Research Council (ERC)• People: Marie CuriePeople: Marie Curie

• Examples for Non Framework Programme Examples for Non Framework Programme Funding OpportunitiesFunding Opportunities

UK Research Office

• Established in Brussels in 1984

• Staff of 13

• Sponsored by the seven UK Research Councils

• Receives subscriptions from over 140 research organisations

• Services for sponsors and subscribers include:• Query service – advice and guidance by email and telephone

• Bespoke institutional briefing visits

• Website and tailored web- and email-based information services

• Meeting room in Brussels

• Runs training courses and organises Annual Conference

• UK National Contact Point for the ERC and Marie Curie

• Produces European RTD Insight for the British Council

• For more information see www.ukro.ac.uk

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EU funding and the 7th Framework Programme

(FP7)

What is FP7?

• Main EU-level tool for meeting ‘European Research Area’ objectives

• Designed to complement activities in EU Member States, as well as other EU policies• Lifelong Learning• Competitiveness and Innovation (CIP)• European Institute of Innovation and Technology• National funding

• FP7 contains a significant international dimension

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FP7 is the EU funding programme for research and technological development•7-year programme (2007 -2013)•New Calls for Proposals each year•Total budget of €50 521 million•Structured into four ‘Specific Programmes’

The EU Framework Programme – Why participate?

• Allows for large-scale collaborations, beyond scope of individual Member States

• Allows increased complexity and specialisation in projects

• Facilitates transnational networks, increasing European competitiveness

• Facilitates cross-border mobility

• Allows for European-level benchmarking

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Key Policy Drivers

The EU 2020 Strategy (replaces the Lisbon Strategy)

• Commission's new 10 year strategy aimed at making the EU more dynamic and competitive

• Three key drivers:

• Smart growth, sustainable growth and inclusive growth

• Seven flagship initiatives:

• ‘Innovation Union’

• ‘Youth on the move’

• ‘A digital agenda for Europe’

• ‘Resource efficient Europe’

• ‘An industrial policy for the globalisation era’

• ‘An agenda for new skills and jobs’

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Research Infrastructures

Research for the BenefitOf SMEs

Regions of Knowledge

Research Potential

Science in Society

Activities of InternationalCo-operation

Coherent Developmentof Policies

Initial Training of ResearchersInitial Training of ResearchersLifelong Learning and Career DevelopmentLifelong Learning and Career Development

Industry-Academia Partnerships and PathwaysIndustry-Academia Partnerships and PathwaysThe International DimensionThe International Dimension

Specific ActionsSpecific Actions

Starting Independent Researcher Grants

Advanced Investigator Grants

Cooperation

Capacities

Ideas People

+ JRC + Euratom

Health

Food, Agriculture, fisheries, & Biotechnology

ICT

Nanosciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials, & New Production Technologies

Energy

Environment (including Climate Change)

Transport

Socio-Economic Sciences & Humanities

Space

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Who is eligible for funding?

EU-27Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria , Cyprus, Czech Republic,Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Ireland, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxemburg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UK

Associated Countries (FP7)Albania*, Bosnia and Herzegovina *, Croatia*, Faroe

Islands*, FYR, Macedonia*, Iceland*, Israel*, Liechtenstein*, Montenegro*, Norway*, Serbia*, Switzerland, Turkey*,

*except Euratom

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ICPC CountriesIC

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Working with third countries (=non EU/AC countries), can either be:

- Specified by the CommissionCalled a Specific International Cooperation Action (SICA) that require at least four participants: two in Member States or Associated Countries, two in ICPC- Suggested by the Commission if so, participation of international organisations and participants from third countries is inaddition to normal minimum requirements- Initiated by the researcher if so, participation of international organisations and participants from third countries is inaddition to normal minimum requirements

International Cooperation Partner Countries (ICPC)are listed in Annex 1 of the Work Programme• Kosovo• Mediterranean Partner countries• Eastern European and Central Asian countries• Africa Caribbean Pacific• Latin America• Asia

International Co-operation:Co-operation and Capacities

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FP7 Finances: Brief Overview

FP Finances – Key Principles• Co-financing principle:

• Usually based on reimbursement of a proportion of direct and indirect costs

• Lump sums or flat rates in certain actions• Different project types/funding schemes• Collaborative projects

• Research – 75%• Demonstration – 50%• Management/Other – 100%• Special Transitional Flat rate for indirect costs 60%

• EC principles of eligible costs and non-eligible costs• No profit

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Direct Costs:Maximum EC reimbursement rates

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Industry

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Public Bodies,

Universities, SMEs, etc.

RTD* 50% 50% 75%

Demonstration 35% 50% 50%

Management 100%

Other** 100% 100% 100%

ERC 100% direct costs, plus 20% flat rate for indirect costs

Coordination Actions;

Support Actions

100% direct costs, plus up to 7% for indirect costs

Marie Curie Actions Lump sum + flat rates, some actions 10 % for indirect costs

* Activities directly aimed at creating new knowledge, new technology, and products, including scientific coordination.** Training, Consortium ManagementF

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FP7: Process Overview

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Call opens One/two stagee-submission

EligibilityCheck Individual

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Panel Review/ ConsensusFeedback

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Post-evaluationRanking

Report to PC

Negotiation of Proposals

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

FP7: Co-operation

1. Health €6 100 M

2. Food, Agriculture, Fisheries & Biotechnology (FAFB) €1 935 M

3. Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) €9 050 M

4. Nano-sciences, Nanotechnologies, Materials & Production Technologies (NMP)

€3 475 M

5. Energy €2 350 M

6. Environment (including Climate Change) €1900 M

7. Transport (including Aeronautics) €4 160 M

8. Socio-Economic Sciences and Humanities € 623 M

9. Space €1 430 M

10. Security €1 400 M

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FP7: Co-operation – Socio-economic sciences and humanities Theme

Socio-economic sciences and humanities

6. Socio-economic and scientific indicators

5. The citizen in the European Union

7. Foresight activities

4. Europe in the world

3. Major trends in society and their implications

1. Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society

2. Combining economic, social and environmental objectives

in a European perspective

8. Horizontal actions

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New approach for 2010-2013

New approach:• Identifies important Societal Challenges for the EU

to be addressed by specific set of research actions• Work Programmes will still include some topics to be

addressed by smaller collaborative projects and CSA

But:

Main funding scheme to be used = Collaborative Projects (Large Scale Integrating Research Projects)

• Four to five years in duration• Minimum EC contribution = EUR 6,500,000• At least 7 partners from 7 MS/ACs

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• Consolidates the new approach adopted in 2010• Societal Challenges accompanied by topics which focus

on more short term needs or complement challenges• Overall budget €84 million• Ratio of budget allocation between Challenges to Topics

of approximately 50:50• Budget allows for one project per challenge, one-two per

topic• Based on Indicative Strategic Research Roadmap but

budget constraints mean reduction of Societal Challenges from 10 to 5.

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Europe moving towards a new path of economic growth and social development

Economic, social and political conditions for satisfying the world food needs

Tackling poverty in a development context (SICA societal challenge)

The evolving concept of borders

Corruption & resistance to corruption in the private and public sphere

2011 – Example topics for small-medium CPs/CSAs

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Lifelong Learning in Europe: appropriate skills for sustaining better jobs

Combating poverty in Europe: a key question of human dignity and social cohesion

Criminal behaviour and policy responses in the European Union

Co-ordinated call with Security: Surveillance and the challenges for democracy and an open society

SICA: Connections between rural areas & cities in Sub-Saharan Africa

Social platform on ‘Innovative Social Services’

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

FP7: Co-operation – Opportunities for social sciences and humanities in other themes

Health Activity Areas

Main areas to be covered in 2011:• How lifestyle affects health and how this can this be mitigated.

• Supporting clinical trials to verify safety and efficacy.

• Increasing competitiveness of European health-related industries and services.

• Global health issues.

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Topics with SSH relevance

HEALTH.2011.3.3-4: A road-map for mental health research in Europe. FP7-HEALTH-2011-single-stage.

The aim should be to address a coordinated and comprehensive approach to promote and integrate research on the biological, epidemiological, social and public health aspects of mental health and well being in Europe. (…)

HEALTH.3.3-2: Analysis of integrated strategies for sustainable behaviour change. FP7-HEALTH-2011-two-stage.

The aim is to define generalisable, effective, and sustainable behaviour change interventions that can be effectively translated into health promotion practice. Research on behaviour change in its widest sense is called for. (…)

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ICT- Challenges

Pervasive and Trusted network & Service Infrastructures

Cognitive Systems and Robotics

Alternative Paths to Components and Systems

ICT for Health, Ageing Well, Inclusion and Governance

ICT for a Lower Carbon Economy

ICT for Learning and Access to Cultural Resources

ICT for Manufacturing and Factories of the Future

Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)

Plus Private Public

Partnerships

Technologies for Digital Content and Languages

Topics with SSH relevance

Objective ICT-2011.1.4 Trustworthy ICT

The objective is a trustworthy Information Society based on an ecosystem of digital communication, data processing and service provisioning infrastructures, with trustworthiness in its design, as well as respect for human and societal values and cultures. Projects must ensure strong interplay with legal, social and economic research in view of development of a techno-legal system that is usable, socially accepted and economically viable.

Objective ICT-2011.4.2 – Language Technologies

There is a growing need for effective multilingual solutions that support business and interpersonal communication and enable people to make sense of online content and services in Europe's many languages. Projects shall address multiple languages and cater for written and/or spoken language as appropriate. (…)

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4Restoring security

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5 Security systems integration, interconnectivity & interoperability

6 Security and Society

7 Security research co-ordinating and structuring

Topics with SSH relevance

Topic SEC-2011.6.1-1 Analysis of the security systems in Europe

The objective is to explore and compare relevant cultural phenomenon and legal determinations of civil security across Europe, taking into account the existing significant differences between countries and regions. (…)

Topic FP7-SEC-2011.6.1-5 Surveillance and the challenges for the security of the citizen(coordinated with the topic SSH.2011.5.1-227 Surveillance and the challenges for democracy and an open society of the 2011 SSH Work Programme.)

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Capacities – Research Capacity (€4 217 million)

1. Research infrastructures €1 715m

2. Research for the benefits of SMEs €1 336m

3. Regions of Knowledge € 126m

4. Research Potential € 340m

5. Science in Society € 330m

7. Coherent dev. of research policies € 70m

6. International co-operation € 180m

Co-ordination of national programmes (incl. ERA-NET +)

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

FP7 Capacities – Science in Society

Three main action lines:

More dynamic governance of Science & Society relationship• Place of S&T in Society• Better engagement science issues• Science system, codes, expertise• Modernising Universities

Science in Society - Overview

Strengthening potential, broadening horizons• Gender and research• Young people and science education

Science & Society Communicate• Two-way communication of science & the public, and role of the

media

Horizontal Actions – topics include:

• Involvement of civil society organisations in research (CP)

• Regulating emerging scientific and technological developments (CP)

• Reinforcing European strategies on access, dissemination & preservation of scientific information in the digital age (CSA)

• Clusters of cities of scientific culture for innovation (CSA)

• Science-society interaction in the digital technologies era (CP)

• Clusters of cities of scientific culture for innovation (CSA)

• Innovative methods in science education: teacher training on enquiry-based teaching methods on a large scale in Europe (CSA)

ERC

erc-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk or phone 0032 2289 6121

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What is the ERC?

What is the European Research Council (ERC)? • New pan-European funding organisation• Supports the best in Europe - scientists, engineers and scholars• Funding of €7.51 billion (2007-13)

What are the aims of the ERC?• Encourage highest quality research in Europe

• Excellence is the sole criterion

• Competitive, flexible funding• Retain, repatriate and recruit (career support)

What are the ERC Grant Schemes?• Currently - Starting Grants and Advanced Grants

• Support for a PI and (if necessary) team members• Investigator-initiated frontier research across all fields of

research, on the basis of scientific excellence• New proof of Concept Scheme (early 2011)

& possible new scheme (2012 Work Programme in Spring 2011?)

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Key Points for ERC Grants

• Support for a PI and (if necessary) team-members• No need for collaboration with other countries• Team all usually based at the same institution (in EU/AC), but

possible to have team members in other organisations if strongly justified (anywhere in World - not just EU, AC and ICPC)

• Also for Advanced Grants can have a Co-I (must be from a different discipline to the PI)

• No nationality or mobility requirements• Investigator driven (bottom-up) substantial advances

“Frontier Research”• Excellence is only peer review criterion

• 50% for the PI (must have an outstanding CV, (potential) leadership profile & track record

• 50% for the Research Project

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ERC Grant Schemes

Starting Independent Researcher Grants (Starting Grants)

• boost the independent careers of excellent researchers

• by providing adequate support

• at the critical stage where they are starting or consolidating

• their own independent research team or programme.

• Now 50% of Annual ERC Call Budget• Annual calls: open late spring and close in autumn• Grants of up to €1.5 million over 5 yrs (€2 million in certain

cases)• For latest call, the PI has to be 2-12 years from PhD

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Starting Grant PI Profile

Am I a Competitive Candidate?

• Expected to have:• already shown potential for research independence & evidence of maturity• produced independently at least one important publication without the

participation of their PhD supervisor• Be able to demonstrate a promising track record of early achievements

appropriate to their field and career stage, including:• significant publications (as main author) in peer-reviewed major

international multidisciplinary journals or leading international journals in their field

• May have monographs, invited presentations, granted patents, awards, prizes

• Have good leadership potential

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…which will include:- scientific leadership profile- a cv

- an early achievements track record

ERC Grant Schemes

Advanced Investigator Grants (Advanced Grants)

• encourage substantial advances at the frontier of knowledge

• by supporting excellent, leading advanced investigators

• to pursue ground breaking, high-risk/high gain research

• Now 50% of Annual ERC Call Budget

• Annual calls: open in autumn and close in spring

• Grants of up to €2.5 million over 5 yrs (€3.5 million in certain cases)

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Am I a Competitive Candidate?

• Am I an active researcher?• Do I have a track record of significant achievements in last 10

years?• Significant publications (as main author) in major international peer-

reviewed journals which are multidisciplinary or in their field• If appropriate to your research field, should have: monographs, granted

patents, invited presentations, lead expeditions, organised international conference, won awards and prizes, membership of academies…

• Am I an exceptional leader in terms of originality and significance of my research contribution?

• Content and impact of work• International recognition• May have changed fields or established interdisciplinary approaches

(PI does not need to have a PhD)

All this needs to be shown in your application…. …which will include:

- a ten year track record- a scientific leadership profile

- a cv45

European Research Council (ERC)

Call Schedule

Starting Grants:

Advanced Grants:

Work Programme

(published on)ERC Action Call Open Call Deadlines

Call Value(€ M)

Evaluation

14/07/2010 ERC-2011-StG 20 July 2010PE: 14 October 10

LS : 9 November 10SH: 24 November 10

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(published on)ERC Action Call Open Call Deadlines

Estimated Call Value

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14/07/2010 ERC-2011-AdGCall expected:2 November

2010

Deadlines:PE: 9 February 11LS: 10 March 11SH: 6 April 11

661.4Spring -

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People Programme – Marie Curie Actions

mariecurie-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk or phone 0032 2 230 52 75

Objectives and Policy Context:

• Make Europe more attractive to researchers• Structuring effect on the European Research Area

through transnational and intersectoral mobility in order to create a European labour market for researchers

• Strengthen human potential by:• Encouraging people to become researchers• Encouraging researchers to carry out their research in

Europe

• Trans-national and inter-sectoral mobility• €4.7 Billion

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Host Actions Individual Actions

Initial Training Networks (ITN)

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways (IAPPs)

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

Intra- European Fellowships (IEF)

International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

New! Career Integration Grants (CIG)

Also funded: Researcher’s Night, CO-FUND

Transnational Mobility Requirements

• A fellow not have been resident in host country for more than 12 months in the last 3 years immediately before application deadline / date of recruitment or secondment

• Applies to all individual fellowships and fellows recruited for ITNs

• Only International Outgoing Fellowships have nationality criteria

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FP7 People: Individual Actions

Intra-European Fellowships

• Researchers based in the EU or Associated Country• Must have spent less than 12 months in the last three

years in the country where the fellowship is undertaken

• 12 – 24 months in an EU Member State or Associated Country

• Resuming a career in research • Individual applies with host• Attaining or strengthening professional independence• Skills diversification

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International Outgoing FellowshipsF

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• EU Member or Associated State Nationals only• PLUS non-nationals in MS/AC for more than 5 years at

deadline • 24 – 36 months in total of which 12 -24 months in third

country followed by mandatory reintegration phase in European host institutions

• Individual applies with host• Acquiring new knowledge in the third country –

bringing it back to the EU/AS • Contract is between European host institution and

Commission for duration of fellowship • Mandatory return phase of 1 year

International Incoming FellowshipsF

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• Researchers based in third countries• 12 – 24 months incoming phase in EU/AS• Possible 1 year reintegration grant for nationals from

International Co-operation Partner Countries (€15,000)• Individual applies with host• Contract between European host institution and EC

for incoming phase, and between third country host and EC for reintegration / return

• Knowledge-sharing • Mutually-beneficial research co-operation

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• Supports integration into research career in Europe• To provide those taking up stable post with own

research budget• Should enable transfer of knowledge & building of

links with country from which researcher has moved• No requirement to have benefited from MCA previously• Must comply with mobility rule• Support a research project of 2- 4 years• Contributes to the research costs• Researcher applies with host institution• Host commits to researcher for at least duration of

project • €25 000 per year flat rate funding

Career Integration Grants

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

FP7 People: host actions

Initial Training Network (ITN)F

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• A consortium of institutions develops a joint training programme

• At least 3 EU Member or Associated States (of which 2 must be MS or Candidate Countries)

• Fellowships for 3 months to 3 years• Training focussed on Early Stage Researchers• Industrial participation a requirement

• Optional:

- recruiting a ‘visiting scientist’

- hold short training events

Industry Academia Pathways &

Partnerships (IAPPs)

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• Partnership – at least one commercial and one non-commercial entity

• Staff exchange – early stage or experienced researchers (and possibly technical staff and research managers!) for between 2 months and 2 years

• Recruit experienced researchers for between 2 months and 2 years

• Organise common workshops/conferences• Inter-sectoral mobility possible, within framework of

whole project, in same country up to a maximum of 30% of total researcher months

International Research Staff Exchange Scheme (IRSES)

• Two-way staff secondments between institutions in EU/AC and eligible third countries

• At least two participants from two different MS/AC and one partner from an eligible third country

• Secondment – up to 12 months• Project duration of 24 – 48 months• Commission contribution: EUR 1900/ researcher/month

for EU/AC secondments plus EUR 200 per researcher/month long distance allowance (where applicable)

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MCA - Deadlines

Initial Training Networks (ITN) 26 January 2011

Researchers’ Night 12 January 2011

COFUND 17 February 2011

IRSES 17 March 2011

Reintegration Grant (ERG & IRG) last cut-off dates

7 September 2010

Career Integration Grants 8 March 2011

6 September 2011

Intra- European Fellowships (IEF)

International Incoming Fellowships (IIF)

International Outgoing Fellowships (IOF)

11 August 2011

Industry Academia Partnerships and Pathways

7 December 2010

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Further Information – 1 UKRO Website: http://www.ukro.ac.uk

UKRO information services: http://ims.ukro.ac.uk Use advanced search function on the UKRO Information Services!

ERC Website: http://erc.europa.eu

UK Marie Curie NCP: mariecurie-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk

UK ERC NCP: erc-uk@bbsrc.ac.uk

Other NCPs: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/ncp_en.html

Technology Platforms: http://cordis.europa.eu/technology-platforms

Cordis FP7 pages: http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/home_en.html

EPSS Helpdesk: e-mail: support@epss-fp7.org Tel: +32 2 233 3760

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FP8 development

- Timetable for next FP- The role of BIS- The role of UKRO

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November 2010Expert Group report on FP7 Interim Evaluation

December 2010Commission reaction to FP7 Interim Evaluation

February 2011Communication on FP8

Feb - April 2011Stakeholder consultation

Q4 2011Commission Proposal for FP8

2012 - 2013 European Parliament readings and Council Common positions

Q3 2013 Conciliation and Adoption of FP8

The role BIS will play

BIS represents the UK in FP negotiations

• Review existing documentary evidence (e.g. evaluations and impact assessments)

• Informal consultations with policy leads and stakeholders

• Develop formal negotiating position• Public consultation• Ministerial sign-off• Submit formal position to the Commission and to

other Member States

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BIS Tasks and Processes

• Review existing documentary evidence (e.g. evaluations and impact assessments)

• Identify any need for further study• Informal consultations with policy leads and

stakeholders• Develop formal negotiating position• Public consultation• Ministerial sign-off• Submit formal position to the Commission and to

other Member States

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June - August 2009Review existing evidence (evaluation reports etc)

June 2010Delivery of Technopolis report on FP impacts in the UK

Summer 2010 Events for researchers and ELOs

Autumn 2010Wider engagement with stakeholders

Autumn 2010BIS Call for Evidence

Spring 2010Delivery of UK position paper

BIS Call for Evidence

• Opened on 13 October 2010• Runs until 4 January 2011• Advise submitting early

• Asks series of 42 questions• Space for free text submissions • On-line discussion forum• Don’t forget to mention the things you like and

want to keep!• Further information: www.bis.gov.uk/fp8-call-for-

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UKRO work towards FP8

• BIS/UKRO workshops in Spring/Summer 2010• For Academics (May)• For European Liaison Officers (July)

• UKRO facilitating RCUK discussions

• New Future Framework Programme pages on UKRO website

• Sign up for the UKRO information services to keep up to date with opportunities to feed in

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Internally• Whole of institution - senior management,

research support officers, contracts and finance team, and researchers

Externally• Utilise your networks and contacts• BIS, UKRO , Research Councils• UUK, EUA• MEPs • ETPs

Further informationIn

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• UKRO policy pages http://www.ukro.ac.uk/subscriber_services/eu_policy/index.htm

• Information about BIS events on FP8 on the UKRO website, including the BIS questionnaire http://www.ukro.ac.uk/100528_bis_event/index.htm

• Impact study on the Framework Programme, article on the UKRO Information Services: http://ims.ukro.ac.uk/Cultures/en-GB/Left+Navigation/FP+News/100917_study_impact_framework_programme.htm

http://www.ukro.ac.uk

Framework Programme 7

Goldsmiths, University of London

14 December 2010

Inga Benneringa.benner@bbsrc.ac.uk