EURAXESS LINKS BRAZIL

2014 April

Issue 12

Dear Colleagues,

We have the pleasure to present you the twelfth edition of the EURAXESS

Links Brazil Newsletter for April 2014.

This month, our “EU Insight” section brings some of the outcomes of the 2nd

International Conference on Research Infrastructures, which was held in Athens

on 2-4 April 2014 and co-organised by the European Commission and the

Greek Presidency of the European Union.

We interviewed the organizers of the second French-Brazilian Symposium on

Biosciences which was held last month in Rio. They all studied in France and

share their views on the bilateral cooperation and the benefits of mobility.

The “EURAXESS Links Brazil Activities” announces the event “Brazil-EU:

Cooperation for Technological Innovation”, which will be held on the 22nd May at

the Federation of Industries of São Paulo State (FIESP) premises in São Paulo.

This event, coorganised by EURAXESS Links Brazil and FIESP with the

support of the EU Delegation in Brazil, will be held in the context of the Tour of

Brazil, aimed at enlarging the presentation of existing EU-Brazil cooperation

and to open new cooperation avenues. The country representatives will also

participate in the Tour of Brazil event in Belo Horizonte on the 15th of May.

Under “News and Developments” we report on several relevant developments

in the EU and Brazil, as well as on cooperation activities between Brazil and the

EU and its Member States.

You will also find a selection of Grants & Fellowships funded by the European

Commission, EU Member States or Brazilian authorities.

We would like to remind you that this newsletter is yours and that we would be

pleased to publish information related to EU-Brazil developments, events or funding

opportunities that you would like to share with the other readers. Do not hesitate to

send your suggestions, comments and feedback anytime to brazil@euraxess.net.

We wish you a pleasant reading!

The EURAXESS Links Brazil Team

Keep following us on the EURAXESS Links Brazil website, on our Facebook page, through our EURAXESS Links – Internationally mobile researchers group on LinkedIn and on our newly created YouTube channel.

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Contents

1 EU Insight – 2nd International Conference on Research Infrastructures .......................................................................... 5

2 Feature – Interview with the organizers of the second French-Brazilian Symposium on Biosciences ...................................... 7

3 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities............................................ 9

3.1 EURAXESS Links Brazil on-site visits ................................................... 9

3.2 Event “Brazil-EU: Cooperation for Technological Innovation” ............... 9

3.3 European Tour of Brazil ......................................................................... 9

3.4 EURAXESS Science Slam – Save the date .......................................... 9

4 News & Developments ........................................................... 10

4.1 EU and Member States ....................................................................... 10

4.1.1 Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn welcomes European Parliament

adoption of €22 billion Innovation Investment Package .................. 10

4.1.2 EU Research Highlight – New technology to ’experience sunny

skies anytime, anywhere’ ................................................................. 10

4.1.3 EU Research Highlight – Probing the brain without surgery ........... 11

4.1.4 EU Research Highlight – A new running shoe that helps prevent

injury ................................................................................................ 11

4.1.5 Publication – New study identifies Europe's 34 ICT hubs ............... 12

4.1.6 EuroScience Open Forum 2014 will be held in June in Denmark ... 12

4.1.7 British Council questionnaire ........................................................... 13

4.2 Brazil .................................................................................................... 13

4.2.1 Government will strengthen research focused on competitiveness 13

4.2.2 NETmundial asks internet service of human development ............. 14

4.2.3 Experts want sustainable development policies in BRICS .............. 14

4.2.4 Brazilian nanosatellite goes through final tests before its launch .... 16

4.3 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil .............................................. 16

4.3.1 Community of researchers from the EU and the Brazilian State of

Ceará representatives meeting ........................................................ 16

4.3.2 Brazilian Space Agency and EU evaluate new partnerships in the

space area ....................................................................................... 17

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4.3.3 The United Kingdom launches research fund in Brazil and other

emerging countries .......................................................................... 18

4.3.4 MCTI receives Finnish delegation to discuss cooperation .............. 19

4.3.5 Brazil and the Netherlands reinforce collaboration in environmental

science ............................................................................................. 20

4.3.6 Brazilian delegation goes to Finland for business innovation .......... 20

4.3.7 5th Luso-Brazilian Conference on Open Access in Portugal .......... 21

4.3.8 Launching of B.BICE+ Website ....................................................... 22

4.3.9 Swissnex Brazil is inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro ............................ 22

5 Grants & Fellowships ............................................................. 23

5.1 European Union ................................................................................... 23

5.1.1 Open calls under Horizon 2020 ....................................................... 23

5.1.2 Call for proposals for European Research Council (ERC)

Consolidator Grant ........................................................................... 24

5.1.3 EMBO Short term Fellowships on Life Sciences ............................. 25

5.2 EU Member states and associated countries ...................................... 25

5.2.1 National EURAXESS Portals ........................................................... 25

5.2.2 AUSTRIA: Institute of Science and Technology, ISTFELLOW ....... 25

5.2.3 FRANCE: Call for projects 2015 USP-COFECUB and CAPES-

COFECUB ....................................................................................... 26

5.2.4 France - Alcatel-Lucent scholarship ................................................ 26

5.2.5 GERMANY: German Chancellor Fellowships for Prospective

Leaders ............................................................................................ 26

5.2.6 GERMANY – PhD fellowships at School of Analytical Sciences

Adlershof .......................................................................................... 26

5.2.7 Freie Universität Berlin offers DRS Incoming Postdoc Fellowships

POINT-2015 ..................................................................................... 26

5.2.8 GERMANY - DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships in the fields of

Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research ............ 27

5.2.9 IRELAND – Science FoundationIreland (SFI) Industry fellowship

Programme 2014 ............................................................................. 27

5.2.10 LUXEMBOURG: INTER Mobility Programme ................................. 28

5.2.11 UK - Researcher Links Workshop call ............................................. 28

5.2.12 UK – Joseph Lister Scholarships for masters at University of

Glasgow ........................................................................................... 29

5.2.13 Other fellowships on EURAXESS Job Portal .................................. 29

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5.3 Brazil .................................................................................................... 29

5.3.1 Call for projects for cooperation with France in: .............................. 29

5.3.2 BRAZIL - GERMANY: grants for post doctoral and experienced

researchers ...................................................................................... 29

5.3.3 Brazil – UK - Celso Furtado Visiting Fellowship in Cambridge ........ 30

5.4 Calls still open ...................................................................................... 30

6 Jobs ....................................................................................... 32

6.1 EURAXESS Jobs ................................................................................. 32

6.2 Marie Curie ITN IsoNose receives applications .................................. 32

6.3 Research positions in Brazil ................................................................ 32

6.3.1 PhD in Neuroproteomics at Unicamp - open to foreigners .............. 32

7 Events .................................................................................... 33

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1 EU Insight – 2nd International Conference on Research Infrastructures

Since 2012 the former biennial European Conferences on Research Infrastructures have been opened to address an international audience on global research infrastructures. Under this new scope, the second International Conference on Research Infrastructures (ICRI) was held in Athens, from 2-4 April, 2014.

ICRI 2014 offered a high level international forum where key stakeholders could meet, discuss and contribute to bringing forward global issues related to Research Infrastructures. It was co-organised by the European Commission and the Greek EU Presidency of the European Union.

The conference attracted more than 800 international participants during three days and included an exhibition of demonstrations and videos of international research infrastructure projects.

In her launching keynote speech, the European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science, Máire Geoghegan-Quinn stressed “the importance of

Research Infrastructures as centres of innovation and of knowledge transfer to industry and society at large.”

Research infrastructures play a vital role in the advancement of knowledge and technology. Scientific progress would be impossible without state-of-the-art super-computers or, for instance, large-scale laser systems. Responding to challenges like climate change is also greatly helped by environmental research facilities such as deep-sea-floor observatories or icebreaker research vessels, to name only a few.

The key objectives of the ICRI 2014 included:

- highlighting the essential role of global research infrastructures in addressing grand challenges at all scales: national, regional, continental and global

- reflecting on the needs and challenges that arise during the development and operation of global research infrastructures at all these levels

- presenting the main characteristics of global research infrastructures and identifying the challenges and drivers for collaboration at an international level.

Plenary sessions were held on the issues of big data management, innovation potential for research infrastructures, governance of research infrastructures and research infrastructures for global challenges. The key topics of the parallel sessions at ICRI 2014 included marine research infrastructures, palaeoanthropology and cultural heritage, food security and e-infrastructures.

The European Research

Infrastructures have a place

within the Excellent Science

pillar of Horizon 2020 with an

allocated budget of 10% in the

whole pillar, a total of 2.5 billion

euro to develop and support:

- 1000 research infra-structures available for all European and non-European researchers through the EU’s

support

- 60% of ESFRI infra-structures must be launched by 2015

Interviews from the ICRI

highlighting the objectives of

different participants can be found

here!

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A major difficulty in setting up such research infrastructures between EU

countries is the lack of an adequate legal framework allowing the creation of

appropriate partnerships. Existing legal forms under national law do not fulfil the

needs of these new European infrastructures. The same applies to legal forms

under international or EU law.

It is in this context that the European Commission, responding to requests from

EU countries and the scientific community, proposed a legal framework for a

European research infrastructure (ERI) adapted to the needs of such facilities.

In August 2009, the community legal framework for a European Research Infrastructure Consortium (ERIC) entered into force. This specific legal form is designed to facilitate the joint establishment and operation of research infrastructures of European interest.

Member States, Associated Countries, third countries and intergovernmental organisations can be members of an ERIC. However, a state may decide to be represented by one or more public entities or private entities with a public-service mission, e.g. research organisations or research councils. Following the application to the European Commission, the typical timing for the decision could be between 4 and 8 months.

Sources:

[1] International Conference on Research Infrastructures

[2] Launching speech ICRI by Máire Geoghegan-Quinn

[3] European Research Infrastructures Consortium (ERIC)

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2 Feature – Interview with the

organizers of the second French-Brazilian Symposium on Biosciences

You organized the second French-Brazilian Symposium on Biosciences

last month at Fiocruz in Rio de Janeiro. How did the idea came up?

The idea for the first meeting came up when we realized the noticeable amount

of Brazilian scientists in France, performing research on Biosciences and also a

large number of French-Brazilian collaborations already going on. With that in

mind, our goal was to promote a French-Brazilian Symposium on Biosciences

to stimulate the interaction between French and Brazilian groups, to strengthen

and enrich the ongoing collaborations, to encourage the establishment of new

collaborative projects and discuss specific funding opportunities for French-

Brazilian consortia.

All of you carried out research in France. What were the benefits of

mobility on your career?

It is very important to look at a biological question from several points of view, in

order to get a better representation of your model system. The scientific work in

France brought many benefits to our careers. We learned and shared new

techniques, enriched our knowledge with experts from our field of study; and

established important new partnerships for the future. Working in France was

a great opportunity to learn a different way of doing science. Moreover,

living in France brought us cultural knowledge and improved our French

language abilities.

Having conducted research both in Brazil and in Europe, what are the best

aspects of either research community?

In France, the scientific institutions are significantly internationalized, meaning

that our colleagues and co-workers had different backgrounds and thoughts,

which was great to improve our scientific discussions and critical thinking.

Seminars and conferences given by Nobel laureates and other very important

researchers were quite frequent. Another good aspect that called our attention

in France, is that a doctoral student is ensured by the state as an employee,

having contractual rights such as health insurance and vacations. We observe

that it is dignifying and important for the PhD students to deal more responsibly

with their obligations.

In Brazil, the research community is expanding each day, and the young

researchers are now able to be a part of this. The current investment on

research is higher than before, so, positions, fellowships and calls for projects

are fuelling careers on scientific fields.

The second French-Brazilian Symposium on Biosciences was held at Fiocruz – Rio de Janeiro on March 27th, 2014.

EURAXESS Links Brazil interviewed the organizing committee, composed of

Diego Aguiar

Gisele Amorim

Juliana Coelho Aguiar

Leticia Lery

Marcel Cunha

Paulo Ricardo Batista.

They accepted to share their view on mobility and to present the main outcomes of the event.

Confirming EURAXESS’

motto “Researchers in motion / Researchers’

emotion”, the organizers

emphasized the fundamental role of personal and logistic aspects in the decision of being mobile.

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How important is the scientific cooperation between these two regions?

The development of science is only possible if expertise and results are shared.

Historically, France and Brazil have been sharing science since Santos Dumont

built the 14 Bis aircraft in France. It is also true that France has always been

scientifically and culturally attractive for Brazilians. The pioneers of Brazilian

science started, sometimes at their own expenses, to live in France to carry out

research and that yield important results and leading more Brazilian

researchers to look for a scientific experience in France. More recently, and

specially due to programs that encourage and sponsor research and mobility of

researchers such as CAPES-COFECUB program, collaborations became more

frequent between French and Brazilian groups. We hope that exchanges

become more and more frequent, equally bilateral and stronger.

In your opinion, what could be done to further enhance international

scientific cooperation and, most importantly, the mobility of international

researchers?

This is an important and current issue we’ve had the chance to discuss during

the 1st and 2nd br.BIO.fr.

Since research is majorly funded by government agencies, we’ve noticed that to

enhance international cooperation it is important to finance work and projects

with this cooperative perspective, and more, with close contact between funding

agencies from every country involved, as well as the scientists. This is not

largely done, but successful models were already established or are being

applied in program such as CAPES-COFECUB, ANR-FAPESP and FAPERJ-

INRIA, and this is important for the cooperative research to receive funds and

be conducted in both countries.

The mobility of the researchers, who will execute those projects, is also a

crucial aspect. In this case, people not only need financial resources, but they

need support for the practical issues they might encounter upon arrival on a

different country to work. It is important to have information and support about

VISA, local obligations, family life, and also, science-related aspects beyond the

bench work, such as intellectual property rights and career opportunities.

What were the main conclusions of the event?

The event was the right forum to discuss collaborations between France and

Brazil that have been occurring successfully for over a decade, and to observe

newly formed partnerships and the important results that they had. The high

number of requests from French and Brazilian researchers to present their work

during the event astonished us and reflects how the scientific link between

France and Brazil is strong and extensive.

Funding agencies of both countries participated in both events. They are aware

of the importance of French-Brazilian cooperation and ways of funding

specifically bilateral projects with good potential are being discussed. Also, and

very important, we noticed a growing interest of young investigators,

undergraduate or graduate students, to go abroad to exchange expertise and

learn.

Flyer and participants in the second French-Brazilian Symposium on Biosciences.

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3 EURAXESS Links Brazil activities 3.1 EURAXESS Links Brazil on-site visits

It is now possible to invite EURAXESS Links Brazil country representatives to

universities, research institutes, companies or scientific events held in Brazil to

present the services offered by EURAXESS and more specifically EURAXESS

Links Brazil, but also cooperation and career opportunities with Europe, etc.

Depending on your needs, the interactive session can target faculty members,

senior scientists or young researchers. If you wish to organize such a

presentation in your organization, please contact;brazil@euraxess.net. Check

the other 3 types of events we can (co)-organize in Brazil clicking here.

3.2 Event “Brazil-EU: Cooperation for Technological Innovation”

Together with the Federation of Industries of São Paulo State (FIESP) and with

support of the EU Delegation in Brazil, EURAXESS Links Brazil is co-organising

the event “Brazil-EU: Cooperation for Technological Innovation”, which will be

held on the 22nd May at the FIESP premises in São Paulo.

The event will have the participation of the EU Ambassador in Brazil, Ana Paula

Zacarias, as well as from Brazilian and European experts in the technological

innovation field, with a focus on the European research and innovation program,

Horizon 2020 and on EURAXESS. It will be aimed at EU and local researchers,

students, local stakeholders such as local funding agencies, universities,

innovation actors, technology parks and incubators, innovation agencies and

private sector.

This event will be held in the context of the Tour of Brazil, aimed at enlarging

the presentation of existing cooperation between the EU and Brazil and to open

new cooperation avenues. The first event of this Tour was held in Fortaleza on

the 7th April.

3.3 European Tour of Brazil

After the launch in Fortaleza on the 7th of April, the European Tour of Brazil will

be in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, on the 15th of May 2014.

Organized by the EU Delegation and Member States Embassies in Brazil, the

tour seeks to enlarge the presentation of existing cooperation by opening new

cooperation avenues.

Charlotte Grawitz, Country representative, will present the opportunities offered

by EURAXESS.

3.4 EURAXESS Science Slam – Save the date

The date of the EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil finals is already set to Friday,

October 10th, 2014. The LIVE finals will be held at Casa da Ciência, Rio de

Janeiro.

EURAXESS Links Network Newsletter – April 2014

The second edition of the

EURAXESS Links Network

Newsletter is now online!

Focused on the Excellent

Science pillar of Horizon

2020, it brings useful insights

on the two streams highly

relevant to individual

researchers at all career

stages, the European

Research Council and the

Marie Skłodowska Curie

actions.

European Tour of Brazil: Check the presentations held in Fortaleza on the Tour of Brazil dedicated webpage.

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The competition is open to researchers from all research fields (PhD

students and above) based in Brazil. EURAXESS Links Brazil will receive

candidates applications from 15 May to 15 September on the Drop-to-me

platform. Interested researchers are requested to send an up to 3-minute video

introducing themselves and explaining how they would present their research in

creative and simple terms in front of an audience of non-experts.

For more details on how to participate, the deadlines and the information on the

finals, please stay tuned and visit us at scienceslambrazil.euraxess.org. More

information coming soon!

4 News & Developments 4.1 EU and Member States

4.1.1 Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn welcomes European Parliament adoption of €22 billion Innovation Investment Package

European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire

Geoghegan-Quinn welcomed the adoption on 15 April 2014 by the European

Parliament of a package of public-private and public-public research

partnerships worth up to €22 billion.

Most of the investment will go to six public-private partnerships in innovative

medicines, aeronautics, bio-based industries, fuel cells and hydrogen,

electronics and rail transport.

Commissioner Geoghegan-Quinn said: "This is a 22 billion euro investment in

our economy and in a better quality of life. We will work with industry and a wide

range of researchers to tackle problems no one country or company can face

alone. […] I look forward to final approval of the package by the Member States,

with a view to launching these partnerships in July."

Over the next seven years, the EU's contribution of €9 billion to the package will

unlock an equivalent investment from the private sector and €4 billion from

Member States. The EU funding will come from Horizon 2020, the European

Union's new €80 billion research and innovation programme.

Source: European Commission

Learn more about these partnerships here.

4.1.2 EU Research Highlight – New technology to ’experience sunny skies anytime, anywhere’

High-tech LED technology and sophisticated optical systems are being used to

recreate natural sunlight.

Imagine sitting in a windowless room yet having the feeling of the sun shining

on your face. This unique experience is now possible thanks to the COELUX

EU-funded project which recreates the physical and optical effects of natural

light indoors by simulating the diffusion and transmission of sunlight through the

atmosphere.

The COELUX project is using LEDs to

simulate natural light.

©Shutterstock/rangizzz

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The high-tech window system designed by the project, which was on show at

the EU’s Innovation Convention 2014, uses energy-saving LEDs (light-emitting

diodes) which reproduce the same spectrum of light as sunlight. It also includes

a sophisticated optical system to create a sensation of distance between the

simulated sky and the ‘sun’.

The system uses nanostructured materials only a few millimetres thick to

recreate the way radiation is scattered as it passes through the earth’s

atmosphere.

‘With COELUX, you can experience sunny skies anytime, anywhere,’ said

Professor Paolo Di Trapani, coordinator of the project and a physicist at the

University of Insubria in Como, Italy, whose research has been driven by the

desire to recreate natural light for the past 10 years.

The system provides three settings so that users can experience the light of

Northern Europe, of the Mediterranean and of the Tropics.

Read more in source: Horizon

4.1.3 EU Research Highlight – Probing the brain without surgery

A breakthrough European research project has developed a safe and simple

approach that avoids surgery and its associated risks in order to help patients

with traumatic brain injury (TBI). The BrainSafe project uses an innovative

technology for non-invasive monitoring of intracranial pressure (ICP), the

pressure inside the skull and thus the brain tissue and the surrounding fluid.

Until now ICP diagnoses have involved drilling a hole in the skull and placing a

pressure sensor on the patient’s brain. This might expose the patient to

infection (a 5% risk), bleeding, and leak of fluids or loss of other body tissue,

pain, and hyperthermia as well as anaesthetic risks.

The BrainSafe technology is a fast and easy-to-use way of measuring ICP

accurately and reliably. The system, based on ultrasound wave frequency

technology, uses the same patient specific calibration free principle as a

standard non-invasive blood pressure measurement.

“The cost, complexity and risk of current diagnostics means it is only used with

the most critically ill patients, and not in the millions of patients who are at mild

to moderate risk,” says BrainSafe project coordinator Edvardas Satkauskas

from Vittamed, a Lithuanian company specialising in non-invasive ultrasonic

technologies. “There is a clear and compelling need for a non-invasive ICP

meter for routine clinical care,” adds Satkauskas.

Read more in source: European Commission

4.1.4 EU Research Highlight – A new running shoe that helps prevent injury

Jogging or running is a popular form of physical activity. However, the resulting

repetitive stresses and strains on joints can cause injuries. In fact, many joggers

have to stop practising the sport because they tend to land on their heels which,

when done for miles on end, produces impact forces which are simply too much

to bear for the legs and back.

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In an effort to avoid such injuries, Dutch entrepreneur Adri Hartveld has

reinvented the running shoe. His invention does away with the heel and

replaces it with a shock plate which distributes the force across the foot while

running, therefore encouraging a natural foot strike, just like barefoot runners

and elite athletes.

“HEELLESS”, as the shoe concept is aptly named, prevents joint injury and

muscle overstrains by lessening the impact of the foot striking the ground during

running.

Preliminary trials had already proven Hartveld's concept, but methodical

research was needed and this is where the European Union (EU)'s contribution

of nearly €1 million came in. The two-year project that began in September

2008 saw an SME consortium from the Netherlands, the United Kingdom,

Germany, Spain and Poland carrying out an independent analysis via a myriad

of tests to further improve the shoe.

The data collected shows how the lower limb joints and the muscles in the

HEELLESS concept shoes work in comparison to conventional running shoes.

The composite materials that will be used in the rigid upper sole will set a new

precedent for the market. Using a combination of flax and carbon fibre to protect

the body from repeated shock forces is a first in the world for footwear.

Read more in source: European Commission

4.1.5 Publication – New study identifies Europe's 34 ICT hubs

ICT excellence is highly concentrated in a few areas in Europe which are

closely clustered among themselves. These are the main conclusions of a JRC-

led study published in April, which maps ICT activity and ranks European

regions based on their performance. Results show that most ICT activity takes

place in 34 EU regions (out the 1303 analysed) located in 12 countries, which

represent a large share of the total EU ICT activity.

Based on a composite indicator that analyses three ICT activities (business,

R&D and Innovation) and values their intensity, their internationalisation and the

network role, three main poles of excellence are identified. Out of 100 points,

Munich gets the maximum, London 97 and Paris 95. A further 31 regions show

outstanding performance.

Read more on the JRC website and in the press release.

4.1.6 EuroScience Open Forum 2014 will be held in June in Denmark

Over the next 21 to June 26 will be held in Copenhagen, Denmark, the EuroScience Open Forum 2014 (Esof2014), an event that brings together scientists from across Europe and other continents. For this edition, the attendance of 405 speakers from 39 countries is already confirmed, including from Brazil, such as the President of the Brazilian Society for the Advancement of Science (SBPC), who has been invited to participate along the presidents of scientific societies of other countries.

More information here.

© Warren Goldswain fotolia

Infographic presenting European ICT Poles of Excellence

© EU, 2014

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4.1.7 British Council questionnaire

The British Council is interested in knowing more about young researchers’

opinion on the international aspect of research. The findings will help them

evaluate their international researcher programmes, such as Researcher Links.

Participants of the questionnaire will be be placed into a prize draw with one

winner receiving £2000 towards attending a conference of their choice.

Access the questionnaire here before 31 May 2014.

4.2 Brazil

4.2.1 Government will strengthen research focused on competitiveness

The Minister of Science, Technology and Innovation, Clelio Campolina Diniz

stated, in Belo Horizonte, that the federal government is working on the creation

of a broad plan of action to boost the activities of research, development and

innovation (R, D & I) to contribute to increase the competitiveness of Brazilian

industry on an international scale.

Furthermore, the government is envisaging to adopt more immediate measures,

through the release of three calls until May: one universal call, from the National

Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq); and two calls

from the National Institutes of Science and Technology (INCT) and the Proinfra

that will support the implementation, modernization and rehabilitation of

infrastructure projects.

In a visit to the premises of the Technological Center Foundation of Minas

Gerais (Cetec), the Minister stressed the intention to create promising

conditions allowing the expansion and improvement of science, technology and

innovation (S,T&I) activities in Brazil through the action plan that is being

established.

"We are preparing a set of scientific and technological platforms that will allow

Brazil to take a leap and raise its scientific and technological level and to

improve its competitive position worldwide. I hope that by June this proposal is

formulated", he commented.

These platforms will cover strategic areas and sectors for the national

development, such as biopharmaceuticals, which could be stimulated because

of their innovative potential and their ability to generate positive impacts on

social and economic conditions of the country.

In formulating this plan of action, the MCTI has sought to gather and mobilize

academic, scientific and business institutions to discuss priorities and tools

needed to be adopted to boost ST&I in Brazil.

In Cetec, Clelio Campolina visited the production line of nanochips and ceramic

microcomponents of the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnics

(CSEM), which has been operating on the site since 2013.

Source: MCTI

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4.2.2 NETmundial asks internet service of human development

Commitment to human development through the construction of an improved

information society is the main goal of the declaration adopted at the end of the

Multisectoral Meeting on the Future of Internet Governance (NETmundial). The

event in São Paulo ended late on the 24th April, with the participation of 830

representatives from 97 countries representing government, academia,

technicians, activists and civil society in general. In addition there were 33

international hubs installed in 30 cities representing 23 different nations.

The document NETmundial Multistakeholder Statement, adopted by

acclamation, establishes September 2015 as the deadline to complete the

transition towards the new model for the network. The statement is divided in

two parts. The first part deals with principles and relies on values such as

freedom of expression, privacy and accessibility. It calls for the governance

network that is still concentrated in the United States today, to become

effectively global and to serve the inclusive development .

According to the text, the operation of the network should be based on

transparency, openness, accessibility and linguistic diversity. It must ensure

stability, security and resilience to the internet, and encourage its improvement

through collaboration, opting for technologically neutral solutions to do so. The

signatories also call for a unified and defragmented cyberspace.

The transition from the current model to a new, truly international and global

model is the focus of the second part of the declaration, which again points to

the network as a catalyst for sustainable development and social inclusion.

The Mulstistakeholder Statement of São Paulo emphasizes the need for greater

dialogue between the institutions that are involved on the operation of the

internet and the representation of the regions of the globe in Icann, besides the

strengthening of the Internet Governance Forum (IGF). Similarly, it indicates the

need for greater exchange between technical and user communities. Another

point is the recommendation that decisions be consensual and that countries

also install multisectoral mechanisms in their decision-making processes that

relate to the subject.

NETmundial was coordinated by the Secretary for Information Technology

Policy of the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation, Virgilio Almeida,

who also coordinates the Internet Steering Committee in Brazil (CGI.br). It

counted with the presence of President Dilma Rousseff, who sanctioned the

newly adopted Brazilian Internet law (Marco Civil da Internet) in its opening.

The declaration was prepared based on 188 contributions from several sources,

that provided the basis for a preliminary version. Later, it was circulated for

further comments to a high-level group, and then a further 1,370 comments

received by the conference website were part of the elaboration process..

Source: Jornal da Ciência

4.2.3 Experts want sustainable development policies in BRICS

Experts in science and technology in Brazil, Russia, India, China and South

Africa (BRICS) argued that the innovation systems of nations that make up

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BRICS should adopt policies for sustainable development. The issue was

debated in a panel of the Seminar on Innovation and Development Systems of

BRICS - an event sponsored by the Centre for Management and Strategic

Studies (CGEE), a social organization supervised by the Ministry of Science,

Technology and Innovation.

According to the spokeswoman from the Presidency of the National Bank for

Economic and Social Development (BNDES), Helena Lastres, this is the best

time to discuss changes in the paradigms of innovation of BRICS countries".

The world will not endure a continued growth as we have experienced. We

need new policies and practices", she said.

She pointed out that there are common challenges to the five countries to

overcome in the social, regional, environmental, health and energy areas. The

member of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, Xielin Liu, cited the model of the

Asian country, which combines the society demand for clean energy to scientific

knowledge, in order to diversify the energy matrix. The generation of electricity

in the country is basically made from the burning of coal.

"We may not have the most sustainable model, but we are discussing and

implementing actions for at least ten years. In our new energy industry we are

diversifying the array through photovoltaic and wind industries", said Liu. She

said the stimulus policies of technology transfer with Danish and German

companies raised the country to the level of highest installer of wind stations in

the world.

The photovoltaic market is a key focus of the Chinese government. The country

is a world leader in the production of photovoltaic silicon cells used in the plates

that capture the sun's energy and transform it into electricity". The government

increasingly supports installing more companies and photovoltaic power

stations, including funding research on companies", said Xielin.

Another nation that relies on coal to generate electricity is South Africa. The

country's representative on the panel, Michele Presend, called for a “better

distribution of resources for research". Governments must expand investments

in renewable energies instead of taxing mineral coal, as South Africa has been

doing. Resources exist, but are being misused".

As a result of the seminar, the CGEE will produce a document with the

suggestions made by the researchers. The list will be delivered to the Brazilian

government to be presented at the BRICS Summit, to be held in July in

Fortaleza, which will bring together the Heads of State of the nations. At the

time, Brazil will assume the presidency of the economic block.

The representative of India at the meeting in Brasilia, Dinesh Abrol, pointed out

that the Heads of State have in their hands the opportunity to implement

innovative sustainable development paradigms. Over the past 20 years,

according to the researcher, India opted for policies focused on the industrial

market, increasing social inequalities and problems in health, education and

transport.

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"Innovation policies must be created before creating the technologies. At the

BRICS Summit meeting, we must create new paradigms of innovation to create

space for them on the world market", said Abrol.

Source: MCTI

4.2.4 Brazilian nanosatellite goes through final tests before its launch

The first national cubesat, the NanossatC - Br1, was sent to Holland, where it

will be submitted to final tests before its launch, planned for June. In the last half

of March, the flight model of the small satellite underwent a series of

assessments carried out by the Laboratory of Integration and Tests (LIT) of the

National Institute for Space Research (INPE) in São José dos Campos.

According to the engineer and project coordinator at INPE, José Manuel

Octavio, "all results were positive" and Br1 is approved. The machine will take

to space a magnometer for use of the data by the scientific community; a

microchip designed by the Federal University of Santa Maria (UFSM) and the

FPGA hardware, which must withstand radiation in space due to a software

developed by the Institute of Informatics of the Federal University of Rio Grande

do Sul (UFRGS).

Developed with funding from the Brazilian Space Agency (AEB), the NanossatC

- Br1 is one of four national equipments scheduled to go into space this year. In

the second semester it is foreseen the launching of three further satellites:

AESP-14, developed by the Technological Institute of Aeronautics (ITA);

Serpens , whose production involves several universities coordinated by the

AEB; and CanSat, produced by students of the Municipal School Tancredo de

Almeida Neves, Ubatuba, with guidance from INPE.

Source: MCTI

4.3 Cooperation EU, Member States, Brazil

4.3.1 Community of researchers from the EU and the Brazilian State of Ceará representatives meeting

On 7th April, the Delegation of the EU in Brazil together with representatives of

Embassies of several European member states, with the help of the Secretary

of Science and Technology and the State University of Ceará, organized a

seminary about research and innovation in Fortaleza. The objective of the

seminar was to present the new Research Programme of the European Union,

Horizon 2020 to the scientific community of this state. Prominent participants of

the seminar included the Ambassador of the EU to Brazil, Ana Paula Zacarias,

the director of the Science, Technology and Innovation Sector of the EU

Delegation to Brazil, Piero Venturi, representatives from the Embassies of the

EU member states, the Secretary of State for Science and Technology from

Ceará and the Rector of the UECE, INDI/CNI, as well as several other

representatives from governmental and research institutions from Ceará.

Horizon 2020 is the framework programme for research and technologic

development and the main tool of the EU in order to finance research and

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innovation in Europe. Its main challenge is to effectively contribute to fostering

development, economic growth and employment opportunities by using

technology, science and innovation for this purpose. It should be underlined that

the programme is open to international participation by means of consortia and

that it has at its disposal a budget of 80 billion Euros since 2013 and until 2020.

Its main priorities are the following:

- manage scientific excellence - promote international leadership - address societal challenges

The event was the first of a series of seminars to be be organized all over Brazil

by the EU member states in partnership with state institutions. This informative

initiative called “Tour of Brazil” aims to present in several Brazilian states what

the European countries are doing in this field and open new paths for regional

partnerships.

Source: EU Delegation to Brazil

4.3.2 Brazilian Space Agency and EU evaluate new partnerships in the space area

How new partnerships and cooperation in the field of space research can be

established between Brazilian institutions and the European Union was the

subject of the visit of six EU representatives to the President of the Brazilian

Space Agency (AEB), José Raimundo Rabbit.

One of the items discussed at the meeting was the EU's interest in the Brazilian

participation in the Galileo project, the satellite tracking system, similar to the

North American GPS and the Russian Glonass systems. Another proposal

under consideration is the formation of a distribution centre of satellite data for

various fields of application.

The group also proposed holding a joint workshop focusing on issues related to

Earth observation.

The EU delegation was composed of the European Commission’s deputy

general director for business and industry, Paul Weissenberg; Philippe Brunet,

from the businesses and industry area; the research and innovation counsellor

of the EU Delegation in Brazil, Piero Venturi; Sandro D'Angelo, from the policy

and space research area; the head of commercial affairs of the EU Delegation

in Brazil, Juan Victor Monfort; and the special adviser, Jaime Silva. From AEB,

also attended the meeting the head of the office of international cooperation,

José Monserrat Filho.

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The Galileo system will have 30 satellites (GPS has 24) and should provide

location services primarily for civil purposes in any country. They will be in three

positions in an orbit 23,222 km high, arranged to cover any point on the earth's

surface.

Besides the European countries, the project has support from Ukraine, China,

Israel, India, Morocco, Saudi Arabia and South Korea, among other nations. In

the Americas, the EU is also interested in the participation of Argentina, Mexico

and Canada.

The workshop proposed by the European side is scheduled for 6th June,

integrating the program of the regional meeting of the Brazilian Society for the

Advancement of Science (SBPC), starting on 5th June in São José dos

Campos. The topics for discussion include natural disasters, agriculture

focusing on food security and pollution.

The event will also address the Copernicus space program, linked to the

segments of research and infrastructure initiative.

Source: MCTI

4.3.3 The United Kingdom launches research fund in Brazil and other emerging countries

In light of the UK’s strategy of cooperation in the scientific and innovation fields,

the Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne, during his recent visit to

Brazil, has launched a £375 million fund at the University of Sao Paolo. The

creation of this fund constitutes an acknowledgement of the strategic

importance the UK gives to international collaboration and more specifically to

the one engaging with emerging countries, such as Brazil, country which has

increased its investment in scientific research. The Newton Fund will support

research collaborations, researcher and student mobility, as well as the creation

of links between scientific institutions, developing innovation partnerships and

support for innovation capacity building.

The first confirmed partnership will be with Conselho Nacional da Fundações

Estaduais de Apoio à Pesquisa (CONFAP) and Fundações de Amparo à

Pesquisa (FAPs) from different Brazilian states. Moreover, the partnerships

between the UK and institutions connected to CONFAP have been very fruitful

during the last years and this fact has led to the signature of a previous

agreement in 2013 between Brazil and the UK, including activities such as the

building of capacity for researchers and English teachers, academic mobility

and integration of research results in industrial activities. Sergio Gargioni, who

is the president of CONFAP stated the following regarding the newly-signed

agreement: “This agreement shows the importance of CONFAP as a

coordinator of the activities of FAP in Brazil, as well as their relevancy, either

regarding the volume of resources they apply to research, or their agility and

efficiency in budget execution. (...) We hope that several important projects will

be born from this cooperation with UK.” During the reunions of the National

Forum of CONFAP, Gargioni also underlined the fact that Brazil has started to

be considered an important ally in science and technology for the rest of the

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world and that thus it has in mind future partnerships with Europe, as well as

Latin American countries.

The fund bears strategic importance to the UK, which is therefore reaffirming its

engagement in the field of cooperation for research, education and innovation.

Science and innovation are deemed to be a key part of economic development,

since they can considerably contribute to the discovery of new solutions in order

to tackle poverty and foster sustainable development. Hence, the agreement

will support bilateral collaboration in areas such as food security, Future Cities,

bio-economy and neglected diseases. Bearing in mind the name given to the

programme after the renowned scientist Isaac Newton, the correspondent

programmes in the partner countries will also be named after a renowned

scientist or statesman/woman from that country.

Source: British Embassy to Brazil

4.3.4 MCTI receives Finnish delegation to discuss cooperation

The Secretary of Technological Development and Innovation of the Ministry of

Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Alvaro Prata, received on the 1st

April in Brasilia the Environment Minister of Finland, Ville Niinistö. The meeting

was to talk about future cooperation in research and development and evaluate

the results of ongoing partnerships between both countries. The Nordic

country's ambassador in Brazil, Jari Luoto, and the Head of the International

Affairs of the MCTI, Franklin Silva Netto, also attended the meeting.

The promotion of Finnish technology and expertise in the areas of sustainable

mining, environmental innovations, bioenergy and energy efficiency issues were

discussed during the meeting. "Finland is a partner that is consolidated and our

relationship is strong, and we are sure that we should enlarge it to new areas"

said the secretary.

The Director of Engineering, Exact Sciences, Humanities and Social Sciences

of the National Council for Scientific and Technological Development (CNPq) ,

Guilherme Melo, presented the federal government's actions with a focus on

scientific and technological development, including the Science without Borders

program, in which Finland is a partner, with 104 scholarships already

implemented.

Another issue addressed was the memorandum of understanding between

FINEP and the Finnish Development Agency for Technology and Innovation

(Tekes, the original acronym), signed in March 2013, which aims to develop and

strengthen scientific, technological and industrial cooperation between Finland

and Brazil.

In a seminar held in Rio de Janeiro on the 31st March on this MoU, Minister Ville

Niinistö stressed that his country was seeking ways to secure natural resources

and grow in a sustainable way: "We are small compared to Brazil, but use the

so-called clean energies well. In the mining sector, we were able to reduce the

environmental risks through new technologies produced in Finland by two-thirds

". The Director of Scientific and Technological Development of FINEP,

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Fernando Ribeiro, said that the bilateral agreement in the area of innovation can

help Brazil meeting its social agenda.

Source: MCTI

4.3.5 Brazil and the Netherlands reinforce collaboration in environmental science

The Minister of Infrastructure and the Environment of the Netherlands, Wilma

Mansveld, and the Secretary of Policy and Research Development Programs of

the Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI), Carlos Nobre,

signed on the 1st April a letter of intentions to establish new partnerships on

environmental issues.

"Brazil is a huge country, with many regional and climatic differences, where

there is great concern about problems of environmental disasters", said Minister

Clelio Campolina". Therefore, this ministry is fully working to assemble all the

bases of research and practical action to not only improve prevention, but also

to try to circumvent or mitigate impacts. Europe has a whole tradition, an

accumulated experience, but this exchange will be of relevance for the two

sides, because we have regions that are environmentally and climatically

different".

According to Wilma, the Netherlands have interest in collaborating increasingly

with BRICS countries. "We believe that you have the potential to advance in

many areas", he said. "We are happy to share our knowledge and realize the

competence of your organizations".

Through the letter of intent, ministries undertake to conduct innovative research

in environmental science and sustainability, to support each other in developing

techniques and exchange of information and experiences in meteorology,

climatology, hydrology, oceanography, and natural disasters, in addition to the

remote sensing of atmosphere, oceans and land surface, and other geophysical

phenomena.

The document provides for the participation of Brazilian and Dutch entities.

Initially, the partnership should involve the National Centre for Monitoring

Natural Disasters and Alerts (Cemaden/MCTI); the National Institute for Space

Research (INPE/MCTI), through the centres of the Weather Forecast and

Climate Studies (CPTEC) and the Earth System Science (CCST); the National

Institutes of Water (INA/MCTI) and Waterways Research and Oceanographic

(Inpoh) and the Royal Meteorological Institute of the Netherlands (KNMI, the

acronym in Dutch).

Source: MCTI

4.3.6 Brazilian delegation goes to Finland for business innovation

The Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation (MCTI) will carry out x a

technical and business mission to China and Finland between 26th May and 6th

June.

"The goal is to strengthen relations with these countries in the area of

innovation, focusing on the establishment and management of technology parks

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and the creation of partnerships between technology-based companies",

explains the head of the international affairs department of the ministry, Franklin

Silva Netto.

The initiative is organized in partnership with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the

Brazilian Service of Support for Micro and Small Enterprises (Sebrae), the

National Association of Entities Promoting Innovative Enterprises (Anprotec)

and the National Council of Secretaries for Subjects Science, Technology and

Innovation (Consecti).

According to Franklin, the mission will provide for discussions on models of

innovation in the participating countries, as well as visits to technology parks

and business incubators. It will also be an opportunity to generate business

between businessmen of the area that intend to internationalize their business.

"For policymakers, leaders of support and promotion entities and managers of

technology parks in Brazil, the activity will facilitate the reflection on the

management models of innovation systems to promote technological advances

in the development of research and innovation, new products and technological

processes", says Franklin.

The mission is open to participation and can register leaders of technology

parks and incubators of companies affiliated with Anprotec; heads of

development agencies and ministries of the federal government; State

Secretaries for Science and Technology; Presidents of Foundations for

Research (FAPs) or equivalent institutions and entrepreneurs linked to

technology parks and business incubators associated with Anprotec.

Source: MCTI

4.3.7 5th Luso-Brazilian Conference on Open Access in Portugal

Registrations will be open until the 23rd May for works for the 5th Luso-Brazilian

Conference on Open Access (Confoa), event that will be held this year at the

University of Coimbra, Portugal, on 6-8 October this year. Registration can be

done here.

The 5th Confoa aims to bring together Portuguese and Brazilian communities

that develop activities related with research, development, service management

and policies on open access to knowledge, through repositories and open

access journals, in research institutions and higher education.

The themes of works should be directed to scientific publications and data,

open access journals, policies and mandates, management systems of science

and technology, digital preservation, copyrights, open access, bibliometrics and

alternative metrics.

The event is free and aims to promote the sharing, discussion, generation and

dissemination of knowledge, practices and research on open access in all its

dimensions and perspectives, catalysing the dissemination of policies, research

and development in the area. Source: Agência CT&I

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4.3.8 Launching of B.BICE+ Website

B.BICE+ is an International Cooperation (INCO) project funded by the

European Commission under FP7. The aim of B.BICE+ is to enhance bilateral

cooperation and to support political dialogue in science, technology and

innovation among the European Commission, EU Member States, Associated

Countries and Brazil. The B.BICE+ consortium is made up of several European

and Brazilian research institutions including the Conselho Nacional de

Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq), Universidade de Brasilia

(UnB), ANPROTEC, IRD (France), DLR (Germany), and Forth (Greece).

B.BICE+ is proud to announce the launching of their website (http://www.b-bice-

plus.eu) featuring news stories, information, and events related to EU-Brazil

cooperation in ST&I. A database of European and Brazilian programs and calls,

an EU-Brazilian Guide to Innovation, as well as an institutional mapping tool are

under development. Visit the website for more information or to subscribe to the

B.BICE+ Newsletter (coming soon).

4.3.9 Swissnex Brazil is inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro

On 4 April 2014, the sixth office of the worldwide swissnex network, an initiative

of the Swiss State Secretariat for Education, Research and Innovation, was

officially inaugurated in Rio de Janeiro. Brazil is a strategically important partner

for Switzerland in Latin America. The country's investment in research and

development has grown by approximately 75 per cent in real terms since 2000.

Under their bilateral research programme, Switzerland and Brazil have so far

funded 22 research projects and over 35 institutional agreements have been

concluded between Brazilian and Swiss universities. Federal Councillor Johann

Schneider-Ammann along with a high-profile delegation from the Swiss science,

education and economy sectors attended the opening and a Letter of Intent

for joint projects was signed between the Swiss National Science

Foundation and the regional research institution FAPERJ at the opening

ceremony. The evening was preceded by a panel discussion at the Museu de

Arte do Rio about cooperation between Brazilian and Swiss specialists in urban

planning and architecture projects. Other highlights of the programme were an

interactive video installation from HEAD Geneva (Haute Ecole d’Art et de

Design) and an exhibition of the architectural projects discussed at the panel.

swissnex Brazil promotes exchange and collaboration between researchers,

policy-makers, universities, start-ups, artists and other stakeholders. It explores

synergies between the two countries in the fields of science, education,

art and innovation. swissnex Brazil provides visibility through public events

and support to universities and student mobility. It also facilitates access to

a network of academics and business leaders and can help with study tours or

organized visits.

http://swissnexbrazil.org/

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5 Grants & Fellowships 5.1 European Union

5.1.1 Open calls under Horizon 2020

Access all open calls on the Horizon 2020 Participant Portal. ALL calls are

open to international and more specifically brazilian participation.

For more details on funding of applicants from non-EU countries, click here.

They are distributed among the three pillars of Horizon 2020:

- Excellent Science programme

17 calls remain open, including:

o European Research Council ERC Consolidator Grant – Deadline : 20 May 2014

o Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) – Deadline : 11 September 2014

o INFRASUPP-5-2014: Policy measures for research infrastructures –

Deadline : 02 September 2014. "The proposers should also carry out a

comparative analysis of the research infrastructures landscape between

Europe and strategic third country partners such as USA, Canada,

Australia and the BRICS countries.“

- Industrial Leadership

25 open calls, includinf the following calls for Nanotechnologies, advanced

materials and production in which « international cooperation is encouraged, in

all topics under this technology challenge, in particular with the leading

nanotechnology developing nations, such as […]Brazil."

o NMP-26-2014: Joint EU & MS activity on the next phase of research in support of regulation 'NANOREG II' Deadlines : 06/05/2014 (1) and 07/10/2014 (2)

o NMP-27-2014: Coordination of EU and international efforts in safety of nanotechnology Deadline : 06/05/2014

o NMP-28-2014: Assessment of environmental fate of nanomaterials Deadline: 06/05/2014 (1) and 07/10/2014

o NMP-29-2015: Increasing the capacity to perform nano-safety assessment Deadline : 26/03/2015 (1) and 08/09/2015 (2)

o NMP-30-2015: Next generation tools for risk governance of nanomaterials Deadline: 26/03/2015 (1) and 08/09/2015 (2)

- Societal Challenges

59 open calls including the following ones particularly encouraging or

mentionning collaboration with Brazil

o CALL FOR COMPETITIVE LOW-CARBON ENERGY / LCE-13-2015: Partnering with Brazil on advanced biofuels Deadline : 05/05/2015. « This topic is subject to completion of an agreement with the Brazilian government and thus the text may still change."

Horizon 2020: Become an independent expert for the biggest EU research programme so far!

The European Commission has launched a new call for independent experts.

Experts are needed to evaluate proposals for EU funding and for other activities such as monitoring, programme evaluation and policy development.

Interested candidates are invited to file their application online as soon as possible in preparation for the first project proposal evaluations, which will start in 2014. Further information here.

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o Europe as a global actor / INT-01-2015: Enhancing and focusing research and innovation

cooperation with the Union’s key international partner countries -

proposals targeting Australia, USA, Brazil, South Africa, Ukraine Deadline : 20/01/2015. « For these topics, legal entities established in Russia, China, Australia, USA and Brazil will be eligible to receive funding from the Union budget. »

- Science with and for Society

8 open calls including the following Calls for integrating Society in Science and

Innovation

o ISSI-5-2014: Supporting structural change in research organisations to promote Responsible Research and Innovation, Deadline: 02/10/2014

o ISSI-5-2015: Supporting structural change in research organisations to promote Responsible Research and Innovation, Deadline: 16/09/2015

“The proposals should include an international dimension in particular with the

following countries: Brazil, Republic of South Africa, India, Canada, Australia,

Russia, United States of America, Japan and China.”

5.1.2 Call for proposals for European Research Council (ERC)

Consolidator Grant

The ERC's frontier research grants operate on a 'bottom-up' basis without

predetermined priorities. The three main research domains are:

- Physical Sciences & Engineering

- Life Sciences

- Social Sciences & Humanities

ERC Consolidator Grants are designed to support excellent Principal

Investigators at the career stage at which they may still be consolidating their

own independent research team or programme. This action is open to

researchers of any nationality who intend to conduct their research

activity in any EU Member State or Associated Country. Consolidator

Grants may be awarded up to a maximum of EUR 2.000.000 for a period of 5

years with a possible additional of 750.000 EUR.

Deadline: 20 May 2014. More details here.

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5.1.3 EMBO Short term Fellowships on Life Sciences

The EMBO Short-Term Fellowships fund research visits of up to three months

to laboratories in Europe and elsewhere in the world. The aim is to facilitate

valuable collaborations with research groups applying techniques that are

unavailable in the applicant's laboratory. Short-Term Fellowships are intended

for joint research work rather than consultations.

All applications should focus on the benefit to the home laboratory and involve movement between countries – one of which must be an EMBC Member State.

(For applicants from a laboratory within a non-member state, the Short-Term

Fellowships are for a fixed duration of 90 days). The fellowships cover travel

plus subsistence of the fellow only and not of dependents.

Next deadline: Applications accepted throughout the year. Further

information: EMBO

5.2 EU Member states and associated countries

5.2.1 National EURAXESS Portals

The latest information on open calls for national grants and fellowships in the 40

member countries of the EURAXESS network can be accessed on the

respective national EURAXESS portal.

Austria, Belgium, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech

Republic,Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands,

Finland, France, FYRoMacedonia, Germany, Greece,Hungary, Iceland,

Ireland, Israel, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Moldova,

Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovaki

a,Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK.

Besides providing information on funding opportunities for incoming

international and European researchers, staff at the EURAXESS Service

Centres offer individual assistance on all aspects of researcher mobility.

5.2.2 AUSTRIA: Institute of Science and Technology, ISTFELLOW

IST Austria in Vienna has set up a programme for exceptional postdoctoral

researchers partially funded by the European Union, ISTFELLOW. The

programme funds 40 fellows for a period of two years each.

ISTFELLOW is open to highly qualified candidates from all over the world

with research focuses from all disciplines in the natural or computer sciences,

mathematics.

Applications are accepted at any time for the ISTFELLOW program, but fellows

will be selected twice a year in October and April. The application deadlines for

each selection are the 15th of September and the 15th of March,

respectively. Further information: ISTFELLOW

EMBO:

Incoming / outgoing

Applicants should either be scientists who obtained their PhD degree (or equivalent) within the last 10 years or pre-doctoral scientists (PhD students).

Short-Term Fellowships are awarded for exchanges between two laboratories in different countries.

On completion of the fellowship applicants must return to their home laboratory for at least six months.

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5.2.3 FRANCE: Call for projects 2015 USP-COFECUB and CAPES-COFECUB

USP-COFECUB: The program is open to all fields and aims at establishing

cooperation on a scientific join project.

Deadline: 28 May 2014. Details: Campus France.

CAPES–COFECUB: The program aims at implementing research

collaborations in order to train Brazilian and French PhD students followed by

permanent researchers and provides a support for the tasks related to the

project development for experienced researchers. The costs of the internships

of doctoral or post-doctoral studies are also included.

Deadline for applications 28 May 2014. Details: Campus France or Capes.

5.2.4 France - Alcatel-Lucent scholarship

Open to HEC Paris students from Brazil, India, China and Russia, this €10,000

euros shcolarship is awarded annually.

Deadline : rolling. For September 2014 Full-time intake, the decision will be

announced on 18 August 2014. More here.

5.2.5 GERMANY: German Chancellor Fellowships for Prospective Leaders

The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation offers prospective leaders from Brazil,

China, India, Russia and the USA the opportunity to conduct a project as guests

of the partner of their choice in Germany.

With the support of their hosts the fellows can spend a year concentrating on a

project they have chosen themselves and give their career a boost. German Chancellor Fellowships are open to an array of sectors such as politics, public

administration and business as well as society and culture.

Deadline to submit application: 15 September 2014. More details available on

the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation website.

5.2.6 GERMANY – PhD fellowships at School of Analytical

Sciences Adlershof

The Graduate School of Analytical Sciences Adlershof SALSA at Humboldt-

Universität zu Berlin is announcing 12 doctoral fellowships open Graduate

students (M.Sc. or equivalent) in chemistry, biology, physics ornatural

sciences education.

Please apply until 4 May 2014.More details here.

5.2.7 Freie Universität Berlin offers DRS Incoming Postdoc Fellowships POINT-2015

The "Postdoc International" POINT research fellowship program - co-

financed by the German Excellence Initiative and the Marie Curie Program of

the European Commission - provides funding for outstanding postdoctoral

Capes-Cofecub is open to all research areas

PhD candidates

Requirements Chancellor fellowships:

national of US, Russia, China, Brazil or India

Bachelor’s or equivalent academic degree completed less than twelve years before the beginning of the fellowship

initial proven leadership experience;

German or English language skills

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researchers from all disciplines to conduct their own research project at Freie

Universität Berlin.

The POINT program was designed by Dahlem Research School at Freie

Universität Berlin to promote the further academic career development through

research funding, a tailored qualification program and the opportunity to develop

teaching and leadership skills. It also provides essential professional guidance

on preparing grant proposals to support POINT fellows in obtaining funding for

follow-up research projects at Freie Universität Berlin.

Dahlem Research School offers: 20 Postdoc Fellowships

Starting in January 2015, each research fellowship will be awarded for 18 months. Applicants have to submit a project plan based around the

research fields/ key topics of the participating Excellence Projects or

Focus Areas.

Deadline for applications: 4 July 2014, 12:00 noon (Berlin local time). For

further application details please visit the DRS website or the site of São Paulo

Office FU Berlin.

5.2.8 GERMANY - DLR-DAAD Research Fellowships in the fields of Space, Aeronautics, Energy and Transportation Research

DLR – DAAD Research Fellowships is a new programme implemented by the

‘Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt’ (DLR) and the ‘German Academic

Exchange Service’ (DAAD).

This special programme is intended for highly-qualified foreign doctoral and

postdoctoral students as well as senior scientists. DLR-DAAD Fellowships

offer outstanding scientists and researchers the opportunity to conduct special

research at the institutes of the DLR in Germany.

DLR-DAAD Fellowships are defined and awarded on an individual basis. Each

Fellowship announcement will indicate the specific qualification requirements

and terms of the visit. The current offers are published under DLR-DAAD

Fellowships - Current Offers on the homepages of the DAAD and the DLR.

There are currently open positions in Aeronautics; Space; Transportation;

Energy The application deadline depends on the offer. More details here.

5.2.9 IRELAND – Science FoundationIreland (SFI) Industry fellowship Programme 2014

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) launched the Industry Fellowship Programme

2014 to develop and support academic partnerships with industry.

The purpose of the Industry Fellowship Programme is to facilitate exchanges

between academia and industry to stimulate excellence through knowledge

transfer and training, thereby building critical mass in areas of strategic

importance for Ireland and enabling economic and societal challenges to be

tackled.

The call is open to experienced researchers of all disciplines and all nationalities who:

hold a doctoral degree (the dissertation must be submitted)

completed their doctoral degree no longer than 6 years before the deadline

have not resided in Germany for longer than 12 months during the last 36 months

DLR is Germany´s national research center for aeronautics and space. Its extensive research and development work in Aeronautics, Space, Transportation andEnergy is integrated into national and international cooperative ventures. As Germany´s space agency, DLR has been given responsibility for the forward planning and the implementation of the German space programme by the German federal government as well as for the international representation of German interests. Approximately 7,400 people are employed in DLR´s 33 institutes and facilities at 16 locations in Germany.

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Fellowships can be awarded to academic researchers wishing to spend time

in industry worldwide and to individuals from industry anywhere in the

world (including Ireland) wishing to spend time in an eligible Irish

Research Body.

Fellowships can be for between 1 and 12 months in duration if full time or for up

to 24 months if part time. The maximum Industry Fellowship award amount is

€120,000 direct costs.

Proposals can be submitted at any time but the deadline for the proposal to be

evaluated during the next assessment round is 10th June 2014. Further details

available on the SFI website.

5.2.10 LUXEMBOURG: INTER Mobility Programme

The aim of the INTER Mobility Programme is to promote the scientific exchange

between research groups of the Luxembourg public research institutions and

research groups abroad in order to foster innovative, internationally competitive

research and support the exchange of key knowledge and technological know-

how (incoming/outgoing).

More specifically, the programme intends to support:

Post-Docs and senior researchers working in Luxembourg to visit the

leading research institutions in the field

The visit of established senior researchers in Luxembourg public

research

The minimal duration of an FNR-funded research stay is 6 weeks and the total

cumulated duration of the research stay is limited to 1 year.

The second and last deadline for application this year is 30 June 2014. Further

information about this scheme can be found on the FNR website.

5.2.11 UK - Researcher Links Workshop call

Following a very successful call last year (with many proposals from Brazil), the

British Council has re-opened the call for workshop proposals under the

Researcher Links initiative.

Leading Researchers will propose themes for bilateral workshops to be held in

Brazil (one of the 18 partner countries), which will bring together early-career

researchers to discuss their research and start to build international

relationships. uccessful workshops will receive funding, and the applicants

(Leading Researchers) will, with the exception of certain countries, be

responsible for organizing the workshop.

Deadline for applications is 9 June 2014 (Successful workshops must take

place between 1 October 2014 and 15 March 2015 for workshops taking place

in Brazil). More details here.

In Brazil so far the call has been launched with FAPESP. It is thus open to leading researchers from a UK institution, and from a higher education or research institution in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, to send a joint application. The workshop will take place in the State of São Paulo. Other calls with Capes and CNPq are expeceted.

More here.

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5.2.12 UK – Joseph Lister Scholarships for masters at University of Glasgow

University of Glasgow is offering 10 masters scholarships for the students from

Brazil, Indonesia, Malaysia, Mexico or Thailand within the College of Medical,

Veterinary and Life Sciences. 10 scholarships worth £10,000 each towards

the tuition fee of a one year Masters programme will be awarded. Applicants will

be selected on the basis of academic excellence and personal achievement.

Applications must be submitted by 12 May 2014. More information here.

5.2.13 Other fellowships on EURAXESS Job Portal

Check on the EURAXESS Job Portal (or EURAXESS Links Brazil website) the

fellowships open to Brazilian researchers or in which Brazil is an eligible

destination country such as the BEWARE Academy, New Media and Pervasive

Systems PhD Programme or the Associate Research Fellow in Tropical Remote

Sensing/Botany.

5.3 Brazil

5.3.1 Call for projects for cooperation with France in:

Agriculture – BRAFAGRI

The Coordination of Improvement of Higher Education Personnel (CAPES)

launched a call for projects to select university partnerships in agronomy, agro-

industry and veterinary under the Program Brazil France Agricultura

(BRAFAGRI), in partnership with the French government. R$ 18,5 million will

be made available. The programme aims at promoting under-graduates

students mobility.

Deadline: 15 June 2014. More information on Capes website.

Engineering - Brafitec

CAPES launched a call for projects on the selection of university partnerships in

the engineering field under the Program Brazil France Agriculture

(BRAFITEC), in partnership with the French government. R$ 163 million will be

made available.

The programme aims to promote the exchange of students at the under-

graduate level, to foster exchanges between Brazil and France and to

stimulate the approximation of curricular structures.

Deadline: 15 September 2014. More information on Capes website.

5.3.2 BRAZIL - GERMANY: grants for post doctoral and experienced researchers

Funded by Capes and the Alexander von Humboldt (AvH) Foundation, the

grants are open to all areas of knowledge to carry out research in Germany.

Deadline: 31 August 2014. Details on Capes website.

For researchers based in Brazil.

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5.3.3 Brazil – UK - Celso Furtado Visiting Fellowship in Cambridge

Funded by Capes, the selection is open for the Celso Furtado Chair in Brazilian

History and Humanities, based at St John’s College, University of Cambridge.

The Visiting Fellowship is intended to bring to St John’s College, for a period of

one academic year, an outstanding Brazilian scholar working in the humanities

and social sciences with a focus on Brazil. The Visiting Fellow is expected to

carry out his or her research, participate fully in the College’s life, and join in

relevant academic activities across the wider university –including the Centre of

Latin American Studies, to which he or she will be affiliated.

Deadline : 14 May 2014. More details here.

5.4 Calls still open

(see previous newsletters for more details)

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Individual Fellowships (IF) aiming at supporting

the international mobility of researchers within (European Fellowships) and

beyond Europe (Global Fellowships). Deadline: 11 September 2014. More

details on the Participant portal.

ERCIM Incoming Fellowships 2014 for PhD holders from all over the world in Computer Science, Information Technology, and Applied Mathematics. Deadline: 30 April 2014. More info here.

The EU funded IBRASIL project “Inclusive and Innovative Brazil” offers

PhD scholarships in engineering and technology for Brazilian and European

students. Deadline: 2 May 2014. More info on IBRASIL website.

BELGIUM - BELSPO Postdoc incoming fellowships to non-EU. Deadline: 30

April 2014. More details here.

BELGIUM – BEWARE fellowships Academia for researchers to perform a

research stay in a French-speaking University, in partnership with a

Walloon company. Deadline: 30 April 2014. The official text of the call can be

downloaded here.

FRANCE - fellowships at the Paris IAS in 2014-2015 for established

scholars and scientists in the fields of the humanities, the social sciences

and related fields. Deadline for applications: 30 April 2014. More details here.

FRANCE - Agreenskills incoming / outgoing fellowships in agriculture, food, nutrition, environment, animal health and veterinary public health. Open to PhD holders (with maximum of ten years research experience) from all over the world. Next deadline: 5 May 2014. More details on AgreenSkills website.

FRANCE - BRAZIL – CIFRE Doctoral grants to carry out research in collaboration with industry in France. More: http://www.anrt.asso.fr; section CIFRE BRÉSIL.

GERMANY – Doctoral fellowships in Life and Natural sciences at the

International Max Planck Research School. Apply until 9 May 2014. More

details here.

- Incoming

- Non EU researchers

- Open to PhD holders or similar experience

Eligibility CIFRE: Brazilian nationality; Having completed a master’s degree less than

three years ago in one of the eligible areas; Returning to Brazil at the end of the grant.

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SPAIN – Talentia Postdoc incoming (Andalousia) or outgoing fellowships for experienced researchers. Deadline: 5 May 2014. For more info on Talentia

website.

SPAIN – CONEX incoming post doctoral talent recruitment scheme.

Deadline: 29 May 2014. More details here.

SWEDEN - Forte outgoing and visiting fellowships in Health, Working Life

and Welfare. Can be submitted at any time. More details: Forte.

UK: Leverhulme Visiting Professorships to invite an eminent researcher from

overseas. Deadline: 8 May 2014. Further information: Leverhulme Trust

SWEDEN – BRAZIL: PhD and post-doc call for proposals to develop

projects in Swedish partner universities and / or Saab R&D centres. Themes: materials and manufacturing, electronics, information and communication technologies, mechanical engineering systems and energy and environment. Deadline: 17 May 2014. More details in the call (in Portuguese).

FAPEMA visiting scientist fellowships open to professors and researchers working abroad in all areas of knowledge. Deadline: 31 December 2014. More here.

France – Brazil Tripartite Call for Proposals (CfP) launched by Agropolis

Fondation, CAPES and Embrapa to fund both research and/or scientific mobility

projects in agriculture and food. Deadline: 28 April 2014. Details in the

guidelines.

BRAZIL – GERMANY joint programme (DAAD - CAPES and CNPq) for

doctoral scholarships in Germany. Deadline: 28 April 2014. More details in the

call.

BRAZIL – UK (FAPESP and Imperial College London) call for proposals

for the exchange of PhD students, post-doctoral researchers and academic or

research members in all fields. Deadline: 19 May 2014. More: FAPESP

website.

EURAXESS Services Centres

To better plan and organise their stay in a foreign European country, researchers and their families can also benefit of the free and personalised assistance offered by the EURAXESS Services Centres, a network of more than 200 centres located in 40 different European countries.

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6 Jobs 6.1 EURAXESS Jobs

There are currently 7341 research jobs and fellowship programmes (all over

Europe but also in other countries such as in Brazil and in all disciplines)

accessible via the EURAXESS Jobs database.

6.2 Marie Curie ITN IsoNose receives applications

Early Stage Researchers (ESR, PhD-students) and 2 Experienced Researchers

(ER, postdocs) to perform competitive research on innovative stable isotope

methods in the environment. All positions are full-time and fixed term either for 3

years (ESR) or for 2 years (ER).

6 positions for researchers of all nationalities. Others for EU researchers.

The first application round will end by Wednesday 30th of April 2014 and the

second by Monday 30th June 2014. More here.

6.3 Research positions in Brazil

6.3.1 PhD in Neuroproteomics at Unicamp - open to foreigners

Opportunity to develop a predictive test for a successful medication response

and understanding the molecular bases of schizophrenia through proteomics at

Laboratory of Neuroproteomics, Dept of; Biochemistry, Institute of Biology,

University of Campinas (UNICAMP).

Fluency in English (Portuguese is not initially necessary).The scholarship,

funded by FAPESP (Sao Paulo Research Foundation) has a duration of 48

months, extendable in special cases for additional 12 months.

Deadline: 07/05/2015. Details here.

Publish your offers on the EURAXESS Jobs portal for FREE and increase your visibility!

Note research organizations based in Brazil can publish research vacancies directly on the plateform. It is very easy and free of charge.

A short video explains how to post job vacancies in 4 steps (in English and in Portuguese). Should you need further assistance, the EURAXESS Links Brazil team will be happy to help you.

Positions related to Brazil:

Positions in Brazil or specifically open to Brazilian candidates are also published on EURAXESS Links Brazil website.

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7 Events Event (click for more details) Location Date

12th World Congress on Endometriosis São Paulo, SP 30 April - 3 May 2014

XXIV Post-graduates national Congress Rio de Janeiro, RJ 1-4 May 2014

Conference: “Brasilidades. Jewish Belonging in Brazilian

Literature”

São Paulo, SP 5 -6 May 2014

13th International Conference on Public Communication

of Science and Technology

Salvador, BA 5-8 May 2014

International Workshop on Nonperturbative Phenomena

in Hadrons and Particle Physics

Ubatuba, SP 5-10 May 2014

Brazilian Association of Technology Research

Institutions (Abipti) Congress

Brasilia, DF 6 – 8 May 2014

International conference REGSA

(Consortium of Electric Generation by Renewable

Sources in Latin America)

Florianópolis, SC 6 – 8 May 2014

HIV Drug Therapy Congress Rio de Janeiro, RJ 7-10 May 2014

World Tunnel Congress 2014 Foz do Iguaçu, PR 9-15 May 2014

Adaptation Futures 2014 Fortaleza, CE 12-16 May 2014

6th International Conference on environmental Education

and Sustainability

Bertioga, SP 12-16 May 2014

European Tour of Brazil – Minas Gerais Belo Horizonte, MG 15 May 2014

Brazil – European Union: cooperation for

technological inovation

São Paulo, SP 22 May 2014

Seminar Policies for cultural diversity Salvador, BA 26-28 May 2014

Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions satellite event at ESOF 2014 Conference

Copenhagen Business School, Copenhagen, Denmark

19-20 June 2014

EuroScience Forum 2014 (ESOF) Copenhagen, Denmark 21-26 June 2014

9th IBRO World Congress on Neuroscience Rio de Janeiro, RJ 7-15 July 2015

International Conference on the Status and Future of the

World’s Large Rivers 2014

Manaus, AM 21-25 July 2014

66th annual meeting of the Brazilian Society for the

Progress of Science (SBPC)

Rio Branco, AC 22-27 July 2014

Solid Waste World Congress São Paulo, SP 8-11 September 2014

XXIV National Seminar on Science Parks and Business Bélem, PA 22-26 September 2014

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Incubators (Anprotec)

EU-Brazil Technology and Innovation Forum Bélem, PA 22-26 September 2014

EURAXESS Science Slam Brazil 2014 Rio de Janeiro, RJ 10 October 2014

44th Annual Meeting of the International Continence

Society

Rio de Janeiro, RJ 20-24 October 2014

Amazonian Conference on Emerging and Infectious

Diseases

Cayenne, French

Guyana

26-28 September 2014