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Optimising the Research Climate:National and European Roles
A macroclimate approach
Charles H.C.M. Buys
Vice-President
NWO
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An optimal research climate in Europe is all the more important since:
– System changes towards a sustainable economy and society have become necessary in view of the global financial and economic crises
– Under the new administration, the USA will recover as a major force of attraction for global talent
– The new economies intensively investing in research and innovation are also becoming respectable competitors for global talent
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The ERA concept, therefore, needs and deserves keen attention from the EU member states. It raises, however, the important questions:
– What to do on a national level?
– What to do on a European level?
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– EC research investments should not be used by politicians as an argument to reduce public research investments on a national level
– National and European efforts should reinforce each other
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Talent Selection
– National competitive schemes should serve as a breeding ground for the ERC grant schemes
– Condition: ERC grants larger than national grants; lower success rate
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TALENT SCHEMES NWOSpinoza (nominations) Max 4 prizes per
year€ 2,5 M
Vici (open for researchers from abroad) 8-15y post PhD30 grants
€ 1,5 M(5y)
Vidi (open for researchers from abroad) 3-8y post PhD80 grants
€ 800 K(5y)
Veni (open for researchers from abroad)
Rubicon (open for researchers from abroad)
0-3y post PhD150 grants
max. 1y post PhD
€ 250 K(3y)
€ variable(max 2y)
ToptalentGraduate Schools
45 PhD grants € 180 K
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€ 3.5 M
MOBILITY
Advanced Grant
Starting Grant
Marie Curie
€ 2.5 M
€ 1.5 M
€ 800 K
€ 250 K
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Do the NWO talent schemes serve as a breeding ground for the ERC schemes?
– ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grantees 27
– Previous NWO talent grant holder 20 (74%)
– ERC Advanced Investigator Grantees 19
– Previous NWO talent grant holder 18 (95%)
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In order not to lose our talented researchers, they must be given adequate tools :
– Availability of appropriate research infrastructure is essential, both on a national and on a European level
– The ESFRI roadmap represents an important step forward. Implementation? Linked mobility programmes necessary
– National roadmaps for research infrastructure should be set up as well, with appropriate budgets
– Money from structural funds is available to member states with R&D intensities below average, for them to come up to an advisable level
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How to deal with big research proposals for which the costs exceed existing national and European funds ?
– Big supranational research programmes will be necessary to find innovative solutions for the grand challenges of our present societies
– Many significant innovations of great societal relevance came from fundamental research and serendipity, not from planned applied research
– Still, relevance for industry and society is considered a criterion for research at least as important as excellence by most politicians
– Not surprising that also the EC has always held that view, with the ERC being the important recent exception
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Towards joint programming in Research: Working together to tackle common challenges more effectively
EC Communication July 2008
– Consultation of national priorities (themes)– Determination of common denominators– Decision by Competitiveness Council– Formulation of common vision of Member States involved in
selected themes– Translation into a strategic research agenda
Government-driven, top-down processes on different levels
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An alternative approach? (1)
– European top scientists in the different research fields know each other, have regular contacts with each other, and often work and publish together.
– They collaborate on projects of a budget size that is modest compared to what their ambitions deem necessary.
– Progress therefore occurs in small steps
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An alternative approach? (2)
– Why not create a science-driven, bottom-up process to tackle the common challenges posed by the great problems of our societies?
– Wouldn’t that work more effectively than a government-driven, top-down process?
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The EuroBioFund model
– EuroBioFund: a project run from 2006-2008 by the ESF in conjunction with and with financial support from the EC
– Aim: to establish a strategic instrument for the dialogue and coordination of European life science funders and performers
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The EuroBioFund method
– Annual open call for cutting-edge research ideas of European scale and scope (necessitating a transnational approach) from European scientists
– Selection of best proposals by steering committee
– Annual brokerage event to provide the possibility of obtaining funding for the selected proposals via invited European funding bodies
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Example
– Metagenomics of the Human Intestinal Tract for Health
– Aim: to enable modulation of the microbial populations of the human intestinal tract in order to optimise human health and well-being
– Requested budget: €500 million for 5 yrs
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Example (cont’d)
– Status: started with 13 partners from academia and industry from 8 countries with a budget of €20 million (11.4 from EC)
– European initiative has been an incentive for The Human Microbiome Project in the USA with a budget of $115 million
– Further support sought to maintain a competitive edge in Europe
– Preparation of a white paper on the potential of metagenomics in human health
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An alternative approach!
– Open call for transnational cutting-edge ideas of European or global scale challenges and scope
– Selection of the best proposals by ERC panels for three domains (S & H; M, P, IC etc; LS)
– Prioritisation by the ERC
– Subscribing by interested EU and associated countries with specific budgets (cf. ESFRI Roadmap)
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Thank you for your attention
More information: www.nwo.nl