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Research Active The Newsletter of University of Kent Research Services, Vol 7 Issue 3, May 2013
ON THE HORIZON In 2014 there will be a big change to the way that European funding for research is organised. For the past 25 years the EC has been distributing research funding through the Framework Programme (FP). 2013 is the last year of FP7. In January the EC will launch a new funding framework: Horizon 2020. This will combine elements of the
FP with funding for innovation. The intention is that this will make it easier to access the funds, but will also cover the full lifecycle of research. The budget for H2020 is still being negotiated,: the original proposal was for €80bn, but the latest proposal is for €69bn. This should be resolved shortly. In the meantime,
the EC is intending to publish ‘Work Programmes’ over the summer. These will outline what they intend to fund. To find out more about H2020, talk to your Faculty Funding Officer (details, p2).
HORIZON 2020: AT A GLANCE H2020 will be split into three areas. Some elements of FP7 remain, others are new, and others have been brought in from other areas of the EC: Research Excellence Funding for basic research suggested by the investigators The European Research Council (ERC) has been one of the biggest successes of FP7, and the EC will continue it in H2020. Other ‘basic research’ schemes include the Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships and networks, and ‘Future and Emerging Technologies’ (FET). Industrial Leadership Funding for innovation, some of which were outside the Framework Programme The drive here is to ensure that European research leads on to European industrial innovation and growth. The focus will be on key industrial technologies (such as ICT, nanotechnology, biotechnology and space, as well as ‘risk finance’, and funding for small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). Societal Challenges Large, collaborative projects around specific topics This area takes over from FP7’s ‘Cooperation Programme’. Whereas FP7 was very, very prescriptive about what it wanted in each topic area, the intention for H2020 is to be much more open. The EC will provide ‘challenges’, and will then leave it up to investigators to decide how to address them. The challenges include health, demographic change and wellbeing, food security, sustainable agriculture, secure, clean and efficient energy, smart, green and integrated transport, inclusive, innovative and secure societies, and climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials.
INSIDE THIS EDITION Funding Insight Changes in RS Public Engagement Contact Us Overview of Funding New Awards HR Excellence in Research KRIMSOn RDM Policy New Starters New Leverhulme Director Update on Open Access Other External Funding Cuts from the Blog
ResearchActive is edited by Phil Ward. Contact him for more information or clarification on any of the items in this edition. In addition, 1 for the latest from the world of research funding, go to fundermental.blogspot.com, or Twitter @unikentresearch & @frootle
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