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Science EuropeIn a nutshell NuPECC14.03.2014, Strasbourg Slide2

Basis for Science Europe (SE)Need for strong voice of academic research in EuropeDiversity and different best practices across Europe, but also collective interests Importance of strategic engagement with the European Commission (EC)A platformto speak with a common voice to the European institutions, national governments and other stakeholdersto seeks to develop common positions on a wide-range of science policy issuesSlide3

HistoryBuilds onEuropean Heads of Research Councils (EuroHORCS)Policy (and foresight) functions of the European Science Foundation (ESF)Rationalises and re-focusses, in order to be more efficient with less – crucial at time of budget constraintsScience Europe – Start-up with 40 years heritageSlide4

Founding Assembly – October 2011Slide5

Science Europe Membership52 member organisations from 28 countriesTogether represent approximately €30 billion per annumPOLICY organisation – no funding schemesMembership is open to Research Funding and Research Performing organisations (RFO/RPO) thatHave a substantial and significant impact on their national research system and budget Are primarily funded through national public fundingHave substantial operating independence from their national GovernmentAre not for profitSlide6

Members of Science Europe (January 2014) Austria FWF Belgium FWO, FNRS Bulgaria BASCzech Republic GAČR Denmark DCSR, DFF/DCIR, DGEstonia ETF Finland AKAFrance ANR, CNRS, CEA, IFREMER, INRA, INSERM, IRD Germany DFG, HGF, MPG, WGLHungary MTA, OTKAIceland Rannís Ireland HRB, IRC, SFIItaly CNR, INFNLatvia LZPLithuania LMTLuxembourg FNRNetherlands NWONorway RCN Poland NCNPortugal FCTSlovakia APVVSlovenia ARSS Spain CSIC Sweden FAS, FORMAS, VRSwitzerland SNSF United Kingdom AHRC, BBSRC, EPSRC, ESRC, MRC, NERC, STFC

Croatian Science Foundation and Academy of Research of Slovakia became new members Slide7

Governing Board from Nov 2011 to Nov 2013 PresidentsPaul Boyle, ESRC (UK)André Syrota, INSERM, Vice-President (FR) Pär Omling, Chair of ESF, Vice-President (SE) Peter Strohschneider (since 1/1/13), DFG (DE)Elisabeth Monard, FWO (BE)Franci Demšar, ARRS (SI)Toivo Maimets, ETF (EE)Christoph Kratky, FWF (AT)Karl Ulrich Mayer, Leibniz Association (DE)Jόzsef Pálinkás, MTA (HU)Slide8

Governing Board from Nov 2013 to Nov 2015 PresidentsPaul Boyle, ESRC (UK)Elisabeth Monard, FWO (BE)Emilio Lora-Tamayo, CSIC) (ES)Pascale Briand, Director General of the French National Research Agency (ANR)Alain Fuchs, President of the French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS)Arvid Hallén, Director General of the Research Council of Norway (RCN)Petr Mateju, President of the Czech Science Foundation President (GACR)   Karl Ulrich Mayer, President of the Leibniz Association (WGL), GermanyEucharia Meehan, Director of the Irish Research Council (IRC)Miguel Seabra, President of the Portuguese Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT)Pär Omling (extraordinary member), President of the European Science Foundation (ESF) Slide9

Recruitment in tranches - Current StaffMarch 2012 – October 2012Director Amanda CrowfootHead of Policy Affairs Stephan KusterHead of Research Affairs Dr Bonnie Wolff-BoenischJuly 2012 – November 20123 Senior Scientific Officers (SSO)1 Policy Officer(PO) Maud EvrardCommunications Manager Elena TortaOffice Manager Fekria AllachiMay 2013 – December 2013 - Recruitment of 6 new staff members Administrative Assistant1 IT Manager2 PO3 SSO 16 staff members - http://www.scienceeurope.org/secretariatSlide10

Role of Science EuropeProviding a strong voice for science in EuropeRepresenting collective interests of members, where appropriateSupporting collaboration amongst member organisationsSurveying the state of science and research in EuropeEngaging strategically with the European CommissionCollaborator and / or constructive criticStrengthening the European Research AreaCollaborator and / or constructive criticCo-operating with other European organisations Co-operating with non-European organisationsSlide11

European Research Area3ERA is a concept to be realisedAnd part of a broader policy strategy (since 2000 – first “Lisbon Strategy’, then ‘Europe 2020’) ERA aims to create a- unified research area open to the world- based on the Internal market, in which researchers, scientific knowledge and technology circulate freelySlide12

A concept 3Implemented EC, Parliament, Council and RPO and RFOERA is at the heart of the Europe H2020 strategy (structure, instruments such as ERC, MC, Industry..) Slide13

StructureScience EuropeSlide14

Status of Working Groups – working on the roadmap topics (top down approach) Active‘European Grant Union’ Open Access to Publications Started to work (between February and July 2013)Open Access to DataResearch IntegrityResearch InfrastructuresScience in Society – programme not established yet Research CareersStart in 2014Ex post Evaluation/Impact (January)Gender and diversity (???)Horizon 2020 (Brussels liaison offices)Slide15

Policy Affairs TeamPolicy co-ordinationSet up and support to the Working Groups RoadmapFinalisation on Position StatementERA discussionsLiaison to EPHigh level eventsDedicated projectsPrinciples (on Open Access)Letter to DG RTD on Text and Data MiningLetter to DG RTD on international collaboration in Horizon 2020etc. Slide16

Science Europe – Position StatementsOpen Access to PublicationsResearch Data (access, hurdles, harmonisation…) Research Integrity (including ethics)Research InfrastructuresCross boarder collaboration Research Careers (education, training)Science in SocietyEvaluation (excellence) Gender and diversity

Principles for Transition to Open Access to Scientific

Publications

‘On the Budget for Horizon 2020’

‘Horizon 2020: Excellence Counts’

‘Embedding Social Sciences and Humanities in the Horizon 2020 Societal Challenges’Slide17

The Scientific Committees

Science CommunitiesSlide18

ERA is explicit in the Science Europe mission:Science Europe…will strengthen the European Research Area through its direct engagement with key partners. In doing so it will be informed by direct representation of all scientific communities in its reflections on policies, priorities and strategies.”“It works and partners with other entities…to develop a coherent and inclusive European Research Area.”Slide19

Scientific Committees (SCs)Act as the voice of the Research Community to Science EuropeConstitutionScience Europe is informed and supported in its activities by six Scientific Committees, composed of highly-authoritative academics coming from all over Europe and representing the broadest range of scientific communities and disciplinesSCs are essential for the provision of scientific evidence to support science policy and strategy developments at pan-European and global levelSlide20

Responsibilities of Committee membersSCs members act as the voice of researchers to Science EuropeMembers of Scientific Committees do not represent their countries or MOSpeak as independent scientistsBring in experiences and best practices on research and research-funding from own countryAlso able to represent, connect and network with a broader research community at pan-European level and to integrate different viewpoints and perspectivesSlide21

Research Affairs TeamSlide22

Scientific Committee ChairsEngineeringProf. Igor EMRICenter for Experimental Mechanics, Ljubljana, SloveniaPhysical, Chemical and Mathematical SciencesProf. Bengt NORDENDepartment of Chemical and Biological Engineering, Chalmers University, Gothenburg, SwedenMedical SciencesProf. Richard FRACKOWIAKCentre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, Lausanne, SwitzerlandLife SciencesProf. Dirk INZE

Department of Plant Systems Biology, University

of

Ghent

,

Belgium

Humanities

Prof. Kirsten DROTNER

Institute of Literature, Culture & Media, University of Southern

Denmark

Social

Sciences

Prof. Thomas RISSE

Center for Transnational Relations, Foreign and Security

Policy, Department

of Political and Social

Science, Freie

Universität Berlin,

GermanySlide23

The remits of the Scientific CommitteesRemitsScience Europe Policy Activities European Level Policy Activities

Science POLICY

1. Provide input to the science policy work undertaken in collaboration with working groups in the context of the SE Roadmap.

The role of the SCs in this process is to point out the issues in their respective domains on the developed policies.

2. Respond to EU policy, orientations or regulatory developments.

Focused actions on key science policy and regulatory issues at European level that may impact

MOs.

Provide advice

on mechanisms needed to promote scientific excellence.

Outputs

SCIENCE Policy

3. Flag emerging topics.

‘Horizon-scans’ of future trends of research fields to provide recommendations to the MOs for actions.

Comment the scientific orientations

in the

programmes

proposed by different institutions at EU level.

Discipline related Policy Activities

CONSULTATION

PAPER

SSH on Open Access

Roadmap Consultation

OPINION

PAPER

MED - Data Protection Regulation

MED on clinical trials

OR

POSITION PAPER

SSH on H2020

Providing

input and support

to the development of Science Europe’s policy

activity

Providing

advice

on mechanisms needed to promote scientific excellence across Europe

Providing

independent

scientific advice for the preparation of statements of Science Europe to the European Commission or national governmentsSlide24

Shaping and implementationScience Europe Science Committees Platform, which encompass a variety of activities Great opportunity for scientists to make a differenceNeed to keep balance between promoting excellent science and support research at the European level while meeting the needs of the MOs

But

too much freedom at risk of spreading one

self

thin and not to focus on

priorities

Shaping and implementation

open...still in the build up phaseSlide25

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