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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)

1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium

2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points

4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some challenges for a funding agency

Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010

French Community of Belgium (BFC) (2006) 4,5 Mi0 inhabitants 7 universities (3 comprehensive ones) grouped into 3 Academia

76.660 university students ; 8.019 masters; 648 PhD 8200 researchers

AUWB (ULB, UMons)AULouvain (UCL, FUNDP, FUSL, FUCAM)AUWE (ULg, GxABT)

1. BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (1)

1. BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (2)

the landscape…

“The death valley” ?

“Science”Basic research (Universities)

Public funding: CFB (F.R.S.-FNRS) Federal, Europe

Products & processesApplied research(Industries, Centres,

Univ)

Public funding: Régions (Wallonia,

Bxls) Federal, Europe

for basic research (BFC): 267 M€ for applied research (RW): 231 M€

0,61% GDP vs 1% targeted by Lisbon strategy

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1. BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (3)

the Belgian public funding of research (2008)

25%

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)

1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium

2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points

4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some challenges for a funding agency

Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010

2. F.R.S.-FNRS: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1)A royal call for sponsorship, 80 years ago

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FNRS1928

IISN1951

(nuclear)

FRIA1994(agro-

industry)

FRFC1965

(collective)

FRSM1957

(medical)

Mostly individual mandates

2. F.R.S.-FNRS: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (2)

recurrent subsidies as of 1948 division in two separate entities in the nineties support to basic research in all fields of sciences range of funding programmes (bottom-up approach) scientific excellence

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)

1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium

2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points

4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some challenges for a funding agency

Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010

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65

11

11

85

Researcher & Technician

Operation

Equipment

Other costs

Administration

%Total Budget

3. F.R.S.-FNRS : SOME KEY POINTS (1)

a budget of 143 M€ in 2008

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)

1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium

2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points

4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some challenges for a funding agency

Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010

4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS (1)

we fund all scientific fields

SHS in 2008

+ 189 grants + 36 projects (~1,83 M€)

succes rate: ~60% for PhD ~30% for post-docs

SHS-1 a) Sociology, social anthropology, political science, communication (based on ERC-SH2: Institutions, values, beliefs and behavior)b) Environmental studies, demography, social geography, urban and regional studies (based on ERC-SH3: Environment and society)

SHS-2 Cognition, psychology, education (based on ERC-SH4: The human mind and its complexity)

SHS-3 Literature, linguistics, philosophy, visual and performing arts (based on ERC-SH5: Cultures and cultural production and ERC-SH4)

SHS-4 Archaeology, history (based on ERC-SH6: The study of the human past)

SHS-5 Economics, finance and management; law; environmental studies, demography, social geography, urban and regional studies (based on ERC-SH1: Individuals, institutions and markets, ERC-SH2 and ERC-SH3)

4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS (2)5 scientific commissions (among 13) in SHS

4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS (3)distribution of applications among the 13 scientific

commissions (call for mandates, March 2010)SHS1 SHS2 SHS3 SHS4 SHS5 SEN1 SEN2 SEN3 SEN4 SVS1 SVS2 SVS3 Fore

sight

ASP 41 42 40 39 34 15 22 43 26 21 26 22 7 378

CCD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4

CR 22 17 24 24 13 17 23 26 35 25 28 16 2 272

CR4 1 4 5 2 3 5 3 3 9 5 6 5 0 51

CQ 7 4 8 13 7 15 25 14 10 14 7 9 0 133

MR 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 2 1 1 0 14

DR 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6

71 70 78 78 58 53 77 86 83 67 70 58 9 858

~40%

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)

1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium

2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points

4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some Challenges for a funding agency

Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010

5. SOME CHALLENGES FOR A FUNDING AGENCY(1)current workings…

HOW THE EVALUATIONS ARE SET UP?

Ex-ante, ex-post, funding programs, researchers,...

Bibliometry? Which indicators? Databases?

INSTRUMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY & JOINT EFFORT? (cooperation agreement)

SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY

Distribution of budget between instruments?

Distribution of budget between thematic areas?