about the european science foundation 1. status briefing to nupecc emmanouil detsis athens, 13 march...
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About the European Science Foundation1
Status briefing to NuPECC
Emmanouil DETSISAthens, 13 March 2015
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ESF Member Organisations
ESF is an independent association of 66 Member Organisations
● research funding organisations
● research performing organisations
● academies and learned societies
in 29 countries
About the European Science Foundation
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A time of change
In parallel with the development of Science Europe – the Brussels-based policy organisation launched early 2012 – ESF is continuing the winding-down of a number of its activities in accordance with the Multi-annual Plan 2013-2015.
The Multi-annual Plan takes into consideration the commitments that ESF has made until the end of 2015 with the aim of ensuring that they are honoured and executed with the level of quality that ESF has always delivered.
Institutional visibility
• If the viability check that will run from end March to end April is positive, ESF will be able to continue but with a different format (sciences services) the Successor Organisation will have the capacity to continue hosting EBCs
• An offer has been made to Member Organisations to remain in this case, with a different fee model this would provide continued institutional visibility, including for Expert Boards and Committees
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Expert Boards and Committees (EBCs)
Currently hosted at ESF (European Polar Board left in 2014)
● Nuclear Physics European Collaboration Committee (NuPECC)● European Space Sciences Committee (ESSC)● Marine Board (EMB)● Committee on Radio Astronomy Frequencies (CRAF)● Materials Science and Engineering Expert Committee(MatSEEC)
About the European Science Foundation
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Science Management
ESF serves the academic community by creating synergies between funding agencies and by assisting cross-border cooperation:
●Peer Review support for funding organisations
●Coordination of ERA-NETs and other EC projects
About the European Science Foundation
SERVICES
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ESF is eager to serve the needs of the European research community and is currently developing offers of valued services to science and research in Europe through, for example:
● Peer review services
● Evaluation services for Research Organisations
● Project Management services for framework programmes
● Mapping Research Infrastructures of European interest – MERIL
● Developing the Career Tracking and Monitoring
PlatformAbout the European Science Foundation
SERVICES
Peer Review services for third parties●Professional services to support competitive calls for proposals ●Modular approach:o From external expert evaluation of proposals only to
end-to-end management of competitive callso Approach tailored to the size and scope of the projects to be supported
Why ESF?●Integrity and independence ●Tremendous network of independent, highly-skilled reviewers●Strong experience and know-how (>5,000 research proposals evaluated since 2005)●Quality controlled and optimised process and infrastructure●Experienced scientific staff and efficient management ofworkflow processes
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SERVICES
www.esf.org/peer-review
Evaluation services●Ex-ante evaluation (of programmes or schemes)●Monitoring and mid-term evaluation (activities or
programmes)●Ex-post evaluation and strategy (schemes, organisations,
etc)
Why ESF?
●Independence and neutrality of the ESF●Tailored evaluation of proven quality●Clear criteria and indicators based on EU standards●ESF is a privileged actor between Academia and funders
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SERVICES
www.esf.org/evaluation
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Science Management – H2020 projects
ESF offers Project Office services for consortia applying for H2020 projects.
1.Assume 100% of the coordination activities (FP7 MEGAHIT, H2020 DEMOCRITOS) and proposal preparation.
2.Offer project office support to the project coordinator [FP7 ASTROMAP, H2020 EFFICACy (in preparation)].
3.Assume Communication and dissemination activities in the frame of a project (conferences, workshops, publications, websites etc).
4.Lead various project tasks when appropriate (i.e. large scientific surveys, high level networking and strategic aspects, peer review and evaluation tasks).
About the European Science Foundation
SERVICES
Why ESF?•Long experience in proposal preparation and project coordination•Flexibility•Large network of experts and EC officials•Attractive rates
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www.esf.org
About the European Science Foundation
BACKUP SLIDES
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Scientific Committees
ESF has replaced its former Scientific Standing Committees with smaller Scientific Review Groups.
Scientific Review Group domains:
● Humanities (HUM)
● Life, Earth & Environmental Sciences (LEE)
● Biomedical Sciences (MED)
● Physical and Engineering Sciences (PEN)
● Social Sciences (SOC)
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Budget in 2014
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Total budget managed by ESF: 36 M€
● Allows for the completion of on-going commitments until end of 2015
● 3 M€ for core scientific activities facilitated by 21.4 full-time equivalent staff
● 33 M€ for the following other activities:o ‘à la carte’ activities (Research Networking Programmes,
EUROCORES, Expert Boards & Committees) funded by Member Organisations on a voluntary basis
o Institutional partnerships (e.g. Conferences)o External contracts, mainly with the European Commission
(including COST)
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● Exploratory Workshops● Research Networking Programmes● EUROCORES Programmes● Research Conferences● Science Policy Briefings● COST● Finalising EURYI awards
ONGOING COMMITMENTS
Career tracking and management
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SERVICES
●International Research Career Tracking and Monitoring
Platform (CTMP) for surveys, studies and/or developing
career tracking systems
●Tracking the quality of research training and skills
●Tracking to find out where researchers move in their careers
●Tracking for accountability & impact assessment
●Running joint international or national pilot projects
●Developing manuals
www.esf.org/career-tracking
● A continuously updated inventory of the most excellent research infrastructures (RIs) in Europe of more-than-national relevance, covering all scientific domains.
● A unique source of publicly available information for policy makers and scientists.
● Initial development of the database and portal supported by the European Commission (2010-2012) – further development and exploitation in 2013 and 2014 supported by ESF member organisations.
Why ESF?● Built on expertise of Member Organisation Forum on RIs.● Able to mobilise and coordinate pan-European, multi-stakeholder effort.
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SERVICES
Mapping of the European Research Infrastructure Landscape (MERIL)
www.meril.eu