Strengthening the human capital of research infrastructures
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- Subject to signature and conclusion of an Agreement associating Switzerland to parts of Horizon 2020, Switzerland will participate from 15 September 2014 with an associated country status in actions that include the topics of this call.
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04 September 2014 09:49
The number of proposals submitted for this topic:
INFRASUPP-3-2014 - Strengthening the human capital of research infrastructures: 3
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30 August 2014 14:40
An overview of the evaluation results (Flash Call Info) is now available as part of the call documents.
15 April 2014 15:48 The submission session is now available for: INFRASUPP-3-2014(CSA)
28 March 2014 11:33
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28 March 2014 11:32
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21 March 2014 16:21
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03 February 2014 12:23
We now expect to open the proposal submission system for this Call in February 2014.
03 February 2014 12:14
As detailed in the Call for Proposals published in the Official Journal, information on when proposals can be submitted against topics marked ‘2015’, such as this topic, will be provided at a later stage (see OJ reference above)
TOPIC : Strengthening the human capital of research infrastructures
| Topic identifier: | INFRASUPP-3-2014 | ||
| Publication date: | 11 December 2013 | ||
| Types of action: | CSA Coordination and support action | ||
| DeadlineModel: Opening date: |
single-stage 11 December 2013 |
Deadline: | 02 September 2014 17:00:00 |
| Time Zone : (Brussels time) | |||
Topic Description
Scope:Specific challenge: The complexity of research infrastructures and the exploitation of their full potential require adequate skills for their managers, engineers and technicians, as well as users. Research infrastructures are built and operated at the cutting edge of what is technologically feasible, involving a high associated risk that needs to be managed. They may involve a multitude of partners in a consortium that fund and perform their construction and operation, either because they are distributed research infrastructures, or because certain problems are of a scale that can only be tackled by means of European and international cooperation. This renders their governance and the associated financial and legal issues a complex problem. Comparable issues are not usually faced by research institutions that do not operate research infrastructures, or in fields that do not yet have a long tradition of using research infrastructures. The skills and expertise specifically needed to construct, operate and use research infrastructures successfully therefore are not widely available.
EU funding will support the training of staff managing and operating research infrastructures of European interest, the exchange of staff and best practices between facilities, and the adequate supply of human resources in key disciplines, including the emergence of specific education.
While the human capital dimension will be embedded under other lines of activity of the research infrastructures work programme, specific actions will be needed to foster coordination across domains and types of infrastructures.
Scope: The activity will support the training of staff managing and operating research infrastructures. A proposal under this topic should build on the past activities and the experience gained in the projects such as RAMIRI (Realising and Managing International Research Infrastructures). It should engage with universities and prepare curricula and courses specifically for pan-European research infrastructures to address their intercultural and interdisciplinary nature as well as their diversity (global, highly distributed, single site etc.). A significant use of interactive online training material should be considered.
Expected impact: This activity will improve and professionalise the training of the staff managing and operating research infrastructures of European interest, strengthen the human capital of the involved research infrastructures, stimulating their efficient management and therefore promoting their development and competitiveness at national, European and international level.
Type of action: Coordination and support actions
