Introduction to the Framework Programme

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Introduction to the Framework Programme
Martin Penny UK Research Office mobility_at_bbsrc.ac
.uk http//www.ukro.ac.uk/mobility Tel 32 2 230
0318 Fax [phone]
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The UK Research Office Who we are
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research
Council (BBSRC)
Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research
Council (EPSRC)
Medical Research Council (MRC)
Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
Particle Physics and Astronomy Research Council
(PPARC)
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The UK Research Office Our mission
To promote effective UK participation in EU
funded research, higher education training
related activities by alerting subscribers to
the opportunities available providing updates on
developments exchanging information between UK
EU
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The UK Research Office UK Mobility National
Contact Point

• First point of contact for UK applicants
• Advice, guidance and information on applying for
  funding, contract management, report writing etc
• Website and helpline service
• Training events, publicity actions
• Liaison between the UK and the Commission

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The UK Research Office What is the Framework
Programme?

• The principal EU Programme for RTD
• 4 years in duration
• FP5 1999-2002 14.96Bn
• FP6 2002-2005 16.27Bn

It involves

• Contract research
• European collaboration
• User driven approach
• Prioritised research areas

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The 6th Framework Programme Guiding Principles
Concentration of research
Streamlined implementation
Structuring effect
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The UK Research Office FP6 Overall Structure
Focussing and Integrating Community Research
13,345 Million
TOTAL (excl. EURATOM) 16.27 Billion
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The 6th Framework Programme FP6 Detailed
Structure
Life Sciences, Genomics and Biotechnology for
Health
New/Emerging ST and Policy Support
Information Society Technologies
Nanotechnologies and Nanosciences,
Knowledge-Based Multifunctional Materials
and New Production Processes and Devices
SME Activities
Specific Activities Covering a Wider Field of
Research
Thematic
Aeronautics and Space
Food Quality and Safety
International Co-operation
Sustainable Development, Global Change and
Ecosystems
Citizens and Governance in the Knowledge Society
Science and Society
Innovation and SMEs
Human Resources and Mobility
Research Infrastructures
Horizontal
Co-ordination of Research Activities
Development of RTD/Innovation Policies
Underpinning
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The UK Research Office Structuring the European
Research Area
Research and Innovation 290M Human Resources
and Mobility 1580M Research
Infrastructures 665M Science and
Society 80M
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The European Research Area (ERA) What is it?

• European Structural
• Weaknesses
• Research investment
• Human resources
• Innovation
• Regional imbalances
• Fragmentation

• The ERA must
• reduce the competitive gap
• increase RTD efforts
• promote capacity building
• address the broad context
• strengthen coherence
• improve impact of RTD

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The 6th Framework Programme ERA Objectives
Research Activities Co-ordination of national /
EU Programmes Increased networking Centres of
Excellence Large scale targeted
projects Innovation Support for research in
SMEs Start-ups, dissemination of knowledge
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The 6th Framework Programme ERA Objectives

• Infrastructure
• European policy for construction, access
• and operation of research infrastructures
• Human Resources
• Mobility (inc. third countries)
• Developing science careers
• Women in research
• Science, Society and Citizens
• Public understanding of science, ethics of
• research etc

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The UK Research Office Participation in the
Framework Programme
EU Member States Austria, Belgium, Denmark,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy,
Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden,
UK EEA CountriesIceland, Liechtenstein, Norway
Association Agreement Countries Israel,
Switzerland (tbc) Candidate Countries Bulgaria,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Estonia, Latvia,
Lithuania, Hungary, Malta, Poland, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey Third Countries INCO
(Developing, Mediterranean, Russia and CIS), all
other countries
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The UK Research Office FP5 Facts and Figures
(2000)
All IHP fellowships UK 30 (gained by
country) France 17 Germany 10.5 IHP
Fellowship Types Individual 72 ( of
participants / total ) Industry 10 Develop
ment 4 Training Sites 14