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SYNTHESYS3: Transnational Access supporting research

Learn about the SYNTHESYS3 program, which provides access to taxonomic facilities for researchers. Explore the benefits, application process, success rates, and high-impact projects.

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SYNTHESYS3: Transnational Access supporting research

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  1. SYNTHESYS3: Transnational Access supporting research • Kristina Gorman, SYNTHESYS Project Manager • June 2017 NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  2. Taxonomic Access Facilities • 11 TAFs (Taxonomic Access Facilities) consisting of 18 natural history institutions & botanic gardens • Access to 390 million natural history specimens, including 4.1 million type specimens • Started with 16 institutions – Stuttgart & Senckenberg added in Call 2 • State-of-the-art chemical analysis, molecular and imaging facilities • SYNTHESYS funds research, travel + subsistence costs NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  3. 13 years, 50,000+ User Days SYNTHESYS (FP6): 2004 - 2009 • 11 TAFs, 19 institutions • 2,056 projects & 29,636 User Days funded over 9 calls SYNTHESYS2 (FP7): 2009 - 2013 • 10 TAFs, 16 institutions • 1,002 projects & 10,463 User Days funded over 4 calls SYNTHESYS3 (FP7): 2013 - 2017 • 11 TAFs, 18 institutions • 1,079 projects & 10,812 User Days funded over 4 calls (with further reserves recently funded) NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  4. Application Process • Competitive funding calls • Online application system • Eligibility check + Host verification • Scoring + discussion by User Selection Panel • Feedback to all applicants NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  5. Application Summary NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  6. Success Rates NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  7. Applicant Home Institution Majority of applications from institutions in Spain (346), Italy (295), Poland (290) and Germany (256)

  8. Applicant Nationality Similar pattern: highest # of applications over Calls 1-4 from Spain (347), Italy (331), Poland (295), and Germany (182) Number of unique nationalities consistent across calls (ranging between 35 – 37) NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017

  9. Gender Balance • Gender balance of accepted applications consistently exceeds industry average* • Improvement from 37% female in Call 3 to 43% female in Call 4 *‘She Figures 2012 Gender in Research and Innovation’ indicating that females account for 33% of scientific researchers in the EU. NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  10. Researcher Status NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  11. User Evaluations • Exit survey for all Users: used to help improve User experience with each Call. • 99% of all evaluations rated Good, Very Good or Excellent. • EC has its own confidential feedback survey.

  12. Outputs 1,218 outputs have been added to the SYNTHESYS3 application site NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  13. Outputs • 497 outputs already accepted, in press or published from SYNTHESYS3 visits alone. • 317 papers in Peer Reviewed journals have been published, with 75 more either Accepted or In Press. • SYNTHESYS 1, 2 + 3: >4,700 research outputs. NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  14. High-Impact Journals NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  15. High-Impact Journals NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  16. Access Highlight Projects • Untangling the evolution of dolphin-like marine crocodiles during the Age of Dinosaurs – Mark Young (HU, DE, FR-TAF) • The genus Ommatoiulus (Diplopoda, Julida) – A synthesis of conventional taxonomy and novel approaches pushing boundaries in myriapod systematics – Nesrine Akkari (DK-TAF) • Amphibian Research in Central Africa and Borneo – Maximilian Dehling (GB, BE, AT-TAF) • Discovering a new rule in the evolution of mammals – Andrea Cardini (AT, CZ, HU, DE, FR, SE-TAF) NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

  17. Benefits of TA • User • Increased collaborations with Hosts + multiple TAFs • Users learn new skills - transferred to home institution • Host institution • Increased quality of collections: identifying specimens, updating nomenclature • Users create new metadata • Enhanced electronic data capture + processing • Increased use of collections leads to enhanced value in the collections • Wider community • High-quantity, high-quality research outputs • Increased collaborations between international experts • Fast-tracked progress in global research issues including environmental + climate change + climate modelling, soil biodiversity, marine, freshwater + terrestrial ecosystem functioning, mineral deposit distribution + food security. NHM, London, 6-7 June 2017 SYNTHESYS3 Final Meeting

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