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ERA chair & Twinning at CEITEC Masaryk University. Dr. Zlatuše Novotná. Head of Strategic Partnerships & International Relations. Ljubljana, April 19th, 2017. Content. Intro to CEITEC ERA chair TWINNING projects Links to p revious projects Strong points in projects preparation.
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ERA chair & Twinning at CEITEC Masaryk University Dr. Zlatuše Novotná HeadofStrategicPartnerships & International Relations Ljubljana, April 19th, 2017
Content • Intro to CEITEC • ERA chair • TWINNING projects • Links to previous projects • Strong points in projects preparation
Central European Institute of Technology CEITEC is a research centre in the fields of life sciences, advanced materials and technologies whose aim is to establish itself as a recognized European centre of science. • 6partners • 500researchers • 7research programmes • 63research groups • 25,000 m2 of new laboratories • 12core facilities • Budget:EUR208 mil. • Start of operation: Q1 2011
CEITEC at Masaryk University • 5research programmes • 35research groups • 323 staff (FTE) (2016) • 10core facilities • Budget:EUR21.1 mil.(2016)
WIDENING projects at CEITEC MU • ERA Chair (FP7-Widening Participation), 2014-2019 • The ERA Chair Culture as a Catalyst to Maximize the Potential of CEITEC • ERA Chair Mary O´Connell TWINNING – H2020 – Spreading Excellence and Widening Participation, 2016-2018 MEDGENET – Medical genomics and epigenomics network; no. 692298 TWINFUSYON – Twinning for Improving Capacity of Research in Multifunctional Nanosystemsfor OptronicBiosensing; no. 692034 BISON – Bridging Structural Biology with Biological Synthesis and Self Assembly to Reveal Key Processesin Living Systems;no. 692068 PASSAGE – H2020 – TEAMING 1st stage, 09/2017-08/2018 Centre of plant synthetic biology for bio-engineering and sustainableagriculture; 2017-2018; no. 763672 VIB Ghent, Department of Plant Systems Biology & CEITEC MU, Mendel Centre of Plant Genomics and Proteomics
ERA chair www.ceitec.eu/era-chair The ERA Chair Culture as a Catalyst to Maximize the Potential of CEITEC • FP7-ERAChairs-PilotCall-2013 • GA No. 621368, 06/2015 – 05/2019 • Budget: 2.778.660 EUR (MU cofinancing) • Mary O'Connell – molecular biologist, selected out of 20 candidates, mostly fromthe U.S. and Western Europe • The competition • 11 ERA chairs – FP7 pilot call • 13 ERA chairs – H2020 out of 88 proposals submitted
WP2: Establishment and operation of the ERA Chair research group
WP3: Grants support system development (Research office, Rectorate of MU)
WP5: International outreach and dissemination (CEITEC MU Event office)
Lessons learned • Project implementation atseveral parts of University – project management, budget spending, auditing • Project vs. reality: • Formal role of the Rector / members of International Scientific Advisory Board • Difficult position of ERA chair within the scientific community • Not easy introduction of new project´s and own non-scientific goals (PI seminar, work-life balance workshop,..) • Research team: difficulties with recruitment of international postdocs and PhD students • Sustainability and further funding
TWINNING • Call ID: H2020-TWINN-2015 • Projects duration: 01/2016 – 12/2018 • TWINFUSYON (Micro-/Nanotechnologies) • MEDGENET (Molecular medicine) • BISON (Structural biology) • The competition • 552 proposals submitted, 66 projects funded (success rate of 12%) • 5 projects selected for funding in the Czech Republic • 4 projectssubmitted by CEITEC MU
Twinning for Improving Capacity of Research in Multifunctional Nanosystems for OptronicBiosensing • GA number: 692034 • Coordinator: Masaryk University, Prof.Humlíček • Partners • ConsiglioNazionaledelleRicerche, Italy • Universität Linz, Austria • Centre National de la RechercheScientifique, France • www.twinfusyon.eu
Medical Genomics and EpigenomicsNetwork • GA number: 692298 • Coordinator: Masaryk University, Prof.Pospíšilová • Partners • EMBL, Germany • Uppsala Universitet, Sweden • CERTH, Greece • www.medgenet.eu
Bridging Structural Biology with Biological Synthesis and Self Assembly to Reveal Key Processes in Living Systems • GA number: 692068 • Coordinator: Masaryk University, Prof.Koča • Partners • Universität Wien (UNIVIE) • Université Grenoble Alpes (UGA) • University of East Anglia (UEA) • www.twinning-bison.eu
BISON Scientific objectives – complementary expertise • Integrating methods for structural and cellular biology and biophysics of challenging biological systems • Chemical and biological synthesis of novel bioactive compounds • Recognition in biological systems, self assembly andnanobio-technology
BISON – Workpackages and outputs (1/2) • WP1 Visiting experts • Short-time visits – speakers, lecturers and members of PhD committees coming to Brno • 20 visiting experts hosted at CEITEC MU in 3 years • 5 lecturers involved in PhD retreats/conferences • Only travel and training costs covered • WP2 Training • Joint supervision of PhD students • Contributions to PhD retreats/conferences • Participation in courses taking place at UNIVIE, UGA, UEA • Training at CEITEC MU with lecturers from UNIVIE, UGA, UEA • 100 person-days of training activities performed in 3 years
BISON – Workpackages and outputs(2/2) • WP3 Academic stays and secondments • Short- and mid-term (up to six months) for CEITEC MU staff (advanced PhD students, postdocs and experienced researchers) to UNIVIE, UGA, UEA • 40 person-months during 3 years • WP4 Research management workshops • Grant officers´ study stays abroad • Administration staff workshops at CEITEC • WP5 Scientific events – periodicity of approx. 6 months • 4 workshops, 1 conference • 2 summer schools • WP6 Dissemination • 3 open days dedicated to the general public and policy makers
Links to previous projects Regions of Knowledge • 2009-2012, 1 mil.€ Research Potential • 2012-2015, 3.9 mil. € ERDF, 2011-2015, 208 mil.€ Regional Innovation Strategy of South Moravia SYLICA
Strong points in project preparation • Know what you are applying for and why • Stakeholder management – top-down and bottom-up agreement at the (inter)institutional level • Different parts of the institution may be able to contribute – tailor elements to suit particular needs of individuals/groups/ research centres/institution • Join forces to find gaps and strategy → vision → key research topics → scientific objectives • Core partnerships – rely on previous ‘living ‘ collaboration • Risk management if forming consortium • Research relevance in line with RIS3 strategy • Go for it! – invest time and resources, consider project management vs. proposal writing
Good luck! zlatuse.novotna@ceitec.muni.cz Central European Institute of Technology Masaryk University Kamenice 753/5 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic www.ceitec.muni.cz | info@ceitec.muni.cz