Prof Sergey Mikhalovsky University of Brighton, UK sergeymikhalovsky@gmail.com 2017 CBEP Ukraine Regional One Health Research Symposium Kyiv, Ukraine / April 24-28, 2017
graduated from Shevchenko National University of Kiev in chemistry obtained our PhD from the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Kiev came to the UK in 1994 work at the University of Brighton (having started as postdoctoral research fellow, now professor) collaborate with the Ukrainian researchers and academics on projects: EU-INTAS (four projects and two individual fellowships) NATO (three: fellowship, ASI and collaborative link project) FP7 (five: three IRSES, one of which is ongoing; two IAPP and two MC IIF) The Royal Society (two) Erasmus+ (just started) and Erasmus (two individual grants) Horizon 2020 MSC IF starts in September 2017
FP5, FP6, and FP7 in nanotechnologies, environmental sciences, chemistry, life sciences and Marie Sklodowska Curie Programme (including Horizon 2020) Erasmus Mundus I and II, Lead Expert in Life Sciences, Erasmus+ TEMPUS II and III, INTAS, EPSRC (UK), BBSRC (UK), TSB (UK), InnovateUK, British Council, national programmes for Russia, Austria, Cyprus, France, Montenegro, Portugal, Belgium, USA and Kazakhstan
Some obvious statements: No money - no love (adapted from David Guetta Lyrics) Pecunia non olet ("money does not stink") (Emperor Vespasian according to Suetonius) Not so obvious statement: It is not true that there is not enough money to get funding, it is just there is not enough time to get ALL THIS MONEY (Sergey Mikhalovsky)
Standard for research (salaries + consumables + travel + management + overheads) Exchange visits (travel + consumables + management) Exchange visits (travel only) Could be age dependent (e.g., for young researchers, students) Individual (for one person) Training (for training purposes, PhD studies) Infrastructure (equipment) Bottom up any topic Top bottom topic selected by the funding body Industry led (for the benefit of SMEs = small and medium enterprises) For seminars, workshops, conferences
Find the funding body with the priorities matching your research, or: adapt your research to the priorities of the funding body (if you can) Most funders require not a single participant but rather a consortium build up your network relevant to the Call and the Proposal Four main criteria for a chance to be successful: Novelty and originality Credibility of the participants Feasibility of the work plan Impact
Three main evaluation criteria Criteria adapted to each funding scheme and each thematic area specified in the work programme Three main criteria: 1. Excellence Soundness of the concepts; Clarity and pertinence of the objectives, Credibility of the proposed approach; Extent that proposed work is ambitious, has innovation potential, and is beyond the state of the art (e.g. ground-breaking objectives, novel concepts and approaches; originality; inter- and multidisciplinarity
2. Impact The extent to which the outputs of the project should contribute at the European and/or International level to: The expected impacts listed in the work programme; Enhancing innovation capacity and integration of new knowledge; Strengthening the competitiveness and growth of companies by developing innovations meeting the needs of European and global markets; Environmental and socially important impacts; Effectiveness of the proposed measures to exploit and disseminate the project results
3. Quality and Efficiency of Implementation Coherence and effectiveness of the work plan, including appropriateness of the allocation of tasks and resources (that s where you need good publications to show!); Complementarity of the participants within the consortium (when relevant); Appropriateness of the management structures and procedures, including risk and innovation management
Innovative Original Excellent Work plan Complementarity of partners High and relevant expertise of partners in the consortium Are you going to get it funded now?
Other proposals can be better Do not expect to win from the very first attempt Try to get coordinator who is most experienced in proposal writing To write a potentially winnable proposal you need an absolute minimum of 3 months, better 6 months, even better 12 months
Score 2008 2009 S&T quality (3) 4 4.8 Transfer of knowledge (0) 3.8 4.8 Quality of the researcher (4) 3.5 4.9 Implementation (0) 4.6 4.9 Impact (0) 4.2 4.6 Total: 78.6 96.0 (in brackets threshold mark) (failed) (awarded)
Complete ignoring of ethical aspects of research. Ethics is an absolute must in each and every proposal Inability to describe the state of the art in the proposed area of research Vague understanding of the concepts of novelty and originality Poor English communication skills Poor communication skills with partners Weak publications record
The US sources: NIH, Homeland Security, NSF, DoD, etc. Advice: Talk to the US SMEs at this conference, get them interested in your work. Usually to be eligible for US funding you should have the US applicant. NATO: Science for Peace http://www.nato.int/cps/en/ Supports collaboration through three established grant mechanisms: multi-year research projects, workshops, and training courses.
Among priorities: Defence against Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear (CBRN) Agents Methods and technology regarding the protection against, diagnosing effects, detection, decontamination, destruction, disposal and containment of CBRN agents; Risk management and recovery strategies and technologies; Medical countermeasures against CBRN agents.
Upcoming deadlines are: 1 July 2017-23:59 CET (too late for multi-year projects, possible but difficult for workshops and training courses) 1 October 2017-23:59 CET (perfect timing for all types of grants!) Action on all of us to identify: (i) topics (ii) NATO possible Co-chair(s) (among SMEs?) (iii) Ukraine possible Co-chair(s) (among conference participants?)
The European Union s funding instrument for research and innovation from 2014-2020 Budget of EUR 70,2 billion From research to innovation from basic research to bringing ideas to the market Focus on societal challenges EU society is facing (e.g. health, clean energy, food security, integrated transport) Promise of simplified access for all
28 EU Member States (Croatia joined in 2013) UK Brexit? not clear in future, so far fully eligible Associated Countries (Ukraine since 2016) fully eligible for all calls Switzerland EEA also participates Third countries (funding will depend on GDP) USA can participate on cost sharing basis European partners pay for themselves, US partners pay for themselves
Information about Horizon 2020 and ALL OTHER European Union initiatives and funding can be found on the website: http://ec.europa.eu/research/participants/portal/desktop/en/home.html Register on this website as an individual and also become an expert: You will be invited to participate in proposal evaluation If you have PhD and you are female, I bet that they will invite you! If you are male with PhD, one day you are likely to be invited too
Here you will find all information about Horizon 2020 and its calls
Excellent Science European Research Council (ERC) Future and Emerging Technologies (FET) Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) Research Infrastructures Industrial Leadership Leadership in Enabling and Industrial Technologies (LEIT) - ICT, KETs, Space Access to Risk Finance Innovation in SMEs Societal Challenges Health and Wellbeing Food security Transport Energy Climate action Societies Security Widening Participation; Science with and for Society European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) EURATOM Joint Research Centre (JRC)
Clear distinction between funding for bottom-up, excellencebased research (Pillar 1: Excellent Science) and research addressing specific challenges (Pillar 3: Societal Challenges) Dedicated part of the programme targeted primarily at Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) (Pillar 2: Industrial Leadership) Programme integrates funding for research and innovation projects funding for innovation projects within all 3 pillars Clear and detailed definitions of each pillar s key objectives
European Research Council Research Infrastructures Marie Sklodowska- Curie Actions Future and Emerging Technologies
Operates in a bottom-up basis, open to all research and innovation areas Mobility is a key requirement Key areas supported: Fostering new skills by means of excellent initial training of researchers Nurturing excellence by means of cross-border and cross-sector mobility Stimulating innovation by means of cross-fertilisation of knowledge Co-funding of activities
FP7 Horizon 2020 ITN IEF IOF IIF CIG IAPP IRSES COFUND ITN IF RISE COFUND Innovative Training Networks (Early Stage Researchers) Individual Fellowships (Experienced Researchers) Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (Exchange of Staff) Cofunding or regional, national and international programmes
Focused on exchange of staff Project to be based on new or existing joint research project Participants - academic / non-academic NOT public sector / private sector Minimum 3 participants - 3 different countries (2 MS/AC) If all participants MS/AC, minimum 1 academic +1 nonacademic participant from different countries Secondment period - 1 to 12 months- doesn t need to be continuous Projects between 50-500 research months
Concerns of citizens and society + EU policy objectives Breakthrough solutions come from multi-disciplinary collaborations, including social sciences and humanities Addressing challenges requires full research & innovation cycle, from research to market Focus on policy priorities without predetermining technologies or types of solutions to be developed
Food Challenge Energy Challenge Climate Challenge Transport Challenge Security Challenge IIR Challenge Health Challenge
Understanding health, aging and diseases Effective health promotion, diseases prevention, preparedness and screening Improving diagnosis Innovative treatments and technologies Advancing active and healthy aging Integrated, sustainable, citizen-centred care Improving health information, data exploitation and providing an evidence base for health policies and regulation Co-ordination activities
Food Security, Sustainable Agriculture, Marine and Maritime Research and the Bio-economy
1. Sustainable agriculture and forestry developing more sustainable and productive agriculture and forestry systems developing services for thriving rural livelihoods mitigation of climate change 2. Sustainable and competitive agri-food sector for a safe and healthy diet developing healthy and safe foods enabling better consumer choices, and competitive food processing methods which use less resources making the food sector more competitive
Innovative Medicines Initiative homepage -http://www.imi.europa.eu/ European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership homepage - http://www.edctp.org/ More Years Better Lives homepage - http://www.jp-demographic.eu/ Joint Programme on Neurodegenerative Disease homepage - http://www.jpdemographic.eu/ Joint Programme on Antimicrobial Resistance homepage - http://www.jpiamr.eu/ European Innovation Partnership on Agriculture: http://ec.europa.eu/agriculture/eip/ Joint Programming Initiative on Agriculture, Food Security and Climate Change: http://www.faccejpi.com/
The British Council Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) The Royal Society Erasmus +
http://www.britishcouncil.org.ua/ - all information is available in Ukrainian UA_IHE@britishcouncil.org.ua - applications, deadline 25/01/2017 Researcher Connect programme. Three-day training seminar for under-35 scientists run by the British Council and the British academics to develop transferable skills (presentations, proposal writing, etc.) 23-25/02/17 Kiev 27/02-01/03 Dnipro
New programmes and initiatives are created by the British Council all the time, your International Department should monitor the BC site regularly. PhD studentships at Oxford University Calls currently closed: Internationalisation of Higher Education Leadership Potential of the Ukrainian Universities International departments of universities: Best Practice Joint initiative British Council Education UK http://www.educationuk.org/global/articles/scholarshipsfinancial-support/ Research placements in the UK via Euraxess UK
5 -year 1.5 bn funding stream, to ensure that UK research takes a leading role in addressing the problems faced by developing countries. The GCRF will run from 2016-2021, using the expertise of the UK s world-class research base to pioneer new ways of confronting global challenges (such as in strengthening resilience and response to crises, promoting global prosperity, bringing down extreme poverty and helping the world s most vulnerable). UK aid: tackling global challenges in the national interest http://www.ukcds.org.uk/funding/funding-landscape/gcrf
UKRI Replaces seven Research Councils: (MRC, ESRC, BBSRC, NERC, AHRC, EPSRC and STFC), Innovate UK (business support), HEFCE (higher education support). Other UK public bodies joined the initiative: Department of Health, the Royal Society (science), the Royal Academy of Engineering (engineering), the Wellcome Trust, etc.
UK four strategic objectives for international development Strengthening global peace, security and governance: the government will invest more to tackle the causes of instability, insecurity and conflict, and to tackle crime and corruption. Strengthening resilience and response to crises: more support for ongoing crises, more science and technology spend on global public health risks such as antimicrobial resistance, and support for efforts to mitigate and adapt to climate change. Promoting global prosperity: the government will use Official Development Assistance (ODA) to promote economic development and prosperity in the developing world. Tackling extreme poverty and helping the world s most vulnerable: the government will strive to eliminate extreme poverty by 2030, and support the world s poorest people to ensure that every person has access to basic needs, including prioritising the rights of girls and women.
Global Challenges as defined for DAC countries Health Clean Energy Sustainable Agriculture To tackle diseases, strengthen health systems and reach the worlds most vulnerable. To provide access to clean energy, including new technologies and the behavioural insights required for successful introduction to developing countries. To improve nutrition and food security, support technological innovation, and increase resilience to climate change Conflict & humanitarian action New insights and approaches for preventing conflict and violence, build stability and strengthen humanitarian action. Foundations for Economic Development To understand what works best for developing countries to build the foundations for economic development - macroeconomics, institutions, innovation and private sector growth, cities and infrastructure, education systems, jobs and skills. Other potential topics Resilient systems Mass Migration and Refugee Crises
http://www.ukcds.org.uk/funding/funding-landscape - information about all funding bodies participating in GCRF and their current calls http://www.rcuk.ac.uk/ - information about calls by the UK Research Councils http://www.nets.nihr.ac.uk/funding/global-health and http://www.nihr.ac.uk/funding-and-support/current-fundingopportunities/ - information about calls by the Department of Health (NIHR stands for National Institute for Health Research) https://wellcome.ac.uk/ - information about calls by the Wellcome Trust, the largest in the world charity supporting biomedical research
Funds small projects and exchange visits between individuals and small research teams from all over the world Facilitates establishing collaboration between the UK and third countries including Ukraine https://royalsociety.org/ and https://royalsociety.org/grants-schemesawards/ - information about current and forthcoming calls for proposals Although these grants are small, they are very prestigious, and require both sides (UK and third country) to have a proven track record of research excellence
The European funding to support exchange of students and teachers at all levels of education including universities https://erasmusplus.org.uk - information is available here Funding of bilateral projects between UK and Ukraine is available (for Key Action 1). In Erasmus+ Ukraine is a Partner country, and UK is a Programme country. Funding is distributed according to the geographic areas (Ukraine is in the Neighbourhood area). High success rate for UK-Ukraine. One proposal per organisation can be submitted for each Call and each action. Previously UK-Ukraine proposals could be submitted twice a year, February and September, however the September Call depends on the funding availability. So far it has been available for KA1.
There are plenty of opportunities for the Ukrainian researchers and academics to participate in internationally funded projects, and a large number of opportunities is currently opening for the UK Ukraine collaboration BUT: Rescuing a drowning person is the responsibility of the drowning person (from Soviet folklore)