António M. Cunha Executive Board of Council of Rectors of Portuguese Universities (CRUP) Rector of University of Minho European Parliament, Brussels, 4 March 2013
Research at CRUP Universities … summary (approximate) data Researchers: PhD academic staff 800 full time researchers PhD students Research Centres: 334 (88% of total FCT registered R&D Centres) 17% excellent, 40% very good Associate Laboratories: 27 (96% of total AL)
Research at CRUP Universities … summary (approximate) data ISI-WoK papers: > / year (> 30% with international co-authors) ERC grants (2012): 8 (2) Advanced Grants + 18 (6) Starting grants FP7 projetcs (on-going): 232 (18 coordinations) main international partnerships: Major European Universities, EUA universities (MIT, Harvard, CMU, UTA) CERN …
New knowledge to challange the future Reference values and principles: - alignment with strategic options of the EU-Pt partnership - coupling research and innovation - coupling research with advanced education and training - networked research - open access - multidisciplinary (inc. societal challenges) - mobility (researchers and phd students) - evaluation and accountability
New knowledge for innovation and competitiveness - knowledge to climb the value chains - industrial partnerships (focus on SMEs) - IP management - promotion and anchoring of knowledge based spin-offs - joint strategies in the UTEN framework (e.g., IP, international promotion)
New knowledge for smart regional development - alignment with Regional Smart Specializsations (RIS3) - Staircase to Excellence initiative for capacitation of portuguese university research centres - Knowledge and Innovation Communities - …
Preparation for H2020: What we need / want - better support to prepare (wining) applications - simplified procedures (e.g. overheads…) - joint strategy RIS3/H2020 to engage, critical mass/sustainable R&D centres in competitive research - … assuring world class research and innovation