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Opportunities in Horizon 2020 Ben Williams EU Team, Funding Development, RIS
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Research and Innovation Service The EU Funding Team Ben Williams Head of EU Development Vincent Birrien EU Finance Officer Keri Dunning EU Post Award Administrator To be recruited EU Research Development Manager Maggie Credland EU Funding Administrator Alex Braithwaite EU Finance Officer Sobia Aslam EU Research Development Manager
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Research and Innovation Service Horizon 2020 ObjectiveSpecific AreasFP7 Equivalent Tackling societal challenges Multi-disciplinary, collaborative research projects - Grand Challenges Health, demographic changes and wellbeing Cooperation: Health Theme Food security and bio-based economy Cooperation: Food, Agriculture and Fisheries Biology Theme Secure, clean and efficient energyCooperation: Energy Theme smart, green and integrated transportCooperation: Transport Theme Resource efficiency and climateCooperation: Environment Theme Inclusive, Innovative and Responsive Societies Cooperation: SSH Theme Secure societiesCooperation: Security Theme Creating industrial leadership & competitive frameworks Leadership in enabling and industrial technologies Cooperation: covering ICT, NMP and Space themes Innovation in SMEs Capacities: Research for the benefit of SMEs Access to risk financeRisk-sharing Finance Facility Raising excellence in the science base ‘Bottom-up’ research European Research Council (ERC) Marie Curie Future and Emerging Technologies (FET)Cooperation: ICT theme FET component European research infrastructuresCapacities: Research Infrastructures
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Research and Innovation Service Deadline 4 th Feb 2015 Single-stage submission €2.5million budget At least 1 project funded – potentially 2 70-page (max.) document covering “Excellence” (the research), “Impact” and “Implementation” (Management) Partner descriptions Ethical issues REV-INEQUAL-01-2016: An empirically informed European theory of justice and fairness
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Research and Innovation Service Min 3 partners from 3 different Member/Associated states “Innovation” is key – but this means “exploitation” more than “novelty” Freedom to approach as you see best, but must deliver the impact expected Number of partners depends on number of roles and budget available – but suggest 5-8 Duration? Considerations for H2020 collaborative projects
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Research and Innovation Service Two strands: Towards a European Theory of Justice and Fairness How Europeans perceive, experience, relate to and contest inequalities a.Do you address one or both strands? b.How is the overall budget set out? c.What are the key things they are looking for d.Will your approach achieve the impact requested? Considerations for this topic
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Research and Innovation Service Introduction Specific challenge Scope Expected Impact Look for clues in the text!
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Research and Innovation Service Types of inequality defined Evidence-based approach at EU-level Introduction
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Research and Innovation Service Comparison of Member states Potential causes listed – with specific mention of banking systems Perceptions of inequality Specific Challenge
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Research and Innovation Service Appraisal of theories of justice with aim of developing an EU position on justice and fairness Exclusion felt by religious and ethnic minorities Post-secular approaches to inequality and justice Reassess the meaning of “equal opportunities” International and Third Countries perspective Reference point for future EU policy Scope: Justice and Fairness
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Research and Innovation Service Prescriptive approach! European Social Survey key Real-life experiences with inequality Cover a suitable range of EU countries Non-EU countries for comparison if justified New data generated – esp. in field of psychology Quantitative and qualitative methods Results used to reassess current policy Scope: How Europeans perceive, experience, relate to and contest inequalities
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Research and Innovation Service To provide comprehensive data and analysis on the extent to which inequalities are regarded as acceptable across a range of dimensions and Member States To formulate a European theory of justice which is conducive to providing political guidance for the political challenge of reversing inequalities To considerably enhance and deepen the knowledge base on the foundations of the concepts of justice and fairness To inform policy makers at various levels on how to implement policies Expected Impact
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Opportunities in Horizon 2020 Ben Williams EU Team, Funding Development, RIS
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