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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)
1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium
2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points
4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some challenges for a funding agency
Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010
French Community of Belgium (BFC) (2006) 4,5 Mi0 inhabitants 7 universities (3 comprehensive ones) grouped into 3 Academia
76.660 university students ; 8.019 masters; 648 PhD 8200 researchers
AUWB (ULB, UMons)AULouvain (UCL, FUNDP, FUSL, FUCAM)AUWE (ULg, GxABT)
1. BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (1)
1. BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (2)
the landscape…
“The death valley” ?
“Science”Basic research (Universities)
Public funding: CFB (F.R.S.-FNRS) Federal, Europe
Products & processesApplied research(Industries, Centres,
Univ)
Public funding: Régions (Wallonia,
Bxls) Federal, Europe
for basic research (BFC): 267 M€ for applied research (RW): 231 M€
0,61% GDP vs 1% targeted by Lisbon strategy
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1. BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (3)
the Belgian public funding of research (2008)
25%
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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)
1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium
2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points
4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some challenges for a funding agency
Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010
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FNRS1928
IISN1951
(nuclear)
FRIA1994(agro-
industry)
FRFC1965
(collective)
FRSM1957
(medical)
Mostly individual mandates
2. F.R.S.-FNRS: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (2)
recurrent subsidies as of 1948 division in two separate entities in the nineties support to basic research in all fields of sciences range of funding programmes (bottom-up approach) scientific excellence
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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)
1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium
2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points
4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some challenges for a funding agency
Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010
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65
11
11
85
Researcher & Technician
Operation
Equipment
Other costs
Administration
%Total Budget
3. F.R.S.-FNRS : SOME KEY POINTS (1)
a budget of 143 M€ in 2008
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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)
1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium
2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points
4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some challenges for a funding agency
Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010
4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS (1)
we fund all scientific fields
SHS in 2008
+ 189 grants + 36 projects (~1,83 M€)
succes rate: ~60% for PhD ~30% for post-docs
SHS-1 a) Sociology, social anthropology, political science, communication (based on ERC-SH2: Institutions, values, beliefs and behavior)b) Environmental studies, demography, social geography, urban and regional studies (based on ERC-SH3: Environment and society)
SHS-2 Cognition, psychology, education (based on ERC-SH4: The human mind and its complexity)
SHS-3 Literature, linguistics, philosophy, visual and performing arts (based on ERC-SH5: Cultures and cultural production and ERC-SH4)
SHS-4 Archaeology, history (based on ERC-SH6: The study of the human past)
SHS-5 Economics, finance and management; law; environmental studies, demography, social geography, urban and regional studies (based on ERC-SH1: Individuals, institutions and markets, ERC-SH2 and ERC-SH3)
4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS (2)5 scientific commissions (among 13) in SHS
4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS (3)distribution of applications among the 13 scientific
commissions (call for mandates, March 2010)SHS1 SHS2 SHS3 SHS4 SHS5 SEN1 SEN2 SEN3 SEN4 SVS1 SVS2 SVS3 Fore
sight
ASP 41 42 40 39 34 15 22 43 26 21 26 22 7 378
CCD 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 4
CR 22 17 24 24 13 17 23 26 35 25 28 16 2 272
CR4 1 4 5 2 3 5 3 3 9 5 6 5 0 51
CQ 7 4 8 13 7 15 25 14 10 14 7 9 0 133
MR 0 2 0 0 1 1 3 0 3 2 1 1 0 14
DR 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 6
71 70 78 78 58 53 77 86 83 67 70 58 9 858
~40%
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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC(Belgian French Community)
1. Basic research in the French Community of Belgium
2. F.R.S-FNRS: historical background3. F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points
4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS5. Some Challenges for a funding agency
Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRSBrussels, April 15 2010
5. SOME CHALLENGES FOR A FUNDING AGENCY(1)current workings…
HOW THE EVALUATIONS ARE SET UP?
Ex-ante, ex-post, funding programs, researchers,...
Bibliometry? Which indicators? Databases?
INSTRUMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY & JOINT EFFORT? (cooperation agreement)
SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY
Distribution of budget between instruments?
Distribution of budget between thematic areas?