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European Research Area- The Wider Policy Context for EURAXESS
Brian DitchamSenior Policy Advisor, International Knowledge and Innovation
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European Research Area
• Aim of ERA is “single market for research” • Based on five “axes”• Joint Programming- getting national funding programmes to
work more closely together in tackling major challenges. • Researcher careers and mobility- making research an attractive
career for the best and brightest. • Research Infrastructures- new legal framework for European
infrastructures adopted.• Intellectual Property rights- current focus on role of IP rights in
knowledge transfer from universities.• Policy framework for International S&T collaboration-working
together in relations with the wider world.
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European Research Area Framework (ERAF)• Heads of Government called for ERA to be
completed by 2014• New ERA provisions in the Lisbon treaty• UK ahead of the game (open recruitment, career
development, focus on excellence)?• Consultation followed by Commission proposals
mid-2012• Commissioner stated that hard legislation is not
on the table at the moment but might be an option in future.
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ERA Axis on Researcher Careers and Mobility- “European Partnership on Researchers”
• Structured round four themes-• Open and transparent recruitment procedures
and grant portability• Meeting social security and supplementary
pensions needs of mobile researchers• Attractive employment and working conditions• Enhancing the training, skills and experience of
European researchers
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UK Position
• UK has a good story to tell on this agenda• Already have a very open research base- as Manchester
University’s recent Nobel Laureates show• The UK Concordat to Support the Career Development of
Researchers – and the support mechanisms which underpin it- have set a benchmark for Europe in promoting career development, skills training and professionalism for researchers
• This good environment recognised by the success of UK universities in obtaining the “Human Resources Excellence in Research” logo- some 50 to date
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EURAXESS Role
• The EURAXESS portal and its national portals play a major role in delivering the European Partnership
• Jobs advertising element particularly important to Commission at the moment
• Act as source of information and advice for mobile researchers
• Role in spreading information on
researcher rights
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EURAXESS- BIS role
• BIS sees a high level of UK participation in EURAXESS at all levels as a crucial means to promote the UK as an attractive destination for the best researchers
• We provide funding to the British Council in their excellent work on managing the UK EURAXESS portal
• Would also encourage universities to consider becoming EURAXESS services centres as a good way of making established commitments to researchers even more visible