Improving Our Performance in Societal Challenge 5 – Brian Donlon
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Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenge 5 Can we improve our performance?
Dr. Brian Donlon, EPA Research Manager
21st October 2015
Herbert Park, Dublin
Talk Content
1. FP7 (Irish Successes & changes in scope)
2. SC-5 Results to Date
3. EPA Support Role
4. Concluding Remarks
1. Irish Successes in FP7
Approx €18m under Theme 6.
6 projects led by Irish Partners, Involved in 55 projects
Key Areas Marine, Environmental Technologies, Natural Resources Mgt
Also success in Climate and Env & Health
Across FP7 – Approx €50m drawn down by Environmental Researchers
Big successes in Agriculture, Marie Curie, SME, ERC, Energy and ICT
1. Env. R&D: Cross-Thematic
Environment
SME
ERC
ENERGY
ICT
INFRA
Agriculture (KBBE)
Nano
Space
Marie Curie
1. Changes in Scope from FP7
Marine Research Societal Challenge 2
Env & Health Societal Challenge 1?
New – Materials Science
(Irish researchers are 6th in World – not EPA research community)
60% of the Entire Expenditure is aimed at Sustainable development, 35% to go to climate
change related projects
2. SC-5 Results (2014)
Catalogue of 2014 Projects available from the EC
Low Participation from IE (37) 14% Success Rate (no. of applicants) 4% Success Rate (budget requested) 0.26% of the SC5 Budget
2. SC-5 2015 Results
One Stage Proposals
Total Budget going to IE (1-stage topics) = €
1,337,033.18 => 3 successful projects involving 4 IE
partners
Total IE participation: 15 participants (including 2
coordinators) of which 4 participants are successful
Two Stage Proposals
Stage 1: 806 submissions => 208 going to Stage 2
c. 31 IE participants(x) of which 29 are coordinators => 15 going to Stage-2 (11 IE Coordinators)
2. SC-5 Results to Date
3. EPA Activities Members of SC5 Programme Committee
Chair of Advisory Group
Horizon2020 SC5 Working Group
EPA active in Climate and Water JPIs (Huge interest in the Joint Calls)
EPA members of task forces on Water & Raw Materials
Annual Information Days
Roadshows
Joint Call with SFI Investigators Programme to catalyse participation in
H2020
3. EPA Support Activities (ctd.)
Catalogue of Irish Expertise in Environmental Research (>90,000 views)
Dissemination (Newsletter, Website, Update emails)
Close linkages with other societal challenges as well as ERC , Marie Curie,
Infrastructures & Humanities
Mapping activities of research areas under Horizon2020 SC5 (done for Water,
four new studies released today aligned to WP 2016-2017)
Queries, Review of proposals
Partner Search requests
One-to-one meetings
Mapping Research Excellence (EU Level)
4. Concluding Remarks
Materials Science (6th in world)
ICT and Nanosciences (potential under x-cutting areas)
Climate Change and Water – EPA aligned and JPI linkages
SME successes in FP7 & Competitiveness Innovation Programme (CIP)
Liaise with Enterprise Ireland & client base
Text from 2016-2017 Draft Work Programme:
“Within the projects funded, additional, complementary or follow-up funding should be sought,
be it private or public, including from relevant regional/national schemes under the European
Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), in particular under the European Regional
Development Fund (ERDF). ”
4. Concluding Remarks (ctd.)
H2020 – challenging target set Nationally (€1.25bn)
60% of H2020 aimed at Sus Dev, 35% to climate change
EPA significant role to play (SC5 & other areas)
Opportunities in Raw Materials, climate/water, SME eco-innovation
Good alignment between EPA & H2020 initiatives (JPI, EIP)
Potential deficit in researcher capacity in SC5 (SFI joint call may assist)
Liaise with & support from others (Specialisation Strategy, Materials, Prioritise
National investments incl New Science Strategy)
How Can we Improve our Performance?
EPA & EI provide support to researchers.
Can we increase our participation rate ? Success rate?
Feedback today – complete forms available at the EPA Stand.
Alternative – complete SurveyMonkey.
Societal Challenge 5 Support Team