Transcript Funding for Nordic research collaboration

NordForsk: Funding for Nordic
research collaboration
Kaisa Vaahtera
Copenhagen, 25.6.2015
NOVA Startegy Seminar
Background of Nordic collaboration
• Five countries: Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
• Three autonomous areas: Faroe Islands, Greenland and Åland
• 8 time zones, 26 million people, many official languages, 10th
largest economy globally
 Helsinki Agreement 1962
 Nordic Council of Ministers 1971
 Nordisk forskerutdanningsakademi (NorFA) 1990s
 NORIA, Nordic Research and Innovation Area (White
Paper, 2003, G. Björkstrand)
 NordForsk 2005
Galdhøpiggen
2469
Kebnekaise
2102
Hvannadalshnjúkur
2110
Gunnbjørn Fjeld
3700
Halti
1328
Nordic Council of Ministers
The purpose is to work toward joint Nordic solutions that have tangible
positive effects – Nordic synergies – for the citizens of the individual Nordic
countries.
•10 individual Nordic Councils of Ministers:
In Brief – Development of Nordic Research Collaboration
Tradition – Informal research collaboration
Societal preconditions - Governance structure and
national research funding systems
Policy - Cooperation through FPs/ERA, Science Europe,
ministerial collaboration and exchange of information
Research funding agencies level - Joint committees of
the Nordic research councils (NOS-M, NOS-N, NOS-HS,
NordHORCS)
Nordic institutional level - NordForsk as institutionalised
collaboration (NCM)
NordForsk
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Platform for joint Nordic research and research policy
development in the Nordic countries
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Established by the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2005
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Aim is to facilitate cooperation in all fields of research when
this adds value to work being conducted nationally
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Main stakeholders are the national research financing bodies
in the five Nordic Countries
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Basic funding from the Nordic Council of Ministers and
additional funding by stakeholders, especially the Research
Councils in the different countries (“The 2/3 principle”).
NordForsk Strategy 2015 - 2018
Vision
A Nordic region that is globally leading in
research and innovation, with NordForsk
continuously contributing to this.
Goal
To enhance the quality, impact and costefficiency of Nordic research and research
infrastructure collaboration.
Principles in all activities
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Conducting analysis of key issues on the Nordic science policy
agendas
Requiring co-funding from at least three Nordic countries to
start a large research and/or infrastructure programme
Establishing open calls for proposals with international peer
review of applications
Conducting ex-post assessment of research and research
infrastructure collaboration
Ensuring open access
Ensuring transparency
Improving gender equality
Providing support for mobility, higher education, international
cooperation, research integrity and research-driven innovation
in large programmes
Promoting Nordic research cooperation in a European and
international context
Nordic cross-border research cooperation
Strengthening integrated cross-sectorial research with the aim
to tackle societal challenges and ensure sustainable
development
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Health and Welfare
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Societal Security
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Responsible development of the Arctic
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Adaptation to climate change
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Green Growth / Bioeconomy
Creating critical mass in potentially excellent research areas
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eScience
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Neutron research
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Gender in the Nordic Research and Innovation Area
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Nordic languages, language communication and culture
Nordic research infrastructure cooperation
Increasing cross-border access to and joint use of
existing research infrastructures in the Nordic region and
globally
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Nordic eInfrastructure Collaboration (NeIC)
Nordic Biobank Network
Nordic Trial Alliance (NTA)
Supporting the establishment of new Nordic research
infrastructure cooperation
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Facilitation of Nordic register-based research
- cooperation between statistical bureaus
- development of technical solutions by NeIC
- Nordic register pilots
Impact of Nordic research and research
infrastructure cooperation
• Providing Nordic policy-makers and users with new evidenceinformed/tested knowledge
• Improving knowledge about new results of Nordic research and
research infrastructure cooperation on the science and society
arenas by increased visibility
• Creating opportunities for research-driven innovation
Funding principles
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Thematic research/infrastructure programmes
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The Nordic financiers contribute to common pot of the programmes
(usually funded 1/3 by NordForsk basic budget and 2/3 by national
research financiers)
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Main applicant to be based in co-funding Nordic country, partners
from at least three Nordic countires
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International cooperation encouraged in all programmes
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All programmes open for participation of individual researchers from
other regions (researcher mobility; guest researchers)
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All programmes open to research teams and institutions from other
regions, provided that these document their contribution to the
project budget
Nordic Centre of Excellence
”Nordic Centres of Excellence are established to strengthen cooperation
between outstanding researchers, research groups and research
institutions within areas of priority for the Nordic countries. Nordic Centres
of Excellence add value to research done in the countries and increase the
impact of Nordic research in Europe and worldwide.”
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Work based on a single research agenda, joint management,
coordinated researcher training, communication, and research
infrastructure collaboration.
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Normally 5 years, more than 2,5 M€ Nordic funding
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Standard procedure: Mid-term and final evaluation, regular meetings,
communication, interaction with a Scientific Advisory Board etc.
Some ongoing/planned joint Nordic
programs and initiatives
• Bio-Economy
• Education for Tomorrow
• Gender in the Nordic Research and Innovation
Area
• Green Growth
• Health and Wellbeing
• Joint Nordic Initiative on Arctic Research
• JPI Climate
• Neutron research
• Nordic eScience Globalisation Initiative (NeGI)
• Nordic Infrastructure Collaboration
• Societal Security
• Top-level research initiative
Nordic Green Growth programme
• “ Green Growth – Understanding Societal Challenges”, in the framework of
climate change and energy challenges.
•Joint programme between NordForsk, Nordic Innovation and Nordic Energy
Research
• Multidisciplinary programme combining natural sciences, technical sciences,
social sciences and the humanities, aiming to provide new knowledge and
education on how the Nordic countries can jointly advance long-term green
growth in the region through research and innovation.
Nordic Joint Committee for Agricultural and Food
Research (NKJ)
• Established in 1965 as a coordinating body for the research councils and other
funders within the agricultural sector in Nordic countries
• Promotes and provides support for Nordic cooperation on research and innovation
in the agriculture and food sector, including research on reindeer husbandry
• Emphasis on cross-sectorial cooperation
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To encourage cooperation and networks
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To contribute to development of national, Nordic and European policy
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To promote Nordic interests in the European research arena.
• Related Nordic bodies under the Nordic Council of Ministers:
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Nordic Forest Research Co-operation Committee (SNS)
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Nordic Committee for Veterinary Scientific Coopration (NKVet)
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Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists (NJF)
NKJ Calls for Funding
Call for networking activities in 2016-2017 within agriculture and food
research
•The aim of the call is to:
– increase North European regional synergy in the field
– establish better contact between research communities in the Nordic
countries
– strengthen North European agriculture and food research and networking
• Deadline for applications September 15
• Network grants are for maximum 2 years.
• The budget of the call is at least 1 000 000 NOK.
• The maximum applied amount per one network should be approx. 250 000
NOK
• A minimum of 50% self-financing component
NKJ Calls for Funding
Support for organising conferences, seminars and workshops
– Biannual call
– Next call after summer 2015
Joint call for funding for research networks between the NKJ and
the SNS
– Plans for a joint call in early 2016.
•More information:
http://nkj.nordforsk.org/en
Thank you for your attention!
www.nordforsk.org