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Canada - EU Research News - Summer 2012

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Canada – EU Research News
Edition 5
Summer 2012

Table of Contents

  1. EU science ministers propose budget of €90 Billion for Horizon 2020
  2. COOPERATION calls to be released in July

- Watch for targeted calls for Canadians

  1. PEOPLE (Marie Curie) calls closing in August
  2. Canadians in FP7: Cell Phone Safety: Daniel Krewski, University of Ottawa (MOBI-KIDS Project)
  3. Events

a)      Information Sessions:
1)      Dalhousie University, Monday, September 17
2)      University of Prince Edward Island, Tuesday, September 18
3)      Memorial University of Newfoundland, Wednesday, September 19

b)      FP7 Legal-Financial Workshop for Canadians:

- McGill University, Montreal, Thursday-Friday, October 4-5

  1. Webinars
  2. FP7 Guide for Canadians (Maintenant disponible en Francais)
  3. ERA-Can on Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn
  1. The European Council has given its backing to the proposed structure for Horizon 2020 and increased the proposed budget from €80 Billion to €90 Billion. Horizon 2020 will be the eighth European Framework Programme for Research and Technological Development and will run from January 2014 to December 2020.

Horizon 2020 will be structured around three pillars:

·         Excellent Science will include:

o        The main elements of the current PEOPLE specific programme (otherwise known as Marie Curie Actions)

o        Support for frontier research currently under the IDEAS specific programme

o        Support for research infrastructure (CAPACITIES specific programme)

o        Support for emerging technologies  

·         Societal Challenges will include support for multi-national collaborations, similar to the FP7 COOPERATION specific programme, focused on:

o        Health, demographic change and wellbeing;

o        Food security, sustainable agriculture, marine and maritime research, and the bio-economy;

o        Secure, clean and efficient energy;

o        Smart, green and integrated transport;

o        Inclusive, innovative and secure societies;

o        Climate action, resource efficiency and raw materials

·         Industrial Leadership will focus on innovation in all fields

For more information on Horizon 2020, please see the CORDIS website at http://ec.europa.eu/research/horizon2020/index_en.cfm.

There will soon be more information on how Canadians can be involved in Horizon 2020 on the ERA-Can website. Check back!

  1. Calls in the COOPERATION specific programme will be published by the European Commission in July 2012.

COOPERATION projects are multi-national, collaborative research projects involving a minimum of three partners in three different EU countries. Canadians are eligible to participate in all COOPERATION projects. Calls will be in the following Thematic Areas:

·         Energy

·         Environment (including climate change)

·         Health

·         Information and Communication Technologies

·         Knowledge-based Bio-economy (includes food, fisheries, agriculture, and biotechnology

·         Nanotechnology, Materials and Production

·         Security

·         Social Sciences and Humanities

·         Space

·         Transport (including aeronautics)

Some of the calls may be targeted specifically to include Canadian researchers. Watch for these on the ERA-Can website in late July.

  1. Marie Curie International Fellowships: Calls will close August 16, 2012.

·         International Incoming Fellowships allow Canadians researchers to work at a European institution for 1-2 years.

·         International Outgoing Fellowships allow a Canadian research institution to host a fully-funded postdoctoral researcher for 1-2 years.

All Canadians completing applications for the Marie Curie Actions can call on ERA-Can as a resource for advice and assistance.

  1. Canadians in FP7:

Cell Phone Safety: The FP7 MOBI-KIDS Project

The recent increase in cell phone use by teenagers, young adults and children has generated growing concern about the possible connection between radio frequency (RF) fields and cancerous brain tumours. Assessing the nature and seriousness of these dangers was the main objective of the FP7 MOBI-KIDS project that included two Canadian researchers, Dr. Daniel Krewski and Dr. Daniel Bédard, at the University of Ottawa’s R. Samuel McLaughlin Centre for Population Health Risk Assessment.

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  1. Events

a)      Information Sessions:

ERA-Can will hold three information sessions in September on the opportunities for Canadians in FP7.

·         Monday, Sept 17, 2012: Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia

Time and Location TBD – Please see our website for updates

To register for this session, please send your name, email address, phone number, and area of study to Melodie Cardin at melodie.cardin@era-can.ca

·         Tuesday, Sept 18, 2012: University of Prince Edward Island, Charlottetown, PEI

Time and Location TBD – Please see our website for updates

To register for this session, please send your name, email address, phone number and area of study to Donna Lawless at dlawless@upei.ca

·         Wednesday, Sept 19, 2012: Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, NL

Time and Location TBD – Please see our website for updates

To register for this session, please send your name, email address, phone number and area of study to Jeremy Reynolds at reynoldsj@mun.ca\

b) FP7 Legal-Financial Workshop for Canadians

The workshop, delivered by European experts, has been designed specifically for Canadian researchers and research office staff from government, universities and the private sector. It will focus on issues arising during the application process, negotiation phase and the management of FP7 grants as well as intellectual property issues and will include presentations by Canadian researchers in FP7 projects and plenty of time for questions and answers.

            When: Thursday and Friday, October 4-5, 2012

            Where: McGill University, Montreal, QC

To register, please contact Mélodie Cardin, ERA-Can’s Manager of Communications at melodie.cardin@era-can.ca

  1. Webinars

ERA-Can is pleased to offer FP7 information sessions for Canadians by webinar or videoconference. Sessions can be customized to meet the particular needs of your research organization – whether an overview of FP7 opportunities for Canadians or a more in-depth look at a particular part of the Framework Programme such as Marie Curie Actions (including international fellowships) or the COOPERATION specific programme (focused on thematic research areas).

If you are interested in hosting a webinar, please contact Mélodie Cardin, ERA-Can’s Manager of Communications at melodie.cardin@era-can.ca

  1. FP7 Guide for Canadians

ERA-Can’s FP7 Guide for Canadians is available on our website.

La version francaise est maintenant disponisble aussi.

  1. Social Media

ERA-Can can now be found on Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn. These pages will be kept up-to-date with information on Events, Calls for Proposals and FP7 projects with Canadian partners. We hope that through these forums you will be able to connect better not only with ERA-Can but with other researchers in your field.

Facebook: Like our page! www.facebook.com/europeanresearchareacanada

Twitter: Follow us: @ERA_Can

LinkedIn: Follow us at www.linkedin.com/company/european-research-area-and-canada