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NEWSLETTER - Research Services |
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HIGHLIGHTS |
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Round Table: " Think of tomorrow world: the innovation in Research " |
Within the framework of the weeks of the global entrepreneurship, the Research Services and the GSI organize a Round Table on the theme: " think of tomorrow world: the innovation in Research ". Speakers: Sonja Betschart, co-fondatrice de WeRobotics, Sophie Huber, directrice, service de la formation continue de l’Université de Genève, Frédéric Esposito, Global Studies Institute, Université de Genève, Mauro Moruzzi, Ambassadeur, Chef des Relations Internationales au SEFRI, Maryline Maillard, conseillère Politique scientifique, recherche, technologie, éducation, formation auprès de la Mission de la Suisse auprès de l'Union Européenne, Laure Ognois, directrice, Service Recherche de l’Université de Genève, Jean-Luc Veuthey, professeur, sciences analytiques, ancien vice-recteur de l’Université de Genève. Monday, 12 November 2018 -
12.15 - 13.45 |
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cOAlition S: Making Open Access a Reality by 2020 |
The 11 national research funding organisations that form cOAlition S have agreed to implement the 10 principles of Plan S in a coordinated way, together with the European Commission including the ERC. |
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RESEARCH SERVICES LATEST NEWS |
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Euroscience Open Forum 2018 |
ESOF took place in Toulouse (F) from 9 to 14 July. More than 4000 persons from 93 countries participated in this week-event. Presentations are online and may be consulted at: |
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H2020 – Topics and calls 2019 |
The final « Horizon 2020 Work Programmes » have been published by the European Commission. They include all the strategic priorities and topics for the calls for proposals 2019. Most scientific areas are addressed. Some specific cross-cutting priorities (sustainable development and climate, digitalisation, international cooperation, societal resilience, innovation) are implemented through newly defined « focus areas » and « other cross-cutting priorities ». |
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Projects funded by the NIH and other US federal entities |
To help researchers in charge of projects funded by the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) and other US federal entities manage the ethics approval, continuing review, and incident reporting procedures, the Research Service has published a brief guidance document on its website. |
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Research Data Management |
University of Geneva is the first Institution in Switzerland to adopt an "International Policy on Research Data Management" and to affirm the importance for the excellence of research and good data management. |
Digital infrastructure
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A STATE-of-the-art digital infrastructure for Research |
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EVENTS |
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AAL Forum 2018 |
This Forum is entitled “Ageing well in the digital age: A growing community of change makers”. This AAL Forum wants to stress the importance of the existing and emerging ecosystems for transforming the regulated health & care markets as well as the growing consumer-driven ‘silver economy’. The Forum will aim to bring to light the crucial roles of each actor and how they are interconnected, in order to identify and work with best models & practices. . September, 24 – 26th, 2018 |
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SSH Research Day |
Funding and Support for Research in the Social Sciences and the Humanities – Squaring the Circle ? Facts – Needs – Prospects October 11th, 2018 |
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Young Researcher’s day 2018 |
The Doctorate and after : Tips - Trajectories - Opportunities Information day for doctoral and post-doctoral students Workshop:
Equipping yourself for a successful career |
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DARIAH-CH |
The workshop DARIAH-CH is an important event in the process of adhesion of Switzerland to the European consortium in Digital Humanities DARIAH, organized in the framework of the H2020 project DESIR. November 29-30th, 2018 |
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SUCCESS STORIES |
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H2020-MSCA-ITN |
Three new ITN projects with UNIGE participation have been selected for European funding under the Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions (MSCA). ITN (Innovative Training Networks) bring together universities, research centres and companies from different countries worldwide to train a new generation of researchers. All three projects concern the Faculty of Medicine: |
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H2020-MSCA-RISE |
Two other MSCA projects with UNIGE participation have been selected for European funding. The RISE scheme promotes international and inter-sector collaboration through research and innovation staff exchanges, and sharing of knowledge and ideas from research to market (and vice-versa). These are the projects: |
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H2020-MSCA-COFUND |
A MSCA COFUND project with UNIGE participation has been selected for funding. COFUND (co-funding of regional, national and international programmes) is intended for organisations that fund or manage doctoral programmes or scholarship programmes for researchers (PostDoc). |
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ERC Advanced Grant |
Prof. Thanos D. Halazonetis of Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Sciences, has recently signed for the second time in his career a prestigious ERC Advanced Grant (2018-2023). |
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CALLS FOR PROJECTS - SUBMISSION DEADLINES |
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EUROSTARS - new funding rules. |
The Swiss maximum funding per project is reduced to 250‘000 € if no Swiss SME take part in the consortium. Maximum funding per project remains at 500‘000 € when Swiss SME are included. |
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Southeast Asia – Europe Joint Funding Scheme |
The SNSF is for the second time participating in the call of the Southeast Asia – Europe Joint Funding Scheme. |
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Strategic BioLink |
Grants for the networking of biobanks established for research purpose. |
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Project funding |
Under the project funding scheme, qualified researchers define their research themes and objectives themselves and conduct their project under their own responsibility. |
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ERC Starting Grants |
ERC Starting Grants provide funding to top researchers at the beginning of their research career (2 to 7 years after the PhD). The next call will open mid-September (expected date) 2018. For the Letter of Commitment of the Host Institution required for all ERC applications, please inform us one month before submission deadline at the latest. |
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H2020 – Major calls for Health, Pharma, Life Sciences |
Some major 2019 calls for proposals are open now. |
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ATTRACT |
To bridge the gap between basic research and real market needs, ATTRACT is calling for researchers, entrepreneurs and companies to co-create and bring forward breakthrough projects on pioneering imaging and sensor technologies. |
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PRIMA |
Grants are aimed at excellent women researchers who show a high potential for obtaining a professorship. |
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Ambizione |
Grants are aimed at young researchers who wish to conduct, manage and lead an independent project at a Swiss higher education institution. |
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Investigator Initiated Clinical Trials (IICT) |
For the fourth time, the SNSF is launching a call for independent, clinical studies. |
ERC Synergy Grants |
ERC Synergy Grants have been developed in order to bring together complementary skills, knowledge and resources from 2-4 excellent researchers with the goal of jointly addressing research problems. |
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NRP |
NRP "Welfare and Coercion" launches second Call:
22 projects were approved after the first call for NRP 76. A second call is now being launched to fill the remaining research gaps. |
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FLARE |
Based on a mandate from the SERI, the FLARE programme (Funding LArge international REsearch projects) aims to facilitate the construction and use of research infrastructures for major international projects in particle physics, astrophysics and astroparticle physics.. |
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COST |
COST funds pan-European, multi- and interdisciplinary, bottom-up networks of researchers across all science and technology fields. COST does not fund research itself, but provides support for networking activities carried out within COST Actions. |
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Research Services SNSF Euresearch |
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CONTACTS |
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Dr Laure Ognois-Zaugg, Dr Alex Waehry, Dr Eliane Abou Mansour, |