2. The HEA’s Role Statutory Body Other Designated Funding Universities / IoT’s HEA DES Government Activities Agency Work Advisory Government E.U. National Office - Access
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8. Strategic Innovation Fund “ The SIF will enable higher education institutions to: Incentivise and reward internal restructuring and rationalisation efforts Provide for improved performance management systems Meet staff training and support requirements associated with the reform of structures and the implementation of new processes Implement improved management information systems Introduce teaching and learning reforms, including enhanced teaching methods, programme restructuring, modularisation and e-learning Support quality improvement initiatives aimed at excellence Promote access, transfer and progression and incentivise stronger inter-institutional collaboration in the development and delivery of programmes.” Minister for Education and Science April 2005
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10. PRTLI – Distinguishing Features PRTLI Distinguishing Features (launched 1998) Institutional Strategy Focus Scale/ Resources (Public & Private) All Disciplines Collaboration Incentives Link to Teaching and Education Programmes & Supporting Infrastructure In parallel in 1998: Technology Foresight Exercise
13. % Total Allocations (up to Cycle 4) € 54m 6% Research Resources/Libraries € 74m 9% Environment/Marine € 98m 11% Social Science/Humanities € 103m 12% ICT/Advanced Communications Platform Technologies & Materials (INCL. Chemical & Physical sciences) Biosciences/Biomedical (INCL. Food and Health Science, & Neuroscience) € 122m 14% € 414m 48%
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15. Technological Sector Research Initiative Open to Institutes of Technology only Divided over three strands Strand 1 – Postgraduate R&D Skills Programme Strand 2 – Enterprise Platform Programme Strand 3 – Core Research Strengths Enhancement
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18. Overview of Framework 7 Funding for Research Funding for Basic Research Marie Curie - PhDs, Postdocs Part of EC – Funds Energy, Physical Sciences
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22. Support from the HEA National Contact Point: Humanities and Social Sciences Sorcha Carthy Email: scarthy@irchss.ie Tel: (01) 231 7188
23. Other Useful websites Cordis—Research Infrastructures http://cordis.europa.eu/fp7/capacities/research-infrastructures_en.html Europa—Research Infrastructures http://ec.europa.eu/research/infrastructures/landscape_en.html European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) http://cordis.europa.eu/esfri/ Higher Education Authority (HEA)—FP7 http://www.hea.ie/index.cfm/page/sub/id/1163 FP7 Ireland http://www.fp7ireland.com
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25. Thank you for your attention! Website: http://www.hea.ie