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State of play concerning ERA priorities in research

performing organisations

The European Research Area (ERA) was launched in 2000, and institutions like yours are making it a reality everyday. However, much more progress is needed. This is why the Commission Communication on a 'Reinforced

European Research Area Partnership for Excellence and Growth'

http://ec.europa.eu/research/era/pdf/era-communication/era-communication_en.pdf - adopted last July by the

European Commission - includes a set of priorities which aim at significantly improving Europe's research

performance to promote growth and job creation.

In an effort to better identify those precise actions where progress is feasible, this questionnaire seeks to identify the

state of play in the implementation of the ERA priorities as well as to offer the opportunity to indicate those barriers

faced by your organisation (and your needs for support) when implementing ERA on a daily basis. It is important that allorganisations involved in funding research, as well as those carrying out research, have the opportunity to provide their

contributions.

The results of the survey will be used in summary form only, to protect confidentiality. Thus, they will be aggregatedso as to present the state of play at national level. The results will be made available on the dedicated

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The identification number will only be used to keep track of the questionnaires as they are filled in. In this way,follow up reminders will not be sent to those who have already responded. All personal and/or institutional data

collected as part of this survey will be recorded in a secured and protected database hosted by the European

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If your organisation includes one or several autonomous departments/research units, please note that each

autonomous entity should fill in the questionnaire (including the over-arching organisation). If you have received an

invitation to participate in this survey but your organisation is not autonomous within an over-arching organisation,

please note that only one response is expected from your organisation. Therefore, we would be grateful if you could

forward the invitation to the appropriate central level.

The survey is made up of several sections listed below. Each section is designed to gather only the necessaryinformation according to the profile of the respondent. Please note that the information asked for in the questionnaire

may need to be collected from different services within your organisation, as follows:

- Introduction and Information about your organisation (central management)- Research funding system/Research funding (central management, financial department)

- Transnational cooperation (international cooperation department)

- Research infrastructures (central management)

- Other ERA priorities (central management - this section only applies to research funding organisations)

- Researchers (Human resources department/central management)

- Gender (Human resources department/central management)

- Knowledge circulation (IT management/central management)


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Therefore, it is advisable to:

- Download the appropriate questionnaire (according to the profile of your organisation) in PDF format at:

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- Distribute the questionnaire to the different services concerned, and- Fill in the questionnaire online once all the answers have been collected.

Please note that the system automatically disconnects the user after 90 minutes of inactivity.

Please also note that: Some delay may occur when answering particular questions, as some answers will lead to the

appearance of additional questions

Most questions allow multiple answers. In most cases, your organisation may also specify other issues ofrelevance

In some questions, your organisation is asked to rate the importance of some issues at stake. Please ensurethat the answer reflects the viewpoint of the organisation and not personal opinions

Some questions require the respondent to provide figures/numbers. Figures and numbers should be providedfor year 2011, except if indicated otherwise in the question

For open-ended questions where you are asked to type in text, we encourage you to do so in English, Frenchor German, however if you are more comfortable in your own language, please do not hesitate to use it

For the purpose of clarity, some key terms used in the survey are defined in a pop-up window (please click onthe 'i' symbol for the pop-up window to appear and remember to close the pop-up window after use). For your

convenience, a full glossary is also available here:

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You should click the 'SUBMIT' button only after you have answered all the relevant questions

The consultation will run until 25 January 2013. The analysis of the results will be published on the Commission's

website.For any further information or questions on this survey, please contact - if possible in English, French or German -

[email protected]

The European Commission would like to thank you in advance for participating in this survey. Your participation is

essential to better understand the state of play concerning the ERA priorities, follow progress and identify needs to

achieve ERA.

Questions marked with an asterisk * require an answer to be given.

Introduction

Please indicate the status of your organisation *

Public organisation or organisation under private law Private organisationwith public mission


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The questionnaire addresses public organisations or private organisations with a public mission only.

However, your organisation may want to specify potential actions at national level which could lead to improvement

in the functioning of the European Research Area. (maximum 350 characters)

Is your organisation an intergovernmental body? *Yes No

Please select the country in which your organisation is located *Albania

Austria

Belgium

Bosnia & Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Faroe Islands

FinlandFormer Yugoslav Republic of

Macedonia

France

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Israel

Italy

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

MaltaMoldova

Montenegro

Netherlands

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

TurkeyUnited Kingdom

Other


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Name of the organisation (local language) (maximum 200 characters) *

Name of the organisation (English) (maximum 200 characters)

Please enter the code provided in the invitation email (maximum 9 characters) *If you have not received an invitation to participate in the survey but you would like to provide your opinion, please enter the

CODE 0000

Please enter the official e-mail address of your organisation (maximum 200 characters) *

Has your organisation a limited degree of autonomy and is it part of an overarching organisation? *

Examples include research units or university departments in organisations where decisions are made centrally. Ifthis is the case, please forward the invitation to complete the survey to the appropriate central level.

Yes No


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What category best describes the decision-making process in your organisation? *Overarching organisation with centralised decision making processes (i.e. most important decisions are taken

centrally)

Overarching organisation with decentralised decision making processes (i.e. there is a degree of autonomy atthe level of departments or research units)

Autonomous department or research unit within an overarching organisation

Please specify the name of the overarching organisation you are part of: (maximum 200 characters)

Did your organisation implement any of the following activities in 2011?

Please tick as appropriate *

Funding research or allocating research funding (at national and/or regional level)

Funding and performing research

Performing research (this research may be performed continuously -i.e. with permanent research staffin-house- or occasionally -i.e. only as needed)

None of these

The questionnaire only addresses organisations which funded or carried out research in 2011. Nevertheless,your organisation may want to specify potential actions at national level which could lead to improvement in the

functioning of the European Research Area. (maximum 300 characters)

T h e q u e s t i o n n a i r e o n l y a d d r e s s e s a u t o n o m o u s o r g a n i s a t i o n s . P l e a s e f o r w a r d t h e i n v i t a t i o n t o t h e c e n t r a l

l e v e l o f d e c i s i o n . N e v e r t h e l e s s , y o u r o r g a n i s a t i o n m a y w a n t t o s p e c i f y p o t e n t i a l a c t i o n s a t n a t i o n a l l e v e l w h i c h

c o u l d l e a d t o i m p r o v e m e n t i n t h e f u n c t i o n i n g o f t h e E u r o p e a n R e s e a r c h A r e a . ( o p t i o n a l ) ( m a x i m u m 2 0 0 c h a r a c t e r s ;

c o u n t : 0 )


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Information about your organisation

Please specify the type of research performing organisation

Research centre University or higher education Other organisation carrying outinstitution carrying out research, research (e.g. hospital)

including those occasionally carrying

out research

What is the main mission(s) of your organisation? (Multiple answers are possible)

Research Technical Development Innovation

Funding Education and Training Other (i.e. hospitals)

What is the sector of activity of your organisation?

Multiple answers possible

Agricultural sciences Social sciences

Engineering and technology Humanities

Medical and health sciences Other

Natural sciences

What was the total number of staff (headcount) employed by your organisation in 2011? (at least 1) *

What was the total number of staff in Full Time Equivalent employed by your organisation in 2011? (at least 1)

Full Time Equivalent (FTE) is a unit to measure employed persons in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or study a

different number of hours per week. An FTE of 1 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is

only half-time.

R&D and academic staff may be involved in various activities such as research, teaching and training,management.

How many people (headcount) employed by your organisation were involved in research activities in 2011?

If exact figures are not available, please provide careful estimates (at least 1)

Please include personnel who has been involved in research activities both on a full time and part-time basis


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How many researchers (in Full Time Equivalent) were employed by your organisation in 2011?

(at least 1)

Full Time Equivalent (FTE)is a unit to measure employed persons in a way that makes them comparable

although they may work or study a different number of hours per week. An FTE of 1 means that the person is

equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time.

Researcher: professional engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods

and systems and also in the management of the projects. Postgraduate students at the PhD level engaged in R&D

should be considered as researchers concerned

Please note that researchers are understood in the sense of the Frascati Manual, which divides research

and development personnel into three categories: Researchers, Technical staff and Other staff (e.g.

administrative staff in a research department)

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Research funding

What was the overall budget of your organisation in 2011?

In local currency (at least 1)

The overall budget includes the operational budget of your organisation as well as funding allocated to other

organisations

In which currency is the amount indicated in the previous question?

Euro Hungarian forint Pound sterling

Bulgarian lev Latvian lats Romanian leu

Czech koruna Lithuanian litas Swedish krona

Danish krone Polish zoty Other

Amongst your organisation's budget for research and development, what is the approximate percentage received asinstitutional funding in 2011?

Please insert '0' if there is no institutional funding. (at most 100)

Institutional funding: general funding of institutions with no direct selection of R&D projects or programmes

%


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Is the internal allocation of institutional funding based on the results of assessment or evaluation procedures?

Assessment or evaluation procedure: evaluation procedure which analyses the entire institution in terms of input,

throughput (processes) and output factors. Among the latter, the assessment may include research performance and may be

linked to funding decisions

Yes No Not known

If yes, when carrying out this assessment or evaluation, who is typically responsible for undertaking them and what

type of experts are involved?

Please tick as appropriate, multiple answers are possible

Under the

responsibility ofUnder theyour organisation Under the Under the

responsibility of thewithout involving responsibility of responsibility

department/institutethe other of the funding

carrying out thedepartment/insti tute organisation(s) organisation

researchcarrying out the

research

The evaluation is typically done by nationalexperts only

The evaluation is typically done by national

and international experts

Please specify the approximate percentage of institutional funding for research and development which isinternally allocated on the basis of assessment or evaluation procedures (at most 100)

%


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Transnational Cooperation

Transnational cooperation may take place between organisations from other EU countries and/or organisations from

countries outside the EU.

Does your organisation engage in transnational cooperation? *Yes No Not known

Please indicate in which type of co-operation your organisation is engaged. (Multiple answers are possible)

Co-operation with EU Countries

Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,

Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain,

Sweden, United Kingdom

Co-operation with Associated Countries to the EU Framework Programme

Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav

Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey

Co-operation with other third countries (countries which are neither EU Member States nor AssociatedCountries to the EU Framework Programme)

Does your organisation engage in transnational cooperation by participating in projects and/or initiativessupported by the EU Framework Programme (e.g. ERA-NET, ERA-NET plus, Joint Programming Initiatives, Art. 185

initiatives, JTIs, COST)?

*ERA-NET: action supported by the EU Framework Programme in which national and regional research programmes coordinate research

activities in a specific research field through networking of research funding.

Joint Programming Initiative: common initiative aimed at addressing major societal challenges, in order to strengthen Europe's capacity to

transform the results of its research into tangible benefits for society and for the overall competitiveness of its economy. Participation of

Member States and FP Associated Countries in such an initiative is carried out on a voluntary basis and according to the principle of variable

geometry and open access. To date, 10 JPIs have been selected by the High-level Group on Joint Programming (Groupe de programmation conjointe

- GPC).

Art. 185 initiatives: research programmes undertaken jointly by several Member States in which the EU participates, including those

undertakings created for the execution of national programmes.

Joint Technology Initiatives (JTIs)address strategic areas where research and innovation are essential to European competitiveness.

These public/private partnerships, involving industry, research communities and public authorities, pursue ambitious common research

objectives.COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology): one of the longest-running European frameworks supporting cooperation among

scientists and researchers across Europe.

Yes No Not known


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Does your organisation participate in calls for proposals supported by the EU Framework Programme (e.g.

ERA-NET, ERA-NET plus, Joint Programming Initiatives, Art. 185 initiatives)? *

ERA-NET: action supported by the EU Framework Programme in which national and regional research programmes coordinate researchactivities in a specific research field through networking of research funding.

Joint Programming Initiative: common initiative aimed at addressing major societal challenges, in order to strengthen Europe's capacity to

transform the results of its research into tangible benefits for society and for the overall competitiveness of its economy. Participation of

Member States and FP Associated Countries in such an initiative is carried out on a voluntary basis and according to the principle of variable

geometry and open access. To date, 10 JPIs have been selected by the High-level Group on Joint Programming (Groupe de programmation

conjointe - GPC).

Art. 185 initiatives: research programmes undertaken jointly by several Member States in which the EU participates, including those

undertakings created for the execution of national programmes.



objectives.

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology): one of the longest-running European frameworks supporting cooperation among


Yes No Not known

Does your organisation jointly implement multiannual programmes supported by the EU Framework

Programme (e.g. JTIs, COST)? *



objectives.

COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology): one of the longest-running European frameworks supporting cooperation among


Yes No Not known

Does your organisation participate in transnational co-operation without support from the EU Framework

Programme? *Yes No Not known

If yes, please specify the approximate percentage of your organisation's funding allocated to such bilateraland/or multilateral agreements and programmes (at most 100)

%


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Access to research infrastructures

Research may sometimes involve the use of cutting edge research infrastructures, which require means beyond the

capacities of a single organisation.

Does your organisation require access to such infrastructure(s) in your field(s) of research? *Yes No Not known

Do researchers from your organisation face difficulties in accessing research infrastructures (including

infrastructures of pan-European interest)? *Yes No Not known

If this is the case, how important are the following barriers?

Please tick as appropriate for each aspect

SomewhatImportant Not important Not known

important

Insufficient information available on theactivities of other research infrastructures

Complex and/or burdensome access rulesand procedures for accessing research

infrastructures in person

High costs linked to on-site access toresearch infrastructures

Complex access rules and protocols for

remote access

Intellectual property rights issues

The rules for accessing confidential datavary among the research infrastructures, thus

preventing access to some of them

Other

If other, please specify (maximum 200 characters)


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Researchers

What was the approximate number of research vacancies filled by your organisation in 2011? Please give the totalnumber, and when possible disaggregate them by seniority. Please leave blank if the number is not

known*Researcher: professional engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods

and systems and also in the management of projects. Postgraduate students at the PhD level engaged in R&D should

be considered as researchers concerned

How many of which were first stage researcher positions (i.e. junior researchers, PhD candidates, Post-Docs)?

How many of which were recognised researcher positions (i.e. confirmed researchers who are already engaged inresearch careers)?

How many of which were established researcher positions (i.e. researchers who have reached seniority)?

How many of which were leading researcher positions (i.e. internationally recognised researchers including teamleaders, management positions, etc.)?


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How does your organisation advertise research vacancies?

Please tick as appropriate.

All vacancies Some No vacanciesare vacancies are are Not known

advertised... advertised... advertised...

in local newspapers

in national newspapers

in specialised R&D publications andjournals

on our organisation's website

on other websites

other

Research positions may be advertised on the Euraxess portal.

In 2011, how frequently has your organisation advertised research vacancies on the Euraxess portal, by level of

seniority?

The Euraxess portal is a service which provides information and services to mobile researchers.

a: Alwaysb: Often

c: Sometimes

d: Seldom

e: Never

f: Not known

a b c d e f

First stage researcher positions (i.e. Juniorresearchers, PhD candidates, Post-Docs)

Recognised researcher positions (i.e.confirmed researchers who are already

engaged in research careers)

Established researcherpositions (researchers who have reached

a degree of seniority)

Leading researcher positions (i.e.Internationally recognised researchers

including team leaders, management

positions, etc.)


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Several actions may be carried out when hiring researchers.

Is your organisation typically implementing any of the following actions, for the various categories of researchers

provided?

Please tick as appropriate.

a: First stage researcher positions (i.e. Junior researchers, PhD candidates, Post-Docs)

b: Recognised researchers (i.e. confirmed researchers who are already engaged in research careers)

c: Established researchers (i.e. researchers who have reached a degree of seniority)

Leading researchers (i.e. Internationally recognised researchers including team leaders, managementd:

positions, etc.)

e: This action is not implemented by our organisation

f: Not known

a b c d e f

The vacancy announcement includes thejob profile, skills and competencies

required, and eligibility criteria

Information on the selection process andcriteria is available for the candidates

A minimum time period between vacancypublication and deadline for application is

defined

Applicants have the right to receivefeedback on the results of the recruitment

Applicants have the right to appealagainst the decision

Selection panels are set up

Information on the rules for thecomposition of selection panels (e.g. number

and role of members, gender

balance) is available for the candidates

The composition of the selection panel ispublished

The selection panel includes nationalexternal members

The selection panel includes national andinternational external members

Has your organisation experienced any barriers to the implementation of any of the above mentioned actions? *Yes No Not known


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If yes, please specify the barriers encountered by your organisation.

Please tick as appropriate

Insufficient autonomy of our organisation over hiring policy

Insufficient financial resources for implementing these activities

Other


Has your organisation experienced any legal or other barriers when trying to hire non-national researchers? *Non-national researchers are researchers who do not hold the citizenship of the country where your organisation is located

Yes No Not known

If yes, please specify the barriers encountered (maximum 200 characters)

What was the approximate percentage of researchers coming from other EU Member States and/or AssociatedCountries to the EU Framework Programme in your organisation in 2011? (at most 100)

EU Member States are Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany,

Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia,

Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom

Associated Countries to the EU Framework Programme are Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Iceland,

Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey

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What was the approximate percentage of researchers coming from countries which are neither EU Member States

nor Associated Countries to the EU Framework Programme in your organisation in 2011? (at most 100)

EU Member Statesare: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary,

Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, UnitedKingdom

Associated Countries to the EU Framework Programmeare: Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Croatia, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel,

Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey

%

Organisations may implement human resource activities addressing researchers.Does your organisation implement the following activities? Please

leave boxes blank if not known.

Yes, but onlyYes, for all for some No, it is not

Not knownresearchers categories of implemented

researchers

Career advice and/or services

Mentoring (which provides researchers

with career development guidance andsupport)

Evaluation or appraisal mechanism for

assessing researchers' professional

performance

Research training and continuousdevelopment

Dedicated organisational careerdevelopment strategy

Other

Is your organisation aware of the European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitmentof Researchers?

Yes, our organisation Yes, our organisation is Yes, but our No, our organisation ishas signed up to it planning to sign up to it organisation does not plan not aware of it

within the next year to sign up to it


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Has your organisation encountered barriers to the development and implementation of human resource activities

addressing researchers?

*Yes No Not known

If yes, how important are the following barriers for your organisation?


important

National or regional regulations or policies

do not support such human resourceactivities

Insufficient autonomy of my organisationover human resource policy

Insufficient financial resources

Other

If other barriers, please specify (maximum 200 characters)

Researchers may permanently or temporarily move abroad to continue carrying out their research. In this case and

if they were awarded research grants (regional, national and/or European), researchers may wish to transfer the

grants to the institution abroad.

Have there been instances where researchers from your organisation have moved abroad with their grant? *Please note that in this question, grantmakes reference to a research specific grant, with funding associated with setting up

a medium- and/or long-term research programme. It does not include grants to doctorate candidates for short-term mobility.

Yes and the grant transfer was easily done

Yes, but the grant transfer was difficult to implement

No, but it would have been possible

No, it was not possible

Not known


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If there were difficulties or it was not possible to transfer grants abroad, please specify which of the following

reasons apply. Multiple choices are possible

Given existing grant rules, funds can only be spent in the countryRules at the level of our organisation do not foresee this possibility

Our organisation prefers to keep control over the research results and/or intellectual property rights

The procedures for grant transfer are too complex

The procedures for grant transfer are not compatible (i.e. accounting systems)

Other

Does your organisation provide research grants? *Yes No Not known

Are these grants accessible to non-national and/or non-resident researchers? *Non-national researchers are researchers who are not citizens of the country where your organisation is located.

Non-resident researchers are researchers who do not reside in the country where your organisation is located.

Yes No Not known

If access to grants was not possible to non-nationals or non-residents in 2011, please specify which of thefollowing reasons apply. Multiple choices are possible

Administrative rules directly or indirectly impose that only nationals or residents can be funded

Research agenda is linked to national interests and priorities

Our organisation prefers to maintain ownership of research results and/or intellectual property rights

Other conditions

Please specify which other condition(s) apply. (maximum 200 characters)

Does your organisation deliver doctoral degrees and/or train doctoral candidates throughout the academic cycle

and/or host doctoral candidates for a short period during the academic cycle?

Yes No


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Does the academic curricula or the training provided by your organisation include any of the following

activities?

Schemes and activities supporting career prospects of PhD students (e.g. mentoring, alumni networks,participation at job events)

Schemes and support actions fostering interdisciplinary research (e.g. shared supervision betweenorganisations/departments of the work of the doctoral candidate, existence of networks of

departments/organisations representing several scientific disciplines)

Schemes or activities to expose PhD students to industry/other relevant employment sectors (e.g. placementduring research training, private-funding of PhD students' research, involvement of non-academics, etc.)

International networking (e.g. collaborative research, joint degrees, participation in international conferences,short/long research visits, secondments, etc.)

Provision of transferable skills training (e.g. training on communication, teamwork, entrepreneurship, project

management, intellectual property rights, etc.)

Dedicated quality assurance system for doctoral training on institutional level, distinct from the qualityassurance system for Bachelor and Master studies

Organisations may seek to support or enhance relationships with the private sector.

Does your organisation support the development of public-private linkages? *

For example, your organisation may support networking and communication activities with the private sector, implement research training

agreements, structured programmes for placements in the private sector or bilateral agreements.

Yes No Not known

Which of the following actions have been implemented by your organisation in 2011?

Our organisation supports networking and communication activities with the private sector (e.g.academia-private sector networks, alumni networks, platforms, job fairs)

Our organisation hires professors or staff whose primary occupation is in the private sector and not in thehigher education sector

Our organisation implements research training agreements with private sector organisations

Our organisation implements structured programmes for placements in the private sector (e.g. internships) for

researchers

Our organisation implements bilateral agreements with non-public organisations for specific projects (e.g.industry, third sector)

Other

In 2011 what was the approximate number of professors whose primary occupation was in the private sector?


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Can you estimate how many research training agreements were running in 2011?

Can you estimate how many researchers from your organisation were involved in these training agreements in2011?

How many researchers from your organisation were involved in these placement programmes in 2011?

How many researchers from your organisation were involved in these bilateral agreements in 2011?

Gender

There is an array of activities which may be implemented in connection with gender issues.

Which of the following activities were implemented by your organisation in 2011?


Recruitment and promotion policies for female researchers

Measures, including quotas, to ensure a balanced composition of females and males in your organisation'scommittees (involved in recruitment, career progression, or in evaluation of research programmes or projects)

Flexible career trajectory (e.g. provisions to allow interruptions of career, returning schemes after careerbreaks, gender aware mobility conditions)

Work-life-balance measures (e.g. parental leave, flexible working arrangements for researchers)

Support for leadership development (e.g. mentoring for female researchers)

Networking opportunities for female researchers

Guidelines of best practices disseminated within your organisation

Other


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What was the approximate percentage of female researchers in your organisation in 2011? (at most 100)

%

What was the approximate percentage of females within your recruitment panels in 2011? (at most 100)

%

Does your organisation set up research evaluation committees? *

Research evaluation committeesare responsible for the evaluation of research projects and programmes.The outcome of the evaluation may be linked to the allocation of research funding and/or other resources

Yes No Not known

What was the approximate percentage of females in research evaluation committees in your organisation in2011? (at most 100)

%

Does your organisation include a gender dimension in research and innovation content of programmes, projects and

studies? *

Gender dimension in research content: making gender a dimension of research by integrating it as part of

research design and process. This entails sex and gender analysis being integrated into basic and applied

research

Yes No Not known


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If yes, which of the following activities are implemented by your organisation?


Inclusion of gender issues in doctoral curricula

Specific course on gender content of research

Dedicated gender issues diploma

Gender and gender analysis methods in training for research staff

Use of gender criteria in the evaluation of the research content of programmes, projects and studies

Dedicated budget for gender-related projects and/or studies

Guidelines on integrating gender aspects in the research content of programmes, projects and/or studies

Other

Has your organisation drawn up a Gender Equality Plan or strategy? *Yes No Not known

Does your organisation assess the implementation of the gender equality plan or strategy? *Yes No Not known

Which of the following actions are implemented in order to assess the implementation of activities carried outin connection with gender issues?

Our organisation carries out audits of existing procedures in order to identify the existence of gender bias

Our organisation carries out ex-ante assessments of planned procedures in order to identify the existence ofgender bias

Our organisation implements strategies and actions to correct identified gender bias

Our organisation sets up targets for achieving gender equality

Our organisation monitors progress towards targets for achieving gender equality

Other

Various activities may be implemented in connection with gender issues.Has your organisation been involved in any of the following?

Multiple answers are possible

Charters and/or codes of conduct

Awards or prizes

Performance agreement(s)


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If your organisation has been involved in charters and/or codes of conduct, please specify whether

The activity was initiated by your The activity was initiated by your The activity was initiated by aorganisation organisation in partnership with national body/funding agency

other organisations

If your organisation has been involved in awards or prizes, please specify whether

The activity was initiated by your The activity was initiated by your The activity was initiated by aorganisation organisation in partnership with national body/funding agency

other organisations

Does your organisation face barriers when setting up activities in connection with gender issues? *Yes No Not known

How important are the following barriers to setting up activities in connection with gender issues? Please rate

accordingly


important

Employment and/or labour law or policy atnational or regional level do not allow to

take action

Regulations or policies at national orregional level are not specifically

supportive of achieving gender equality in

science

Lack of funding for implementing genderequality in science

Other



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Knowledge circulation

Does your organisation provide the following digital research services for researchers?

Scientific publications repository

Research data repository

Computing services

Cloud services (from external provider)

Scientific software (e.g. for simulation, visualisation,data analysis, virtual laboratories)

Research collaboration platform

Other digital research service

Does your publications repository follow technical standards that make it compatible with other repositories

(ISO standards, OPENAire)?

*Yes No Not known

Does your data repository follow technical standards that make it compatible with other repositories (ISO

standards, OPENAire)? *Yes No Not known

Are some or all scientific publications produced by your organisation available online and free of charge (open

access)? *Yes No Not known

What is the approximate percentage of publications by researchers in your organisation which are availableonline and free of charge (i.e. in open access)? (at most 100)

%

Does your organisation archive the open access publications in a repository? *Yes No Not known


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In the provision of open access there are two main modes, green open access and gold open access. What is

the predominant mode for publishing in open access used by your organisation?

Gold route or 'Gold' open access model (open access publishing):payment of publication costs is shifted from subscribers to the author

of an article. Often these costs are supported by the university or the research institute to which the researcher is affiliated or by the funding agencysupporting the research.

Green route or 'Green' open access model (self-archiving):a version of the article (the final published article or final peer-reviewed

manuscript) is archived by the researcher in an online repository before, after, or alongside its publication in a journal. Access to the deposited article is

often delayed ('embargo period') at the request of the publisher so that subscribers retain an added benefit.

Predominately in green open access

Predominately in gold open access

Gold open access and green open access are equally used

Cannot say

Does your organisation make available research data online and free of charge (i.e. in open access)? *Yes No Not known

Can researchers from your organisation access digital research services in other organisations by using their own

user account (i.e. federated electronic identify)? *Yes No Not known

If your organisation does not provide for such an electronic identity, is it because your organisation...

Multiple answers are possible

Does not perceive the need for it

Has decided not to implement it

Does not have coordinated user account management

Is in the process of exploring the alternatives for implementing this type of identification service

Other reasons

Please specify the researchers from your organisation who have access to digital research services in otherorganisations by using their own user account

All researchers and/or scholars Some researchers and/or scholars


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If your organisation is a member of any of the following identity federation communities, please select as

appropriate

A federation is a group of organisations that sign up to an agreed set of policies for exchanging information about users and

resources to enable access via authentication. National federations (e.g. Haka in Finland) can join European-wide communities

(e.g. EduGAIN)

ACOnet Identity Federation Belnet R&E Federation SWITCHaai

eduID.cz DFN-AAI WAYF

TAAT SIR Haka

Fdration ducation-Recherche GRNET AAI@EduHr

eduID.hu (HREF Federation) Edugate IDEM

LAIFE SURFnet FEIDERCTSaai SWAMID ULAKAAI

ArnesAAI Slovenska UK Access Management IGTFizobraevalno raziskovalna Federation for Education and

federacija Research

other

Organisations may provide remote access to their digital research services.To whom does your organisation provide remote access to digital research services and using which type of user

account?Multiple answers are possible

Access is provided to staff from our organisation with their own user account

Access is provided to external researchers with a user account provided by our organisation

Access is provided to external researchers with the user account provided by their own organisation

Our organisation does not provide remote access

Your organisation does not provide remote access because


My organisation has not considered the possibility of providing remote access to digital services

My organisation has not clearly identified the added value of remote access

My organisation is in the process of developing/implementing remote access

Other


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External researchers are unable to use their own user account provided by their home organisation because


Providing access to digital research services in my organisation to external people is not a priority

There is no demand for allowing external users to access my organisation's digital services

My institution is in the process of developing/implementing this system

Other reasons

Is your organisation involved in transferring research results into the market?

Yes No Not known

Is knowledge transfer integrated into the core mission of your organisation?

Knowledge transfer: knowledge transfer is the process of transferring the rights to use and exploit knowledge from the

sources of the knowledge to those in a position to best exploit the knowledge in placing new products and services on the

market

Yes No Not known

Has your organisation developed a knowledge transfer strategy?

Yes No Not known

Does your organisation have (or share with other organisations) a structure for knowledge transfer activities,such as a Technology/Knowledge Transfer Office?

Yes No Not known

Do you have staff dedicated to knowledge transfer activities?

Yes No Not known

How many staff (in Full Time Equivalent) were dedicated to knowledge transfer activities in 2011? (at least 0)

Full Time Equivalent (FTE): unit to measure employed persons or students in a way that makes them comparable although they may work or

study a different number of hours per week. An FTE of 1 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals

that the worker is only half-time

Amongst the staff dedicated to knowledge transfer activities, how many have at least five years experience inthe knowledge transfer business?


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Amongst the staff dedicated to knowledge transfer activities, how many have followed a knowledge transfer

accredited course/training?

There are different types of knowledge transfer activities. What type of knowledge transfer activities were

implemented by your organisation in 2011? Multiple choices are possible

Invention disclosure

Disclosure of a research idea to a firm subject to a confidentiality agreement, before any patent or licensing

activity

Patenting of research results

Licensing of patents

Selling/assignment of patents

Collaborative research and development agreements with partners in the private sector (contract research,consultancies and research collaborations)

Support the creation, management and/or follow-up of spin-offs

Please specify the total number of invention disclosures in your organisation's portfolio (at least 1)

Of which, please specify the number of inventions disclosures in 2011 (at least 1)

Please specify the total number of research results patented in your organisation's portfolio (at least 1)

Of which, please specify the number of research results patented in 2011 (at least 1)

Please specify the total number of patents licensed in your organisation's portfolio (at least 1)

Of which, please specify the number of patents licensed in 2011 (at least 1)


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Please specify the total number of patents sold in your organisation's portfolio (at least 1)

Of which, please specify the number of patents sold in 2011 (at least 1)

Please specify the total number of collaborative research and development agreements with partners in theprivate sector in your organisation's portfolio (at least 1)

Of which, please specify the number of collaborative research and development agreements with partners in

the private sector as of 2011 (at least 1)

How many spin-offs have been generated since 2007? (at least 1)

Has your organisation experienced barriers to the development and implementation of knowledge transferactivities?

Yes No


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If yes, how important are the following barriers?

Please rate each aspect and leave boxes blank if it is not known

SomewhatImportant Not important Cannot say

important

Regulations or policies at national orregional level do not allow to take relevant

action

Regulations or policies at national orregional level are not specifically

supportive of such development

Insufficient information about potential

industry partners

Knowledge transfer is not part of theorganisation's mandate

Knowledge transfer is not animportant activity within our organisation

Lack of financial resources

Lack of expertise in knowledge transfer

Other

If other barriers, please specify (maximum 200 characters)

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