Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenge 5 Can we improve our performance?

Dr. Brian Donlon, EPA Research Manager

21st October 2015

Herbert Park, Dublin

Talk Content

1. FP7 (Irish Successes & changes in scope)

2. SC-5 Results to Date

3. EPA Support Role

4. Concluding Remarks

1. Irish Successes in FP7

Approx €18m under Theme 6.

6 projects led by Irish Partners, Involved in 55 projects

Key Areas Marine, Environmental Technologies, Natural Resources Mgt

Also success in Climate and Env & Health

Across FP7 – Approx €50m drawn down by Environmental Researchers

Big successes in Agriculture, Marie Curie, SME, ERC, Energy and ICT

1. Env. R&D: Cross-Thematic

Environment

SME

ERC

ENERGY

ICT

INFRA

Agriculture (KBBE)

Nano

Space

Marie Curie

1. Changes in Scope from FP7

Marine Research Societal Challenge 2

Env & Health Societal Challenge 1?

New – Materials Science

(Irish researchers are 6th in World – not EPA research community)

60% of the Entire Expenditure is aimed at Sustainable development, 35% to go to climate

change related projects

2. SC-5 Results (2014)

Catalogue of 2014 Projects available from the EC

Low Participation from IE (37) 14% Success Rate (no. of applicants) 4% Success Rate (budget requested) 0.26% of the SC5 Budget

2. SC-5 2015 Results

One Stage Proposals

Total Budget going to IE (1-stage topics) = €

1,337,033.18 => 3 successful projects involving 4 IE

partners

Total IE participation: 15 participants (including 2

coordinators) of which 4 participants are successful

Two Stage Proposals

Stage 1: 806 submissions => 208 going to Stage 2

c. 31 IE participants(x) of which 29 are coordinators => 15 going to Stage-2 (11 IE Coordinators)

2. SC-5 Results to Date

3. EPA Activities Members of SC5 Programme Committee

Chair of Advisory Group

Horizon2020 SC5 Working Group

EPA active in Climate and Water JPIs (Huge interest in the Joint Calls)

EPA members of task forces on Water & Raw Materials

Annual Information Days

Roadshows

Joint Call with SFI Investigators Programme to catalyse participation in

H2020

3. EPA Support Activities (ctd.)

Catalogue of Irish Expertise in Environmental Research (>90,000 views)

Dissemination (Newsletter, Website, Update emails)

Close linkages with other societal challenges as well as ERC , Marie Curie,

Infrastructures & Humanities

Mapping activities of research areas under Horizon2020 SC5 (done for Water,

four new studies released today aligned to WP 2016-2017)

Queries, Review of proposals

Partner Search requests

One-to-one meetings

Mapping Research Excellence (EU Level)

4. Concluding Remarks

Materials Science (6th in world)

ICT and Nanosciences (potential under x-cutting areas)

Climate Change and Water – EPA aligned and JPI linkages

SME successes in FP7 & Competitiveness Innovation Programme (CIP)

Liaise with Enterprise Ireland & client base

Text from 2016-2017 Draft Work Programme:

“Within the projects funded, additional, complementary or follow-up funding should be sought,

be it private or public, including from relevant regional/national schemes under the European

Structural and Investment Funds (ESIF), in particular under the European Regional

Development Fund (ERDF). ”

4. Concluding Remarks (ctd.)

H2020 – challenging target set Nationally (€1.25bn)

60% of H2020 aimed at Sus Dev, 35% to climate change

EPA significant role to play (SC5 & other areas)

Opportunities in Raw Materials, climate/water, SME eco-innovation

Good alignment between EPA & H2020 initiatives (JPI, EIP)

Potential deficit in researcher capacity in SC5 (SFI joint call may assist)

Liaise with & support from others (Specialisation Strategy, Materials, Prioritise

National investments incl New Science Strategy)

How Can we Improve our Performance?

EPA & EI provide support to researchers.

Can we increase our participation rate ? Success rate?

Feedback today – complete forms available at the EPA Stand.

Alternative – complete SurveyMonkey.

Societal Challenge 5 Support Team