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1So just to give you all a bit of context. Following on from the brain storming sessions that John Hennessy chaired a few months ago along with Eucharia & Padraic regarding how the HEA can best adapt in line with the potential changes coming down the tracks from the National Strategy, a few themes emerged from which volunteers were sought to form working groups Communications and Enhancing Processes working group.

Myself, along with X volunteered for the communications working group and I think we represented a good cross section of grades and sections within the HEA.

In our terms of reference we agreed that the group would examine both internal and external communication issues. As a result of our meetings we drafted 23 recommendations which are contained in our report now available on the intranet. While 23 sounds like a lot we felt that small changes can make a big difference so we have attempted to summarise these recommendation into three broad priority areas.

A version of this presentation was already made to Management last week by Sarah and Niamh and was received positively. While some recommendation will needs to be developed further and require further consultation in the main we would be hopeful that they would be implement. Just to note that our terms of reference did not include the implementation of the recommendations which is a decision to be made my management as to who would be responsible for implementation.

Two Councils become one

The mission of the Irish Research Council is to enable and sustain a vibrant and creative research community in Ireland2OVERVIEW OF MANDATE

Investing in people: one central funding body for supporting individual researchers at all stages of their career development, with a particular focus on early career developmentembedding structure and transferable employment skills in our graduates experiences..incl. facilitating employer collaboration

Investing in Ideas.cover the full range of disciplines.encourage independent exploratory research .build on the synergies between disciplines

Policy advisory role - postgraduate education and research3

4So just to give you all a bit of context. Following on from the brain storming sessions that John Hennessy chaired a few months ago along with Eucharia & Padraic regarding how the HEA can best adapt in line with the potential changes coming down the tracks from the National Strategy, a few themes emerged from which volunteers were sought to form working groups Communications and Enhancing Processes working group.

Myself, along with X volunteered for the communications working group and I think we represented a good cross section of grades and sections within the HEA.

In our terms of reference we agreed that the group would examine both internal and external communication issues. As a result of our meetings we drafted 23 recommendations which are contained in our report now available on the intranet. While 23 sounds like a lot we felt that small changes can make a big difference so we have attempted to summarise these recommendation into three broad priority areas.

A version of this presentation was already made to Management last week by Sarah and Niamh and was received positively. While some recommendation will needs to be developed further and require further consultation in the main we would be hopeful that they would be implement. Just to note that our terms of reference did not include the implementation of the recommendations which is a decision to be made my management as to who would be responsible for implementation. SCHEMES 2013

Postgraduate ScholarshipsGovernment of IrelandDeadline March 2013Enterprise Partnership SchemeAndrew Grene ScholarshipEmployment ProgrammeTBCPostdoctoral FellowshipsGovernment of IrelandDeadline March 2013Enterprise PartnershipElevate Marie Curie International Mobility FellowshipPI led Schemes(AHSS only)Government of Ireland Research Projects Grants SchemeTBCResearch Development InitiativeTBCOtherUlyssesTBCNew FoundationsTBC5International Opportunities

NORFACEERA-NET

6FP7, ERC leverage monies in

ESF, HERA, NORFACE only participating because we contribute/fund

Enterprise Partnership SchemeEmployment-based Postgraduate ProgrammeElevate Postdoctoral ProgrammeMasters, PhD, PostdocMasters, PhDPostdocIrish Research Council, 66% Enterprise Partner, 33 IRC 16,000 & feesEmployment Partner top-up to min 24,000European Commission, 40% Irish Research Council, 30% Enterprise Partner, 30% Researcher based in Irish HEI with placement opportunity in CompanyResearcher employed by Company with placement in Irish HEIResearcher 2 years abroad in HEI or Company and 1 year in Irish HEICompany based anywhereCompany based in IrelandCompany based anywhereEnterprise-academia-social engagement

Encouraging international and inter-sectoral mobility of postdoctoral researchers

Giving postdoctoral researchers an insight into business aspects of research and innovation.

Facilitate research collaboration, knowledge transfer and networking between Irish based Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) and international host (e.g. enterprise, social or cultural organisations, NGO).

Project is agreed between HEI and international host and IP agreement signed at start

Open to SMEs and multinationals

Elevate postdoctoral Programme

Marie Curie 3-year Postdoctoral Fellowship Awards

Years 1 & 2: based in international host (HEI or enterprise, social or cultural organisation, NGO)

Year 3: based in Irish HEI maintaining link to international host

2 Calls 1st Call closing early 2013: 20 awards covering all disciplines (10 non-academic awards).

2nd Call closing early 2014: 25 awards covering all disciplines (15 non-academic awards).

Elevate postdoctoral Programme

If international host is HEI: If international host is non-HEI: 40% EU Commission funding 40% EU Commission funding 60% IRC funding 30% IRC funding30% Host Partner funding

3 year Postdoctoral Fellowship Total Award, circa 87,747 per annum x 3 = 263,241Includes all costs of researcher (e.g. salary, mobility/travel allowance, pension, health insurance, contribution to research costs)

Cost to enterprise, circa 26,324 per annum x3 = 78,972. Quarterly or annual invoices paid to the Irish Research Council in advance

Postdoctoral Researcher is an employee of the Irish HEI for the duration of the awardElevate FINANCE

Eligible host organisations are research teams in HEIs or research locations that can demonstrate a sufficiently high international research reputation: national research institutions well-founded enterprise research facilities social, cultural and non-government organisations (e.g. library, archive, museum, institute of scientific, cultural, social or economic relevance to the proposed project)

Capacity to provide professional guidance and mentoring to the individual researcher

Access to experimental facilities or data

If non-HEI, a commitment to co-fund at 30% for the duration of the award

Host Commitment

To be eligible, the applicant must:

Be an experienced researcher of any nationality (e.g. hold a PhD or have 4 years full-time equivalent research experience)

Be a resident of an EU or Associated Country, who is currently living in Ireland, but does not have to be an Irish citizen.

Have been an ER for no more than 5 years (career breaks of up to 5 years are taken into account).

Have spent no more than 40% of his/her time during their ER career period carrying out research outside IrelandResearcher

Value for CompaniesBenefits for ResearchersAccess to exceptionally talented pre-assessed researchers & potential future employeesMentoring from Enterprise ExpertsBuild research networks and collaborations with Irish Universities and Institutes of TechnologyEnhanced EmployabilityLow level of bureaucracy Streamlined process from application to awardTransferable skillsMaximise potential for innovation People and IdeasExposure to commercially orientated research environment

13Postgraduate ScholarshipsOne call at start of year (further EPS call later in year)All disciplinesWho eligible to apply (non-EU)One start date Oct 2013 (apart from EPS)Duration (1 or 2 yr Masters; 3 or 4 yr PhD)Structured PhD endorsementValue of Award (Stipend 16k; Fees