Centre of Excellence Discussion and information session Timo Taskinen

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1 Centre of Excellence 2016 Discussion and information session Timo Taskinen

2 Agenda of the CoE session Welcome / Head of Research Development Timo Taskinen Some points of view regarding the University and CoEs / Vice Rector Kaisa Miettinen Remarks and insights on the application and implementation of the former and ongoing CoEs Professor Johanna Mappes; Finnish Centre of Excellence in Biological Interactions Research Professor Rauno Julin; Finnish Centre of Excellence in Nuclear and Accelerator Based Physics Research Practical comments on the CoE applications at the University / Timo Taskinen Remarks and insights on the application and implementation of the former and ongoing CoEs Academy professor Petri Toiviainen; Finnish Centre of Excellence in Interdisciplinary Music Research Professor Tero Heikkilä; Finnish Centre of Excellence in Low Temperature Quantum Phenomena and Devices Discussion, Hints for applications, Questions (and answers) Summary and Conclusions / Timo Taskinen Closing

3 CoE: Practicalities at JyU Timo Taskinen

4 Basics: CoE Plan of Intent 6 pages, main emphasis on the first 5 out of 8 years ( ) Name of the CoE: Centre of Excellence in xxx Research List of PIs (including directors) and host institutions Research plan, merits, environment, international competition CV for each PI, max 4 pages Publications: only 10 most important for each PI Single organisation or a Consortium structure description

5 CoE timeline Call will close on 27 April for plans of intent 3 External reviewers for each intent, evaluation will be done over the summer time In November 2016 the decision for which intents will go for the 2nd evaluation round. The Full proposals will be requested in January 2017, Evaluation and interviews in February 2017, The decision in 5-6/2017! the CoEs will start

6 CoE Budget Budget for years at the Academy Online services application tool Plan of Intent however must describe the total budget = Total funding plan for Full cost model, 70/30 Academy/Host site JYU Coefficients: 55 %, 94 %, 85 % Funding covers salaries, materials, equipment, travel expences and other costs

7 Funding of the project

8 Funding of the project 2

9 Practicalities at JyU JyU will not prioritize applications, however the full draft applications must be sent to in order for the Rector and the Science Council to analyze them Full application = Plan of intent and the Application form The final date for the delivery of the draft application is 19 April 2016 The University Strategy must be taken into account and must be linked to the CoE theme See the updated program the Strategy at npideohjelma_2016_2020/view (at the moment only in Finnish) All the CoE Intents (both individual and Consortium partner intents) must be delivered to mobility@jyu.fi

10 Core fields, see JyU Strategy Learning, teaching and the learning and growth environments that support development Basic natural phenomena and mathematical thinking Languages, culture and communities in global change processes Physical activity, health and wellbeing Information technology and the human in the knowledge society

11 Practicalities Vice rector Kaisa Miettinen will sign the Project announcement form (Hankeilmoituslomake) for the CoE intent Exception to the general practise, when the Head of the Department signs the form See Quality assurance of the projects at ow-to/quality-assurance-manual?set_language=en Rector will give the Commitment for funding by the site for the application

12 Commitment procedure: Page Funding for the project at the application

13 How to make the application? Check the call and the application guidelines 1. Open the application form at Online services, 2. Use the template for the Plan of Intent and follow the structure 3. Check the Evaluation report for the plan of intent

14 Renewed CoE 3 key words: Quality, Renewal, Impact Break-through research and open up the programme for the younger generation Extended funding period 6 8 with midterm full scientific evaluation during the 5th year to ensure renewal of science funding level the same, higher, lower or the CoE can even be terminated! Sustainability in funding after the termination of the programme! The position of the host organisation strenthened; Stronger commitment of host to CoE during and especially after the CoE period. Hosts will and should utilise the mid term evalution in order to decide their commitment Research infrastructures - Finnish RI Roadmap and ESFRI - should be taken into consideration

15 Quality, renewal, impact Impact on society at large in forms natural to the particular scientific/scholarly disciplines Make the IMPACT visible in your discipline Explain how the IMPACT has been realised in the area and how you will continue, improve that; CoE must report on Impact

16 Comments and discussions Professors Johanna Mappes, Rauno Julin, Petri Toiviainen and Tero Heikkilä presented their CoEs Unusual combinations with strong common theoretical frame seems to attract funding Consortium structure adds travelling very much compared to a CoE of a single university Infrastucture requirements must be taken into account Sometimes it is enough to prepare the application in a very short period of time Personnel demographics are important researchers outside Finland and the gender balance The value of training of PhD-students: it was unclear, if inclusion of the training programme at the CoE was possible at the CoE. The commitment of the host site can vary: It was discussed, if the host should cover more than 30 % of the CoE Funding organise When the CoE will finish, some of the universities support that, i.e. the CoE has a planned Exit strategy: JyY will not pre-allocate additional funding for CoE exit. Vice rector promised to formulate a text to describe the general commitment of JyU for the CoE.

17 Arvioinnista (Maiju Gyran, 7.4) Lasse Löytty keskusteli Akatemian Maiju Gyranin kanssa arvioinnista 7.4: Kolme ulkopuolista (etupäässä ulkomaisia asiantuntijoita) jokaisen aiehakemuksen vertaisarvoinnissa (tehdään etätyönä) Ei arviointiraporttien koontipaneelia eikä yhteistä arviointia tässä vaiheessa Samantyyppiset (tieteenala) hakemukset pyritään niputtamaan, että olisi sama arvioitsija useammassa hakemuksessa Tavoitteena on kaikkien arvioitsijoiden ulkopuolisuus (ei suomalaisista organisaatioista) mutta joillakin aloilla tämä voi olla mahdotonta, että saataisiin parhaat mahdolliset asiantuntijat arvioimaan Päätöksen varsinaiseen hakuun pääsevistä hakemuksista tekee SA:n hallituksen yleisjaosto, ei toimikunnat Toimikunnille ei ole korvamerkitty kiintiöitä hakuun, joten parhaat aiesuunnitelmat pääsevät jatkoon

18 CoE Rakenteesta / Maiju Gyran (AKA) ja Lasse Löytty (JY), 7.4 Postdoc tohtorikoulutettava -asetelmasta ja painotuksesta ei ole olemassa mitään yleispätevää linjausta Ennen oli ehkä enemmän painotus väitelleisiin tutkijoihin, kuten nykyään on SA-hankkeissa Diversiteettiä voi olla, joten koordinaattorit (½-päiväiset), tarvittaessa avustava henkilöstö, tohtorikoulutettavat ja väitelleet tutkijat käyvät kaikki henkilöstöksi, kunhan suunnitelma on hyvä ja toteuttamiskelpoinen Huipparit ovat niin isoja kokonaisuuksia, että tohtorikoulutettavien mukanaolo on sikäli perusteltua Hyvä tutkimusympäristö, tutkimus ja toiminnan kannalta keskeisten henkiöiden mukanaolo on tärkeää huippareissa, ei niinkään jaottelu tutkijatyypin mukaan