Events

Webinar on 2016-2017 Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Work Programme

admin 2015 Events, Marie Curie Events

The 2016-2017 Work Programme for Marie Skłodowska-Curie actions was published on 14th October. The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office is offering a webinar to summarise the Calls and new aspects in the Work Programme, including the new Society and Enterprise Panel within the Individual Fellowships Call. The webinar will be hosted by Dr. Jennifer Brennan, NCP for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and will take place from 15:00 to 16:00 on November 2nd.

How to participate:
To register, please email mariecurie@iua.ie. You will receive an email confirming your registration and containing more information about accessing the webinar. Please note that it may be up to 72 hours before you receive the confirmation email.

NB: For those unable to participate at the appointed time, the webinar has been recorded for viewing at their own convenience.

MSCA Work Programme 2016-2017

MSCA WP 2016-2017 – Nov 2015 – webinar

MSCA WP 2016-2017 Webinar Q&A Report

YouTube – http://youtu.be/Iq4lo57hFxE

Vimeo – https://vimeo.com/144617059

Individual Fellowships Writing Workshops – Various Dates from June 10th to August 14th, 2015

mlardner 2015 Events, Homepage Announcements, Marie Curie Events

To assist researchers and supervisors in preparing a competitive proposal for the upcoming MSCA Individual Fellowships Call (deadline 10th September), a series of proposal writing webinars hosted at various Higher Education Institutions and centrally in the IUA Offices  in Merrion Square Dublin.  See below for details. There is a limited number of places at these workshops. Priority will be given to researchers applying with an Irish organisation as their host organisation. If there is strong demand for the IUA-based workshops, extra dates will be added.

 

Date and Venue How to register
10th June
UCD		 Contact Máire Coyle maire.coyle@ucd.ie
11th June
NUIG		 Registration: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/nui-galway-marie-skodowska-curie-proposal-writing-workshop-tickets-17223006476
17th June
Maynooth University		 Contact Aoife Shanley aoife.shanley@nuimaynooth.ie
18th June
TCD		 Contact Oonagh Kinsman oonagh.kinsman@tcd.ie
23rd June
QUB		 Contact Ciaran Prunty c.prunty@qub.ac.uk
6th August
IUA Offices, Dublin 2		 Complete the registration page at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GX327R8 .
Deadline for registration 31st  July
11th August
IUA Offices, Dublin 2		 Complete the registration page at https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/GX327R8 .
Deadline for registration 31st July
14th August
UCC		 Contact Louise Burgoyne l.burgoyne@ucc.ie

Webinar on Individual Fellowships Proposal Writing – July 3rd, 2015 at 11.00-12.00

mlardner 2015 Events, Homepage Announcements, Marie Curie Events

In advance of the 2015 deadline for MSCA Individual Fellowships (10th September 2015), the Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office offered a webinar to assist researchers with writing an IF proposal. The webinar was hosted by Dr. Jennifer Brennan, NCP for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions on July 3rd.

 

NB: For those who were unable to participate at the appointed time, the webinar has been recorded and is available below for viewing on Youtube and Vimeo  at your own convenience.

YouTube:

https://youtu.be/ReGDSRNjbQ4

 

Vimeo:

 

French-Irish forum for doctoral Studies and internationalisation TCD 25 June

losullivan 2015 Events, Homepage Announcements

Trinity College Dublin, Innovation Academy – The main objective of this forum, organized by Campus France, the French embassy, the Irish University Association and hosted by Trinity College,  is to exchange best practices for doctoral studies between Ireland and France. A statement of conclusions and proceedings will be sent to all institutions involved in doctoral studies in France and Ireland. The audience will be: vice-presidents of universities and institutions, heads of international offices, directors of doctoral schools, directors of laboratories, etc.

A reception will take place at the French Embassy for all participants on June 24th at 6:30pm.

Agenda for 25th June:

9:00: Coffee/Tea

9:15 Welcome address

Patrick Prendergast, Provost of Trinity College

9:30: Sessions and panel discussions

Chair: Aideen Long, Dean of Graduate Studies, Trinity College Dublin

9:30: Doctoral studies and quality: recent changes in Ireland and France

The environment of PhD students: rights and duties, supervision, laboratory (best practices)

  • The new national Framework for doctoral education,

Barbara Dooley, Dean of Graduate Studies, University College Dublin

  • Doctoral studies in the new French “Communautés d’universités et d’établissements” (COMUE)

Hubert Romat, Directeur Ecole Doctorale SIMMEA, COMUE Leonard de Vinci

 

10:45 :Tools for international cooperation at doctorate level (cosupervisions and cotutorials)

Round table with testimonials of students and supervisors from Limoges, Bordeaux, Paris 1, Paris 6, Limerick, UCD…

 

12:00: Visit and presentation to Doctoral Schools

Barry Mc Mahon, Innovation Academy Trinity College Dublin

13:00 Lunch

14:30 : Sessions and panel discussions (continued)

Chair: Aideen Long, Dean of Graduate Studies, Trinity College Dublin

14:30: Doctoral studies in European programmes

Marie Sklodowksa Curie actions (EJD, ETN, EID) and their implementation for PhD training

Jennifer Brennan, National Contact Point, Irish University Association

Aisling Ni Annaidh, example of ETN “HEADS” coordinated at UCD

 

15:30: PhDs and the industrial sector (panel)

Examples of international companies recruiting PhDs and doctors

Tony O’Donnell (SAP), IRC?, Patrick O’Sullivan (IBM),  INTEL ?

 

16:00: Policy issues on internationalization of doctoral studies

  • Lisa Looney, Dean of Graduate Studies, Dublin City University
  • Lesley Lelourec, ConferencePresidents Université et Vice-Présidente Relations Internationales Université Rennes 2

 

17:00: Reporting and conclusions

Building Collaborative North South Partnerships in MSCA

admin 2015 Events, Marie Curie Events

The Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office and InterTradeIreland held a networking and information event for research centres and multidisciplinary groups across the island.

Presenters Avril Monaghan SFI, Suzanne Miller-Delaney IUA, Graeme Horley SFI, Bernadette McGahon InterTradeIreland and Jennifer Brennan IUA

Presenters Avril Monahan SFI, Suzanne Miller-Delaney IUA, Graeme Horley SFI, Bernadette McGahon InterTradeIreland and Jennifer Brennan IUA

Information sessions were held on the following topics:

The final programme and profiles of all research centres attending the event can be downloaded here: Final Programme & Profiles Doc

Aileen Mackin and Carrie Small of InterTrade Ireland

Aileen Mackin and Carrie Small of InterTrade Ireland

Networking sessions facilitated by the appropriate National Contact Points / Northern Ireland Contact Points were held in the following areas:

  • ICT /Data Analytics
  • Energy
  • Manufacturing & Materials
  • Health (incorporating connected health, medical devices, drug delivery & food for health)

 

Photographs from the Event:

Irish University Association

Irish University AssociationIrish University AssociationIrish University AssociationIrish University AssociationIrish University AssociationIrish University Association

MSCA Webinar 26 Feb – to assist researchers writing a RISE proposal

admin Marie Curie Events

In advance of the 2015 deadline for MSCA Research and Innovation Staff Exchange (28th April 2015), the Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office are offering a webinar to assist researchers with writing a RISE proposal.

The webinar is hosted by Dr. Jennifer Brennan, NCP for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and is available below along with supporting documentation:

http://youtu.be/-78JA517Al4

 

 

3rd Feb 2015 – Bridging Business and Research – a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Event

losullivan 2015 Events, Marie Curie Events

3rd February, Crowne Plaza Hotel, Blanchardstown, Dublin 15, 9am-2pm including lunch.

The European Commission and the Irish Marie Sklodowska-Curie Office are holding an event on Horizon 2020 funding for research-performing companies and other non-academic organisations.

This free event will include information on:

  • Horizon 2020 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA)
  • Horizon 2020 SME Instrument
  • Testimonials from companies successful in FP7
  • Practical issues
    + European support networks for companies and researchers
    + IP Management in Horizon 2020
    + How to find and work effectively with academic partners

Early-bird registration and a draft agenda is available at https://mscabusiness.teamwork.fr/

 

Bridging Business & Research

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

More Information:

Companies do not necessarily have the facilities, financial resources or human capital to run their research projects as they would like to. Thanks to the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA), it is now possible for SMEs or other companies to collaborate with academic research organisations, have access to their equipment, and integrate some of their highly skilled researchers within the research projects of the firm.

Transferring cutting-edge science and technology from creative academic groups to SMEs is a key element of successful innovation.

We know that well-trained, entrepreneurially-minded researchers who can move between academic and other settings are essential to this successful collaboration. This is why the MSCA are promoting Business-Academic collaborations that focus on giving researchers adequate skills and opportunities to contribute to SME and other business growth.

In order to give more practical information on how to get involved in our actions, and to present the latest business opportunities under the new Framework Programme for Research Horizon 2020, the MSCA have launched a promotional campaign across Europe.

The application process and concrete examples of partnerships will be explained during these information sessions. Below you can find more details about each planned event, as well as registration instructions.

 

Workshop on Excellent Science in the Humanities

losullivan 2014 Events, Homepage Announcements, Marie Curie Events

Date: 21 Jan 2015, 11am-5pm. Venue: Royal Irish Academy, Dublin

The aim of the Excellent Science Pillar in Horizon 2020 is to raise the level of excellence in Europe’s science base and ensure world-class research. The European Research Council (ERC) and Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions (MSCA) are of particular interest to Humanities researchers. This day long workshop will feature Keynotes talks from those involved at the European level in both the ERC and MSCA, it will profile Ireland’s grant awardees and feature advice from National Contact Points and Evaluators.

To Register log onto:  http://irishhumanities.com/events/excellent-science-in-the-humanities/

Schedule:

11:00-11:30 Registration

11:30-12:00 European Research Council Keynote and Q&A

12:00-13:30 ERC panel and Q&A

13:30-14:30 Lunch

14:30-15:00 Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Keynote and Q&A

15:00-16:30 MSCA panel and Q&A

16:30-17:00 Q and A session

Speakers:

Chair for the day: Professor Daniel Carey, Director of the Moore Institute, MRIA and Chair of the Irish Humanities Alliance

ERC Keynote: Professor Nicholas Canny, Member of the ERC Scientific Council

ERC Panel:

Chair: Professor Jane Conroy, MRIA

Paul Kilkenny, Irish Research Council, Irish National Contact Point to the European Research Council for Social Science and Humanities

Dr Eilionóir Flynn, ERC Starting Grant awardee (2014) and Acting Director of the Centre for Disability Law & Policy, and Senior Lecturer in the School of Law, National University of Ireland, Galway

Dr Suzanne Kingston, ERC Starting Grant awardee (2014) and Senior Lecturer in the School of Law in University College Dublin

MSCA Keynote: Louise Byrne, Research Executive Agency (European Commission)

MSCA Panel:

Chair: Professor Orla Feely, Chair of the Irish Research Council and Vice President for Research, Innovation and Impact at University College Dublin

Dr Jennifer Brennan, European Advisor, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Irish National Contact Point, Irish Universities Association

Dr Laura Cleaver, Ussher Lecturer in Medieval Art at Trinity College Dublin. Principal Investigator on the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions research project: ‘History Books in the Anglo Norman World’ (2011-2015)

Dr Melanie Marshall, Lecturer in Music at University College Cork. Marie Skłodowska-Curie International Outgoing Fellow on the ‘Sex in the early modern city: Music and eroticism in sixteenth-century Rome’ research project (2011-2014)

Dr Valerie Heffernan, Head of German at Maynooth University and Vice-Chair for the evaluation of MSCA Individual Fellowships

To download the draft Programme click: http://irishhumanities.com/assets/Draft-Programme-Excellent-Science-in-the-Humanities-Event.pdf

Organised by the Irish Humanities Alliance, Irish Universities Association and Royal Irish Academy and sponsored by the Irish Research Council

Webinar for ITN Proposal Writing

losullivan 2014 Events, Events, Homepage Announcements, Marie Curie Events

In advance of the 2015 deadline for MSCA Innovative Training Networks (13th January 2015), the Irish Marie Skłodowska-Curie Office are offering a webinar to assist researchers with writing an ITN proposal. The webinar is hosted by Dr. Jennifer Brennan, NCP for the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions and is viewable below:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP8opitRqIw

Documents to Download:

  1. ITN-NCP-webstreaming how to submit
  2. ITN Call 2015 Webinar Slides
  3. ITN Suggested Management Structure
  4. ITN 2015 Webinar Q&A Report
  5. ITN 2015 – Research Policy Brief
  6. ESR Analysis 2014 ITN Call3

Irish Universities in Brazil October 2014

losullivan 2014 Events, International Events

The Irish Universities Association (IUA) has been invited to attend the

6th INTERNATIONAL SEMINAR AND 7th GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GRUPO COIMBRA DE UNIVERSIDADES BRASILEIRAS October 14th – 17th 2014.

The IUA will participate in the ALISIOS Workshops:

ALISIOS – Part 1

Round table 1: Integration of education, research and innovation into the Europe-Brazil cooperation

ALISIOS – Part 2

Round table 2: Achieving more quality in mobility through cooperation in the design of the mobility schemes

If you would like further information on this event or wish to meet with a member from the IUA please email sinead.lucey@iua.ie