Research
VP's / Deans of Research Meeting
Monday October 13th 2008, 10h30 - 13h00
DRAFT AGENDA
10h30 - 13h00
1. Agree Agenda
2. Minutes of meeting 23rd June
3. Matters Arising from 23rd June
- IRCSET
- Key Performance Indicators
- Conflict of Interest
- Indemnity Insurance
- ICHEC
- SFI
- Brussels Meeting
SSTI
4. Outcome of IUA meetings with Minister for Education and Science (23rd September) and Minister for Science and Technology (7th October)
- Funding
- PRTLI
- Fees
- Research overheads
5. SSTI Issues
- SSTI Numbers
- Graduate Education Review
- IUS PhD Survey results
6. PhD Fees
- HEA have agreed to include non EU students in the RGAM
- Marie Curie Issue (fees not eligible costs per se – working with Deans of Graduate Studies to develop a structure)
RESEARCH CAREERS
7. Researcher Careers
- ASC Report
- IUA Research Careers Group
- HERG Working Group
8. Immigration
- IUA position paper
- ST Article
- Hosting Agreement for Academics, EXTRANET
EUROPEAN & INTERNATIONAL
9. EMBL Review
10. NIH Funding and FP7 (INCO)
- Issue of researchers and universities leveraging funds
- Cost benefit analysis of such schemes
11. European Research Council
- New Member nominations
- We should be making nominations from Ireland, thinking laterally.
COMMUNICATIONS
12. IBEC Conference
13. IUA / IUQB Conference 14th / 15th October
14. AOB
