1 / 16

Sofi a, 5 th December , 2013

Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) Promoting Excellence in Research László P. Kollár President. Sofi a, 5 th December , 2013. OTKA = Hungarian Scientific Research Fund. Founded: 1986 (independent institution). LIFE SCIE N CES Brain research Agriculture Etc. Councils :.

kaelem
Download Presentation

Sofi a, 5 th December , 2013

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Hungarian Scientific Research Fund (OTKA) Promoting Excellence in ResearchLászló P. Kollár President Sofia, 5th December, 2013

  2. OTKA = Hungarian Scientific Research Fund Founded: 1986 (independent institution) LIFE SCIENCES • Brain research • Agriculture • Etc. Councils: SCIENCE & ENGINEERING • Physics • Mathematics • Etc. SOCIAL SCIENCES & HUMANITIES • Literature • Archeology • Etc.

  3. Sponsor? Publicly Industry- funded funded BASIC RESEARCH APPLICATION-DRIVEN RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY

  4. APPLIED – BASIC (DISCOVERY)RESEARCH Yes Purebasic research (Bohr) Application driven basic r. (Pasteur) Deep scientific under-standing No Pure applied research (Edison) Yes No Application

  5. VISION Top quality, curiosity- driven research Stimulate higher education Promote research career IMPACT Scientific impact

  6. MAJOR ACTIVITIES 90%  Research projects (4 or 3 years) HUF < 24 (40) M > 24 (40) M Age PD NF < 35 (40) Starting Grant Postdoc K NK No age limit • Publications • International • Bilateral (lead-agency) etc.

  7. MAJOR CHANGES in the last ten years • Electronic proposal submission & review system • Language: English • International referees/International panels • Support of open access • New funding mechanisms

  8. MAJOR STEPS - EVALUATION Decision-making • Scientific excellence • Potential scientific & societal impact Monitoring Final report - evaluation

  9. Decision-making (Excellence & impact) • 3 anonymous reviewers • Panel ranking • Council/Board decision (experts on narrow field) (experts on broader field) Transparency • Known rules and decision-making mechanism • Strict rules: conflict of interest • Applicants get: reviews + panel evaluation • Council/Board “does not” change the ranking

  10. Decision-making (Excellence & impact) • Special procedures • Large projects • Interdisciplinary proposals • High risk/high gain proposals • International collaborations

  11. Problem:Small country – Small scientific community Conflict of interest „Friend” – „enemy” – independent Solution: international reviewers /panels

  12. Evolution in OTKA Step 1 English proposal 2005 Physics 2008 Life sciences 2009 Science and Engineering 2010 Social Sciences & Humanities (1% Hungaricum) Step 2 English reviews (2005 – ) 2013 With FWF – no Hungarian reviews 2013 Life sciences – foreign r. are required 2014 …. Step 3 International panels 2006 Hungarian speaking foreigners 2013 Few English s. panels (~50% foreigners)

  13. IMPACT – Societal impacts • Stimulate higher education • Research career • Reduce brain-drain (“Brain-gain” – Hungarian Academy of Sc.) HUF < 24 (40) M > 24 (40) M Age PD NF < 35 (40) Starting Grant Postdoc K NK No age limit 60 % to Universities and Colleges

  14. IMPACT – Societal impacts Support for “young” researchers (%) EURYI Norwegian Start. Grant PostDoc + Employment in project ~ 8%

  15. Conclusion – Promoting Excellence Decision making • Transparency / conflict of interest • International decision making Priorities • Excellence & impact (high risk/high gain) • Research career • Young researcher (early independence) • International collaboration • Interdisciplinary research

  16. CONCLUSION (Vision) Top quality, curiosity- driven research Stimulate higher education Promote research career IMPACT Scientific impact

More Related