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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC (Belgian French Community)

SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC (Belgian French Community) Basic research in the French Community of Belgium F.R.S-FNRS: historical background F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS Some challenges for a funding agency. Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRS

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SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC (Belgian French Community)

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  1. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC • (Belgian French Community) • Basic research in the French Community of Belgium • F.R.S-FNRS: historical background • F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points • F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS • Some challenges for a funding agency Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRS Brussels, April 15 2010

  2. 1. BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (1) AUWB (ULB, UMons) AULouvain (UCL, FUNDP, FUSL, FUCAM) AUWE (ULg, GxABT) French Community of Belgium (BFC) (2006) • 4,5 Mi0 inhabitants • 7 universities (3 comprehensiveones) groupedinto 3 Academia • 76.660 universitystudents ; 8.019 masters; 648 PhD • 8200 researchers

  3. BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (2) • the landscape… “Science” Basic research (Universities) Products & processes Applied research (Industries, Centres, Univ) “The death valley” ? • Public funding: • CFB(F.R.S.-FNRS) • Federal, Europe • Public funding: • Régions(Wallonia, Bxls) • Federal, Europe

  4. BASIC RESEARCH IN THE FRENCH COMMUNITY OF BELGIUM (3) • the Belgian public funding of research (2008) • for basic research (BFC): 267 M€ • for applied research (RW): 231 M€ •  0,61% GDP vs 1% targeted by Lisbon strategy 25%

  5. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC • (Belgian French Community) • Basic research in the French Community of Belgium • F.R.S-FNRS: historical background • F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points • F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS • Some challenges for a funding agency Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRS Brussels, April 15 2010

  6. 2. F.R.S.-FNRS: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (1) A royal call for sponsorship, 80 years ago

  7. 2. F.R.S.-FNRS: HISTORICAL BACKGROUND (2) FNRS 1928 Mostly individual mandates IISN 1951 (nuclear) FRSM 1957 (medical) FRFC 1965 (collective) FRIA 1994 (agro-industry) • recurrent subsidies as of 1948 • division in two separate entities in the nineties • support to basic research in all fields of sciences • range of funding programmes (bottom-up approach) • scientific excellence

  8. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC • (Belgian French Community) • Basic research in the French Community of Belgium • F.R.S-FNRS: historical background • F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points • F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS • Some challenges for a funding agency Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRS Brussels, April 15 2010

  9. 3. F.R.S.-FNRS : SOME KEY POINTS (1) a budget of 143 M€ in 2008

  10. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC • (Belgian French Community) • Basic research in the French Community of Belgium • F.R.S-FNRS: historical background • F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points • F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS • Some challenges for a funding agency Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRS Brussels, April 15 2010

  11. 4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS (1) wefund all scientificfields • SHS in 2008 • + 189 grants • + 36 projects (~1,83 M€) • succes rate: • ~60% for PhD • ~30% for post-docs

  12. 4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS (2) 5 scientific commissions (among 13) in SHS • SHS-1 • a) Sociology, social anthropology, political science, communication (based on ERC-SH2: Institutions, values, beliefs and behavior) • b) Environmental studies, demography, social geography, urban and regional studies (based on ERC-SH3: Environment and society) • SHS-2 Cognition, psychology, education (based on ERC-SH4: The human mind and its complexity) • SHS-3Literature, linguistics, philosophy, visual and performing arts (based on ERC-SH5: Cultures and cultural production and ERC-SH4) • SHS-4 Archaeology, history (based on ERC-SH6: The study of the human past) • SHS-5Economics, finance and management; law; environmental studies, demography, social geography, urban and regional studies (based on ERC-SH1: Individuals, institutions and markets, ERC-SH2 and ERC-SH3)

  13. 4. F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS (3) distribution of applications among the 13 scientific commissions (call for mandates, March 2010) ~40%

  14. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH IN BFC • (Belgian French Community) • Basic research in the French Community of Belgium • F.R.S-FNRS: historical background • F.R.S.-FNRS : some key points • F.R.S.-FNRS: SHS • Some Challenges for a funding agency Véronique Halloin - SG of the F.R.S.-FNRS Brussels, April 15 2010

  15. 5. SOME CHALLENGES FOR A FUNDING AGENCY(1) current workings… • HOW THE EVALUATIONS ARE SET UP? • Ex-ante, ex-post, funding programs, researchers,... • Bibliometry? Which indicators? Databases? • INSTRUMENTS FOR INTERNATIONAL MOBILITY & JOINT EFFORT? (cooperation agreement) • SCIENTIFIC STRATEGY • Distribution of budget between instruments? • Distribution of budget between thematic areas?

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