British Experience in

Research and Innovation Otakar Fojt

18. října 2016

Zkušenosti české a zahraniční

Střední průmyslová škola

elektrotechnická Brno

Overview of the UK Science and innovation

From a total investment of €33.3 billion in 2014:

University sector responsible for:

€8.81 billion of R&D activities, 26.5 % of total R&D

Business enterprise finances 45.6 % & performs 63.4 % of R&D.

Expenditure by businesses on R&D: €21.1 billion

Government finances 28.9 % of R&D.

19.7 % of UK R&D is financed from outside UK

4.6 % is financed from non-profit sector

UK Science Foundations

Internationalisation at the heart of excellence

1 in 5 (19%) students in the UK are international

1 in 5 £ (21%) of research grants and contracts come from overseas

1 in 4 (28%) of all academic HE staff are international

1 in 2 (48%) articles have an international co-author

2 in 3 (63%) academics have an international affiliation

3 in 4 of UK HEIs engaged in TNE – providing a UK qualification outside the

UK

Second most popular destination for international students – 10.3%

Excellent and efficient research

Country Normalised

citation impact

United

Kingdom 1.48

United

States 1.45

Canada 1.42

Australia 1.41

Germany 1.29

Italy 1.26

France 1.22

Spain 1.15

Japan 0.90

India 0.71

China 0.66

UK is close to the centre of bibliometric world

Europe is important for the UK research

16% of Academic

staff

7 of the top 10

countries of origin of

academic staff

124,575 other EU

students, compared

to 89,540 from china.

Three of the top four

outward mobility

destinations

Brexit – 48% Remain, 52% Leave

Brexit – Implications for Research

The uncertainty caused by the UK’s decision to leave the EU has meant

that there have been concerns about UK partners being asked to

withdraw from projects

The UK retains all the rights of a member state until the UK exits the EU

which means there will be no immediate change to the UK’s ability to

participate in EU funding programmes

The UK government has confirmed that it will underwrite payments of

awards, such as Horizon 2020, even when specific projects continue

beyond the UK’s departure from the EU

Carlos Moedas: “For the time being I would like to reassure (researchers

in the UK) that the referendum as such doesn’t change anything

regarding their eligibility for funding under Horizon 2020”

Brexit – Implications for Students

The referendum has not led to any immediate change to the

immigration status of current EU students or those starting in the 2016/17

academic year, nor will it affect the tuition fees current students in the

UK are paying

Current students and 2016/17 entrants will be eligible to receive grants

and loans to fund their studies for the duration of their courses

Despite the uncertainty as a result of Brexit, the UK needs to remain an

attractive destination to talented students across the EU

UUK is calling on the UK government to guarantee that EU students

beginning courses this year, in 2017 and 2018 will pay the same fees as

UK students for the duration of their courses, but no confirmation yet

Brexit – Implications for Staff

UK university staff are from the EU and all over the wider world. They

bring skills, experience and expertise that strengthens our teaching and

research

The UK remains a member of the EU for the time being and as such

there has been no change in the rights and status of EU nationals in the

UK. The Cabinet office: “when we do leave the EU, we fully expect that

the legal status of EU nationals living in the UK, and that of UK nationals

living in EU member states, will be properly protected”.

Universities’ ability to recruit staff from the EU will depend on the

relationship the UK negotiates with the EU

UUK is committed to highlighting the value of all EU staff is urging the UK

government to guarantee that those currently working at UK universities

can continue to do so until after the UK exits the EU

UK-Czech Co-operation

For FP7, 708 Czech-UK collaborative projects were reported by Czech

NCP – second only to Germany and ahead of France.

Under Horizon 2020, we are aware of at least 183 funded collaborations

involving both the UK and the Czech Republic highlighting an ongoing

willingness to collaborate

In terms of the number of co-authored publications, the UK was the

Czech Republic’s third greatest research partner 5,286 co-publications

between 2009-13.

The average FWCI of partnerships involving the UK and the Czech Republic

was 3.24 compared to a Czech average international FWCI of 1.68

UK-Czech Co-operation

Number of Czech Students Studying in the UK 2010-15

Year 2014/15 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11

Total 1,405 1,315 1,250 1,275 1,185

Undergrad 1,020 925 865 850 775

Postgrad 380 395 385 425 410

Number of Czech Staff Working in the UK 2010-15

Year 2014/15 2013/14 2012/13 2011/12 2010/11

Total 365 335 320 305 290

There have been 526 UK students in Czech Universities in 2014/15

Increasing collaboration and EU share

13 of our top 20

collaborators are EU

Member States

How can business access Universities?

• By participating in innovation & knowledge networks

• Via University Research & Enterprise office or Technology Transfer

Officer

• Potential routes:

• Consultancy or commissioned research

• Knowledge Transfer Partnership

• Collaborative project

• Licensing technology via commercial agreement on Intellectual

Property

• New venture start-up or spin-out from University

UK - Staff Mobility Opportunities

International opportunities fund – pump priming and pump priming plus

grants

Natural Environment Research Council

Network grants

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Other countries partnering awards

Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

UK - Staff Mobility Opportunities

Bilateral research workshops

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Research networking

Arts and Humanities Research Council

Open and directed knowledge exchange fellowships

Natural Environment Research Council

UK - Staff Mobility Opportunities

International exchanges scheme – standard programme

Royal Society

International academic fellowships

Leverhulme Trust

Visiting professors initiative

Royal Academy of Engineering

EU - Staff Mobility Opportunities

European Research Area promotes mobility

among EU researchers

DG EAC – Education and Culture –

• ERASMUS SCHEME

DG RTD – Research & Innovation

• Horizon 2020

• MSCA

• Widening Participation (larger projects that

include mobility)

EU - Staff Mobility Opportunities

Erasmus +

Teaching opportunities for staff

• Spend time teaching at an education institution abroad.

• Staff working in the education sector and individuals in

business to share their knowledge with students.

• Opportunities for Higher Education –

• Teaching period between 2 programme countries – min 2

days, max 2 months (travelling time excluded).

• Teaching activity must comprise min 8h per work of actual

teaching time.

EU - Staff Mobility Opportunities

Erasmus +

Teaching opportunities for staff

• Jean Monnet – dedicated to excellence in EU studies in HE

around the world.

• Focus on study & research on EU integration and

understanding Europe’s place in a globalised world.

• Modules – short term teaching programmes or courses on EU studies

• Chairs – teaching posts specialised in EU studies. 3

years.

EU - Staff Mobility Opportunities

Horizon 2020

MSCA Actions

• Supports research training and career

development focused on innovation skills. It funds cross sector mobility that implements

excellent research in any field (bottom up

approach).

• MSCA (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions) schemes focused on mobility

• Individual Fellowships (IF) • Research & Innovation Staff Exchanges

(RISE)

• Co-funding

EU - Staff Mobility Opportunities

MSCA Actions

Individual Fellowships (IF) – European Fellowship

• Researchers moving within Europe

• Experienced researchers with PhD or 4 years full time research

experience.

• Allowance to cover living, travel and family costs. Grant

awarded to host organisation.

• Lasts from 1 to 2 years.

• Need to submit a research proposal and CV written jointly

with the chosen host organisation

• Need to respond to a call for proposals – Participant portal

EU - Staff Mobility Opportunities

MSCA Actions Research & Innovation Staff Exchanges (RISE)

• Short term exchanges for staff

• Proposals should include at least 3 partners/countries (universities,

research institutions or non-academic organisations - SMEs). 2 of the 3

countries should be from the EU.

• Proposals shall be jointly written and emphasise networking,

knowledge sharing and skills development.

• Any nationality and any career level is allowed.

• Allowance to cover living, travel and family costs. Grant awarded to

host organisation.

• Lasts from 1 month to 1 year. Applicants must be linked to R&I

activities for at least 6 months prior to the secondment.

• Need to respond to a call for proposals – Participant portal

EU - Staff Mobility Opportunities

MSCA Actions Co-funding scheme

• Additional funding for existing regional, national and international

programmes.

• Meant for organisations funding or managing doctoral or fellowship

programmes for researchers.

• Proposals should have one participant (ministry, regional authority,

funding agency, university, research organisation or enterprise).

• Experienced researchers apply directly with the funding organisation

/ PhD candidates can find vacancies on Euraxess.

• Organisation receives fixed amount for each supported researcher

(living allowance and management costs of the programme).

• Need to respond to a call for proposals – Participant portal

EU - Staff Mobility Opportunities

H2020 Spreading Excellence & Widening

Participation

• To reduce disparities in terms of research and innovation

performance.

• Specific geographical eligibility conditions

• “Widening Countries”: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech

Republic, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg,

Malta, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Slovenia.

EU - Staff Mobility Opportunities

H2020 Spreading Excellence & Widening Participation

• TEAMING – Supporting creation of new (or upgrading existing)

Centres of Excellence in widening countries on the basis of

partnership with internationally leading institutions.

• TWINNING – build networking for excellence through knowledge

transfer, exchange of best practice between research institutions

and leading partners.

• ERA Chairs – bring outstanding researchers to universities with high

potential for research excellence to attract and maintain high

quality human resources and implement structural changes to

achieve excellence on a sustainable basis. • COST - Supporting access to international networks for excellent researchers and

innovators who lack sufficient involvement in European and international networks.

Britské hodnocení vědy – REF 2014

• Veškeré podklady jsou

online na webu

www.ref.ac.uk

• Jednou za 6 let

• Měří se kvalita – pouze

čtyři nejlepší publikace na

osobu

• Tým podává 1-4 studie

dopadu výzkumu na

společnost

• Hodnotí se také kvalita

vědeckého prostředí a

směřování výzkumu

REF 2014 – co to stojí?

REF 2014 – a good case study to follow?

Kde hledat kontakty?

• V publikacích autorů, které čtete

• Gateway to Research web site: http://gtr.rcuk.ac.uk/

• Research Excellent Framework impact database:

http://impact.ref.ac.uk/CaseStudies/

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Střet civilizací?

Co nás motivuje?

• Zvyšovat své znalosti a předávat tyto znalosti studentům

• Objevovat nové znalosti užitečné pro společnost a uplatňovat je v praxi

• Uspokojovat vlastní zvědavost a zvídavost

Jací bychom chtěli být?

• Tvořiví

• Důkladní

• Otevření

• Spolupracující

A jak nás systém hodnotí?

• Kdy jsi naposledy publikoval v Nature a Science?

• Kolik jsi podal amerických patentů?

• Jaký je tvůj h-index?

• Na jakém místě v žebříčku se umístila naše univerzita?

• Kolik jsi sehnal peněz na grantech?

• Jsme lepší než konkurenční vědecký tým ze sousední univerzity?

Střet civilizací po česku

Proč čeští vědci odcházejí z vědy?

• Doporučuji tuto publikaci Kateřiny Cidlinské z roku 2015:

A stručné shrnutí:

• Střet s realitou byl neúnosný

• Ideál pomoci světu zmizel

• Tlak na rychlé publikování

• Granty odvádí lidi od věd. práce

• Samoúčelné aktivity bez obsahu

• Trvalé dohánění restů a stres

• Konkurence podrývá vztahy

• Nekorektní jednání nadřízených

• Krátkodobé granty bez stability

• Částečné úvazky

• Málo peněz, musím živit rodinu

• Kariéra s rodinou nešly dohromady

• „Výzkum mám příliš rád na to,

abych si ho kazil profesionalizací“

Jak jsme na tom dnes, 18. října 2016?

• Česká věda má historicky nejlepší podmínky ke svému růstu:

2 % HDP, 85 miliard Kč a příležitost čerpat až do konce roku 2023 z OP VVV

• Průměrný nárůst výdajů na vědu v letech 2010-14 byl 15,2% ročně

• Reálný růst výdajů na vědu v letech 2010-14 byl 52,8%

• Ve vědě je v ČR zaměstnáno 97.353 osob, na plné úvazky 64.443 osob

• 94.656 českých publikací ve SCOPUSu v letech 2010-2014 (27. místo)

• 29. země v žebříčku nejlepších publikací v NatureIndex za rok 2015

• 26 veřejných, 2 státní a 72 soukromých univerzit; AVČR s 8000 zaměstnanci;

resortní výzkumné ústavy; 48 nových vědeckých infrastruktur z OP VaVpI

• Novými počítači, softwarem; přístupem k publikacím a špičkovým

technologickým vybavením jsme na tom dnes stejně dobře, ne-li lépe, jako

nejvyspělejší země světa

• Mnoho českých vědců má zahraniční zkušenosti a spolupracuje se

špičkovými pracovišti po celém světě

• V THE 2016 hodnocení univerzit je jich v TOP1000 12 českých, ale jen 9

polských, 7 maďarských, 6 rakouských, 2 slovenské a 1 bulharská

A co se nám v ČR ještě nedaří?

• Respektovat se a vzájemně si pomáhat

• Nezávidět si

• Vytvářet kreativní otevřené prostředí s důvěrou

• Umět dávat i přijímat konstruktivní kritiku a vytvářet přátelské vztahy

• Být excelentní a vést excelentní výzkum

• Budovat mezinárodní vědecké prostředí na každém pracovišti

• Nehnat se za hodnocením, ale za znalostmi a nejnovějšími výsledky vědy

• Aktivně popularizovat vědecké výsledky široké veřejnosti

Platy pedagogů v ČR jsou nízké …

Dokáží naučit ty správné dovednosti?

A co vlastně bude potřebné?

Musíme něco dělat tady a teď

Protože času není nikdy dost a kdoví, co nás čeká zítra…..

Skromný návrh, co bychom mohli zlepšit

• Začněme každý na svém pracovišti

• Snažme se co nejvíc zjednodušit a profesionalizovat administrativu

• Ovlivňujme systém tak, aby vyhovoval vědeckému bádání

• Komunikujme s veřejností – jak o výsledcích vědy, tak o podmínkách pro

práci a potřebách vědeckého prostředí – opravdu je grantový systém a

vyplňování hromady tabulek a kritérií tím nejlepším, co může vědec dělat?

• Podporujme tvorbu legislativy a pravidel naší společnosti založené na

faktech a posledních vědeckých znalostech = emoce nejsou nejlepší rádce

• Obhajujme vědecký pohled na svět a přispívejme tak rozvoji společnosti