Research Infrastructures
Research infrastructures (RIs) are those facilities, resources and related services that the scientific community use to conduct high-level research. They cover a range of research fields from engineering and social sciences to genomics and astronomy and can be single-sited (a single resource at a single location), distributed (a network of distributed resources) or virtual (the service is provided electronically). Research infrastructures can be also used beyond research e.g. for education or public services and are nowadays crucial for fostering innovation.
The importance of RIs are undisputable as they play a vital strategic role in the advancement and exploitation of knowledge and technology. Not only are they necessary to the structuring of the scientific community – offering high quality research services, networking facilities, attracting young people to science – they also aid in the construction of an efficient research and innovation environment. As Carlos Moedas, former Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation said:
“Europe needs top-class research infrastructures to generate new knowledge that helps tackle the environmental and social challenges our societies are facing.”
The European approach to research infrastructures has made remarkable progress in recent years with the implementation of the European Strategy Forum on Research Infrastructures (ESFRI) roadmap, integrating and opening national research facilities and developing e-infrastructures underpinning a digital European Research Area (ERA).
ESFRI started a comprehensive reflection process on the role of research infrastructures in the evolving ERA. Within the H2020 programme the objective is to develop the European RIs so as they become a new world-class RIs by integrating and opening national RIs of pan-European interest, development, and through deployment and operation of ICT based e-Infrastructures. This to foster the innovation potential of RIs and their human capital while also reinforcing European RI policy and international cooperation.
In future it is expected that Research Infrastuctures will remain at the core of the ERA and Horizon Europe will further aim at integrated and inter-connected world-class research infrastructures through:
- Consolidation of the landscape of European Research Infrastructures (meaning a) higher R&I sustainability through the development, operation and sustainability of ESFRI that is essential to the creation and use of new knowledge and the competitiveness of industries and b) making the EOSC (European Open Science Cloud) an effective and comprehensive delivery channel for R&I services;
- Opening, integrating and interconnecting Research Infrastructures ( this to enhance the research landscape by ensuring openness to key international, national and regional R&I and integrating their services);
- Reinforcing the European Research Infrastructure policy and International Cooperation (the goal is a stronger cooperation with international counterparts and international participation in European Research infrastructures).
Find below all information we published as far as the research infrastructures are concerned.
News
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Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Working Practices of Research Infrastructures
On 7 January 2021, the Association of European-level Research Infrastructure Facilities (ERF) and the Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium (CERIC-ERIC) published a report on the effect...
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Recently, impact assessment and/or monitoring have been highlighted as an important element of long-term sustainability of research infrastructures by ESFRI, European Commission, Competitiveness Council...
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[Call Announcement] Call for proposal: Nanobiotechnology laboratory
The Nanobiotechnology Laboratory features state-of-the-art equipped facilities designed to foster interdisciplinary studies. A special emphasis lies on characterisation of nanomaterials, micro-nanoplastics...
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Events
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Over the past years, the European Commission has organised EU Industry Days as an opportunity for stakeholders and citizens from all over Europe to establish a strong dialogue on the future of European...
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Workshop on Impact Assessment, Evaluation and Monitoring of Research Infrastructures
Recently, impact assessment and/or monitoring have been highlighted as an important element of long-term sustainability of research infrastructures by ESFRI, European Commission, Competitiveness...
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Conference: European Research Infrastructure for a smarter future
The "European Research Infrastructures for a smarter future" Conference, will be held from the 18th to the 19th of March 2020 in Zagreb, Croatia. The event is open to all participants, and is hosted...
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Organisations
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Institute of Social Sciences, Serbia
The Institute of Social Sciences has six scientific research centres (Centre for Demographic Research, Centre for Politicological Research and Public Opinion, Centre for Economic Research, Centre for ...
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Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP)
Founded in 1964 by the late Nobel Laureate Abdus Salam, ICTP seeks to accomplish its mandate by providing scientists from developing countries with the continuing education and skills that they need to...
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The eight EIROforum organisations have extensive expertise in the areas of basic research and the management of large, international infrastructures, facilities and research programmes. It is the mission...
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Calls
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Call for proposal: Nanobiotechnology laboratory
The Nanobiotechnology Laboratory features state-of-the-art equipped facilities designed to foster interdisciplinary studies. A special emphasis lies on characterisation of nanomaterials, micro-nanoplastics...
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In the framework of the long-standing cooperation between the CEI -Executive Secretariat and the Central European Research Infrastructure Consortium, CERIC-ERIC, the CEI is glad to announce a new Call...
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Apply Now for COVID-19 Fast Track Access
In order to facilitate the research on the COVID-19, CERIC has set up a dedicated Fast Track Access to a selected number of instruments.
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Documents
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Integration of social sciences and humanities in Horizon 2020
The integration of Social Sciences and Humanities (SSH) in Horizon 2020 is an important feature of the programme. To monitor the development of this cross-cutting issue is an EU commitment.
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[WBC-RTI.INFO Newsletter] - Highlighting Research Infrastructures
Research infrastructures (RIs) are those facilities, resources and related services that the scientific community use to conduct high-level research. They cover a range of research fields from engineering...
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[Focus Article] - A spotlight on the services and opportunities offered by research infrastructures
Highlighting the services and opportunities of RIs Research infrastructures (RIs) are the facilities, resources and related services which allow the scientific community to conduct high-level research...
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Links
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Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo)
The Distributed System of Scientific Collections (DiSSCo) is a new world-class Research Infrastructure (RI) for natural science collections. The DiSSCo RI works for the digital unification of...
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Executive Masters in Management of Research Infrastructures
The Executive Masters in Management of Research Infrastructures is an international management development Programme tailored to the specific needs of Research Infrastructures. This Programme is designed...
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H2020 (Workprogramme 2018-2020) European research infrastructures (including e-Infrastructures)
Research infrastructures provide and open research opportunities and services to researchers in many areas also addressed by other Parts of Horizon 2020 within "Societal Challenges", "Leadership in Enabling...
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Projects
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The South East European International Institute for Sustainable Technologies (SEEIIST) proposed in late 2016 by Prof. Herwig Schopper, a former Director General of CERN and initiator of the international...
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European Social Survey Sustainability
The societal challenges affecting European societies require responsive socio-economic policy solutions. The European Social Survey is an unparalleled resource enabling stability and change in Europeans...
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The Human Brain Project (HBP) is building a research infrastructure to help advance neuroscience, medicine and computing. It is one of four FET (Future and Emerging Technology) Flagships, the largest...
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