Join us for a unique Research Office event, Horizon Europe: Connecting for Success across the European Research and Innovation Ecosystem, designed to empower our Imperial researchers with the confidence, inside knowledge, and essential tools to find and build excellent Horizon Europe collaborations and partnerships. We have secured the participation of Crowdhelix, the expert Open Innovation platform that forges links between an international network of excellent researchers and innovating companies, so they can plan, deliver, and exploit pioneering collaborative projects and value chains. Attendees should expect to come away with insight into upcoming opportunities and potential collaborations, a clear pathway for making connections, building networks, and developing excellent Horizon Europe proposals.
The event will be in person at 170 Queens Gate, South Kensington Campus. Registration refreshments and a light lunch will be served. Registrations are required and participation is limited to 80 attendees. Please register by 10th May.
The session is opportunity to hear from: Lynne Cox, Director of the Research Office, your EU Team at Imperial, and from Crowdhelix: Michael Browne, CEO, Karen Galvin, Impact Head of Network Engagement, and Cais Jurgens, Head of Network Membership Development
Who is this event for This event will be of particular interest and impact to Imperial Early Career Researchers (ECR) – independent fellows or newly appointed lecturers who are within 2-7 years of experience since completion of PhD. We also welcome attendance from senior post-doctoral researchers. Senior Investigators (a PI who does not fit into the ECR definition and is a member of staff with a permanent academic contract) are also welcome to attend to share their knowledge experience and insight. We regret we will be unable to accommodate attendance from Imperial students (undergraduate or postgraduate) or anyone external to Imperial.
Background Horizon Europe is the largest transnational research and innovation funding programme in the world. It runs from 2021 to 2027 and involves more than 40 countries working in areas from climate change and health to artificial intelligence and quantum, with a budget of over €95bn (2021–2027, excluding contributions from Associate Countries).
The UK has now fully associated to the programme and will contribute an average of €2.43bn annually for the remainder of the programme (2024-2027). Imperial was one of the top ranked institutions for research funding awards under Horizon 2020, the predecessor programme to Horizon Europe which ran from 2014 to 2020, with grants under-pinning critical discovery science and technology innovation and impact across all four faculties.
Imperial has also recently launched the Horizon Europe Connect Fund – a new seed funding opportunity for European Partnerships and Networks
Provisional Agenda
9:00 – 9:30 Registration and coffee
9:30 – 9:45 Welcome from Lynne Cox, Director of the Research Office; Meet your Imperial EU Team; and Horizon Europe support at Imperial including the Research Impact Management Office
9:45 – 10:15 Horizon Europe Myth Busting and Upskilling – presented by Michael Browne
10:15 – 10:45 Horizon Europe Funding landscape in 2024/2025: Where is the EC spending € in 2024/2025, how much is available, targeted opportunities and schemes/themes for collaboration – presented by Michael Browne
10:45 – 11:10 Coffee break
11:10 – 11:45 How to Connect for Success at the European Level: How to get noticed, how to get involved, how to lead, strategies for your first steps – presented by Cais Jurgens
11:45 – 12:15 From idea to competitive proposal: What makes a successful Impact section – presented by Karen Galvin
12:15 – 1PM Connectors Lunch
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