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Improvement of the research competitiveness in neuroscience at the Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (IMPACTG)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Potential
Destination: Unlocking and developing the Research Potential of research entities established in the EU�s Convergence regions and Outermost Regions
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Germany
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-05-01
End date: 2012-04-30
Duration (months): 36.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1339185.2
EU funding (EUR): 1042530.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

Neuroscience is the fastest growing area in basic scientific research. Neuroscience is an interdisciplinary field designed to improve our understanding of neural communication mechanisms in health and disease. Treatments, cures, and, above all, knowledge are the possibilities that continue to be discovered through neuroscientific research. The Neuroscience Group at the Medical Faculty of the University of Greifswald promotes interdisciplinary investigations from the level of gene expression in single neurons to imaging of localized regions of the human brain and neurorehabilitation. The Neuroscience Group at the Ernst-Moritz-Arndt University is located in a convergence region, and the paucity of high-tech, expensive equipment for research, the lack of a critical mass of experienced researchers, a reduced level of experience and knowledge of researchers as well as fewer international collaborations with highly competitive groups put severe limitations on the impact of our publications and our capacity to attract research funds from EU programs. Therefore the major aim of this proposal is to redress this balance by (i) stimulating the realization of the full research potential of our Neuroscience Group by acquisition of cutting-edge technology and equipment; (ii) increasing the quality and international impact of our research by cooperation with high profile institutions and recruitment of experienced researchers; (iii) improving S&T experience and knowledge of researchers by short term and long term trainings with our Strategic Partners and exchange of know-how and experience with the scientific experts; (iv) organization of workshops to facilitate knowledge transfer at international level; (v) plenary meetings; (vi) dissemination and promotional activities. These measures should allow the Neuroscience Group in Greifswald to successfully participate and contribute to the EU Framework Program projects.

Keywords: neuroscience,research,capacity,competitiveness
Evaluation of the research quality and capability of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sofia, and defining of an action plan (EVEREST)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Potential
Destination: International Co-operation
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Bulgaria
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2008-2, 2008)
Start date: 2009-03-01
End date: 2010-02-28
Duration (months): 12.0
Total project cost (EUR): 105411.6
EU funding (EUR): 93992.01
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The goal of the proposed project, in agreement with the objective of the call, is evaluation of the level of overall research quality and capability of the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Sofia, by international independent experts, preparation of SWOT analysis, and defining of an Action plan to improve its research capacity. The Faculty is a unique research unit in Bulgaria that covers various fields of modern Chemistry and Material science, and is among the leading scientific centres in the country in terms of research expertise, quality, and scientific productivity. The optimal realization of the research capacity of the Faculty, however, requires independent and detailed evaluation of its research activities and as well as its present human and material potential. Such evaluation and related SWOT analysis are key steps in preparation of an ambitious, efficient, and realistic Action plan that will ensure future improvement of the research capacity, career development of the staff, proper management of the research activities and adequate response to socio-economic needs of the country. The Action plan will be designed to provide also further development of the Faculty as a high-level scientific training centre at National and Regional level and effective exchange of knowledge and human potential with industry. In this way the Faculty will be involved in dynamic international and regional cooperation that will contribute into its integration in the European Research Area. The work plan comprises a coherent set of measures that aim at proper evaluation and future development of the research capacity of the Faculty and follows the activities specified in the work program of the call. The staff of the Faculty is strongly motivated to accomplish the project since such independent and competent evaluation will have a strong impact on the international recognition of our institution.

Keywords: evaluation,swot analysis,action plan,research potential
Enhancement of Crete’s potential for a dedicated calibration facility for satellite radar altimeters and for tectonic deformation monitoring using continuously operating geodetic arrays. (SOFIA)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Potential
Destination: Unlocking and developing the Research Potential of research entities established in the EU�s Convergence regions and Outermost Regions
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Greece
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-01-01
End date: 2012-06-30
Duration (months): 42.0
Total project cost (EUR): 903920.0
EU funding (EUR): 809280.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The Laboratory of Geodesy and Geomatics in the Technical University of Crete, Greece, is located in the less advanced region of Crete, but it is a dynamic and developing scientific entity on a European and international scale. Its primary research activities are on the Global Navigation Satellite Systems, satellite geodesy and deformation monitoring, quality control algorithms and software for geodetic data, and on satellite altimetry calibration. GeoMatLab operates the Gavdos permanent Cal/Val facility and the deformation GNSS monitoring array in west Crete. The objectives of the proposed project are : (1) to develop strategic partnerships with well established European research entities, such as: (a) the Observatoire de la Cote d'Azur, France, to reinforce the S&T potential of GeoMatLab on satellite calibration; (b) the Space Research Institute of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, to transfer experiences to GeoMatLab in calibrating altimeters using transponders; (c) the Deutsches Geodätisches Forschungsinstitut (DGFI) in Munich, Germany to exchange know-how for automating the monitoring of crustal deformation of Crete using the present GNSS arrays; and the GeoForschungsZentrum(GFZ) in Potsdam, Germany for replacing radiometric measurements at Gavdos Cal/Val site with the GPS zenith troposphere delays. (2) to enhance the Gavdos present capabilities by developing new instruments for the calibration of future altimeters; (3) to recruit two new researchers to carry out research on abrupt change detection and to enhance satellite altimetry calibration procedures; (4) to organize two outreach workshops: one international with invited international experts, and one regional to involve local and regional authorities for social and economic development; and (5) to mobilize the GeoMatLab personnel and expose them internationally through international workshops and conferences,and short term training events, including its preparation for FP7 proposals.

Keywords: geodesy,satellite altimetry calibration,quality control,deformation monitoring,global navigation satellite systems
RES Generation-From Infrastructure to Sustainable Energy and Reduction of CO2 Emissions (RESGEN)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Regions of Knowledge
Destination: Transnational cooperation between regional research-driven clusters
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Finland,Spain,Spain,Hungary,United Kingdom,Hungary
Call:  (FP7-REGIONS-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-05-01
End date: 2012-07-31
Duration (months): 39.0
Total project cost (EUR): 827804.2
EU funding (EUR): 687468.0
Participants: 10
Project status: CLOSED

The overall objective of RESGen project is to create realistic grounds and practical tools for developing regional energy self sufficiency, and potential innovative regional research-driven clusters across the EU. This objective will be achieved through a Workplan consisting of six WP&apos;s, being WP1 project management and coordination. WP2 will intend to boost and increase the understanding of the regional sustainable energy concept as well as to identify, assess and compare regional capacities and capabilities or research driven clusters to generate sustainable energy and related economic development. WP3 will produce Road Maps and Vision 2010-2020 for the regions involved. WP4 will lead to the definition of Joint Action Plan for further collaboration. In WP5 Mentoring activities will be implemented concentrating on mutual learning and exchange of knowledge. WP6 will be devoted to Communication and Dissemination. RESGen will have a strong and clear focus on external communication and dissemination right form the beginning. The RESGen consortium brings together nine partners, from four different EU regions and countries. Each region is represented with businesses, academic/research institutions and local/regional government body. Partners from Finland are Regional Council of Ostrobothnia, University of Vaasa - Vaasa Energy Institute, Oy Merinova Ab. Partners from Spain are Fundación Labein, Ente Vasco de la Energía and Cluster de Energía del País Vasco. Partners from Hungary are North-Hungarian Regional Innovation Agency and Károly Róbert College and from the UK Cornwall County Council.

Keywords: regional development-regions of knowledge-res
Development of Benaki Phytopathological Institute as a Centre of Excellence in Plant Health and Crop Protection (BPI PLANTHEAL)

Framework: FP7 — Capacities
Programme: Research Potential
Destination: Unlocking and developing the Research Potential of research entities established in the EU�s Convergence regions and Outermost Regions
Action type: Coordination and support actions
Countries involved: Greece
Call:  (FP7-REGPOT-2008-1, 2008)
Start date: 2009-05-01
End date: 2013-08-31
Duration (months): 52.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1038904.8
EU funding (EUR): 902310.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

The basic concept of BPI Plant-Heal is the scientific and technological reinforcement of Benaki Phytopathological Institute (BPI) towards utilization of biotechnology novelties for integrated pest management and sustainable agriculture. The main objective is to facilitate the expansion of a high-quality National Research Institute into a European Plant Health Research Centre focused on the study and exploitation of selected plants/organisms, produced by rDNA technologies. The comprehension of molecular interactions between plants and pests at the genomic and post-genomic level is offering innovative approaches for the development of strategies for crop protection with acceptable risk assessment outcomes. BPI aims to mainly enhance its capabilities to perform fundamental research and conduct pest risk analysis of quarantine pests, whose global distribution is expected to become of great importance. The development of BPI’s capacities in new emerging scientific fields will be mainly based on existing and lately acquired, state of the art equipment supplemented by a containment greenhouse envisaged in this proposal. In addition, the recently recruited qualified researchers and the recruitment of experienced ones as foreseen in the project, the development of strategic partnerships with UNEW, UK, INRA, France and IVIA, Spain and two-way secondments for transfer of advanced know-how will lead to scientific excellence. Finally, the dissemination of the research activities of BPI to the scientific community and stakeholders in Greece and EU would upgrade BPI’s reputation and improve its capacity to raise funds from EU and International sources. The reinforcement of scientific and technological potential, would lead to the establishment of a state of the art Research Centre in EU comparable to other European ones, distinguished for scientific excellence with a positive impact on the socio-economic status of the country and the procedure of European integration.

Keywords: sustainable agriculture,crop protection,plant/pest molecular interactions,pest risk analysis,safety of rdna organisms,p2/3 greenhouse
Media and Democracy in Central and Eastern Europe: Qualities of Democracy, Qualities of Media (MDCEE)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: ERC Advanced Grant Interdisciplinary Panel
Countries involved: United Kingdom,United Kingdom
Call:  (ERC-2008-AdG, 2008)
Start date: 2009-10-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 2056276.0
EU funding (EUR): 2056276.0
Participants: 2
Project status: CLOSED

The relationship between democracy and the media in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) is poorly understood. Not only have western media models been unhelpful in understanding these transitions but there has also been a notable lack of attention given to media within the transitions literature. This project intends to address this by taking a novel and interdisciplinary approach to this question. The traditional orientation of academic studies to this question is strictly limited to whether media are good or bad for democracy. This rests on the assumptions that both democratic institutions have pre-dated the rise of media and that core qualities of democratic governance exist (i.e. rule of law, political pluralism, freedom of speech and information, etc.). Unfortunately for the countries of CEE, these are problematic assumptions to make. Thus, this project asks: What kind of democracy is needed for media to perform its agreed-upon normative functions? That is, we are interested in the quality of the media as a function of the quality of democracy. The principal investigators are leading academic authorities in the field of European Politics and of Media and Communications. They have expertise in the study of Eastern Europe and experience in managing large interdisciplinary research projects. The Department of Politics and International Relations at the University of Oxford, its Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism and the Department of Media and Communications at the London School of Economics offer a unique academic and journalistic environment of the highest possible quality for this proposed study. The expected results and outputs will not only help us to understand democracy and the media in the new member states of the European Union but will also be more broadly applicable to the study of the relationship between democracy and the media in other consolidating democracies, including the Balkans, Latin America, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa.

Keywords: mass media,democratization,central and eastern europe,political institutions
Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Post-genomic era: identifying lead therapeutic compounds against cancer (TCMCANCER)

Framework: FP7 — People
Programme: Marie-Curie Actions
Theme: Marie Skłodowska-Curie
Destination: International Research Staff Exchange Scheme
Action type: Support for training and career development of researchers (Marie Curie)
Countries involved: Luxembourg
Call:  (FP7-PEOPLE-IRSES-2008, 2008)
Start date: 2009-03-01
End date: 2013-02-28
Duration (months): 48.0
Total project cost (EUR): 237600.0
EU funding (EUR): 237600.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This application aims at identifying and characterizing a set of lead therapeutic compounds against cancer (breast, lung and brain), based on current knowledge from Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). TCM has a very long tradition in the prevention and treatment of a variety of diseases yet, in contrast to target-oriented Western medicine, TCM uses a holistic and synergistic approach, which can be very effective for complex medical problems. However, the exact composition of the compounds that exert the therapeutic effect is not known. As there is little understanding about the mechanisms of action of many TCM therapies, modern and multidisciplinary Biotech research (functional genomics/ systems biology) should be applied on appropriate and highly defined cancer models. The presented project will focus on the isolation and characterization of chemical compounds from TCM that show anti-tumoral efficacy. From a library of therapeutic compounds available, a set of lead therapeutic substances will be identified using high throughput screening technologies in appropriate preclinical cancer models. Moreover, their mechanism of action will be further studied using genome wide analyses. Finally, their therapeutic efficacy will be tested in appropriate animal models.

Keywords: health sciences,herbal compounds,high-throughput screen,transcript analyis,tumour cell lines,spheroids,animal models
Islam in the Making of a European Public Sphere (EUROPUBLICISLAM)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Cultures and cultural production
Countries involved: France
Call:  (ERC-2008-AdG, 2008)
Start date: 2008-12-01
End date: 2013-03-31
Duration (months): 52.0
Total project cost (EUR): 1414645.0
EU funding (EUR): 1414645.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

During the last three decades, Islam has gained visibility in European public spheres through new religious symbols, but as well as new public figures, men and women, pious and secular who carry Islam in European public life. Islamic entry in the public sphere, and the claims for religious visibility provoke a series of debates on gender equality, freedom of expression and cultural (civilisational) differences in European publics. EUROPUBLICISLAM sets itself the intellectual research agenda of bringing together different fields of knowledge and analysis of the transformative forces that appear in the contemporary meeting of Islam and Europe. It proposes to develop an innovative understanding of the sporadic and at times violent ways in which Islam intervenes in the making of the European public sphere. EUROPUBLICISLAM engages with the European scholarly agenda on migration, the construction of a European public sphere, and Islam. It aims at shifting the contemporary theorization of Islam in Europe away from the integration and security paradigms, and towards a new theory of dynamics of interaction and mutual change. A new research field is marked out in combining and transforming the contemporary theorizations of European public sphere and European Islam. EUROPUBLICISLAM proposes to study religious symbols, artistic cultural productions and public figures affecting the everyday politics of cultural discord. It aims to re-conceptualize the place of Islam in the making of a European public sphere. An innovative methodology is proposed to study the constellations , the assemblages that bring together cultural differences in proximity and in confrontation across national public spheres, following a transnational dynamics. EUROPUBLICISLAM will thus contribute to the production of innovative research on the making and imaging a European public sphere where transformative cultural and aesthetic mixes and thus political pluralism are taking place.

Keywords: islam,religion,public sphere,gender,art and performativity,culture and civilization
Analysing Learning in Regulatory Governance (ALREG)

Framework: FP7 — Ideas
Programme: European Research Council
Theme: European research council
Destination: Advanced grants
Action type: Support for frontier research (ERC)
Panel: Institutions, values, beliefs and behaviour
Countries involved: United Kingdom
Call:  (ERC-2008-AdG, 2008)
Start date: 2009-09-01
End date: 2013-09-30
Duration (months): 49.0
Total project cost (EUR): 948448.0
EU funding (EUR): 948448.0
Participants: 1
Project status: CLOSED

This four-year interdisciplinary project addresses the question what has been learned through the use of better regulation ? Better regulation is a flagship policy on the Lisbon agenda for growth and jobs. Its aims are to provide new governance architectures for law-making, to increase the competitiveness of the regulatory environment, and to secure wide social legitimacy for multi-level systems of rules. Whilst most of the research has looked at how better regulation is changing, this project will produce findings on what has changed because of better regulation. Theoretically, the project will use (and significantly improve on) theories of policy learning. Empirically, it will cover Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Poland, the UK and the EU including multi-level analysis and analysis by sector of regulation. Methodologically, the project will draw on comparative analysis of types of learning, experiments with regulatory policy-makers in six countries and the European Commission, large-n analysis of impact assessments, backward-mapping of legislation (to appraise the role played by better regulation in the formulation or laws in the UK and the EU), meta-analysis of case-studies and co-production of knowledge with better regulation officers. Dissemination will target both stakeholders (i.e., policy officers, civil society organizations, and business federations) and academic conferences in political science, law, and risk analysis, with a major research monograph to be completed in year 4 and a final interdisciplinary conference.

Keywords: learning - regulation - knowledge utilisation