European funding: finding solutions to systematic challenges
Channel: Initiative for Science in Europe
Date: 2021-02-18

The Initiative for Science in Europe (ISE; https://initiative-se.eu/ ) is a science-advocacy group, whose membership includes a large number of European learned societies and prestigious fellowships alumni associations.  The Researchers' Careers Task Force at ISE has been conducting a long reflection on the organisation of academic research in Europe, with a focus on the systemic structural changes that will be necessary for Europe to remain an attractive place to do science, and a competitive economic and scientific powerhouse. To facilitate a constructive discussion around these topics, ISE will be running a series of three webinars.

The first in this series of webinars will outline some of Europe’s structural funding issues and how they can be overcome to preserve the quality of research and enhance its positive effects on society and economy. A diverse panel of scientists, European funding agency representatives and research organisation leaders will discuss the changes that need to be made to better support academic career progression and create a more sustainable funding system for science and researchers. The role of EU institutions and academic organisations (such as ISE) in cultivating a better European research funding ecosystem will also be discussed.

Moderator: Chloe Hill (EGU) 

Panelists: 
- Maria da Graça Carvalho (EU Parliament)
- Mariya Ivancheva (EASA)
- Wim van Saarloos (Leiden University)
- Rachel Coulthard-Graf (EMBL)