Presentation on Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenge 5 Can we improve our performance? Have Your Say - Dr. Brian Donlon, EPA Research Manager, given at Session 4 at EPA H2020 SC5 Info Day 7.10.16

1. Horizon 2020 – Societal Challenge 5
Can we improve our performance?
Have Your Say…
Dr. Brian Donlon,
EPA Research Manager
7th October 2016
Croke Park, Dublin

2. Talk Content
1. Results to Date (FP7 & H2020)
2. EPA Activities & Support Role
3. Concluding Remarks
Interactive Session

3. 1. Results to Date (FP7)
 Under FP7 Approx €18m under Theme 6.
 6 projects led by Irish Partners, Involved in 55 projects
 Key Areas Marine, Environmental Technologies, Natural Resources
Mgt
 Also success in Climate and Env & Health
 Across FP7 – Approx €50m drawn down by Environmental
Researchers
 Big successes in Agriculture, Marie Curie, SME, ERC, Energy and ICT

4. 1. SC5 Results to mid 2016
EU Countries
Nr of
participants
EU grant
(EUR)
Total cost
(EUR)
Austria 70 20,424,345 24,586,072
Belgium 159 46,375,369 53,502,588
Bulgaria 11 693,686 1,158,766
Croatia 11 1,061,708 1,062,333
Cyprus 17 4,103,876 5,472,781
Czech Republic 20 5,577,055 8,468,130
Denmark 73 24,293,010 30,227,008
Estonia 10 2,520,971 4,304,300
Finland 69 25,139,624 35,670,725
France 205 71,748,849 95,332,439
Germany 290 124,351,939 170,687,347
Greece 83 26,824,396 30,620,751
Hungary 28 6,468,328 7,672,274
Ireland 31 9,653,840 13,352,201
Italy 226 75,705,983 97,170,732
Latvia 4 642,632 934,656
Lithuania 4 1,321,569 1,709,776
Luxembourg 4 986,800 986,800
Malta 6 1,293,375 1,293,375
Netherlands 184 72,868,737 82,190,663
Poland 49 10,472,481 12,790,350
Portugal 102 27,618,415 32,030,324
Romania 41 6,060,517 9,852,217
Slovakia 14 1,738,749 2,086,803
Slovenia 32 8,752,213 12,199,856
Spain 293 106,621,995 136,026,033
Sweden 79 30,933,729 45,590,599
United Kingdom 272 119,728,247 136,144,096
EU 2,387 833,982,437 1,053,123,993
5 Countries >
200
successes.
Irish Success
>€9m
Av IE Award =
€311k

5. 3. EPA Activities
 Members of SC5 Programme Committee
 Chair of Advisory Group
 Horizon2020 SC5 Working Group
 EPA active in Climate and Water JPIs (Huge interest in the Joint
Calls)
 EPA members of Task Forces on Water & Raw Materials
 Annual Information Days
 Annual Roadshows
 Joint Call with SFI Investigators Programme to catalyse
participation in H2020

6. 3. Support Activities (ctd.)
 Catalogue of Irish Expertise in Environmental Research (>195,000
views)
 Droplet.ie – EPA H2020 Catalogue of Irish researchers in national/EU
water projects
 Dissemination (Newsletter, Website)
 Close linkages with other societal challenges as well as ERC , Marie
Curie,
 Mapping activities of research areas under Horizon2020 SC5
 Queries, Review of proposals, One-to-one meetings
 Partner Search requests
 Funding (EPA & EI)

7. Online Catalogue of Expertise
Based on 2007/2008 results
Since the launch of the H2020
Catalogue of Environmental
Expertise, there have been
> 195,000 Hits/Views
280 Profiles
http://erc.epa.ie/h2020catalogue

8. Who is Viewing the Online
Catalogue of Expertise?
Based on 2007/2008 results

9. Mapping Research Excellence
Mapping studies reports:
H2020 SC5 08-2017 - Innovative nature-based solutions
for hydro-meteorological risk reduction
H2020 SC5-SCC2-2016 - Innovative nature-based
solutions for climate and water resilience in cities
H2020 CIRC-02-2017/17 - Potential of efficient nutrient
recovery from water
H2020 CIRC-02-2017 - Towards the next generation of
water systems and services
H2020 SC5-01-2017 - Exploiting the added value of
climate services
H2020 SC5-03-2017 - Integrated European regional
modelling and climate prediction services
H2020 SC5-14-2017 - Raw materials and Innovation
actions
H2020 SC5-18-2017 - Novel in-situ observation systems
EU Water Research & Capability

10. Financial Support (EI & EPA)
 Coordination support for academics (€12,500)
 Travel grants for academic researchers
 ERC grant applications (€8,000)
www.horizon2020.ie
 Event Support (€3,000)
 EPA/ESAI Grassroots workshop scheme (€600)
www.epa.ie/researchandeducation/research/epafunding/eventsupport/

11. 3. Concluding Remarks
 Building on areas where we have excellent research capacity
(Top 10 Worldwide) such as in Materials science,
Nanotechnology, Agricultural Sciences, Chemistry, Computer
Science & Microbiology
 Climate Change and Water – EPA aligned and JPI linkages
 SME successes in FP7 & Competitiveness Innovation Programme
(CIP)
 10 to date in H2020

12. 3. Concluding Remarks (ctd.)
 H2020 – challenging target set Nationally (€1.25bn)
 60% of H2020 aimed at Sus Dev, 35% to climate change (2018-
2020 targets)
 Opportunities in Raw Materials, climate/water, SME eco-
innovation
 Potential deficit in researcher capacity in SC5 (SFI joint call may
assist)
 Liaise with & support from others (Specialisation Strategy,
Materials, Prioritise National investments incl Innovation 2020)

13. SC5 Support Team

14. HAVE YOUR SAY
How can we improve our performance?
 Further Support Needed?
 How can we increase our participation rate ?
 How can we increase Success rate
 Irish Research Roadshow in Brussels? Paris?
Complete Survey Monkey:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/2016EPAH2020SC5Survey