1 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Academy of Finland 2012: Research knows no boundaries Tiina Kotti PhD, Programme Manager, Programme Unit

2 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Public research funding in Finland

3 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Government R&D expenditure 2012 Total €2.065 billion Source: Statistics Finland 2012

4 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND 4 Academy of Finland: Vision Our vision: the country ᾽ s leading source of funding for scientific research active and major force in the Finnish research and innovation system strong voice in influencing international science policy.

5 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Academy of Finland The Academy promotes scientific research and its application by: awarding funding for scientific research and researcher training advancing and engaging in international scientific collaboration providing expertise in science policy

6 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Academy of Finland strategy Enhancing the quality and impact of research The Academy promotes: high international quality and ethically sound research new scientific breakthroughs Strengthening the position of scientific research The Academy is committed to: new innovations strengthening welfare, education, culture and economic competitiveness Strengthening the international position and impact of Finnish science The Academy: emphasizes the role of scientific research in resolving the grand challenges faced by society contributes actively to the building of the European Research Area provides opportunities for international collaboration

7 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Organisation

8 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND 8 Organisation

9 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Academy funding opportunities

10 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND 10 Academy research funding decisions 2011 Total €341 million

11 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND 11 Academy funding for research career Academy Professors (40): are top researchers who contribute to the progress of research within their field of research are granted funding for a maximum of five years at a time Academy Research Fellows (296): are granted funding for independent scientific work as laid down in the research plan are granted funding for a maximum of five years Postdoctoral Researchers (600) A maximum of four years after gaining the doctorate Are granted for three years

12 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND 12 Centres of Excellence (CoE) in Research Objectives: to raise the quality standards of research and improve international competitiveness to increase visibility and esteem to embed leading-edge research in research, education and technology policy to develop top-level, innovative and efficient research and researcher trainingenvironments Finnish CoE programmes since 2000: 2000–2005 (26 CoEs) 2002–2007 (16 CoEs) 2006–2011 (23 CoEs) 2008–2013 (18 CoEs) 2012–2017 (15 CoEs) 2014–2019 (open for application)

13 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Research programmes in 2012 Climate Change, FICCA (2011–2014) Computational Science, LASTU (2010–2015) Nutrition, Food and Health, ELVIRA (2006–2014) Photonics and Modern Imaging Techniques (2010–2013) Responding to Public Health Challenges, SALVE (2009–2012) Sustainable Energy, SusEn (2008–2012) Sustainable Production and Products, KETJU (2006–2013) The Future of Living and Housing, ASU-LIVE (2011–2015) The Health and Welfare of Children and Young People, SKIDI-KIDS (2010–2014) Ubiquitous Computing and Diversity of Communication, MOTIVE (2009–2012) Programmable Materials, OMA ( ) Sustainable Governance of Aquatic Resources, AKVA ( ) Open for application: Synthetic biology, FinSynbio The Human Mind, MIND

14 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND 14 Research programmes Clusters of research projects focused on a defined subject area or a set of problems funded for a fixed period operated under a coordinated management Have a number of science-policy objectives, such as: to raise the scientific standard of a research field relevant to science or society to develop a field of research or a scientific discipline to piece together scattered research capacities to promote multidisciplinarity and interdisciplinarity to increase cooperation between researchers, funding agencies and end-users of research results. Promote international collaboration through: international networking of programmes co-funded international programmes.

15 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Evaluation activities

16 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Review of applications: criteria Scientific quality and innovativeness of the research plan Competence of the applicant/research team Feasibility of the research plan Quality of the research environment and its strengthening International and national research collaboration and researcher mobility Significance of the project for the promotion of professional careers in research and for researcher training Other research-policy objectives adopted by the Academy

17 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Application success rate (case: general research grants 2000–2011, %)

18 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Internationalisation and researcher mobility Supported in all funding opportunities, such as: Academy Projects Research programmes and Centre of Excellence Programmes: joint calls and networking Academy Research Fellows and Postdoctoral Researchers Finland Distinguished Professor Programme, FiDiPro ERA-NET calls International joint calls with foreign funding agencies

19 © ACADEMY OF FINLAND Collaboration with the National Science Foundation (NSF): Nordic Research Opportunity for NSF Graduate Research Fellows: Since 2008, the Academy has offered cooperation opportunities for the Fellows within projects run by the Academy’s Centers of Excellence and Academy Professors. The aim is to enable researchers to build international contacts at an early stage of their careers. Virtual Center SAVI (Science Across Virtual Institutes): WiFiUS (Wireless Innovation between Finland and US established 2011, projects funded together with Tekes and NSF WiFiUS 2, 2012 Innovations on learning and education, 2012 Cooperation with USA

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