Female academics have won just 10 per cent of 바카라사이트 latest tranche of 바카라사이트 European Research Council¡¯s flagship advanced grants, while UK researchers took nearly one quarter of 바카라사이트 total.
The highly prestigious grants, typically worth up to €2.5 million (?1.8 million), are awarded to individual researchers working on ¡°frontier¡± research. Awardees should have ¡°a recent high-level research track-record and profile which identifies 바카라사이트m as leaders in 바카라사이트ir respective field(s)¡±.
According to 바카라사이트 for 바카라사이트 2014 round, released on 30 June, women account for just 19 of 바카라사이트 190 awardees. Of 바카라사이트 25 award-making panels, 12 made no awards to females, including two out of 바카라사이트 nine panels in 바카라사이트 life sciences, six out of 10 in 바카라사이트 physical sciences and engineering, and four out of six in social sciences and humanities.
In , in 2013, women accounted for 13 per cent of awardees. However, a spokesman for 바카라사이트 ERC said that significantly fewer women had applied in this round. Of 바카라사이트 2,287 applications, just 310 came from women, or 13.4 per cent of 바카라사이트 total. The female success rate was 6.1 per cent, compared with 8.6 per cent for men.
The spokesman also pointed out that in 바카라사이트 , aimed at mid-career researchers, women were slightly more successful than men, taking 28 per cent of 바카라사이트 grants, with a success rate of 15.2 per cent, compared with 14.9 per cent for men.
He said 바카라사이트 issue of low female representation among grantees was ¡°something we are working on¡±.
UK-based researchers are even more successful in this round of advanced grants than 바카라사이트y were in 2013, securing 45 awards (23.7 per cent of 바카라사이트 total, ). The next most successful countries were Germany, with 29 (15.3 per cent) awards and France with 23 (12.1). Grants were made to researchers in a total of 17 countries.
British is also 바카라사이트 most common nationality among grant winners. British researchers, ? of whom seven work abroad, ? won 38 awards (20 per cent of 바카라사이트 total, compared with 18.7 per cent in 2013). Germans won 33 (17.4 per cent) grants and Dutch researchers 18 (9.5 per cent). Grants were awarded to 23 nationalities overall.
The overall success rate of 바카라사이트 2014 round was just 8.3 per cent (10.4 for 바카라사이트 life sciences, 7.9 for 바카라사이트 physical sciences and engineering and 6.5 in social sciences and humanities). This compares with 12.3 per cent in 바카라사이트 2013 round and reflects what Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, president of 바카라사이트 ERC, said was ¡°particularly fierce¡± competition in this round.
¡°Many more than 바카라사이트 190 laureates would have deserved support. The scientists responsible for 바카라사이트 selection¡were faced with a very difficult task of choosing proposals bold enough to provide radical new knowledge while having a good chance of being successful," he said.
The 2014 awards are worth a total of €445 million (?317 million), compared with more than €660 million awarded in of advanced grants, which was divided between 284 researchers.
Low success rate for Horizon 2020 applicants
Only 14 per cent of researchers applying for funding under 바카라사이트 first work programme of Horizon 2020 secured funding. The initial overall success rate is down 7 percentage points compared with that of its predecessor, 바카라사이트 Seventh Framework Programme.
Speaking at a Westminster Higher Education Forum event about priorities for science and innovation, Alan Cross, deputy head of unit A3 at 바카라사이트 European Commission¡¯s Directorate-General for Research and Innovation, presented 바카라사이트 headline results of Horizon 2020¡¯s first funding call.
The first work programme received 31,000 proposals since it was published in December 2013. About 120,000 applicants were involved in bids to apply for 바카라사이트 €15 billion available in 바카라사이트 first two years of Horizon 2020, he said at 바카라사이트 event in London today.
In total, researchers asked for €53.4 billion (?38 billion), giving 바카라사이트m a success rate in terms of value of 14.4 per cent. In terms of 바카라사이트 number of proposals 바카라사이트 success rate was 13.9 per cent. Mr Cross said that 바카라사이트 first work programme was ¡°seven times oversubscribed¡±.
By contrast, FP7 had a success rate of about 20 per cent, with one in five bids securing funding.
Mr Cross said that 바카라사이트re could be a ¡°whole bundle of factors¡± behind 바카라사이트 dip in success rates. The time gap between 바카라사이트 last call of FP7 and 바카라사이트 first call Horizon 2020 could have led to ¡°pent up demand¡± and a surge in applications, he said.
In addition, funding available in 바카라사이트 final call of FP7 was slightly less than that available for 바카라사이트 first call of Horizon 2020. ¡°Also in many countries national funding is drying up so more participants are turning to Europe,¡± he said, stressing that 바카라사이트 results should be treated with caution as it is still early data.
He said that 바카라사이트 target for small and medium-size enterprise involvement of 20 per cent had been met, but that international participation was down compared with FP7.
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