Research Policies

EU Policies

• Communication "Innovation Union" (357 KB)
• Innovation Union Competitiveness Report 2011
• "Innovation Union" - Facebook

• Final report of the Expert Group on the Research Profession (August 2012)
• New ERA Communication: "A Reinforced European Research Area Partnership for Excellence and Growth"
• The European Research Area (ERA)
• The European Research Area: New Perspectives
• The ERA Green Paper - Expert Group's Report on 'Realising a single labour market for Researchers' (766 KB)

• Main report (2.79 MB), Summary of the Report (FR) (712 KB), Summary of the Report (DE) (715 KB),
• Annex III (161 KB)
• Annex IV (233 KB)
• Issue sheets (202 KB)
• Scorecards (310 KB)
• Good practices (438 KB)
• Country profiles: Austria (292 KB) , Belgium (295 KB) , Bosnia & Herzegovina (237 KB) , Bulgaria (214 KB) , Croatia (265 KB) , Cyprus (235 KB) , Czech Republic (228 KB) , Denmark (286 KB) , Estonia (307 KB) , Finland (247 KB) , Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (192 KB) , France (332 KB) , Germany (340 KB) , Greece (249 KB) , Hungary (274 KB) , Iceland (186 KB) , Ireland (260 KB) , Israel (144 KB) , Italy (232 KB) , Latvia (202 KB) , Liechtenstein (135 KB) , Lithuania (224 KB) , Luxembourg (238 KB) , Malta (264 KB) , Montenegro (158 KB) , Netherlands (239 KB) , Norway (244 KB) , Poland (276 KB) , Portugal (225 KB) , Romania (177 KB) , Serbia (173 KB) , Slovak Republic (256 KB) , Slovenia (222 KB) , Spain (318 KB) , Sweden (219 KB) , Switzerland (292 KB) , Turkey (208 KB) , United Kingdom (272 KB)

• The Seventh Framework Programme (FP7)
• Horizon 2020 - the Framework Programme for Research and Innovation
• Horizon - the new EU Research & Innovation e-magazine

Mobility

• Final report (1870 KB)
• Update of IISER (Integrated Information System on European Researchers) indicators (4814 KB)
• Results from the survey of researchers in the Higher Education Sector (4616 KB)
• Results from the survey of researchers in Industry (2463 KB)
• Results from the survey of researchers in the non-university Research Institutes Sector (2690 KB)
• Results from the pilot survey of EU-US researcher mobility (2620 KB)
• European Commission's Report "Mobility of researchers between Academia and Industry - 12 practical recommendations" (503 KB)
• University-Industry Partnerships for enhancing knowledge exchange - DOC-CAREERS Project (EUA) (1008 KB)
• Final report of the ERA-SGHRM Working Group on access to & portability of grants (363 KB)

Research Careers

• Communication "Researchers in the European Research Area: One Profession, Multiple Careers" (395 KB)
• Communication 'Better careers and more mobility: a European partnership for Researchers' (66 KB)
• Note from the European Commission: "Towards a European Framework for Research Careers" (192 KB)
• European Commission's Study on 'Evidence on the main factors inhibiting mobility and career development of researchers' (1366 KB)
• European Commission's Study on "the Remuneration of Researchers in the Public and Private Commercial Sectors" (2039 KB)
• European Commission's Study "Indicators on researchers' stock, career and mobility" (1281 KB)
• Social security and pensions of researchers: A pan-European Pension Fund for Researchers (Executive summary) (205 KB)
• Social security and pensions of researchers: A pan-European Pension Fund for Researchers (Full report) (1556 KB)
• Report EUI (European University Institute ) 2008 "Towards and open and competitive European Area for research Careers" (760 KB)
• IREER - Industrial Relations for EU Excellence in Research Sectors (EUROCADRES project supported by DG Employment)
• Final Report of the ERA-SGHRM Working Group on Human Resources issues (220 KB)
• Final report of the ERA-SGHRM Working Group on Professional Development of Researchers (18 MB)

Universities

• European Research Area Committee (ERAC) Opinion on the Modernisation of Universities (55 KB)
• Communication on the Modernisation of Europe's Higher Education Systems (80 KB)
• Communication on Universities and Research
• Report of Mapping Exercise on Doctoral Training in Europe (225 KB)
• Principles for Innovative Doctoral Training (21 KB)
• The Salzburg Principles and the Salzburg II Recommendations of EUA on doctoral programmes
• Stakeholder Platform: "Common principles governing external funding of research" (62 KB)
• The ERA Green Paper - Expert Group's report on "Strengthening research institutions with a focus on university-based research" (443 KB)
• European Commission's Report "Giving in evidence: Fundraising from philanthropy in European universities" (8,57 MB)

International Strategy for Research and Innovation

• Communication "Enhancing and focusing EU international cooperation in research and innovation: A strategic approach"

Useful related links

• Marie Curie Actions (FP7 PEOPLE)
• SINAPSE
• The Participant Portal
• ERAWATCH: Information platform on research systems and policies within the European Union and beyond
• Human Resources in Science & Technology
• Science and Society
• Women and Science
• European Platform of Women Scientists (EPWS)