Physical and Engineering Sciences Unit

NuPECC Meeting

Groningen, November 18-19, 2005

ESF-PESC unitESF-PESC unit

Taking over from Neil Williams

Patrick Bressler

Email: pbressler@esf.org

Tel: +33 (0)3 88 76 71 43Email: pesc@esf.org

www.esf.org/pescwww.esf.org/pesc

ESF Member OrganisationsESF Member Organisations77 in 30 countries77 in 30 countries

ESF-PESC unitESF-PESC unit

Exploratory workshops: 15 workshops funded by PESC in 200513 in2006

Scientific networks: currently 5

Scientific programmes: currently 18 (3 to end by 2006, 6 new to start)Patricia Arsene

EUROCORES:SONS 1 & 2, FoNE, S3T & E-STAR, 2 new (EUROQUAM, EUROCORIS)Farzam Ranjbaran, Josefa Limeres, Jean-Claude Worms (ESSC)

Forward Looks: currently 3 + (1 new, pending)

Chantal Durant, Sophie Franck, Marie Gruber, Catherine Lobstein, Carole Mabrouk, Celine Quedrue, Catherine Werner

ESF-PESC unitESF-PESC unit

COST TC MAT 22/23 Sept. (2006: Domain Committee Materials)

EMRS/EMF meeting MEPs, 28 Sept.

COST TC TIST 11/12 Oct. (Domain Committe IST)

PESC meeting 27/28 Oct. (Plenary)

CRAF meeting 17/18 Nov. (ESF Expert Committee)

24/25 Nov. General Assembly

1/2 Dec. EUROQUAM, Brussels (Eurocores)

6/7 Dec. EUROCORIS, Brussels (Eurocores)

Call: searching new experts for peer review

(e.g.: younger colleagues)

Technopolis ReportTechnopolis ReportReview of ESF instruments 1998-2004

Findings:

Instruments clearly achieve their objectives effectively

They involve 20% of relevant European leading scientists

Instruments are very open to academia

Bottom-up approach/standard procedures are advantages over EC-FPs

ESF has the “scope to play a bigger role”

Exploratory Workshops strengthen European collaboration

à la carte Programmes oriented towards capacity building, open to new participants (emphasis PESC/LESC)

Network scheme a plus (European added value): more inclusive work (GB funding vs MO funding) (emphasis SCSS, HSC)

Overlap with COST actions

Technopolis ReportTechnopolis ReportReview of ESF instruments 1998-2004

Recommendations:

Reduce administrative delays (MOs should loosen financial control)

Reduce timelines (e.g. Exploratory Workshops)

Reduce administrative handling

Merge Programmes (and Networks) with COST Actions (efficiency & transparency)

Increase public awareness of ESF & instruments

Enhance industrial participation

PESCPESC

Standing Committee for the Physical and Engineering Sciences (PESC)

European Science Foundation1 quai Lezay-MarnésiaBP9001567080 Strasbourg cedexFrance

Email: pesc@esf.orghttp://www.esf.org/pesc