Project description
Bridging R&I gaps in the EU
In the EU, the impact of transnational projects varies among countries due to gaps that encompass less advanced infrastructures, reduced talent retention and regional or national structural barriers. Poland and Portugal face particular hurdles, reducing their participation in high-impact projects and the benefits from the EU’s R&I landscape. The EU-funded Unite.WIDENING project addresses these gaps, focusing on the Polish and Portuguese contexts. As part of the European university alliance Unite!, the project aims to contribute to policies that enhance R&I capacity, in full alignment with the ERA/Widening strategic ambitions. By strengthening collaboration within the EU, Unite.WIDENING aims to accelerate reforms and competence building. Outputs include policy recommendations, gender equity plans, and R&I roadmaps.
Objective
The ability to conduct successful transnational R&I projects in the EU varies between countries due to recognised gaps, including lack of scientific infrastructure, ability to maintain and retain talents or to overcome regional or national structural barriers. Concerted and directed efforts are required to support lesser-performing countries, like Portugal and Poland, to bridge these gaps and strengthen R&I across Europe.All academic contributors to the Unite!WIDENING project is also a partner in the European University Alliance Unite! “University Network for Innovation, Technology and Engineering”, a transnational alliance born in 2019 and contributing to the European Universities Initiative.The goal of Unite!WIDENING is to strengthen Unite! as an alliance, enhancing the scientific, technological and innovation capacity of the consortium of HEIs, raising its excellence as a group and individually, extending and expanding its activities, and implementing ERA/Widening policies. With the support of relevant partners in the local innovation ecosystems, it aims to accelerate the necessary reforms and conduct the required competence buildup to raise excellence in R&I and improve the valorisation of science and research in Widening countries. The results of Unite!WIDENING include new policy recommendations for R&I in Widening countries, identification of gaps and future actions; the development of a Handbook of HRS4R for Widening countries; gender, inclusion and equity plans in research careers; a university open science and strategic innovation roadmap; guidelines to the creation of local Science and Innovation Skills Academy, training programmes contents and guides, development of the research transparency dashboard and policies & strategies leading to reform and renewal of science & innovation institutional approaches. The outputs will be shared beyond the project life to guarantee their adoption/implementation by relevant stakeholders in Widening countries.
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Programme(s)
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
Multi-annual funding programmes that define the EU’s priorities for research and innovation.
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HORIZON.4.1 - Widening participation and spreading excellence
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HORIZON-CSA - HORIZON Coordination and Support Actions
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Call for proposal
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(opens in new window) HORIZON-WIDERA-2023-ACCESS-03
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1649 004 Lisboa
Portugal
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