FEAST Info Day

An update on opportunities for research engagement with Europe

Monash University hosted a day of information sessions presented by the Forum for European-Australian Science and Technology Cooperation (FEAST) on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 at Monash University, Clayton Campus.

FEAST is an organisation established by the Australian Government and the European Union to highlight, promote, and facilitate research collaboration between their respective communities. Expert presentations on the day discussed Framework Programme Schemes (FP7) and other funding opportunities, and explored lessons and best practices for Australian researchers wishing to collaborate with their European counterparts.

The Info Day:

• provided an overview of the structure of the European research systems;
• described the current state of collaborative activity;
• identified major opportunities for collaboration;
• discussed financial support for collaborative research; and
• highlighted some successful outcomes and the resulting best practices.

An overview of the presentations on the day is provided below.

Time	Name of Seminar	Presentation Slides
10.00am-11.00am	Overview of European Opportunities for Australian Researchers (including funding, fellowships, scholarships, and exchanges)	Presentation (pdf 2.8MB)
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11.00am-12.00pm	Risk- cost/benefit analysis of international collaborations: lessons for strategies, tactics and policy development, advice on strengthening research collaboration with Europe	Presentation (pdf 2.3MB)
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12.00am-12.30pm	Analysis of Activities and experience to date in Australian engagement with the Framework Programme (emphasis on benefits generated for Australia)	Presentation (pdf 1.0MB)
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12.30pm-1.00pm	European Collaborative RTD projects (Including FP7 Funding Schemes)	Presentation (pdf 328KB)
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2.00pm-3.00pm	Thematic Focus: Health An interactive workshop exploring research funding and opportunities in field of health.	Presentation (pdf 1.9MB)
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3.00pm-4.00pm	European Projects; from proposals to Grant Agreements, contractual aspects, supporting researchers	Presentation (pdf 1.2MB)
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Additional Thematic Workshops

Under a reciprocal arrangement, Monash University staff were also invited to join two thematic discussions that were held at the University of Melbourne the following day, Thursday 19 November 2009

For more information, contact Ben Leske, Office of the Deputy Vice-Chancellor (International), on 03 9905 9977; or
Dennis Batson, Monash Research Office, on 03 9905 1193.