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Public Debate "Employer’s recruitment decisions, labour market disadvantage and active labour market policies", Brussels, Belgium
[Event date: 2009-11-09]
SHUR policy meeting "Human rights in conflict: the role of civil society, Brussels, Belgium
[Event date: 2009-11-10]
"Strategies for inclusion and social cohesion in Europe from education" – INCLUD-ED SSH project first European conference, Brussels, Belgium
[Event date: 2009-11-18]
Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities
- New SSH leaflet "Research in Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities – Towards a New Approach" presenting the new approach for EU Socio-economic and Humanities Research until 2013.
- The Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities Work Programme 2010 is now published!
The Socio-economic Sciences and Humanities (SSH) Work Programme 2010, with the total budget of 70,6 million euro, was officially published on 30 July 2009 containing four Calls for Proposals.
Deadline for receipt of the proposals for the first three calls is 2 February 2010 at 17:00, Brussels local time:Deadline for receipt of the proposals for the fourth call is 15 December 2009 at 17:00, Brussels local time:
All call information is accessible on the dedicated CORDIS website.
Please note that you can use CORDIS e-mail notification service to be notified by e-mail each time a call relevant to your area of expertise is published.
Objective
Funding 'Socio-economic sciences and the humanities' (SSH) will contribute to an in-depth, shared understanding of the complex and interrelated socio economic challenges confronting Europe.
Why is it important?
Research in this theme will help us study and provide answers to questions related to:
- growth, employment and competitiveness;
- social cohesion, social, cultural and educational challenges in an enlarged EU;
- sustainability, environmental challenges, demographic change, migration and integration, quality of life and global interdependence.
What will be funded?
Emphasis will be given to the following areas:
- Growth, employment and competitiveness in a knowledge society
- Combining economic, social and environmental objectives in a European perspective
- Major trends in society and their implications
- Europe in the world (covering a.o. migration, poverty, crime and conflict)
- The citizen in the European Union
- Socio-economic and scientific indicators
- Foresight activities, such as the future implications of global knowledge, migration and ageing.
Budget
More than € 610 million is foreseen for funding this theme over the duration of FP7.
Previous relevant European research
See also SSH on the DG Research web service
Last updated on: 2009-05-11