The project provided the necessary support to the Vice-Presidents of the European Research Council Scientific Council (ERC ScC) to achieve key milestones and deliverables of the ScC,
which are required under the Horizon 2020 framework programme. Under the Horizon 2020 programme, the European Research Council provides a competitive funding mechanism for investigator-driven frontier research at the European level. One of the key structural components of the ERC is the Scientific Council consisting of 21 eminent researchers and their President, representative of a large range of disciplines and institutional backgrounds. The ERC ScC independently establishes and oversees the ERC's scientific
management and the implementation of the Work Programme, including the peer review and the selection of peer reviewers.
The project supported the ERC Vice-Presidents, who, unlike the ERC President, are acting on an honorary basis, in the efficient and timely achievement of the ScC’s objectives in 2016.
The diverse responsibilities of the three Vice-Presidents of the ERC include the achievement of efficient and effective functioning of the ScC, its integrated operation together with the
ERC Executive Agency (ERCEA), and effective interfacing with the scientific community, other funding agencies and the political institutions of the European Union. The project
provided administrative support related to the work of the Vice-Presidents of the ERC for a period of one year.
The Vice-Presidents 2016 were:
Nuria Sebastian Galles, Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF)
Mart Saarma ,University of Helsinki, (Institute of Biotechnology)
Klaus Boch, University of Copenhagen
The former Vice President was Sierd Cloetingh, Utrecht University (receiving support for transition of responsibilities)
Objectives
The project objective was to provide local administrative, operational and advisory
support for the three ERC Vice-Presidents. The project allowed for the efficient and wellmanaged
operation of the ERC Scientific Council.
The project results were
ERC Scientific Strategy (1.1)
Scientific Management, monitoring and quality control of programme implementation -
2016 Panel Descriptors produced (1.2)
Scientific Management, monitoring and quality control of programme implementation –
Selection of experts for evaluation panels (1.3)
Scientific Management, monitoring and quality control of programme implementation –
Establishment of method of peer review of proposal evaluation (1.4)
Scientific Management, monitoring and quality control of programme implementation –
Monitoring of quality of operations (1.5)
Scientific Management, monitoring and quality control of programme implementation –
Communication with Evaluation Panels regarding Panel Reports 2014 (1.6)
Communication and dissemination - the Vice-Presidents' Articles, Interviews, and
Presentations (1.7)
Preparation of ScC meetings (1.8)
Chairing Standing Committees (1.9)
Preparation of ERC Board meetings (1.10)
