Periodic Reporting for period 2 - SCOPE (Support and Coordination of the Partnering Environment for FET Flagships)
Berichtszeitraum: 2018-01-01 bis 2020-03-31
SCOPE put in place several activities on supporting an efficient integration of the PPs and AMs in both Flagships, so they could engage in collaborations with the CPs: by granting travel support to the PPs and AMs to attend HBP and GF Core events; by organizing workshops and networking sessions for PPs/AMs; and, by communicating PPs/AMs research results through the existing communication channels of both Flagships. A total of 121 grants were awarded along the duration of SCOPE.
SCOPE contributed to the overall FET objective to create dynamic multi-disciplinary collaborations, interdisciplinary collaborations and deep synergies between the broadest range of advanced sciences and cutting-edge engineering disciplines. As a summary, the main results achieved were the following: Dedicated personnel to help PPs and AMs navigate in the Flagships world; Internal communication channels (such as newsletters, conference calls, guidance to connect with Core partners, etc.), PPs Representation in the governance meetings; External communication and dissemination through news articles and interviews about research results; and finally specific funds primarily in form of travel grants mainly to attend the annual events (Graphene Week and HBP Summit).
The GF Partnering Division, which it was composed of 94 Associated Members and 28 Partnering Projects by the end of SCOPE, is an integral part of the Graphene Flagship initiative. SCOPE/ESF provided direct support to PPs and AMs to engage in collaborations with the Core Project (CP). As a result, 12 AM organisations have integrated the CP. Over 15 AMs participated in CP roadmap and standardisation workshops. ESF organized three Partnering Division meetings at the Graphene Week 2017, 2018 and 2019. Over 100 participants attended the Partnering Division meetings. Success stories sessions dedicated to present highlights of three AMs in 2018 and five AMs in 2019 were organised by ESF and the GF during the Graphene Week conferences. Also 10 different AMs exhibited at the Mobile World Congress since 2017. PPs and AMs are represented in the governance of Core project through the Partnering Division. Over 40 AMs attended the GF General Assembly meetings. SCOPE/ESF supported with the collection of 24 AMs and PPs scientific highlights from the Partnering Division that were included in the Graphene Flagship annual reports since 2017. This has highly increased the visibility of the research performed by the AMs and PPs, and of their contribution to the final goal of the Flagship. A total of 70 grants were awarded to GF PPs/AMs in the whole project (travel support, student and short visit grants).
Three surveys were launched. According to the 2019 survey results, the involvement of AMs and PPs in GF activities and events included 13 joint publications (mostly PPs research articles and conference proceedings), 9 signed NDAs (by individual AMs) and several sample exchanges. PPs are more interested in integration, scientific collaborations, networking and involvement in GF activities. Individual AMs are more focused on the output (graphene products and graphene technology), collaborations and networking.
SCOPE/FECYT produced 42 news articles and project news to actively communicate the research results and interactions with the Flagships Core of the HBP PPs and GF PPs/AMs during the lifetime of the project. All the news articles were created with the final goal of being published in the communication channels of both Flagships and increase the visibility of PPs and AMs as members of the Flagships community.
SCOPE had coordinated mechanisms by working closely with the Partnering Projects and Core Projects, firstly to understand their respective needs and, secondly, to devise a partnering environment that have allowed results-oriented interactions and collaborations. Both parties have benefited from the know-how and new perspectives in common research areas. A wide spectrum of target groups has been reached: GF and HBP PPs/AMs senior and young researchers; academics, science community and research centers; national research funding agencies; policy makers; industrial experts; general public; and media.