Periodic Reporting for period 1 - IFatULB (Individual Fellowships at the Université libre de Bruxelles)
Berichtszeitraum: 2018-09-01 bis 2020-08-31
This comprehensive fellowship programme provides excellent Experienced Researchers with the opportunity to conduct frontier research and receive broad training in an environment of scientific excellence, under the supervision of renowned academics, and to benefit from an extensive collaboration network with academic and non-academic institutions.
Moreover, researchers recruited in the Programme receive extensive support to maximize the impact of their research by bringing Research & Innovation (including social innovation) results closer to industrial exploitations or societal applications. IF@ULB aims also at communicating the activities of research projects to non-scientific audience and by promoting public engagement.
Up to August 31st 2020, 42 fellows have been recruited through two calls.
Fellows benefit from an extensive training and career development programme, which responds to the specific needs of postdocs. Activities are offered at the level of both their research unit and the university:
• Individual career development support and coaching
• Research-based training
• Transferable soft skills training
Furthermore, support is offered to the fellows needing help to manage, protect and valorise the intellectual property involved in research activities.