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Joint research support 

The CHARM-EU Joint Research Support system offers information on the different options to assist researchers across partner institutions.

Catalogue of research management units

You can use the CHARM-EU Joint Research Support system to find supports available to researchers across all of our partner universities, including research management guidance, funding opportunities, and administrative support.

Area for Research, Transfer and Innovation Support

Àrea de Suport a la Recerca, la Transferència i la Innovació

Research Management Office (OGR)

Oficina de Gestió de la Recerca

International Research Projects Office (OPIR)

Oficina de Projectes Internacionals de Recerca

  • Website: International Research Projects Office.
  • Contact: recerca.europea@ub.edu
  • Functions: Among others, to manage EU-funded research projects funded; to disseminate information and support the preparation of proposals (forms and budget); to undertake the economic management of projects (budget management, payment of expenses, preparation of financial reports, etc.).

Scientific and Technological Centers (CCiTUB)

Centres Científics i Tecnològics

  • Website: Scientific and Technological Centers.
  • Contact: here.
  • Functions: To provide comprehensive support for research. Services are available to UB, other public institutions and private companies, within the framework of the agreements established by the University.

Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit (UCC+I)

Unitat de Cultura Científica i Innovació

  • Website: Scientific Culture and Innovation Unit.
  • Contact: ucc@ub.edu.
  • Functions: Among others, act as intermediaries between the university and citizens, with the main aim of promoting scientific, technological and innovation culture though different types of activities: scientific communication, outreach, training, etc.

Learning and Research Resources Centre – Research Unit (CRAI-Research)

Centre de Recursos per a l’Aprenentatge i la Investigació (CRAI) – Unitat de Recerca

  • Website: CRAI-Research Unit.
  • Contact: crai-recerca@ub.edu.
  • Functions: Among others, provides advice, information and support to the UB community on all aspects related to research activities. Specifically, helps researchers publish their results and puts them in touch with the relevant University service or unit for specialist subject areas.

Office of Mobility and International Programs (OMPI)

Oficina de Mobilitat i Programes Internacionals

Bosch i Gimpera Foundation (FBG)

Fundació Bosch i Gimpera

  • Website: Bosch i Gimpera Foundation.
  • Contact: fbg@fbg.ub.edu.
  • Functions: FBG connecst university, business, and society. To offer assistance and support to researchers, companies, and investors to promote collaboration. FBG’s priority is to promote innovation, through the following lines of action: contract research; business creation; technologies, material, and licenses.

Coordinating Office of Research-Related Commissions

Oficina de Coordinació de Comissions de Recerca

  • Functions: Among others, coordination of research committees and data management, such us animal experimentation, bioethics, biosecurity, etc.

RESOURCE: Funding Calls Searching Tool

Buscador de convocatòries de recerca (només via intranet UB)

  • Website: Funding Calls Searching Tool (only available via UB’s intranet).
  • Description: It allows you to consult information on the main funding programs. Each program has a file with three main sections: What they finance, Who they are aimed at, Aspects to highlight and Management of the funding.

Research Development Office

  • Website: Research Development Office
  • Contact: See website.
  • Functions: Team of research funding specialists working the researchers of all disciplines and career stages to support funding calls and project development.

Trinity Innovation

  • Website: Trinity Innovation
  • Contact: innovation.centre@tcd.ie
  • Functions: Acts as interface between internal researchers and administration and external industry , funders, and government bodies. Provides supports for researchers engaging with industry and technology transfer.

Trinity Research

Support for Researchers

Research Support Offices of the Faculties

Science Policy Office (SPO)

Tudománypolitikai Iroda

  • Website: Science Policy Office.
  • Contact: tudomanypolitika@rk.elte.hu.
  • Functions: Supervised by the Vice-Rector for Research, SPO supports top management-level decision making related to ELTE’s research strategies and policies, initiatives and activities, the dissemination of results, the initiation of interfaculty and inter- and multidisciplinary research activities, the promotion of research collaborations as well as the professional development of internal scientific tenders. The office is responsible for the development of ELTE’s researcher database (Knowledge Map). In addition, it contributes to the implementation of University Exellence Fund, an institutional reward and recognition system for excellent researchers.

University Strategy Office (USO)

Egyetemi Stratégiai Iroda

  • Website: University Strategy Office.
  • Contact: strategia@rk.elte.hu.
  • Functions: Supervised by the Vice-Rector for General Affairs, USO is responsible for the coordination and implementation of institution-wide development projects related to all aspects of sustainability, innovation, emerging technologies and third mission; coordination of ELTE’s participation in various Hungarian and international, multisectoral, multidisciplinary projects involving business and society. USO manages the ELTE Strategic Database, including data on the education & research activities of the ELTE academic staff.

University Grants Office

Pályázati Központ

  • Website: University Grants Office.
  • Contact: palyazat@kancellaria.elte.hu.
  • Functions: The University Grants Office supports ELTE researchers’ national and international grants application and project implementation activities.  It supports the professional work of the research supervisors from the publication of the call for proposals, from the emergence of the proposal idea to the end of the maintenance phase of the project.

ELTE Center for Innovation

Innovációs Központ

  • Website: ELTE Center for Innovation.
  • Contact: innovacio@innovacio.elte.hu.
  • Functions: The ELTE Center for Innovation supports ELTE’s activities related to innovation, cooperation with businesses and technology transfer and is responsible for facilitating the exploitation of the research results produced by the University by acting as a bridge between the University and Industry.
    The Center launches annualy the Proof of Concept (PoC) call with the aim to provide financial aid to raise the maturation grade of intellectual properties, research ideas and plans generated at the university as well as to support institutional innovation activity an promote business exploitation of research results.
    The Center keeps records of services and competences provided by ELTE researchers and research projects.

DATAINNO – Software and Data Intensive Services Competence Center, Faculty of Informatics

  • Website: DATAINNO.
  • Contact: kk@inf.elte.hu.
  • Functions: The aim of the DATAINNO Competence Center is to develop IT solutions that can be used in various service areas: the industrial, financial and healthcare sectors, and which increase the company’s competitiveness, based on the knowledge base of the ELTE Faculty of Informatics.

Innovation and Partnerships Department – Project Support Team

Direction de l’Innovation et des Partenariats, Service Ingénierie et Accompagnement de Projets

Research Services

  • Website: Research Services (only available via ÅAU’s intranet)
  • Contact: research@abo.fi
  • Functions: Support services related to open science and responsible research, research funding, collaboration with the society, innovations and doctoral studies at Åbo Akademi University.

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Division of Research and Innovation

Forsknings- og innovasjonsavdelingen (FIA)

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