Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) & European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs)
There is increasing focus in current and planned European framework programmes on tackling so-called 'Societal Challenges' such as climate change, energy and ageing. This very much mirrors similar focus by our national funders such as the UK Research Councils.
- Joint Programming Initatives (JPIs)
- European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs)
- LERU Research Seminars on JPI and EIP themes
Joint Programming Initatives (JPIs)
The European Commission is seeking to co-ordinate research efforts addressing these Societal Challenges by a process it describes as Joint Programming. The Commission describes the aim of Joint Programming as being 'to pool national research efforts in order to make better use of Europe's precious public R&D resources and to tackle common European challenges more effectively in a few key areas. It will follow a structured strategic process whereby Member States agree common visions and strategic research agendas to address major societal challenges'.
The following Joint Programming Initiatives (JPIs) have been identified to date:
| Agriculture, food security and climate change |
| A healthy diet for a healthy life (no official website yet) |
| Antimicrobial resistance (no official website yet) |
| CliK'EU (no official website yet) |
| Cultural heritage & global change |
| Healthy & productive seas and oceans |
| More years, better lives |
| Neurodegenerative Diseases/Alzheimer's |
| Urban Europe |
| Water challenges (no official website yet) |
The JPI in Neurodegenerative Diseases launched a first call for proposals in 2011.
Participants in projects selected for funding are supported through the funding agency of their Member State (e.g. a Research Council) where such Member State has agreed to be part of the JPI.
European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs)
The Commission has also recently launched the concept of European Innovation Partnerships (EIPs) with a similar focus on Societal Challenges. Whilst details are relatively vague at present, these are not anticipated to be direct funding instruments in the way JPIs are and they will address the research and innovation system more broadly than the research-focussed JPIs. The Commission has published some FAQs on EIPs. A pilot EIP in Active and Healthy Ageing has been launched.
LERU Research Seminars on JPI and EIP themes
The League of European Research Universities (LERU) – the association of 21 of Europe's leading research intensive universities and of which Oxford is a member – is organising a series of research seminars across the proposed JPI and EIP themes. The seminars will be led by and bring together senior academics from LERU institutions. They will explore how LERU institutions might engage with and seek to influence the developing research agendas in these themes.
A calendar of forthcoming LERU Research Seminars can be seen on the LERU website. For further information please contact Stephen Conway, Research Services.