2014 ERA Survey of Research Performing Organisations
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FOREWORD TO THE SURVEY
The reinforced European Research Area Partnership aims at achieving free circulation of researchers, knowledge and technology. It seeks to
optimise Europe’s public research systems which are an essential condition to remain competitive globally. It also promotes growth and job
creation and improves the quality of life in Europe.
The 2014 edition of the ERA Survey aims at assessing whether the efforts deployed so far are sufficient to meet the ERA objectives.
This simplified survey is made up of several sections, which will require that you collect information from different services within your
organisation. Therefore, it is advisable to:
Download the questionnaire (according to the profile of your organisation) in PDF format from the right hand panel of this page; Distribute the questionnaire to the different services concerned; and, Fill in the questionnaire online once all the answers have been collected.
Please note that the system automatically disconnects the user after 60 minutes of inactivity.
Please also note that:
Most questions are mandatory however you can choose ‘not applicable’ (i.e. if a question is not relevant to your organisation) or not known; Some questions require the respondent to provide numbers and percentages. When the figures are not known, please leave the box
empty; A glossary with the key terms is available here; You should click the 'SUBMIT' button only after you have answered all the questions. You can save a PDF file with your answers.
The consultation deadline has been extended until 9 April 2014.
The identification number sent to you with the invitation will only be used to keep track of the questionnaires as they are filled in. The results of
the survey will be used in summary form only, to protect confidentiality. In no circumstance will collected data be used to report back at an
organisational level. All data collected as part of this survey will be recorded in a secured and protected database hosted by the European
Commission, the operation of which abides by Regulation (EC) 45/2001.
The results will be made available on the dedicated European Commission Website. The results at EU level of the 2012 ERA Survey are
available in the 2013 ERA Facts and Figures.
The survey will be managed by an external contractor (ICF GHK) on behalf of the Commission. Please send any queries to the following email
address: [email protected]. The European Commission would like to thank you in advance for participating in this survey. A. INTRODUCTION
1. Please enter the code provided in the invitation email*
If you have not received an invitation to participate in the survey but you would like to participate, please contact:
[email protected]
2. Please select the country in which your organisation is based*
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
United Kingdom
Other
If other, please specify:
3. Name of the organisation (local language)
4. Name of the organisation (in English)*
5. Please provide the national identification number of your organisation
The national identification number is a unique number allocated to organisations or individuals for the purposes of work, taxation, government benefits, health care, and
other government related functions. The equivalent of the national identification number for private organisations is the value added tax identification number. 6. Please enter the official e-mail address of your organisation*
Please enter your full email address in the field below.
7. Please enter the website of your organisation
8. Is your organisation an international organisation?*
An international organisation arises from an association of states. It is established on the basis of a treaty or similar act and has an international legal personality distinct
from that of its Member States. It has an international membership, scope, or presence.
Yes
No
9. Please indicate the legal status of your organisation*
The legal status is the relative positions or standing of an organisation in the eyes of the law.
Organisation under private law with public mission: refers to a public sector body or a legal entity governed by private law with a public service mission.
Private organisation without a public mission: a firm or company in the private (non-public) sector of an economy whose main aim is to generate profit, which is
controlled and operated by private individuals (and not by civil servants or government-employees) and is not accountable to governmental organisations.
Public organisation
Organisation under private law with public mission
Private organisation without a public mission
10. Please specify the degree of autonomy of your organisation:*
Autonomous organisation: an organisation is considered autonomous or semi-autonomous if the organisation can make its own decisions with regard to resource
allocation and spending, activities to be carried out, human resources and management issues, etc. Non-autonomous organisations include for instance research units or
university departments in organisations where most important decisions are made centrally
Fully autonomous organisation
Semi-autonomous organisation
Non-autonomous organisation
Please indicate if your organisation is autonomous or semi-autonomous in the following areas:
Tick as appropriate
Yes, my organisation
Yes, my organisation is autonomous
is semi-autonomous
Definition of research priorities
Allocation of research funding
Support to transnational cooperation activities
Support of gender issues
Support to knowledge transfer
Support to digital research services
11. Did your organisation implement any of the following activities in 2013? Please tick as appropriate *
Funding research or allocating research funding (at national and/or regional level)
Funding and performing research
Performing research (the research may be performed continuously - i.e., with permanent research staff, or occassionally - i.e.,
only as needed)
None of these
This survey is for Research Performing Organisations only. As your organisation funds research please go to the Research Funding
Organisations questionnaire available here.
http://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/2014ERASurvey_RFO
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You have indicated that your organisation is not autonomous in the allocation of resources in one or several areas mentioned in the previous
question. If your organisation is part of an over-arching organisation, please note that only the response from the over-arching organisation is
expected. The over-arching organisation should contact the 2014 ERA Survey helpdesk to get a new code in order to respond to the survey.
For our own records, please specify the name, email address, website and contact person of the overarching organisation you are part of.
Please complete
Name of the organisation:
Website of the organisation:
Email address:
Name of contact person:
You have indicated that your organisation is semi-autonomous. In order to better process your answers and avoid double-counting, please specify
the name, email address, website and contact person of the overarching organisation you are part of.
Please complete
Name of the organisation:
Website of the organisation:
Email address:
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Please provide the name, email address and position of the person responsible for answering this questionnaire*
The person responsible is the person coordinating the organisation's answer to the questionnaire.
Please complete
Name:
Email address:
Position:
Thank you for participating.
This questionnaire addresses only autonomous research performing organisations which are public or have a public mission. Nevertheless, your
organisation may want to specify potential actions at national level which could lead to the improvement in the functioning of the European
Research Area. Please describe the potential actions in the box below.
350 character(s) maximum
B. INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR ORGANISATION
This section includes questions related to the profile and sector of activity of your organisation as well as staff employed by your organisation.
12. Please specify the type of research performing organisation*
Research and Technology Organisations (RTOs) are mission-oriented providers of innovation services to governments and firms, dedicated to improving quality of life
and building economic competiveness.
Research centre
University or higher education institution carrying out research, including those occasionally carrying our research
Research and Technology Organisation
Other organisation carrying out research (e.g. hospital)
13. What is (are) the mission(s) of your organisation?*
Multiple answers are possible
Research
Technical development
Innovation
Funding
Education and training
Other (i.e. hospitals)
14. What is the sector of activity of your organisation?
Multiple answers are possible
Agricultural sciences
Engineering and technology
Humanities
Medical and health sciences
Natural sciences
Social sciences
Other
15. Please indicate the total number of staff in headcount and Full Time Equivalent employed by your organisation in 2013?*
Headcount data measure the total number of persons who are fully or partially employed by an organisation.
at least 1
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) is a unit to measure employment taking into account work load of individual persons (average number of hours worked per week). An FTE of 1
means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time.
17. Please indicate the number of R&D personnel in headcount and Full Time Equivalent employed by your organisation in 2013:*
at least 1
R&D personnel: persons employed directly on R&D, as well as those providing direct services such as R&D managers, administrators, and clerical staff (Source: OECD,
2002)
Headcount data measure the total number of persons who are fully or partially employed by an organisation.
If exact figures are not available, please provide careful estimates.
at least 1
Full Time Equivalent (FTE) is a unit to measure employment taking into account work load of individual persons (average number of hours worked per week). An FTE of 1
means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time.
18. Of which, please specify the percentage who were citizens of:
Other EU Member States
at most 100
EU countries: countries which are part of the EU. These include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United
Kingdom. Please round to nearest whole number.
Associated countries
at most 100
Associate country to the EU Framework Programme (AC): Several countries are associated to the implementation of the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research
and Technological Development. These include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey.
Please round to whole number.
Third countries
at most 100
Countries whcih are neither EU Member States nor Associated Countries to the EU Framework Programme.
Please round to nearest whole number.
19. In 2013, what was the total number of researchers employed part-time and/or occasionally by your organisation whose main occupation was in
the private sector?
Researcher: professional engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems and also in the management of projects.
Headcount data measure the total number of persons who are fully or partially employed by an organisation.
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): is a unit to measure employment, taking into account work load of individual persons (average number of hours worked per week). An FTE of
1 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time.
20. Please specify the number of PhD students and PhD graduates hosted by your organisation for the following periods:
PhD student: An individual who attends a PhD program in order to obtain a PhD diploma.
PhD graduate: An individual who earned a doctoral diploma, having successfully completed a PhD programme.
Please fill in each row accordingly; fill in 0 if there are no PhD students and/or PhD graduates. PhD graduates make reference to the total number of PhD students which
graduated in the year mentioned, i.e. by December of the year. Leave empty if not known.
Dec 2011:
Dec 2011:
Dec 2013:
Dec 2013:
Total number No. of females Total number No. of females
PhD students
PhD graduates
C. RESEARCH FUNDING SYSTEM
This section includes questions related to the sources and allocation of your organisation’s research and development funding.
21. What was your organisation’s overall research and development budget in 2013?*
at least 1
The overall research and development budget is the estimation of the total amount of funds (or revenue and expenses) handled by the organisation for the purpose of
performing and funding research and development activities. It should include overheads but not funding to teaching activities.
22. Please indicate the currency of the amount provided in the previous question*
Euro
Bulgarian lev
Czech koruna
Danish krone
Hungarian forint
Latvian lats
Lithuanian litas
Polish złoty
Pound sterling
Romanian leu
Swedish krona
Other
23. Amongst your organisation’s budget for research and development, what was the approximate percentage received as institutional funding in
2013?*
at most 100
Institutional funding: is general funding of institutions with no direct selection of R&D project or programmes. There are various formulae for the allocation of institutional
funding that consider to a lower or higher extent the research performance. In some cases, institutional funding includes a quota related to number of staff, students etc.
(Source: OECD, 2011).
Please insert '0' if there is no institutional funding (at most 100)
24. If you received institutional funding in 2013, was the allocation based on an assessment of your organisation carried out by the funding
organisation(s)?*
Other organisations: other entities which are not part of your organisation.
Yes
No
Not known
Not applicable
25. Amongst your organisation’s overall research and development budget, what was the approximate percentage received from organisations
based in Third countries in 2013 (i.e., countries which are neither EU nor Associated Countries to the Framework Programme)?
at most 100
EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Associate country to the EU Framework Programme (AC): Several countries are associated to the implementation of the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research
and Technological Development. These include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey.
Please round to nearest whole number.
26. Amongst your organisation’s overall research and development budget, what was the approximate percentage received from the private sector
in 2013?
at most 100
Please insert '0' if there is no funding from the private sector.
Please round to nearest whole number.
27. In 2013, did your organisation allocate research and development funding to other organisations?*
Yes
No
27a. In 2013, how did your organisation allocate research and development funding to other organisations?*
Project-based funding: is attributed on the basis of a project submission by a group or individuals for an R&D activity that is limited in scope, budget and time.
Institutional funding: is general funding of institutions with no direct selection of R&D project or programmes. There are various formulae for the
allocation of institutional funding that consider to a lower or higher extent the research performance. In some cases, institutional funding includes
a quota related to number of staff, students
Via project-based funding
Via institutional funding
27b. What was the approximate percentage of your overall research and development budget allocated to other organisations in 2013 via project-b
ased funding?
at most 100
Please round to nearest whole number.
27c. Please specify whether the allocation of institutional funding to other organisations was based on the results of assessment or evaluation
procedures:*
Assessment or evaluation: evaluation procedure which analyses the entire institution in terms of input, throughput (processes) and output factors. Among the latter, the
assessment may include research performance and may be linked to funding allocation. Salaries and other staff costs are not included in the assessment.
Yes
No
27d. Please specify the approximate percentage of your overall research and development budget allocated as institutional funding to other
organisations in 2013 on the basis of assessment or evaluation procedures:
at most 100
Please round to nearest whole number.
D. RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURES
This section includes questions on your organisation’s involvement in the funding and development of research infrastructures. It also includes
questions on the users who accessed the research infrastructures(s) if your organisation participates in their operation.
28. In several research areas, cutting edge research infrastructures are essential for excellence. Infrastructures can be developed at regional,
national, European or global level. Does your organisation run and/or fund one or several of these cutting-edge research infrastructures?
Research infrastructures: a research infrastructure is facilities, resources and related services used by the scientific community to conduct top-level research in their
respective fields. Examples include singular large-scale research installations, collections, special habitats, libraries, databases, biological archives, integrated arrays of
small research installations, high-capacity/high speed communication networks, highly distributed capacity and capability computing facilities, data infrastructure, etc.
Yes
No
28a. Please provide the total number of users in headcount who accessed your cutting-edge research infrastructure(s) in 2013*
at least 1
Headcount data measure the total number of persons who are fully or partially employed by an organisation
28b. What was the approximate share of users from the private sector in 2013?
at most 100
Please round to nearest 100.
28c. Amongst the users who accessed your research infrastructure(s) in 2013, were the researchers, PhD students and/or Post-docs:
A researcher is a professional engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems and also in the management of the
projects. Postgraduate students at the PhD level engaged in R&D should be considered as researchers concerned (OECD, 2002).
PhD student: An individual who attends a PhD program in order to obtain a PhD diploma.
Post-Docs: a Postdoctoral research candidate has completed doctoral studies and intends to further deepen expertise in a specialised subject.
EU countries: countries which are part of the EU. These include Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France,
Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United
Kingdom. Associate country to the EU Framework Programme (AC): Several countries are associated to the implementation of the EU 7th Framework Programme for
Research and Technological Development. These include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey.
Please tick all that apply.
Citizens of the country where your organisation is based
Citizens of other EU and/ or Associated Countries
Citizens of third countries (i.e. countries which are neither Member States nor Associated countries to the EU Framework
Programme)?
What was the share of researchers, PhD students and/ or Post-Docs who were citizens of the country where your organisation is based:
at most 100
Please round to nearest whole number.
What was the share of researchers, PhD students and/ or Post-Docs who were citizens of other EU and/ or Associated Countries?
at most 100
Please round to nearest whole number.
What was the share of researchers, PhD students and/ or Post-Docs who were citizens of Third countries?
at most 100
Please round to nearest whole number.
E. RESEARCHERS
This section of the survey includes questions related to the recruitment of researchers, researchers’ careers, doctoral training and researchers’
mobility outside academia. Please note that some of the questions may not be applicable to some organisations (e.g. RTOs) 29. What was the approximate number of research vacancies filled by your organisation in 2013?*
Research vacancies include vacancies for post-doctoral positions.
Researcher: professional engaged in the conception or creation of new knowledge, products, processes, methods and systems and also in the management of projects.
Postgraduate students at the PhD level engaged in R&D should be considered as researchers 30. How many of which were first stage researcher positions (i.e. junior researchers, PhD candidates, Post-Docs)?*
First stage researcher: researcher who is at the beginning of his career (i.e. junior researchers, PhD candidates, Post-Docs).
31. Several actions may be carried out when hiring researchers. In 2013, how often has your organisation implemented any of the following actions
for first stage researchers?
First stage researcher: researcher who is at the beginning of his career (i.e. junior researchers, PhD candidates, Post-Docs).
The Euraxess portal is a service which provides information and services to mobile researchers.
Minimum requirements mean the job advert (or via a link) includes the job profile, skills and competencies required and eligibility criteria Research positions are openly
advertised (e.g. website,
newspapers)
Research positions are openly
advertised on Euraxess
The job announcement includes
minimum requirements
Frequently (in half
Occasionally (in
This action is not
Not applicable to
or more of the
less than half of the
implemented by our
our type of
cases)
cases)
organisation
organisation
Not
known
32. Several actions may be carried out when hiring researchers. In 2013, has your organisation implemented any of the following actions for
research positions other than first stage ones?
The Euraxess portal is a service which provides information and services to mobile researchers.
Minimum requirements mean the job advert (or via a link) includes the job profile, skills and competencies required and allows for a minimum time period between vacancy
publication and deadline for applying
Frequently (in half
Occasionally (in
This action is not
Not applicable to
or more of the
less than half of the
implemented by our
our type of
cases)
cases)
organisation
organisation
Not
known
Research positions are openly
advertised (e.g. website,
newspapers)
Research positions are openly
advertised on Euraxess
The job announcement includes
minimum requirements
33. In 2013, did your institution implement the Charter and Code principles in line with the HR strategy for Researchers? *
The European Charter and Code for Researchers aims at ensuring that the nature of the relationship between researchers and employers or funders is conducive to
successful performance in generating, transferring, sharing and disseminating knowledge and technological development, and to the career development of researchers. It
outlines a set of general principles and requirements which specifies the roles, responsibilities and entitlements of researchers as well as of employers and/or funders of
researchers. The Code of Conduct for the recruitment of researchers consists of a set of general principles and requirements that should be followed by employers and/or
funders when appointing or recruiting researchers. The principles are complementary to those in the European Charter for Researchers.
Human Resources (HR) Strategy for Researchers (HRS4R): it supports research institutions and funding organisations in the implementation of the Charter & Code in
their policies and practices.
Yes
No
Not known
Not applicable
34. In 2013, did your organisation host doctoral and post-doctoral students and/or graduates?*
Yes
No
Not known
34a. Are the doctoral education programmes provided by your organisation in line with all the principles of innovative doctoral training? *
Principles for innovative doctoral training: the principles include research excellence, attractive institutional environment, interdisciplinary research options, exposure to
industry and other relevant employment sectors, international networking, transferable skills training and quality assurance.
Yes
No
Not known
Not applicable
34b. In 2013, how often did the doctoral education programmes implemented by your organisation include schemes or activities to expose PhD
students to industry/other relevant employment sectors?*
Frequently (in half or more of the programmes)
Occasionally (in less than half of the programmes)
Never
Not known
Not applicable
34c. In 2013, how often did your organisation implement programmes and/or actions to support researchers’ mobility outside academia? *
Frequently (in half or more of the programmes)
Occasionally (in less than half ofthe programmes)
Never
Not known
F. GENDER EQUALITY AND GENDER MAINSTREAMING IN RESEARCH
This section includes questions related to your organisation’s measures supporting gender equality and gender dimension in research. Gender
equality (also known as sex equality or sexual equality) entails making women's rights equal to men's, and making men's rights equal to
women's. Gender dimension in research content is making gender a dimension of research by integrating it as part of research design and
process. This entails sex and gender analysis being integrated into basic and applied research. Gender dimension in research content is making
gender a dimension of research by integrating it as part of research design and process. This entails sex and gender analysis being integrated
into basic and applied research.
35. Please specify the gender of the person who was head of your organisation at the end of the calendar year in 2013 *
Head of organisation: highest decision making official in the organisation (e.g. rector or equivalent in the academy, president or equivalent in non-academic research
organisations).
Female
Male
36. In 2013, has your organisation implemented a Gender Equality Plan or equivalent?*
A Gender Equality plan is a consistent set of provisions and actions aiming at ensuring gender equality.
Yes
No
Not known
Not applicable
36a. Please specify the approximate percentage of your organisation’s overall research and development budget allocated to the Gender Equality
plan or equivalent
at most 100
Please round to nearest whole number.
37. As part of the Gender Equality plan or equivalent, which of the following measures or actions have been implemented by your organisation in
2013?*
Recruitment and promotion measures
Targets to ensure gender balance in recruitment committees
Flexible career trajectory (e.g. provisions for interruptions of career, returning schemes after career breaks, gender aware
conditions, provisions on dual careers)
Work-life balance measures (e.g. parental leave, flexible working arrangements)
Support for leadership development (e.g. mentoring or networking opportunities for female researchers)
Other
38. Does your organisation include a gender dimension in research and innovation content of programmes, projects and studies?*
Gender dimension in research content: is making gender a dimension of research by integrating it as part of research design and process. This entails sex and gender
analysis being integrated into basic and applied research.
Yes
No
Not known
Not applicable
39. How many recruitment committees for leading researcher positions did your organisation set up in 2013 for the recruitment of researchers?
Recruitment committee: no matter how they are designated (e.g. by nomination, election, pool), recruitment committees are set for the recruitment of one or more persons
when there is an open position (at any level and temporary or permanent).
Leading researchers are internationally recognised researchers (e.g. team leaders, management positions, full professors, etc.)
40. Amongst them, how many recruitment committees for leading researcher positions reached the threshold of 40% of the under-represented
sex?
Gender balanced committee/panel: a committee/panel is considered gender balanced when the percentage of members of the under-represented sex is of, at least, 40%.
In cases of committees/panels with only three members, these committees are considered ‘gender balanced’ if they are represented by both sexes.
Leading researchers are internationally recognised researchers (e.g. team leaders, management positions, etc.)
G. KNOWLEDGE CIRCULATION
The circulation of knowledge is of key importance for the development of the European Research Area. This section includes questions related
to your organisation’s support to access to data, digital research services and knowledge transfer. 41. What was the total number of scientific publications published in peer reviewed journals by researchers in your organisation in 2013?
Peer reviewed scientific publications: original empirical or theoretical piece of work in sciences which are subject to the scrutiny of peers. These peers are experts in the
same field. The peer review process takes place before the paper is published in a journal.
42. Among your organisation’s scientific publications published in peer reviewed journals, what was the approximate percentage available online
and free of charge (i.e. in open access)?
at most 100
Peer reviewed scientific publications: original empirical or theoretical piece of work in sciences which are subject to the scrutiny of peers. These peers are experts in the
same field. The peer review process takes place before the paper is published in a journal.
Open access: refers to the practice of granting free access to research outputs over the Internet, most notably peer-reviewed publications. Please round to nearest whole number.
43. In 2013, how often did your organisation make available research data online and free of charge (i.e. in open access)?*
Research data: data which are collected, observed, or created, for the purpose of analysis to produce original research results. Frequently
Occasionally
Never
Not known
Not applicable
44. Please specify the total number of patents and co-patents held by your organisation in 2011 and 2013:
Patent: an exclusive right granted for an invention, which is a product or a process that provides, in general, a new way of doing something, or offers a new technical
solution to a problem. In order to be patentable, the invention must fulfil certain conditions.
EU countries: Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden and United Kingdom.
Associate country to the EU Framework Programme (AC): Several countries are associated to the implementation of the EU 7th Framework Programme for Research
and Technological Development. These include Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Faroe Islands, Iceland, Israel, Liechtenstein, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,
Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and Turkey.
Please fill in each row accordingly; fill in 0 if there are no patents. Leave empty if not known.
2011
Total number of patent applications by your organisation
Total number of patents held by your organisation
Number of co-patent applications with organisations located in other EU countries or Associated Countries
Number of co-patents held with organisations located in other EU countries or Associated Countries
Number of co-patent applications with organisations located in Third countries (i.e. countries which are neither Member
States nor Associated countries to the EU Framework Programme)
Number of co-patents held with organisations located in Third countries (i.e. countries which are neither Member States
nor Associated countries to the EU Framework Programme)
Number of co-patent applications with the private sector
Number of co-patents held with the private sector
45. Please specify the total number of licenses granted by your organisation in 2013
Licenses held: all licenses, options and assignments for all types of IP. (Count multiple (identical) licenses with a value of less than 500 EUR as one license)
2013
46. Please specify the approximate total amount of license income in local currency of your organisation in 2013
License income: total income from all types of know-how and intellectual property (patents, copyright, designs, material transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements,
plant breeder rights, etc.) before disbursement to the inventor or other parties. Include license issue fees, annual fees, option fees and milestone, termination and cash-in
payments. Exclude license income forwarded to other institutions than those served by the knowledge transfer office or to companies.
Please round to nearest whole number.
47. Has your organisation implemented collaborative agreements with the private sector and/or non-governmental sector in 2013?
The non-governmental sector includes organisations which are neither a part of a government nor conventional for-profit businesses. Collaborative agreement: an agreement between two or more legal entities to co-invest in the research and development (R&D) of products or processes. Yes
No
Not known
Not applicable
48. Has your organisation (or does it share with other organisations) a structure for knowledge transfer activities, such as a Technology/Knowledge
Transfer Office?
Yes, we have our own office
Yes, we use a Technology/ Knowledge Transfer Office belonging to another organisation
No
Not known
Not applicable
48a. How many persons in Full Time Equivalent were employed by your organisation for knowledge transfer activities in 2013?
Full Time Equivalent (FTE): it is a unit to measure employment, taking into account work load of individual persons (average number of hours worked per week). An FTE of
1 means that the person is equivalent to a full-time worker, while an FTE of 0.5 signals that the worker is only half-time.
48b. Can researchers from your organisation access digital research services in other organisations by using their own user account (i.e. federated
electronic identify)?
Federated electronic identity: federate identity allows researchers to use their own organisation user account when accessing other organisations' digital services.
Yes
No
Not known
Not applicable
49. Does your organisation provide access to the following digital research services for researchers?
Cloud services: services to remotely deliver computing and storage capacity to end-users.
Computing services: services enabling researchers to use local or remote computing resources, offered, e.g., by High Performance Computers, or distributed grid-or
cloud-based computing infrastructures.
Other digital services: digital services not mentioned above
Scientific publications repository: electronic archive for the storage of academic publications, such as peer reviewed scientific articles.
Scientific software: software for specific scientific tasks, such as modelling and visualisation of data, or operating specific virtual laboratory experiments. This kind of
software can be installed in one institution and also accessed remotely by researchers from other institutions.
Research collaboration platform: collaboration platform which gathers together scientific resources, tools, data and work management facilities to enable remote
collaboration and exchanges between researchers on a specific research topic or working as a research team.
Yes
No
Not known
Not applicable
Scientific publications repository
Scientific software (e.g. for simulation, visualisation, data analysis, virtual laboratories)
Research data repository
Research collaboration platform
Computing services
Cloud services (from external provider)
Other digital research service
50. Please specify potential actions at national level which could lead to an improvement in the functioning of the European Research Area and
which are not mentioned in this questionnaire?
350 character(s) maximum