Day 1 – Trends in the external research funding landscape
09.00 – 10.00 Registration and fika
10.00 – 10.15 Welcome and introduction
Per Mickwitz, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research, Sustainability and Campus Development
Carin Andersson, Head of Department, Research Services
10.15 – 11.00 Keynote presentation
Jan D’hooge, Vice Rector of Research Policy, KU Leuven
11.00 – 11.30 Swedish Research Council (VR)
Katarina Bjelke, Director General
11.30 – 12.00 Formas – a Swedish Research Council for Sustainable Development
Josefin Wangel, Senior Research Officer
Maria Rogell, Research Officer
12.00 – 13.30 Networking lunch
13.30 – 14.00 Swedish Foundation for Strategic Research (SSF)
Joakim Amorim, Research Programmes Manager
14.00 – 14.30 Riksbankens Jubileumsfond
Anders Sundin, Research Manager
14.30 – 15.00 Vinnova
Lena Killander, Programme Manager
Tero Stjernstoft, Programme Manager
15.00 – 15.30 Networking fika
15.30 – 16.15 Panel debate
Moderated by Per Mickwitz
16.15 – 16.30 Closing remarks day 1
16.30 – 18.00 Networking mingle with drinks and snacks
Day 2 – Explore and develop your grantsmanship
8.45 – 9.00 Introduction to day 2
Research Services
9.00 – 9.30 My research journey through external funding
Sara Linse, Professor at Biochemistry and Structural Biology
Parallel sessions
Attendees will choose one
9.30 – 10.10
- How to build an attractive CV through external funding
- Philanthropic funding from private donors and foundations
10.10 – 10.40 Fika
10.40 – 11.20
- Collaborative European research projects
- Intellectual property in research collaborations
11.20 – 12.00
- AI as an opportunity in funding applications
- The pathway to impact from a researcher perspective
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