R-ECFA Meeting PT - Lisbon, 28-29 March 2008

Where we areA bit of HistoryHow we are organizedWhat are we doingScience funding in PortugalHow are we fundedTrying to look into the next future

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local currency value local/USD OECD,

GDP ppp-USD OECD

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expenditure on educational institutions % of GDP OECD

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total expenditure for R&D % of GDP OECD

% financed by Government % OECD

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Cern Membership FEE CHF 11.1M (1.15%)

                          R-ECFA Meeting PT - Lisbon, 28-29 March 2008

Portugal joined CERN in 1985:

Creation of CERN FUND

Creation of LIP

The CERN Fund Evaluation Committee:

Three member appointed by the CERN DG Two members appointed by FCT

UniversitiesLisbon (2),Coimbra, Algarve

Public Science Funding Agencies

LIPLisbon,Coimbra, Algarve

CLACouncil of the Associated laboratories

Non-profit private associationof Public Utility

INIC, JNICT,ICCTI, FCT, GricesANIMEE...

FCT-Foundation for Science and Technology

The Associated Laboratory Concept:

- The Contract: 10 Years (5+5)

10+12 Scientists 9+12 Engineers1000 Doctoral PositionsMidterm Evaluation

- The Council of Associated Laboratories

People involved in Experimental Particle Phsics at LIP

35 University Professors (paid by the Universities)  20 Senior Researchers (paid by LIP) 13 Post Doc Researchers (FCT Grant) 33 Doctoral students (FCT Grant)  7 Master Students 13 Other students(Project grants)  18 Other students (without grants) 26 technitians+ engeneers   7 administrativ staff

Plus: 24 Researchers, mainly from thre Universities,associated with projects but not formally belonging to LIP

Areas of Research:

# Experimental Particle Physics (CERN, Desy, GSI,...)

# Experimental Astroparticle Physics Auger, SNO, AMS, Zepelin, GAW,...

# Instrumentation and Detectors R&D# Medical Physics

PET systems, Imagiology, Simulation# Computing

GRID Computing# Outreach, Dissemination and Training

Funding Science in Portugal

FCT-Foundation for Science and Technology

Budget: 550 M Euro

UMIC Agency for the Information Society

Budget: 55 M Euro

Both under MCTES-Ministry for Science, Technologyand the Universities

Plus State Laboratories under diferent Ministries

CERN FUND(FCT)

FCT General Calls

Portuguese Grid Initiative(FCT)

MoU´s Funding(FCT)

Associate Contract(FCT)

AdI-Innovation Agency(training) AdI-Innovation Agency

(precompetitive consortia)

Special programs(Ciência Viva)

EU

Other(Direct contributions, ESA,...)

~1M Euro

~3.5 M Euro

Grants(Post-Doc, Doc,...)

~.25M Euro

~.5 M Euro

.35 M Euro~1 M Euro

~.1 M Euro

~.1 M Euro

~.4 M Euro

~.3 M Euro

~1 M Euro

~8.5

The “good” things of the system:

Large autonomy Almost adequate level of funding Good interaction with all public authorities:

Ministry, Funding Bodies,... Good relations with Universities and Students Strong internationalization No dispersion of available resources Well represented in relevant policy boards and instances Young and dynamic Community ...

The “bad” things of the system:Sustainability of the system:

strong dependence on Governmental Weather turbulence...

Sustainability of employement: no real garanty, nolong term commitement

Sustainability of the collaboration with the Universities

Absence of investment in infrastructures and sustainability of existing infrastructures:

(Operation costs, reequipment, support staff..)

Dispersion of Funding programs

Burocracy

Delayed payements...

The Future...

...Research Consortia

Física-N

LIP-Experimental Particle Physics

ITN-Nuclear Physics

IFL-Fusion and Lasers

FCCN-National Scientific and Academic Network