Natural Resources, Environment and Society Research Centre EVALUATION OF THE FOR THE PERIOD OF 2004 – 2006 COIMBRA, THE 24th JANUARY 2008 INTERNATIONAL.

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1 Natural Resources, Environment and Society Research Centre EVALUATION OF THE FOR THE PERIOD OF 2004 – 2006 COIMBRA, THE 24th JANUARY 2008 INTERNATIONAL PANEL: Atanas Atanassov, AgroBioInstitute, Bulgaria Fons Werrij, EURAGRI Secretary General – Wageningen, Netherlands - Coordinator Gianluca Brunori, University of Isa, Italy Jan Klijn, ALTERRA – U. Wageningen, The Netherlands Jim Flanaga, Consultant to Teagasceagasc - Carlow, Ireland John Williams, ESF-COST - Science Officer Food and Agriculture, Belgium Mari Walls, Environmental Research Programme - MTT, Finland Soren Mikkelsen, Faculty of Agricultural Sciences - Aarhus University, Denmark Svetla Batchvarova, Center of Agricultural Research, Institute of Agricultural Economics, Bulgaria

2 Natural Resources, Environment and Society Research Centre CERNAS FERNANDO PÁSCOA PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade CERNAS – unidade de investigação financiada pelo FEDER Programa Operacional Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (POCTI), Eixo Prioritário II, Medida II.1; Desenvolver uma Rede Moderna de Instituições de I&D.

3 PART I THE UNIT - PRESENTATION

4 Created on 1st July 2003 Accredited by FCT in 2003 (Good) Considered for financing in the period 2004/6 Hosted by: Escola Superior Agrária de Coimbra

5 UNIT DESCRIPTION FOREST RESOURCES AND SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT ENVIRONMENT NATURAL RESOURCES CHEMISTRY FOOD SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING ECONOMICS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT 5 MAIN RESEARCH AREAS - GROUPS SCIENTIFIC BOARD PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR GROUP LEADERS EXECUTIVE BOARD INDEPENDENT ADVISORY BOARD MANAGEMENT OFFICE

6 GENERAL OBJECTIVES CREATION OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AND DISSEMINATION through research and development activities carried out by the research staff of the unit, in cooperation with other researchers, institutions and enterprises in Portugal and abroad. to professionals and companies through the organization of seminars, conferences, courses, workshops and publication and use of research results in different and appropriate forms, e.g. journals, newspapers, proceedings, monographs, technology transfer agreements, etc. PROMOTION OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS in co-operation with end-users, aiming at the increase of life quality, in the context of the current (and future) threats

7 MAIN ACHIEVEMENTS CONSOLIDATION OF THE UNIT: 1.FROM 18 TO 44 INTEGRATED RESEARCHERS HOLDING PhD DEGREES; 2.FROM A TOTAL OF 60 TO 124 INTEGRATED RESEARCHERS; 3.FROM 3 TO 9 INSTITUTIONS PARTICIPATING WITH RESEARCHERS; 4.FROM A LOCAL TO A REGIONAL INFLUENCE. NUMBER AND QUALITY OF PUBLICATIONS FROM 176 S&T PIECES IN 2004 TO 342 IN 2006, INCLUDING A PATENT NUMBER OF MSc AND PhD AWARDED and or ADVISED FROM 2 MSc AND 2 PhD IN 2004 TO 19 MSc AND 13 PhD IN 2006 INTEGRATIVE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY CHARACTER OF PROJECTS FINANCED AND WORKS PUBLISHED, INVOLVING RESEARCHERS FROM DIFFERENT AREAS, INSTITUTIONS AND COUNTRIES, AND MAINLY RELATED TO SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS INTERNATIONALIZATION MORE THAN 250 INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

8 PARTNERSHIPS

9 ACTIVITIES STRATEGIC TARGETING - SEARCH FOR PARTNERS 1 – TO PREPARE AND SUBMIT RESEARCH PROJECTS FOR FINANCING; a. IN CO-OPERATION WITH END-USERS; b. WITH INTEGRATIVE AND MULTIDISCIPLINARY ACTIVITIES; c. AIMING AT THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF RURAL AREAS RESULTS 1 – 68 NATIONAL AND 9 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS APROVED FOR FINANCING 2 – 4.9 M FOR RESEARCH ACTIVITIES (21.4% OF TOTAL BUDGET APROVED) 3 – 24 NATIONAL AND 4 INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS SUBMITED FOR APROVAL 4 – A NETWORK OF PARTNERS AND END-USERS INTERESTED IN THE ACTIVITIES AND IN THE OUTCOMES 5 – MORE THAN 800 S&T WORKS 2 – TO ACHIEVE S&T WORK IN THE CONTEXT OF THE FINANCED PROJECTS;

10 FUTURE VISION STRATEGIC TARGETING – CONTINUATION AND ENFORCEMENT 1 – INTERNATIONALIZATION; SUPPORTED ON THE CREDIBILITY AWARDED BY EXTERNAL RECOGNITION 3 – MULTIDISCIPLINARITY; 4 – DISSEMINATION AND TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER; 5 – COOPERATION WITH END-USERS; 2 – COOPERATIVE RESEARCH; 6 – PROGRESSIVE REGIONALIZATION OF THE INFLUENCE OF THE UNIT INNOVATION TWO POLES IN 2007 – Coimbra and Castelo Branco THREE POLES IN 2008? – Viseu? NETWORK

11 PRESENT / FUTURE VISION ?

12 FUTURE VISION RESULTS EXPECTED 1 –BETTER AND MORE MULTIDISCIPLINARY PROJECTS SUBMITTED (AND APROVED) 2 –BETTER RESULTS TO BE REACHED (AND DISSEMINATE) 3 –BETTER PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE ACTIVITIES AND RESULTS 4 –BETTER CONTRIBUTIONS TO SUSTAINABLE RURAL DEVELOPMENT, BETTER JOBS AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN THE RURAL AREAS

13 A DEEPER LOOK IN THE EVOLUTION OF CERNAS 2004 / 2006

14 UNIT EVOLUTION: TEAM

15 UNIT EVOLUTION: WORK OUTPUT

16 40,00 41,00 42,00 43,00 44,00 45,00 46,00 100150200250300350400 S&T Work Output Researchers FTE CERNAS 2004 CERNAS 2006 CERNAS 2005 x y + +

17 UNIT EVOLUTION: WORK OUTPUT Books, chapters and parts of books 0 0,5 1 1,5 2 2,5 3 3,5 00,20,40,60,811,21,41,6 Books per researcher FTE Books per PhD FTE CERNAS 2004 CERNAS 2005 CERNAS 2006 CEA 04 RFl 05 AMB 06 RFl 06 QRN 05 CEA 05 AMB 05 QRN 04 CEA 06 EDR 05 QRN 06 EDR 06 x y + +

18 UNIT EVOLUTION: THE WORK OUTPUT Papers in peer reviewed international journals 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 00,511,522,533,5 Papers in International peer review journals per researcher FTE Papers in Internationa peer review journals per PhD FTE CERNAS 2004 CERNAS 2005CERNAS 2006 RFL 04 EDR 05 EDR 06 RFL 06 RFL 05 CEA 04 AMB 06 CEA 05 AMB 04 AMB 05 CEA 06 EDR 04 QRN 04 QRN 06 QRN 05 x y + +

19 UNIT EVOLUTION: WORK OUTPUT Communications in international scientific meetings 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 0123456789 Communications in international scientific congresses and seminars per researcher FTE Communications in international scientific congresses and seminars per PhD FTE CERNAS 2004 CERNAS 2005 CERNAS 2006 QRN 06 EDR 06 RFl 04 EDR 05 RFl 05QRN 04 QRN 05 CEA 05 AMB 05 AMB 06 CEA 06 EDR 04 RFl 06 CEA 04 AMB 04 x y + +

20 UNIT EVOLUTION: NUMBER OF PROJECTS (ongoing and submitted) Number of Projects Per Year 0 50 100 2004 2005 200620072008 2009 2010 2011 2012

21 UNIT EVOLUTION: RESEARCH BUDGET Research Budget 1,6 3,3 0,0 1,0 2,0 3,0 4,0 Total [2004;2006] Total [2007;2011] 10 6 1.050.046 1.168.848 1.079.367 604.742 504.077 358.920 101.340 35.000 0 200.000 400.000 600.000 800.000 1.000.000 1.200.000 1.400.000 20042005200620072008200920102011

22 UNIT EVOLUTION: PLURIANNUAL BUDGET ?

23 A BRIEF SWOT ANALYSIS POLITECHNICAL INSTITUTIONS – PI´s UNIVERSITARY INSTITUTIONS – UI´s

24 STRENGTHS: A BRIEF SWOT ANALYSIS THE PARTNERSHIP AGREED WITH REGIONAL FIRMS AND END- USERS THE INTERNATIONAL R&D PARTNERSHIP ALREADY AGREED THE STRONG REGIONAL CONSORTIA ON AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES R&D THE MULTIDISCIPLINARITY OF THE TEAM & APROACHES THE UNIQUENESS OF THE R&D UNIT IN AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES IN THE CENTRE REGION OF PORTUGAL

25 WEAKNESSES: A BRIEF SWOT ANALYSIS THE DESCRIMINANT LEGISLATIVE SUPPORT FOR R&D IN PI´s THE TEACHING CHARGES FACED BY RESEARCHERS IN THE PI´s THE LACK OF RESEARCH TRADITION & EXIGENCE IN THE PI´s THE LACK OF SPECIFIC INSTITUTIONAL FINANTIAL SUPPORT FOR R&D ACTIVITIES IN THE PI´s

26 OPPORTUNITIES: A BRIEF SWOT ANALYSIS THE NEW LAW 62/2007, RULING UI´s AND PIs, GIVING SUPPORT TO R&D UNITS AUTHONOMY; THE NEW FP7, SUPPORTING AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES AND ENVIRONMENT R&D ACTIVITIES THE RECENT QREN, FAVOURING REGIONAL PARTNERSHIPS THE STRONG AND WELL DEFINED STRATEGY FOR THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF THE REGION BASED ON THE INTEGRATION OF THE NEEDS OF PARTNERS AND CERNA´S EXPERTISES THE YOUTH AND WILL OF THE TEAM

27 THREATS : A BRIEF SWOT ANALYSIS THE NEW LAW 62/2007, RULING UI´s AND PIs, NOT ALLOWING THE PI´S TO AWARD PhD DEGREES, AND THEN THE RECRUITMENT OF DOCTORANDS; THE FAILURES OF THE FINANCING INSTRUMENTS OF R&D ACTIVITIES; PI´s HAVE LESS INFLUENCE THAN UI´s IN DECISION MAKING

28 PART II THE QUESTIONS OF THE PANEL

29 1. Self-assessed bench-mark CERNAS ranking in the domain of Portuguese FCT Accredited Agricultural Sciences Research Units a rough analysis Data source: http://www.fct.mctes.pt/unidades/index.asp?p=11&a=7http://www.fct.mctes.pt/unidades/index.asp?p=11&a=7 CERNAS – unidade de investigação financiada pelo FEDER Programa Operacional Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (POCTI), Eixo Prioritário II, Medida II.1; Desenvolver uma Rede Moderna de Instituições de I&D. Management Office

30 R&D Units accredited by FCT Source: Agenda FCT 2006 R&D units by research areas (%) Arts & Humanities 38% Science & Engineering 62% 1 7 8 9 11 12 13 15 16 17 20 21 22 23 24 26 27 44 0 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 R&D Units by scientific area

31 50% 31% 5% 9% 5% LisbonNorthCentre SouthAzores Source: Agenda FCT 2006 11 7 1 2 1 22 0 5 10 15 20 25 LisbonNorthCentreSouthAzoresTOTAL Geographical Regions nº R&D Units Geographical distribution of Agricultural Sciences R&D units R&D Units: geographical distribution

32 R&D Units: Current evaluation and Research Team composition

33 Eligible PhDs vs. Researchers 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 020406080100120140160 Researchers nº Eligible PhDs nº CERNAS Integrated Researchers vs. Eligible PhDs 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 0102030405060708090 Eligible PhDs nº Integrated Researchers nº CERNAS Collaborators' vs. Eligible PhDs 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 0102030405060708090 Eligible PhDs nº Collaborators nº CERNAS Grantees vs. Eligible PhDs 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 0102030405060708090 Grantees nº CERNAS Eligible PhDs nº x y x y x y x y + + + + + + + + R&D Units: Research Team composition analysis

34 [2004;2006] Current Evaluation Research Units Books & Book ChaptersInternational Conferences CommunicationsInternational Journals PublicationsBooks & Book ChaptersInternational Conferences CommunicationsInternational Journals PublicationsBooks & Book ChaptersInternational Conferences CommunicationsInternational Journals PublicationsBooks & Book ChaptersInternational Conferences CommunicationsInternational Journals Publications Good Instituto de Ciências Agrárias Mediterrânicas - ICAM - Pólo Évora 3952608629611236929391 Very Good Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal Excellent Centro de Estudos Florestais 4231701354143672 Good Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade - CERNAS 35026158433291205047254109 Good Centro de Investigação de Montanha 305686 Very Good Centro de Botânica Aplicada à Agricultura 21028140281602751083 Good Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária (CECAV) Good Centro de Estudos Tecnológicos, do Ambiente e da Vida (CETAV) Good Centro de Investigação e Tecnologia Agrária dos Açores - CITA - A Good Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal Good Centro de Estudos em Gestão de Ecossistemas Good Centro de Desenvolvimento de Ciências e Técnicas de Produção Vegetal 320324310954 Very Good Centro de Ciência e Engenharia Agrícola Very Good Centro de Estudos de Engenharia Rural 4457100 Good Protecção das Plantas e dos Produtos Agrícolas Armazenados - IISA Excellent Centro de Genética e Biotecnologia Good Centro de Pedologia 10520380811016 Fair Centro de Economia Agrária e Sociologia Rural Very Good Química Ambiental 115501960101414425 Good Centro de Produção Agrícola e Animal Very Good Centro de Ecologia Aplicada Prof. Baeta Neves 419812164292596939 Good Centro de Estudos Agro-Alimentares 1050 5 200420052006 R&D Units: Scientific output Books & Book chapters International Conferences Communications Peer reviewed International Journals Publications

35 050100150200250300350400450 Instituto de Ciências Agrárias Mediterrânicas - ICAM - Pólo Évora Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Sanidade Animal Centro de Estudos Florestais Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade - CERNAS Centro de Investigação de Montanha Centro de Botânica Aplicada à Agricultura Centro de Ciência Animal e Veterinária (CECAV) Centro de Estudos Tecnológicos, do Ambiente e da Vida (CETAV) Centro de Investigação e Tecnologia Agrária dos Açores - CITA - A Centro de Estudos de Ciência Animal Centro de Estudos em Gestão de Ecossistemas Centro de Desenvolvimento de Ciências e Técnicas de Produção Vegetal Centro de Ciência e Engenharia Agrícola Centro de Estudos de Engenharia Rural Protecção das Plantas e dos Produtos Agrícolas Armazenados - IISA Centro de Genética e Biotecnologia Centro de Pedologia Centro de Economia Agrária e Sociologia Rural Química Ambiental Centro de Produção Agrícola e Animal Centro de Ecologia Aplicada Prof. Baeta Neves Centro de Estudos Agro-Alimentares Books & Book Chapters International Conferences Communications International Journals Publications Books & Book Chapters International Conferences Communications International Journals Publications Books & Book Chapters International Conferences Communications International Journals Publications 2004 2005 2006 no data data: [1999-2002] only project list (CITA-A, via PRAXIS XXI / JNICT) no data only project list 2003 data ? only publications data ? no communications data data: [1999-2003] ? only aggregated data: [2004-2006] 1999 data no data no web link no website ? only 2004 data ? ? ? ? no complete 2006 data ? R&D Units: Scientific output Books & Book chapters International Conferences Communications International Journals Publications Books & Book Chapters International Conferences Communications International Journals Publications Books & Book Chapters International Conferences Communications International Journals Publications Books & Book Chapters International Conferences Communications International Journals Publications Books & Book Chapters International Conferences Communications International Journals Publications Books & Book Chapters International Conferences Communications International Journals Publications

36 Eligible PhD's vs.Books and Book Chapters + Publications in International Journals + Communications in International Scientific Meetings 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 0102030405060708090 Eligible PhD's B+P+C [2004;2006] CERNAS R&D Units: Scientific output analysis 1

37 Eligible PhD's vs.per capita Books and Book Chapters + Publications in International Journals + Communications in International Scientific Meetings 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 0102030405060708090 Eligible PhD's B+P+C per capita CERNAS R&D Units: Scientific output analysis 2

38 Scientific Output: 2 nd Books and Book Chapters (B) (f) 2 nd Intern. Confer. Communications (C) (g) 1 st International Journals Publications (P) (h) 1 st B+C+P output (i) 3 rd Number of B+C+P output per PhD (j) Research Team: 3 rd Number of Researchers (a) 4 th Number of Eligible PhDs (b) 3 rd Number of Integrated Researchers (c) 8 th Number of Grantees (d) 2 nd Number of Collaborators (e) (as of 31 December 2006; 22 Research Units)) Considered Research Units (data available) Centro de Estudos de Recursos Naturais, Ambiente e Sociedade - CERNAS Instituto de Ciências Agrárias Mediterrânicas - ICAM - Pólo Évora Centro de Estudos de Engenharia Rural Centro de Botânica Aplicada à Agricultura Centro de Ecologia Aplicada Prof. Baeta Neves Centro de Estudos Florestais Centro de Investigação de Montanha Química Ambiental Centro de Pedologia CERNAS Positioning 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 (+) 20% (-) 20% 50% (a) (b) (c) (d) (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) (j)

39 2. Two or three achievements to underpin the absolute necessity of CERNAS mere existence in a public debate. CERNAS – unidade de investigação financiada pelo FEDER Programa Operacional Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (POCTI), Eixo Prioritário II, Medida II.1; Desenvolver uma Rede Moderna de Instituições de I&D. Management Office

40 ENERGY GLOBE 2007 1st PRIZE – PORTUGAL EMAS@SCHOOL

41 A UNIQUE 3D SIMULATION MODEL FOR LAND-USE AND LANDSCAPE PLANNING

42 Castro, A. [Conceição, M. A.,] Silva, E., Costa, J.M.C., 2005. Detecção por intradermoreacção da fasciolose usando o antigénio Fh8 (fasciolina). NATIONAL REGISTRATION Instituto Nacional de Propriedade Industrial, Processo nº 1035K (2005) INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION PCT-PT2007-000027 A PATENT

43 EUA Institutional Evaluation Programme / Instituto Politécnico de Coimbra / July 2007 FRAME OF REFERENCE …Research is strong in ESAC, given its close association with CERNAS, which covers forestry economics and management, food technology, environment, chemistry and rural development in a broad multidisciplinary perspective. CERNAS is rated good by the Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia [FCT], anticipates making a bid to the EUs seventh Framework Research Programme [FP7] and is seeking to capitalise on the regional structures being built by government to deliver European Regional Development Fund [ERDF] funding. Significantly, the existence of CERNAS was felt to be an important factor in the governments approval of the ESAC Bologna Master applications. (p. 9) CONCLUSIONS …prioritising areas in which IPC aims to become a field-leader, as is the case with CERNAS, and elaborating a focused research policy. (p. 19)

44 3. Are interested parties (in policy, industry and society) being consulted before setting out research programmes? CERNAS – unidade de investigação financiada pelo FEDER Programa Operacional Ciência, Tecnologia e Inovação (POCTI), Eixo Prioritário II, Medida II.1; Desenvolver uma Rede Moderna de Instituições de I&D. Management Office

45 FORMAL CONSORTIA FORMAL PARTNERSHIPS Organization of seminars and workshops, meeting end-users, R&D institutions and decision makers. To identify and meet identified needs Partnership through R&D projects and S&T contracts with more than 150 Partners, national and international in the different sectors INFORMAL PARTNERSHIPS

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