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Knowledge Creates D Guiding principles 2 Publishing information I Media owner Austrian Science Fund (FWF) Chapter 1 V Executive Board‘s report 11 Haus der Forschung Sensengasse 1, 1090 Vienna [email protected], +43 1 505 67 40 E www.fwf.ac.at, scilog.fwf.ac.at @fwf_at, @fwfopenaccess Chapter 2 FWF President: Klement Tockner R Academic Vice-Presidents: Gerlinde Mautner, Highlights and prize winners 34 Gregor Weihs, Ellen Zechner Executive Vice-President: Artemis Vakianis 8 1 0 S Data analysis: Ralph Reimann 2 Editors: Marc Seumenicht (German original), Ingrid Ladner Chapter 3 Translation: Mark Miscovich E Copy editing: Maria Lord Organisation and 53 decision-making bodies Design: ALBA Communications GmbH R (Alexandra Seyer-Gmeinbauer, Petra Roth, Gernot Zerza) Graphic design: SZT Gestaltung, Maximilian Sztatecsny Photo credits: FWF/Michael Rausch-Schott (portraits); Annual report private photos (p. 38, 39, 41); Annette Weber (Israel/p. 44); Chapter 4 E Sebastiaan den Bak (GRC/p. 44), APA/FWF/Tanzer (PK/p. 45); FWF programmes 63 FWF/Michèle Pauty (Am Puls/p. 45); Knowledge FWF/Luiza Puiu, FWF/Klaus Ranger (p. 49-51); FWF/Martin Lusser (p. 54) S Printing: Medienfabrik Graz Creates ISBN: 978-3-903145-07-8 Chapter 5 E Note: Figures cited in this report may display slight Diversity The FWF’s activities in figures 69 differences due to rounding errors. Vienna, July 2019 Creates A Submitted to the supervisory authority, the Federal Ministry of Education, Science and Research, R as required by Art. 2b (3) of the Austrian Research Contacts 94 and Technology Funding Act (FTFG) Knowledge Publishing information C H CHfwf.ac.at Annual report 2018 D Guiding principles 2 I Chapter 1 V Executive Board‘s report 11 E Chapter 2 R Highlights and prize winners 34 S Chapter 3 E Organisation and 53 decision-making bodies R Chapter 4 E FWF programmes 63 S Chapter 5 E The FWF’s activities in figures 69 A R Contacts 94 Publishing information Research carrying the “FWF” label is associated C with excellence and diversity. The reasons behind this view are many, including the highly talented researchers as well as their wide spectrum of H disciplines and approaches. 2 Guiding principles 3 Guiding principles The Austrian Science Fund (FWF) is Austria’s central FWF Guiding funding organisation for basic research. The Austrian Science Fund principle The FWF’s mission is to support the ongoing de- Mission velopment of basic research in Austria in line with “We strengthen the highest international standards. In pursuing that aim, the FWF makes a significant contribution to Austria’s cultural enrichment, to its development scholarship as a knowledge-based society and thus to creating in Austria.” value and prosperity in the country. • To further improve Austria’s research performance Goals on the international stage and to increase the country’s attractiveness as a research location, primarily by funding top-class research conducted by both individuals and teams, but also by helping to enhance the competitiveness of Austria’s research facilities and its innovation system as a whole. • To heighten Austria’s research potential, both qualitatively and quantitatively, in line with the principle of research-based education. • To strengthen links and foster interaction between scholarly research and all other fields of economic, social and cultural activity, and in particular to enhance the standing of basic research through concerted, long-term public relations work. 4 Guiding principles 5 Guiding principles Basic Excellence and competition Transparency and fairness principles The FWF’s funding activities focus on research In order to ensure acceptance of its activities, the devoted to generating fresh knowledge, the quality FWF is at pains to avoid conflicts of interest, to build of which is assessed by international referees on in checks and balances at all stages of its procedures a competitive basis. and to communicate clearly its practices and decision-making process. Independence Gender mainstreaming Creativity in basic research requires freedom. Thanks to its legally independent status, the FWF is Ensuring the equality of all researchers, regardless able to shield researchers from the direct influence of gender, is a priority for the FWF, which it pursues of interest groups and so guarantee that freedom. through specific programmes and by practising gender mainstreaming in all areas of its work. Internationality Equal opportunities The FWF is guided by the highest standards of the international academic community and supports The FWF assesses all the applications for funding cooperation across national borders. it receives without regard to the applicant’s position or academic title. Equal treatment of all disciplines Ethical standards The FWF treats all researchers according to the same principles, neither favouring nor discriminating The FWF is committed to ensuring, within its sphere against particular disciplines. of influence, that the rules of sound research practice and internationally recognised ethical standards are scrupulously observed. 4 Highlights und Preisträger/innen 5 Highlights und Preisträger/innen » Basic research is what drives scholarship. After all, the best research is that driven by curiosity. Science is divided into hundreds of disciplines and specialist fields, and sometimes our languages are so diverse that we cannot easily express our work in words, but we can express our enthusiasm and passion for what we do. « Leonida Fusani University of Vienna / University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna Leonida Fusani D Evolutionary and behavioural biologist 8 Guiding principles 9 Guiding principles The FWF 2018 40% 21% of new grants awarded to projects of new grants awarded to projects Important figures in biology and medical sciences in the humanities and social sciences at a glance 39% 3.8 of new grants awarded to projects of funding for publications (million €) 2,501 684 in the natural and technical sciences funding decisions projects approved 7,702 92% refereed publications of publications on open access 948.7 230.8 from FWF projects in funding requested (million €) of new grants awarded (million €) 4,155 2,354 ongoing projects* 15,845 4,726 project staff members* reviews requested reviews received 13 *) as at 31 December 2018 ongoing ERA-NET projects * 4 Highlights und Preisträger/innen 5 Highlights und Preisträger/innen 1 Austria: a research nation » Basic research promotes a fundamental understanding of cultural, economic and social development in relation to biological factors. The opportunity to conduct essential research into the psychological processes in marginalised groups reflects the diversity within the research community and gives my work as a psychologist meaning and purpose. « Brigitte Lueger-Schuster University of Vienna, Department of Applied Psychology Brigitte Lueger-Schuster Applied psychologist I 12 Executive Board‘s report 13 Executive Board‘s report Political In August 2018, an initiative to advance research, Executive Board’s report framework technology and innovation (RTI) was presented at the Ministerial Council by the federal ministers Heinz Faßmann (Ministry of Education, Science and Re- search), Margarete Schramböck (Ministry for Digital and Economic Affairs) and Norbert Hofer (Ministry Focus on research for Transport, Innovation and Technology). The final draft of the Ministerial Council presentation included five plans of action, which were intended to achieve The Austrian federal government in the ambitious goals set out in the government’s programme. In May 2019, the initial results were its programme for 2017–2022 set a goal to presented at the first RTI summit and their imple- significantly strengthen Austria’s position mentation was discussed in detail. internationally as a nation of research The five key plans of action are: and innovation. To this end, an ambitious 1 to develop an RTI Strategy 2030, strategy is being developed, which is based on the findings of the OECD report based on the principles of excellence and 2 to establish an excellence initiative to further competition and is committed to open, enhance and develop competitive basic research in Austria knowledge-driven research. 3 to codify a research funding act to provide research institutions and research funding organisations with more planning reliability 4 to consolidate the Austrian Council for Research and Technology Development (RFTE), the Austrian Science Council (ÖWR) and the ERA Council into one central advisory body for the federal government 5 to create an Austria-wide database of research funding to provide a cross-agency overview of publicly financed research funding The FWF enthusiastically welcomes the joint initiative of the three ministries. It is particularly important to pursue the following overall objectives in the long term by means of the package of measures defined in the Ministerial Council presentation, which includes 14 Executive Board‘s report 15 Executive Board‘s report the long-standing goal of making Austria one of the Austria helping The second half of 2018 was characterised by leading countries in Europe in the areas of research, to shape Europe Austria’s EU Council presidency, which also cast a education and innovation. spotlight on research through numerous events and conferences. The news in early December 2018 of a Another aim is to develop a research culture that breakthrough in the negotiations over Horizon Eu- welcomes competition, guarantees academic freedom rope, the 9th EU Framework Programme for Research and
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