The Impact of Research on EU Policies (Pillar II)

The Impact of Research on EU Policies

(Workshop for Coordinators and Partners in Pillar II Proposals)

Overview of the Course

Pillar II of Horizon Europe is a 'Top-Down' programme. This means that the Topics are designed to address 'Specific' EU policies. Coordinators preparing proposals for Pillar II Topics must have a thorough understanding of the background to the Topic and how the project addresses the 'Specific policies'. This course has been designed to help the Coordinator design their proposals to have real impact on the specific EU policies.

(The workshop does not cover Financial Rules, Legal Rules, Ethics, Data Management etc.)

Delivery of Course: Online (ZOOM)

Target Audience: Coordinators and Partners in Pillar II Proposals

Course Presenters: Sylvia McCarthy (EU Policy Analyst) and Dr. Seán McCarthy

Duration: 45 Minutes

Bookings and Enquiries: Send an email to mary.mccarthy@hyperion.ie

Contents of Course

Module 1: How to Analyse a Pillar II Topic

From EU Policies to Pillar II Topics

Identifying EU Policies in the Work Programme

Identifying 'Specific EU Policies' in the Work Programme

Definition of Outputs, Outcomes and Impact Pathways

Module 2: The EU Policy Making Process

The formal EU Policy Making Process

Who's Who in the EU Policy Making Process?

How new EU Policies are Started

Implementation Pathways for EU Policies

Module 3: The Role of Research in the EU Policy Making Process

Evidence Informed Policy Making

The role of Research in the different phases of the EU Policy Process

The Reality: Research outputs and EU Policy inputs

Converting Research Outputs into EU Policy Inputs

Module 4: The Impact Partner

Who Writes the Impact on EU Policies?

Where to find 'Impact Partners'

Examples of 'Impact Partners' for Social Challenge Topics

Examples of 'Impact Partners' for Industrial Leadership Topics

Programme Designers and Presenters

Sylvia McCarthy

Sylvia is an EU Policy Analyst. Based in Brussels since 2008, Sylvia has worked in the European Parliament and various EU consultancies and representations.
Sylvia has a Bachelor’s degree in European Studies (University College Cork,Ireland) and a Master’s degree in International Politics and Europe (University of Warwick, UK).

Dr. Seán McCarthy

In 2021 the European Commission published a list of the top 100 universities and research organisations participating in Horizon 2020. Dr. McCarthy has delivered training courses in 78 of these top 100 universities and research organisations in Horizon 2020.Seán has been active in the Framework programmes since 1980. He has been involved in over 150 research proposals to the Framework programmes and has participated in over 60 Framework projects. In 16 of these projects Seán was the coordinator. Today, he does not participate in the Framework programmes but concentrates on designing and delivering training courses. Since 1995 over 80,000 participants have attended his courses in 29 countries. He has presented training courses on the Framework programmes in over 290 research centres throughout Europe (www.hyperion.ie/clients.htm).

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