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1. Integrating and Strengthening the European Research Area 2. Structuring the European Research Area

3. Nuclear Research (Euratom)

The first specific programme was split into two main blocks of activities33_{, as follows:}

Block 1 - Focusing and Integrating European research, which included seven Thematic Priorities and three specific activities covering a wider field of research

• Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology for health • Information society technologies

• Nanotechnologies and nanosciences, knowledge-based multifunctional materials and new production processes and devices

• Aeronautics and space • Food quality and safety

• Sustainable development, global change and ecosystems • Citizens and governance in a knowledge-based society

• Policy support and anticipating scientific and technological needs • Horizontal research activities involving SMEs

• Specific measures in support of international cooperation

Block 3 – Strengthening the foundations of the European Research Area (ERA), which included two priority areas as follows:

• Support for the coordination of activities

• Support for the coherent development of research & innovation policies

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The second specific programme was formed into one main block of activities, covering four priority areas, as follows:

Block 2 – Structuring the European Research Area (ERA) • Research and innovation

• Human resources and mobility • Research infrastructures • Science and society

The third specific programme was organised into a single area, as follows • Euratom

This gives a total of 17 ‘priority areas’ under which FP6 has been organised, and against which the participation data is reported.

B.6.1. Projects, participations and EC funding, by Priority Area

Figure 59 shows the number of UK projects and participations, and the volume of EC funding allocated, in each of the 17 FP6 Priority Areas.

Due to the differing scales of the different priority areas within FP6 it is not possible to draw conclusions on the performance of UK from this table, but in terms of numbers alone the Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology, Information society technologies, Sustainable development and Human Resources and mobility areas were the most significant, with over 380 projects, over 900 participations and in excess of €240 million in funding achieved by the UK in each. The Human resources and mobility priority dominated in terms of the number of projects and participations by the UK, closely followed by the Information society technologies area, which accounted for the greatest volume of FP6 funding to UK participants.

Figure 59 – UK projects, participations and EC funding, by Priority Area

Priority Projects Participations EC funding _{(€ million)}

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology 388 916 377.62

2. Information society technologies 667 1,500 445.35

3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences 269 603 175.60

4. Aeronautics and space 166 424 150.04

5. Food quality and safety 121 369 117.52

6. Sustainable development 387 998 241.54

7. Citizens and governance 115 246 35.03

Policy support / S&T needs 338 598 96.52

Horizontal research activities – SMEs 296 765 83.41

Support for international cooperation 103 146 28.46

Research and innovation 88 130 19.52

Human resources and mobility 1,335 1,573 389.24

Research infrastructures 89 185 161.98

Science and society 73 106 8.41

Support for the coordination of activities 60 85 20.17

Development of R & I policies 9 10 1.05

Euratom 55 138 18.17

Total 4,559 8,792 2,369.64

Source: FP6 participation data (E-CORDA, 1st November 2009)

shown in Figure 60, and arrows (↑↓↔) have been used to symbolise whether the UK has performed

comparatively strongly or less well in each area, as compared to UK’s overall performance in FP6. For example, across FP6 as a whole the UK accounted for 11.8% of the participations, so we can say that a participation rate of 12% in the Aeronautics area is ‘close to average’ (↔) while involvement in 13.4% of Life sciences participations is ‘above’ average (↑).

The results indicate that the UK has performed above average in terms of its project share in most areas, taking part in over half of the projects in 12 of the 17 priority areas. UK project involvement rates were highest in the Citizens and governance (79%), Euratom (71%) and Aeronautics and space (69%) priorities. These areas tend to be associated with larger projects involving participants from many countries, so the strong performance is in part due to structural reasons. The share of participations and funding tend to be a better indicator for actual levels of performance. On these two measures UK performance has been strongest in the Life sciences, Policy support, Horizontal research activities (SMEs), and Human Resources and mobility actions. In addition, the UK has performed well in terms of funding in the Food quality and safety and Research infrastructures areas.

Figure 60 – UK projects, participations and EC funding, expressed as a share of FP6 totals, by Priority Area

Priority Project share Participation share EC funding _Share

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology 65%↑ 13.4%↑ 16.3%↑

2. Information society technologies 61%↑ 10.5%↓ 11.7%↓

3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences 60%↑ 10.3%↓ 11.4%↓

4. Aeronautics and space 69%↑ 12.1%↔ 14.0%↔

5. Food quality and safety 65%↑ 11.5%↔ 15.6%↑

6. Sustainable development 58%↑ 9.5%↓ 10.5%↓

7. Citizens and governance 79%↑ 12.6%↔ 14.4%↔

Policy support / S&T needs 65%↑ 13.0%↑ 16.0%↑

Horizontal research activities – SMEs 60%↑ 14.1%↑ 17.6%↑

Support for international cooperation 30%↓ 5.8%↓ 8.1%↓

Research and innovation 37%↓ 7.1%↓ 8.6%↓

Human resources and mobility 29%↓ 18.6%↑ 22.7%↑

Research infrastructures 58%↑ 10.0%↓ 22.6%↑

Science and society 45%↔ 10.3%↓ 10.8%↓

Support for the coordination of activities 59%↑ 7.1%↓ 7.0%↓

Development of R & I policies 47%↑ 5.9%↓ 7.6%↓

Euratom 71%↑ 11.6%↔ 9.8%↓

Total 45.3% 11.8% 14.2%

Source: FP6 participation data (E-CORDA, 1st November 2009)

Figure 61 compares the profile of UK participation-level funding in each of the 17 Priority Areas and shows ratios of UK funding per participation compared to others in the same/all projects. It indicates that in most of the Priority Areas UK participants are receiving a higher funding amount on average than their partners in the same projects and than participants in all projects. Overall, UK participants received 15% more funding on average than their partners in the same projects, and 20% more than the average for all participants in all projects.

UK participants in the Research infrastructures, Support for coordination activities, Aeronautics & space and Food quality & safety areas received relatively high funding per participation compared to others in same projects. In the Research infrastructure, Support for

participation is also very high compared to others in all projects. These areas are therefore those where the level of UK involvement and / or the scale of the projects in which the UK is involved is much higher than average for those areas, suggesting that the UK partners are taking a major role and / or are participating in the more major projects.

Figure 61 – Comparison of average funding per participation in UK projects and in all projects, by Priority Area (including ratios of UK funding per participation to others in same/all projects)

Priority Average funding amount per UK participation (UK projects) Average funding amount per participation (UK projects) Average funding amount per participation (all projects) UK funding per participation compared

to others in the same projects

UK funding per participation compared to others in

all projects

1. Life sciences, genomics and biotechnology € 412,248 € 348,085 € 339,762 118% 121%

2. Information society technologies € 296,901 € 279,977 € 265,448 106% 112%

3. Nanotechnologies and nanosciences € 291,218 € 267,088 € 261,639 109% 111%

4. Aeronautics and space € 353,875 € 255,647 € 307,429 138% (H) 115%

5. Food quality and safety € 318,482 € 235,232 € 234,218 135% (H) 136% (H)

6. Sustainable development € 242,029 € 211,772 € 218,857 114% 111%

7. Citizens and governance € 142,396 € 130,739 € 124,545 109% 114%

Policy support / S&T needs € 161,411 € 152,592 € 130,632 106% 124%

Horizontal research activities – SMEs € 109,034 € 90,110 € 87,083 121% 125%

Support for international cooperation € 194,904 € 153,954 € 140,067 127% 139% (H)

Research and innovation € 150,131 € 163,641 € 122,662 92% 122%

Human resources and mobility € 247,448 € 248,210 € 203,443 100% 122%

Research infrastructures € 875,551 € 423,376 € 389,897 207% (H) 225% (H)

Science and society € 79,359 € 75,667 € 75,867 105% 105%

Support for the coordination of activities € 237,335 € 165,666 € 239,209 143% (H) 99%

Development of R & I policies € 105,063 € 129,131 € 81,556 81% 129%

Euratom € 131,679 € 149,055 € 156,692 88% 84%

Total € 269,522 € 233,365 € 224,048 115% 120%