BeIPD COFUND
Be an International PostDoc @ULiege
Watch this presentation of the BEIPD programme and the fellows:
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Summary
The BeIPD FP7-MC People-Cofund project (2013-2019, Grant Agreement 600405 ) allowed the University of Liege to offer 136 positions to worldwide postdoctoral researchers with the purpose of establishing themselves as experienced researchers. Fellowships were awarded across all disciplines to 104 Incoming Postdocs (IPD) who were new to the University of Liège or to Belgium and were looking to join one of our top research units. 32 Outgoing Postdocs (OPD) were awarded to young researchers looking to develop their careers and skills elsewhere in the world.
Selection of the best candidates was administered by the University of Liège Research Councils with the help of the Research Office, in accordance with the disciplines of the applications and applicants (Human and Social Sciences, Sciences and Techniques, and Life Sciences). Candidates had a 1/5 chance at being selected.
ULiège focused on three key achievements: (1) science, (2) career development and (3) improving the quality of HRS4R practices specifically the open, transparent and merit-based recruitment of researchers (OTM-R).
1. | Scientific outcomes: Approximately 1800 works were published by the fellows and were made available in Open Access (http://orbi.uliege.be): 585 scientific publications, 225 books or book chapters, 800 conference presentations and 190 speeches, outreach activities, and educational publications. ULiège formed new networks and deepened their partnerships with existing institutions. |
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Career development:
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Improvement of ULiège HRS4R practices:
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What’s next? The quest for excellence continues with new calls for STEM+Agrobiotech postdocs. Contact with past fellows will be maintained to ascertain the long term impact of the programme and to promote MSCA opportunities and membership. Best practices from this project will be shared through publications and events.
Read about the context and objectives of this project
Isabelle HALLEUX
BeIPD-COFUND Project Coordinator