EUKNOW

European Universities in the area of Knowledge. Collaboration and networks in teaching and research

Coordinatore	THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD    more  Organization address address: FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK city: SHEFFIELD postcode: S10 2TN contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Gareth Cognome: Parry Email: send email Telefono: +44114 222 8101 Fax: +44114 279 6236
Nazionalità Coordinatore	United Kingdom [UK]
Totale costo	45˙000 €
EC contributo	45˙000 €
Programma	FP7-PEOPLE Specific programme "People" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013)
Code Call	FP7-PEOPLE-ERG-2008
Funding Scheme	MC-ERG
Anno di inizio	2009
Periodo (anno-mese-giorno)	2009-01-01   -   2013-12-30

 Partecipanti

#	participant	country	role	EC contrib. [€]
1	THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD  Organization address address: FIRTH COURT WESTERN BANK city: SHEFFIELD postcode: S10 2TN contact info Titolo: Prof. Nome: Gareth Cognome: Parry Email: send email Telefono: +44114 222 8101 Fax: +44114 279 6236	UK (SHEFFIELD)	coordinator	0.00

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 Obiettivo del progetto (Objective)

'The overall fellowship objectives are twofold: • First to consolidate the outcomes of the EIF research project through: - the organisation of workshops in which results will be disseminated and future collaboration possibilities will be discussed. Organised at the University of Sheffield, where the fellow has been offered a permanent appointment as lecturer in Higher Education and Lifelong Learning, these workshops will involve a number of participants in the EIF EUROTAC project, researchers in the field, representatives from policy bodies operating in the higher education (HE) policy sector and colleagues from the EIF host institution (i.e. University of Oxford). It is hoped that the workshop will be instrumental in providing fieldwork sites for the two projects to initiate during the three-year fellowship; • Second to build on the EUROTAC project which mainly focused on the topic of Joint Masters programmes as a collaborative response to the Bologna Process and other convergence agendas in Europe by: a- using part of the ERG grant as seed-corn funding to initiate a research project on interdisciplinary collaboration, with a particular focus on international capacity building initiatives in interdisciplinary fields involving the social sciences; b- exploring the feasibility of a comparative and longitudinal project on inter-institutional academic and research collaboration in Europe and prepare research proposals for substantial funding (i.e. ERC Starting Independent Researcher Grants).'

Introduzione (Teaser)

Academic and policy actors co-produce collaboration, networks and internationalisation in knowledge societies.

Descrizione progetto (Article)

Collaboration and networking across, among and beyond universities is on the rise. How these networks are formed, how they actually work and the goals they pursue has not been widely studied. The EU-funded project 'European universities in the era of Knowledge. Collaboration and networks in teaching and research' (EUKNOW) conducted extensive research to uncover both research policy incentives and influences on academics as well as professional and institutional strategies for producing knowledge within networks and collaborations through which higher education institutions engage with and impact upon society - nationally, locally and globally.

One area of the study focused on Open Research Area (ORA) multilateral awards. This is a social sciences research programme funded by national research agencies/councils in England, France, Germany and the Netherlands. What was found is that research collaboration and networking activity differ widely due to such factors as the researcher's position, the type of knowledge sought and their scientific authority.

EUKNOW also examined university communities and their networks within knowledge societies. In essence, the project examined the changing functions of higher education within a globalised era of networks. Collaboration on this strand of research was established with a vast multicultural team of researchers funded by the European Science Foundation (ESF).

Another area of interest was how both change and continuity exist simultaneously in the internationalisation of higher education. The study's findings provide insight as to how internationalisation policies relate to newer goals of creating more competitive study programmes which target world talent, but also shows deep-seated disciplinary and professional rationales shaping academic commitment.

The project partners shared pertinent information on academic and research collaboration in Europe. The results will be useful for future international capacity-building initiatives in interdisciplinary fields.