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Research

With a budget of 50 million Euros, the Seventh Framework Research Programme (FP7) represents a significant opportunity for Kent's scientific community to secure European funding for their research projects, researchers and infrastructure.

The programme is divided into four main areas:

The Co-operation Programme funds collaborative research by transnational consortia of industry and academia under ten key thematic areas:

  • Health
  • Food, agriculture and fisheries, and biotechnology
  • Information and communication technologies
  • Nanosciences, nanotechnologies, materials and new production technologies
  • Energy
  • Environment (including climate change)
  • Transport (including aeronautics)
  • Socio-economic sciences and the humanities
  • Space
  • Security

The Ideas Programme supports "frontier research" in any area of science or technology, with no obligation for cross-border partnerships.The programme is implemented via the European Research Council.

The People programme provides support for researcher mobility and career development both for researchers inside the European Union and internationally.The programme by actions known as "Marie Curie" actions.

The Capacities programme aims to strengthen research capacities that support a knowledge-based economy. It covers activities under seven different areas:

  • Research infrastructures
  • Research for the benefit of SMEs
  • Regions of Knowledge
  • Research Potential
  • Science in Society
  • Specific activities of international co-operation

Further information can be found on the Europa website under FP7 (link opens in a new window).

To return to the main index of funding programmes.

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