Tatiana Fumasoli
(ARENA, University of Oslo)
We are pleased to inform you about another recorded session from the HEIK academic seminar series in the field of higher education, with both invited international speakers and members of the research group HEIK (Higher Education: Institutional dynamics and Knowledge cultures) here at the University of Oslo.
This lecture was recorded in November 2013 and features Dr. Tatiana Fumasoli who discusses the role of the European Research Council in the emerging European Research Area.
Listen to the session directly on HEIK website.
Abstract for the session:
The seminar explores how a specific and innovative policy instrument like the European Research Council (ERC) affects the patterns of integration in the European research sector. The study focuses on the distinctive dynamics at play among the different actors in the European Research Area. To do so it takes into consideration four levels of analysis: European, national, institutional and professional (academics). It is argued that the underpinning rationale of the ERC, basic research excellence, has two main implications when it comes to integration across Europe: on the one hand academics and universities are empowered, on the other hand national research systems are – to a certain extent – bypassed.