Aurora Research Council Met to Evaluate Call Submissions

On 5 and 6 June, members of the Aurora Research Council (ARC) met in Palacký University Olomouc (UP) to evaluate the submission of proposals for the second edition of the Aurora Call for Incentive Research Collaboration.

The call aims to strengthen the Aurora scientific community by fostering closer collaboration in research and innovation between Aurora universities. This year’s call was very competitive and attracted high-quality proposals on a wide range of topics. Over fifty research projects have been submitted for review for this second call, across three key actions: Collaborative research projects, Thematic schools, and Research secondments for early-career researchers.

Aurora Research Council meeting in Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic

Cross-collaboration in Research and Innovation

In Olomouc, members of the Aurora Research Council were welcomed by the UP Vice-Rector for Science, Creative Activity and Knowledge Transfer, Jiří Drábek, who stressed the importance of research collaboration within Aurora, and this call in particular.

According to Marie Jadrnickova, Aurora Research Officer at UP and host of the ARC meeting, success of the meetings went beyond merely evaluating the proposals. She said, “The in-person meeting in Olomouc further solidified the community of Aurora Research Council members. I see the creation of this expert body equally valuable as the appeal for cross-collaborative research across Aurora.”

The Aurora Research Council will present their findings and recommendations to the Aurora Vice-Rectors for Research Board, who are expected to decide on the final results in July.