PROIECT HORIZON EUROPE SECURE2
Project name: SUSTAINABLE CAREERS FOR RESEARCH EMPOWERMENT 2
Project acronym: SECURE2
Project starting date: 1 June 2025
Project end date: 31 May 2029
Project duration: 48 months
Coordinator: INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO, Portugal
INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TECNICO – PT
EURODOC-LE CONSEIL EUROPEEN DES DOCTORANTS ET JEUNES DOCTEURS – BE
MCAA MARIE CURIE ALUMNI ASSOCIATION – BE
UNIVERSITY OF CYPRUS – CY
UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA – PT
UNITATEA EXECUTIVA PENTRU FINANTAREA INVATAMANTULUI SUPERIOR A CERCETARII DEZVOLTARII SI INOVARII – RO
CONSORCIO PARA EL DISENO, CONSTRUCCION, EQUIPAMIENTO Y EXPLOTACION DE LA PLATAFORMA OCEANICA DE CANARIAS – ES
CAREERS RESEARCH AND ADVISORY CENTRE (CRAC) LIMITED (THE) – UK
HETFA KUTATOINTEZET KFT – HU
UNIVERSITATEA DE STAT DE MEDICINA SI FARMACIE NICOLAE TESTEMITANU DIN REPUBLICA MOLDOVA – MD
LVIV POLYTECHNIC NATIONAL UNIVERSITY – UA
ZACHODNIOPOMORSKI UNIWERSYTET TECHNOLOGICZNY W SZCZECINIE – PL
CENTAR ZA PROMOCIJU NAUKE – RS
ADOC TALENT MANAGEMENT – FR
BAY ZOLTAN ALKALMAZOTT KUTATASI KOZHASZNU NONPROFIT KFT. – HU
VDI/VDE INNOVATION + TECHNIK GMBH – DE
LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY – UK
INTERNATIONAL CONSORTIUM OF RESEARCH STAFF ASSOCIATIONS COMPANY LIMITED BY GUARANTEE – IE
Summary of the project:
The SECURE2 project aims to pilot and implement recommendations from the European Framework for Research Careers (RCF) to
improve research career progression and mobility within research-performing organizations (RPOs) and research-funding organizations
(RFOs). This project builds on the previous SECURE project and expands its scope to a four-year duration, allowing a more extensive
and impactful implementation of RCF recommendations. SECURE2 will provide a 2+-year trail within the 4-year project, to effectively
implement the more difficult and time-intensive actions and recommendations.
The overarching Aim of SECURE2 is to:
• Build upon the completed ERA50 project SECURE, using SECURE expert partners and the pilot RPOs and RFOs experience in implementing
Action Plans (APs) for institutional change.
• Use and adapt best practice tools from the SECURE project, in particular, the ‘RCF Actions selection’ tool as the basis of guiding the pilots to select their interventions.
• Foster the development of ecosystems for research positions by promoting collaboration between researchers, research managers, and administrators, facilitating active participation from
all stakeholders, and ensuring that the co-design, implementation, and evaluation of the RCF are rooted in the practical needs of both academic and non-academic sectors.
SECURE2 employs a three-tiered approach to ensure representation and consensus building of key stakeholder groups in the research and innovation ecosystem:
(1) large consortium ensuring expert partners
(2) open consultations with the stakeholder community to co-design and validate key project outcomes
(3) advisory board of key representatives to ensure independent expert oversight and connection to policymakers.
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