PART A - RESEARCH RESULTS |
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A.1 | Scientific Highlights |
| Describe (preferably in no more than 5 pages) the scientific highlights so far of your network project. Explain whether the project has already advanced the international state-of-the-art. |
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A.2 | Joint Publications |
| List, in order of importance, all joint publications (involving at least two network partners) directly resulting from the activities of the network. Attach an abstract of these publications, where available, in an annex. Indicate whenever one of the network young researchers is named as an author. |
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PART B - COMPARISON WITH THE PROJECT PROGRAMME | |
B.1 | Research Objectives |
| State whether the research objectives, as set down in the project programme of contract, are still relevant and achievable. If not, explain why. |
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B.2 | Methodological Approach and Work Plan |
| Has the methodological approach changed from that described in the contract? If so, how? |
| Using charts and diagrams only, illustrate how the joint programme of work is broken down into tasks and which teams are involved in each task. Explain any significant differences from the work plan envisaged in the contract. |
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B.3 | Schedule and Milestones |
| Compare, using charts and diagrams only, your current schedule and milestones with that envisaged in the contract. Explain any significant differences. |
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B.4 | Research Effort of the Participants |
| Compare, in tabular form, the professional effort that each team has so far contributed to the joint programme of work against that foreseen in the contract. Explain any significant variations. |
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B.5 | Cohesion with Less Favoured Regions |
| Are any of the network partners from less favoured regions of the community? If so, explain the efforts that have been made to integrate them into the project. |
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B.6 | Network Organisation and Management |
| Describe, using charts if appropriate, how the network is being co-ordinated. Give details of any network newsletters, databases, home pages ... |
| List all major network meetings, workshops, etc. with an outline for each of the purpose of the event, the number of network partners represented and the overall numbers attending (two to three lines per meeting is sufficient). |
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B.7 | Connections to Industry |
| Describe the involvement of industry in the network. List all companies that have had a meaningful interaction with the network, explaining in each case the nature of that interaction (information exchange, participation in meetings, involvement in the training programme, possible exploitation of results ...). Explain any significant changes in the involvement of industry from that foreseen in the contract. |
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PART C - TRAINING | |
C.1 | Employment of Young Researchers |
| Summarise the number of young researchers (in man-months) whose employment has so far been financed by the contract and compare it with the overall deliverable specified in the contract. |
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C.2 | Training Programme |
| Describe the training programme of the network, in particular the methods by which young researchers are integrated into the internationality of the network, the multidisciplinarity of the research project, the complementarity of the partners and, where relevant, connections to industry |
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C.3 | Factual Information on the Young Researchers |
For each young researcher appointed with network funds, provide the following information in tabular form: name, nationality, age at time of appointment, start and likely end date of appointment, category of researcher (post-doc, pre-doc mentioning if undertaking PhD studies), scientific speciality, place of work, country of work, and whether the researcher had previously worked or studied at another network partner
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PART D - SKETCHES OF THE YOUNG RESEARCHERS | |
| For each of the young researchers who will present their experiences at the Mid-Term Review Meeting, provide a maximum 25 line description of the young researcherÕs scientific background, of his responsibilities in the network and of his experiences (positive and negative) to date. These sketches should be written by the young researchers themselves. |
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PART E - NETWORK FINANCING | |
| Compare, in tabular form, the expenditure to date of each network partner (an estimate will be sufficient) with the allowable costs foreseen in the table following the signatures in the contract. Also estimate a breakdown of the total expenditure to date by the network into the cost categories A, B, C and D. Explain any substantial differences from the rates of spending originally foreseen |
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PART F - PROPOSED REVISION TO THE CONTRACT | |
| If the coordinator considers that any revisions may be necessary to the contract, particularly to its project programme, these should be outlined, with explanations where they have not already been given earlier. |