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Ciarán Prunty,
EU Thematic Lead (Engineering) / NI Horizon 2020 Contact Point (NICP)

Research and Enterprise Directorate
Queen’s University Belfast
63 University Road
Belfast, BT7 1NF
T: +44 (0)28 9097 3199
E: c.prunty@qub.ac.uk

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Key Info

I am primary contact for:
- Natural and Built Environment
- Mechanical and Aerospace
- Chemistry and Chemical Engineering
- Maths and Physics
- EPIC Cluster (EEECS)

Our Sharepoint Resources (QUB staff only):

- Horizon 2020 Information
- Events (slides and resources)

Links
Horizon 2020 website
EU Participant Portal

- Clean Sky
- Green Vehicles Initiative
- Factories of the Future 
- Energy Efficient Buildings
- EFFRA - European Factories of the Future Research Association
- ECTP - European Construction Technology Platform
  • Where can I find detail on open Horizon 2020 calls?

    EU Participant Portal

    Here you can search and browse for call topics, retrieve details of the budget and submission deadlines.

    Link to EU Participant Portal

    You can also download the full Work Programmes (listing all calls) from the "Reference Documents" section of the EU Participant Portal

    Link to 2016-17 Work Programmes

  • Who has been successful?

    Successful projects can be search for via the CORDIS website.

    Link to CORDIS Results Service

    You can also explore the Horizon 2020 portfolio of different organisations using the VINNOVA Horizon 2020 Data Visualisation tool.

    Link to Vinnova Data tool

  • What supports are available?

    A number of internal funds are available to support QUB staff with networking, travel and proposal development expenses:

    EU Networking Fund

    EU Coordinators Fund

    You may also be able to avail of the Intertrade Ireland Horizon 2020 travel/collaboration vouchers

    www.intertradeireland.com

  • What about Brexit? Can we still apply?

    Yes - The UK Government will underwrite funding for those EU projects which were applied for before the date the UK leaves the EU

    For more detail please visit the UK Research Office (UKRO) FAQ here:

    UKRO's Brexit FAQ