Expected Outcome:
Project results are expected to contribute to the following outcomes:
- More targeted and customised support for researchers at risk at European, national and institutional level;
- Improved support to researchers at risk through the provision of policy recommendations, as well as advice and assistance on their implementation;
- A more sustainable and professionalised support network/structure/system for researchers at risk across Europe, facilitating access to funding and networking opportunities, creating level playing field for applicants to European and national R&I programmes, and raising the quality of submitted proposals;
- More synergies between initiatives supporting researchers at risk funded by EU programmes (such as Horizon Europe and Erasmus+) and national or institutional actors;
- Increased exposure of researchers at risk to the industry and to the non-academic sector notably through targeted networking events, professional training, mentoring and guidance;
- Greater awareness in Europe and beyond on why researchers are at risk and ways to support them.
Building on the available results of past and on-going Researchers at Risk initiatives[1] which have strengthened support structures across the EU and provided some form of guidance for researchers at risk, further support is envisaged for scaling up and moving towards more customised support for researchers at risk based on the needs already identified in the
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