Sviluppo della Ricerca

Operational units

International Projects

The International Projects Unit provides technical and professional support to facilitate access to funding from the European Union, including institutionalised European Partnerships, as well as from foreign public and private funders, and to ensure the proper and efficient management of funded projects.

In particular, the unit:

• Analyses policies and provides support for networking activities with key stakeholders;
• Promotes international funding opportunities;
• Provides assistance to academic staff in preparing proposals, including budgets;
• Drafts guidelines, FAQs and document templates, and organises training and information events;
• Ensures the management and monitoring of application phase;
• Ensures the management and monitoring of management and reporting phase of funded projects;
• Defines University rules and practices to be adopted, including guidelines, FAQs and document templates to support reporting;
• Organises training and information events;
• Coordinates second-level audit activities;
• Collects data relating to submitted proposals and funded projects;
• Manages the University’s digital identities on the main international portals.

Pre-award support

Assistance in finding calls for proposals and preparing proposals is provided by the following people:

• Medical Area (Dept. of Diagnostics, Medicine, Neurosciences, Surgical Sciences): Elisa Zanini
• Economics, Law and Humanities Area (Dept of Culture and Civilisation; Languages; Management; Economics; Law and Humanities): Daniela Grisi
• Science and Technology Area (Departments of Biotechnology; Computer Science and DIMI): Gabriella Monaco.

Post-award support

Once a proposal has been funded, the negotiation phase is supported by Cecilia Negri, together with the designated contact person for the financial reporting support.

Support to financial reporting is provided by the following people, depending on the lead department of the funded proposal:

• Anna Scandola: Dept of Culture and Civilisation, Languages, Economics, Law and Humanities;
• Cristina Sguotti: Dept. of Diagnostics
• Nicola Balduzzi: Dept. of Biotechnology; Medicine
• Roberto Milan: Dept. of Computer Science; DIMI and Surgical Sciences
• Annita Zitano: Dept. of Management and of Neurosciences.

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Progetti Nazionali

L'unità Progetti di Ricerca Nazionali assicura il presidio tecnico-professionale per supportare l’accesso ai finanziamenti nazionali pubblici e privati, compresi i programmi delle Partnership europee co-finanziate e co-programmate che coinvolgono finanziatori italiani, e la corretta ed efficiente gestione dei progetti finanziati.

In particolare, l'unità:

• analizza le politiche e fornisce supporto alle attività di networking con gli attori chiave;
• promuove le opportunità di finanziamento nazionali;
• fornisce assistenza ai docenti per la preparazione delle proposte, compresi i budget;
• redige linee guida, FAQ e modelli di documenti e organizza eventi di formazione e informazione;
• assicura la gestione e il monitoraggio delle attività di progettazione;
• definisce regole e prassi di Ateneo da adottare, comprese linee guida, FAQ e modelli di documenti a supporto della rendicontazione;
• organizza eventi di formazione e informazione;
• assicura la gestione e il monitoraggio delle attività di rendicontazione;
• gestisce e coordina le attività di audit ministeriali e di secondo livello;
• raccoglie i dati relativi alle proposte presentate e ai progetti finanziati;
• gestisce le identità digitali dell’Ateneo nei principali portali nazionali;
• presidia le procedure di reclutamento, proroghe e rinnovi per il conferimento di incarichi di ricerca (art 22 ter della Legge 240/2010) e di assegni di ricerca già attivati (art 22 della Legge 240/2010 prima del 30 giugno 2022) come definite dai regolamenti di Ateneo.

Per l’assistenza alla partecipazione ai bandi e la preparazione delle proposte, i referenti sono i seguenti:

• Deborah Bonamini per l'Area Medica (Dip. Diagnostica, Medicina, Neuroscienze, Sc. Chirurgiche)  
• Chiara Quattrocchi per l'Area Economico-giuridica e umanistica (Dip. Culture e civiltà, Lingue, Management, Sc. Economiche, Sc. giuridiche, Sc. Umane)
• Nicolò Costalonga per l'Area Scientifico-tecnologica (Dip. Biotecnologie, Informatica e DIMI)

Per il supporto alla rendicontazione dei progetti finanziati, i referenti sono i seguenti:

• Claudia Lunghi per i finanziamenti ministeriali
• Laura Bellesia per i finanziamenti regionali e privati

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PhD Unit

This unit is responsible for:

• Provides support to the Doctoral School, doctoral programs, and their governing bodies (School Council, Coordinators, and Teaching Boards).
• Ensures proper management of the application process and the issuance of calls for admission to doctoral programs, as well as support for the related selection procedures.
• Supervises enrollment and coordinates administrative processes for doctoral students from abroad.
• Manages the administrative careers of doctoral students.
• Providing information support and assistance to doctoral students.
• Provides administrative support in managing doctoral scholarships, as well as in procedures related to travel, reimbursements, and purchases.
• Manages and ensures the accreditation process for doctoral programs at the MUR (Ministry of Education, University and Research).
• Coordinates and monitors the delivery of doctoral research programs.
• Executes collaboration agreements and conventions with public and private, national and international entities aimed at activating doctoral positions and the possible awarding of double or joint degrees, managing the related funding.
• Executes internationalization agreements for doctoral programs and joint thesis supervision agreements with foreign universities.
• Prepares and manages calls for funding international mobility grants for doctoral students.
• Manages the recognition procedures for doctoral degrees earned abroad.

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