On Open Access to Publications and Harmonised Scientific Careers: the Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council | Narodowe Centrum Nauki

"On 27th and 28th of May, in Beijing, heads of public national research funding organisations from around the globe took part in the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Global Research Council (GRC). The meeting has been a significant step forward in two particular respects. Firstly, a report on Open Access to Publications was adopted, another milestone on the road to making the results of publicly financed research available to the public. Secondly, the participants endorsed the Statement of Principles for Shaping the Future, which will serve as a reference document for research funding agencies to support the next generation of researchers. It was brought to attendees’ attention by Pascale Briand, Director General of the French National Research Agency (ANR), that it [was] crucial that researchers - at any stage of their careers - are recognised as professionals. Addressing this issue, Director of the NCN Andrzej Jajszczyk gave a presentation on the National Science Centre’s funding schemes for researchers at early stages of their career: PRELUDIUM, SONATA, ETIUDA and FUGA ..."