The project SECURE2 − Sustainable Careers for Researcher Empowerment 2, continues the achievements of the successfully completed SECURE project (2023-2025), with the aim to test and implement the recommendations of the European Research Career Framework (RCF) to improve the flow and mobility of research careers within institutions that fund and perform scientific research (Research Financing Organisations (RFOs) and Research Performing Organisations (RPOs)).
Project Information
Source of funding: EU Horizon Europe programme
Project Duration: 06/2025 – 05/2029
Website: secureproject.eu
Contact: Irena Šujdović − isujdovic@cpn.rs
Coordinator
Instituto Superior Tecnico, Portugal
Partners
EURODOC, Belgium
Marie Curie Alumni Association, Belgium
University of Cyprus, Кипар
University Nova Lisbon, Portugal
UEFISCDI, Romania
PLOCAN research platform, Spain
CRAC-VITAE, Great Britain
HETFA Research Institute, Hungary
State University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Moldavia
Lviv Polytechnic National University, Ukraine
West Pomeranian University of Technology in Szczecin, Poland
ADOC Talent Management, France
Bay Zoltan Nonprofit, Hungary
VDI/VDE Innovation and Technic Gmbh, Germany
Loughborough University, Great Britain
ICoRSA researchers network, Ireland
Center for the Promotion of Science
Project Description
The project will test career development recommendations for a minimum of 2 years and in a minimum of 9 organisations across Europe, which provides sufficient time to analyse the possibilities and effects of implementation in the chosen institutions through specially designed interventions. Through a specially devised action plan, a set of options will be offered to support organisations to achieve real institutional changes. The project aims to encourage collaboration between researchers, managers and administrators in research, taking into account the real needs of both the academic and non-academic sector.
The Role of CPN:
The Center for the Promotion of Science participates in the project as the leader of work package 6, which focuses on communication, dissemination and exploitation. Center plans and coordinates adequate communication and dissemination of project objectives, methods and work progress, as well as the promotion of project results during and after the completion of the project. Work Package 6 aims to connect diverse actors in the research sector across Europe by offering a space for knowledge exchange and collaboration to effectively advance research careers. In the closecollaboration with the whole consortium, the Center will strive to promote research framework, belonging action plan and concrete interventions for institutional changes in the European research system.