Training for Researchers
Building up our first "Training Plan for Researchers"

In the framework of the actions adopted for the European Strategy HRS4R, a comprehensive Training Plan for Researchers will be defined in the next few months: two different surveys have been analysing individual needs, collective opportunities and institutional requirements of our University:
- online survey is addressed to all our professors, researchers, post-docs and Phd students and is focused on individual training needs;
- in addition, a specific survey addressed to the Governance, the Rector's Delegates, the Heads of Department and AiQUA-R's Presidents aims at exploring the institutional opportunity of offering some courses of general interest.
From January 17th to April 1st 2020, an online anonymous questionnaire has been filled in by 180 researchers. Aggregated data are available here.
Courses
There are many different actors in our University contributing to the setting of a programme of training events: from the Doctoral School to the Departments, from the Research Office to different services related to teaching and mentoring.
The result is a broad and calibrated proposal of topic ranging from doctoral students, professors, postdocs, staff who deal with the organisation of research projects.
For any suggestion or request, please write to ricerca@uninsubria.it
- N° participants to training initiatives by APRE
- Workshops and events addressed to Phd students
- (mandatory) Workshop with final exam “Animal welfare and protection in research activities and laboratories” available on e-learning platform in the “Organismo preposto al benessere animale” section
- 1st-2nd October webinar on “How to support an idea and succefully fund a project: collaborate with Swiss Foundations”
- Training initiatives organised by PQA (University Quality Board) regarding quality assurance procedures (specific training sections focused on the Syllabus writing and revision have been addressed to Course Program Responsible Teachers since February 2020)
Archive - Past training courses by Research Office
Here below are listed all training courses organized by the Research and Innovation Office.
To consult program, materials, streaming of the event and, where available, slides, please access the e-learning platform “Working Groups>Research and Innovation section”.
03.12.2019 “The social, economic and humanities sciences in Horizon 2020”, by APRE
07.11.2019 "Budgeting and reporting of H2020 projects", by APRE
14.03.2019 “How to write a collaborative research project in Horizon2020”, by APRE
19.02.2019 “Le Marie Sklodowska Curie Actions” by APRE
24.01.2018 "Health in Horizon Theme" by APRE
13.12.2017 "Socio-economic and humanistic sciences in Horizon 2020", by APRE
24.11.2016 Info day "Intellectual property between Research and Business"
31.05.2016 Training course "Horizon 2020: how to write a successful proposal in the ERC program" by APRE
03.11.2015 Training Course "Communication and Dissemination in research projects", by APRE
28.05.2015 Training Course: "Researchers on the move: Marie Sklodowska-Curie (MSCA) in Horizon 2020". Focus on calls for ITN European PhD networks and for individual IF mobility in Europe and worldwide ".
27.01.2015 Info Day: "Opportunities for researchers, interventions by various speakers on national calls, ERC grants, Marie Curie Actions"
07.11.2014 Training Course "Horizon 2020: administrative, legal and financial aspects", by APRE
27.10.2014 Training Course "Horizon 2020: Open Access, Europe, Italy", as part of the International Open Access Week
25.06.2014 Training Course "How to present a successful proposal in Horizon 2020", by APRE
National Contact Point for H2020 - APRE

Since 2014, University of Insubria has been associating with APRE, the Agency for the Promotion of European Research and National Contact Point for the Horizon 2020 Program of the European Commission. Among the services offered to its members:
- pre-screening of project proposals
- two training courses a year held at our premises
- direct contact via email or telephone with contacts for each thematic area of Horizon