Exploitation of results, transfer and expertise

5.2.3Higher education, Integration into the workplace

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  l’encadrement des étudiants de niveau master et doctorat,
  
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  l’implication du laboratoire au sein des écoles doctorales et des masters,
  
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  la mise en place de projets pédagogiques innovants, par exemple sous la forme d’une chaire,
  

As previously mentioned the Osuti members are actually implied in the several education programs and have the following results:

From an operational point of view the education policy will be coordinated by a special unit in the Labex wich will be in closed links with the supervision institutions and the members.

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  Action 1 : Create a unified pole for subatomic physics and cosmology in the Rhône-Alpes region with a national reputation
  

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  Action 2 :Hosting new PhD students in the Labex laboratories
  

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  Action 3 : To recruit high-potential foreign PhD students
  

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  Action 4 :To develop the internationalization of the Master PSA for fundamental research by increasing the number of students from foreign countries
  

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  Action 5 :To increase the capacity of the current nuclear training facility
  

Moreover, equipment development is for seen which be an opportunity to introduce new experimental themes (e.g. physicial medicine). These could be:

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  A NaI Scintillation Detector and the related data-acquisition system
  
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  A cosmic muon detector
  
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  A tomography station
  

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  Action 6 : To use new pedagogic tool
  

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  Action 7 : To develop successful initiatives such as the Les Houches Workshop and the thematic schools
  

The Labex could be a means to provide lasting financial solution to these special initiatives.

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  Action 8 : To develop international lectures by encouraging synergies between research activities and education
  

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  Action 9 : To create new exchanges with social and human sciences
  

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  Epistemology of physics
  
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  Ethics of physic
  
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  History of physics.
  

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  Action 10 : To facilitate the feedback of the former students for the current education program, encouraging continuous improvement and promoting professional insertion
  

The Osuti members think that a good education program with links with the industrial sector is the best way to encourage the insertion of students into the workplace.

The LABEX will depend from the PRES University de Grenoble and will use the PRES administration and mechanisms to run.

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  Allow coordinating the global action in links with the partners and the supervision institutions that will be assure with the involvement at different levels of their representatives
  
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  Create flexibility to answer rapidly to the scientific and technological new problematics with an internal process functioning as a call for projects involving each WorkPackage. This mean will to optimize the use of the resources and favor the Labex on the national and international stage.
  
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  Accomplishe the fixed objectives with defined indicators and organs responsible of this aspect.
  

The governance of the LABEX is structured in 3 different bodies:

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  A decisional layer: The executive board will supervise the management team, approve the scientific programme, the financial investments, and the operation plan. It meets at least once a year, chaired by one of the PRES Université Grenoble representative. Its role is to review the LABEX’s status and plans for the future. It reviews the scientific programme and its achievements, and approves the human and financial resources in a yearly basis. It is composed of 18 members:
  

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  Three representatives of the PRES of Grenoble (3 members)
  
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  Three representatives from CNRS/IN2P3 and INP and CEA (3 members)
  
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  One representative of the doctoral school (1 member)
  
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  Two representatives respectively from the SATT association and one industrialist. (2 members)
  
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  The elected representatives of the personnel (2 members from each partner)
  
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  Two internationally recognised scientific (?) experts outside the PRES Grenoble universites. (2 members)
  

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  A consultative layer: The scientific council aims to advise the management team on the scientific orientation. It is appointed by the project coordinator who is also the chair and meets at least once a year. It is composed of the following members :
  
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    A representative of the Conseil Scientifique du Laboratoire or scientific council for each partner, (5 members in total)
    
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    A representative from the PRES de Grenoble (1 member)
    
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    Other national and international experts (5 members)
    
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  An operational layer: The management team will be in charge of the day to day running of the LABEX project. Each project should sign an agreement stating the objectives and obligations, with the management team to use the different resources (Contrat Objectifs Moyens). The management team will also have the responsibility of the operational implementation of the strategy, public outreach, industrial partnerships and the promotion of the LABEX. The management team will refer to the corresponding laboratory directors for matters related to the day to day running and the executive board for medium and long term issues. It is composed by:
  
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    The project coordinator (2 years term renewable once)
    
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    The deputy coordinator (2 years term renewable once, nominated by the project coordinator)
    
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    The coordinators of the work packages (2 years term non renewable), the 3 platforms, the educational project and valorisation
    

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  For the scientific excellence :
  

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  Scientific production :
  
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    Number of publications in international reviews with selection panel and number of citations after 2 years,
    
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    Conference communications with national or international proceedings,
    
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    Number of conferences where the partners are invited
    

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  Scientific influence
  
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    Organization of colloquiums,
    
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    Invitations and stays in France and abroad,
    
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    Leadership positions at running or proposed experiments,
    
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    Leadership and participation at european or international programs of research,
    
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    Membership on thesis juries,
    
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    Prizes and distinctions.
    

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  Strengthening the human resources
  

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  Increase of the size of the LABEX,
  
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  Invitations of researcher-professor of international prestige.
  

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  For the dissemination and the valorization of the scientific results in the socio-economic world :
  

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  CIFRE Thesis : number of thesis and capacity to attract new companies
  
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  Research contracts : evolution of the number, capacity to attract new companies, recurrence for funding companies,
  
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  R&D collaborative projects with industrialists (ANR, AVOIDED(FLED), PCRD): evolution of the number and amount of funding obtained,
  
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  Transfer of patents or licensing and amount of royalties,
  
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  Creation of spin-offs.
  

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  For the development of the education :
  

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  Supervision of PhD students and post-PhD students : number of students per year and, capacity to welcome foreign students,
  
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  Number of students in dedicated education (in particular Master's 2 degrees).
  

The realization of these objectives will be frequently compared to the ambitions of the OSUTI project and be evaluated and analysed:

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  An exceptional scientific environment whith internationally recognized researchers and infrastructures
  
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  Closed relationships and the proximity to CERN
  
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  The networking of the main laboratories in the Annecy-Geneva-Grenoble triangle,
  
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  An interdisciplinary associating theory, experiment, research and development
  
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  The exploration of new areas combining physics, mathematics, biology and complex systems.
  
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  An available welcoming capacity in terms if human resources and premises in the partenrs’ laboratories
  

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  Action 1 : To develop the current successful CIPHEA (Centre International de Physique des Hautes Energies et d'Astrophysique or International Centre of High Energy Physics and Astrophysics)
  

The LABEX call for tenders is a good opportunity to maintain and develop this ambitious program and will lead:

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  To promote and develop scientific collaborations around the physics at current and future) colliders, as well as in Astrophysics and Cosmology. Neutrino physics is a very natural addition, particularly with the LSM taking part in the project.
  
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  To attract new fields such as mathematical physics, mathematics and biophysics/biomathematics. This would bring in a multi disciplinary approach to the Centre which is rather unique on the European research scene in particular. It would also perpetuate the areas of focus within the MSIF Federation, which incorporates the LAMA, the LAPP and the LAPTh), and would partly reflect collaborations developed as part of ANR projects between the LAPTh, the LAPP and the LPSC.
  
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  To be the melting pot of research and explorations for mini workshops where experts from different horizons meet under one roof through : researchers from fields as varied as biophysics and biomathematics, or data management on a large scale drawing from the LHC experience towards genomics, DNA and quantum computing. As a result, this Centre of excellence would also be able to initiate debates and reflexions on epistemology.
  
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  To reinforce the training/teaching role by attracting young post-doctoral fellows and PhD students. It has been performing on a smaller scale and with renowned physicians into partners premises, the Osuti team will be able to continue to offer lectures at the doctoral school.
  
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  To organise summer schools associating lectures and in-situ research. Without substituting to those offered by CERN, these programs should be elaborated in tandem with the CERN partnership.
  
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  To become a leading Centre of excellence on the international scene, drawing from the experience of Centres like the Kavli (Santa-Barbara), Perimeter Institute (Waterloo, Canada), GGI (Florence) or Isaac Newton Institute for Mathematical Sciences. Moreover, the CIPHEA project has already led to several MoU that have been signed between the Osuti laboratories laboratories and larges centres/universities in Europe, USA and Asia (India, Japan and China). It is also envisaged to organise and coordinate doctoral or post-doctoral lectures which could be linked to different laboratories or universities taking into account the fact that LAPP and LAPTh through the UdS have now joined the PRES Grenoble.
  

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  Action 2 : To develop the cooperation and the synergies between the CIPHEA and the CTPG (Centre de Théorie en Physique de Grenoble ) Partie à conserver ?
  

He will propose among others the regular organization of a general colloquium in theoretical physical appearance, thematic days as well as workshops around some high-level guests.

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  Action 3 : To propose high level education and training preogram with internationnaly recocgnaized lectures and professor
  

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  Action 4 : To create a welcoming human and material environment.
  

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  The human environment will be improved :
  
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    Possibility to form / to strengthen working teams integrating complementarities and affinities,
    
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    Welcoming PhD students and young graduates source of dynamism and revival,
    
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    A structure of simple and strong governance which will work in partnership with the structures for the promotion of the Research and will allow simple administrative functioning.
    
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    Middle term contracts and attractive salaries will be proposed and will ensure stability and an economical propitious environment
    
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  The material conditions offered via the LABEX will allow the staff to blossom in a high-level environment. The current premises presented in the laboratories description that could be developed with the Equipex Home, Ulisse and EFG will provide high level equipements and infrastructures.
  
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  Action 5 : To develop the communication about scientific results to reinforce the excellent reputation of the OSUTI partner on national and international scene
  
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    Improve the communication oriented to scientific
    
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    Improve the communication oriented to general public