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Press release.
23/02/2006
INRA Adopts European Charter for Researchers
On 22 February 2006, at a conference led by Marion Guillou, President of INRA, and Jacques Samarut, Chairman of INRA’s Scientific Council, INRA adopted the European Charter for Researchers. As the leading European agricultural research organisation, INRA seeks to create a common scientific culture and dynamic force in Europe. It has thus made it a priority for the 2006-2009 period to continue building the European Research Area and to draw junior researchers to Europe.
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The European Charter for Researchers and the Code of Conduct for the Recruitment of Researchers were adopted by the European Commission on 11 March 2005, within the framework of a Recommendation designed to clarify the responsibilities, rights and obligations of researchers and funders and employers of researchers.
The Recommendation aims to make scientific careers in Europe more attractive by encouraging the career development of researchers and ensuring a scientific environment that is conducive to research. To fulfil the objective of becoming the world reference for creativity through research and development and innovation (Barcelona European Council, 15-16 March 2002), Europe will need to hire 700,000 more researchers in the years ahead, in addition to those needed to replace retiring researchers. The Charter and Code of Conduct are two Commission initiatives designed to back this objective.
The next European Framework Programme (FP7) will also include the principles outlined in the Charter, to be applied to initiatives supporting researcher mobility. In France, the Charter and Code of Conduct are referred to in a bill on research as being key to a successful research programme.
INRA has already made headway in terms of bringing its procedures into line with the Charter, for instance, in ethics, recruitment transparency and continuing professional development.
As the leading European agricultural research organisation, INRA sets up its research programmes within a European scope and strives to instil a European culture in its staff. Likewise, INRA is involved in Marie Curie initiatives which, under the aegis of the European Commission, help further junior researchers’ careers in Europe.
Link to European Charter for Researchers:
http://europa.eu.int/eracareers/pdf/am509774CEE_EN_E4.pdf
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Written by :
INRA press service, phone: +33 (0)1 42 75 91 69
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