Research
With the support of the EU's Next Generation Funds, within the framework of the Recovery, Transformation, and Resilience Plan, Public University of Navarre is involved in numerous projects and activities related to the development and improvement of research capabilities, knowledge transfer, retention and attraction of research talent, and collaboration with the productive sector in R&D matters.
The strengthening of the SECTI (Spanish System of Science, Technology, and Innovation) involves enhancing the capabilities, infrastructures, and equipment of public research actors. Under Component 17, Investment 2 (C17.I2), the Spanish Research Agency (AEI) launches a series of calls, including grants for the provision, improvement, and upgrading of scientific-technical equipment for the agents of the R&D+i system, with the aim of facilitating high-quality research and promoting the development of highly competitive R&D+i activities, thus contributing to regional development.
Component: C17.I2 Strengthening the capabilities, infrastructures, and equipment of SECTI agents.
Call: EQC2021 - Scientific-technical equipment 2021
Summary: Acquisition, installation, and launch of the scientific-technical equipment necessary for the execution of high-quality research, the improvement of research outcomes, and their scientific, economic, and social impact, as well as for the proper functioning of existing research infrastructures.
Objectives: The purpose of the call is to provide scientific-technical equipment to common research services. This will equip them with state-of-the-art technology, enhancing their specialised and efficient management, as well as expanding the use and general access to these common services by all agents in the R&D+i system.
Funded projects:
- Laboratory for Micro and Nanofabrication (LAMINA.
Amount funded: EUR 1,220,000 - High-pressure equipment with adiabatic flash freezing (FLASHHPP).
Amount funded: EUR 799,000
Funded by:
This is the main investment of the plan, targeting the core of the SECTI: research activity. The investment includes a new generation of public funding calls aimed at reforming the SECTI, strengthening knowledge transfer, and promoting public-private collaboration. The goal of this investment is to generate an intensive offer of research projects for Spanish R&D+i groups and to encourage collaboration between these groups and businesses. It will mobilise the research and innovation community in Spain to:
- Intensify its research and innovation activities.
- Enhance the transfer of research results to society, with an emphasis on collaboration with businesses.
- Focus activities on strategic areas, such as the green and digital transition.
- Increase the presence of Spanish research groups in competitive international calls.
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Component: C17.I3 New public-private, interdisciplinary R&D+i projects, proof of concept, and granting of funding as a result of competitive international calls. Cutting-edge R&D addressing societal challenges. Pre-commercial public procurement. Pre-commercial public procurement.
Summary: The objective of the funding call for public-private collaboration projects is to support experimental development projects in cooperation between businesses and research organisations, in order to promote the development of new technologies, the business application of new ideas and techniques, and to contribute to the creation of new products and services..
Link to call CPP2021
Funded projects:
- CPP2021-008490
Amount funded: EUR 118,803.15
Project: Crafting the next-gen Bt toxins, with no environmental impact, for the specific biocontrol of world-wide relevant insect pests
- CPP2021-008757
Amount funded: EUR 243,597.95
Project: New antenna topologies based on 'Gap Waveguide (GW)' technology for New Space applications – GAS
- CPP2021-008821
Amount funded: EUR 115,664.00
Project: Innovative software for process and safety optimization at nuclear facilities (PROSA project)
Summary: The activities covered by this call represent the appropriate mechanism for undertaking actions that allow progress in the early stages of pre-competitive development and facilitate the transfer or exploitation of results, in the form of products, goods, services, or other applications, that are beneficial to the economy, society, culture, or public policies.
Likewise, these grants aim to foster the entrepreneurial and innovative spirit of research teams, contributing to their training through actions such as training, consultancy, or mentoring, and strengthening the knowledge and results transfer strategies of the institutions benefiting from these projects.
Link to call PDC2021
Funded projects:
- PDC2021-120796-I00
Amount funded: EUR 143,750.00
Project: Transfering statistical methods to remote sensing: a platform to provide satellite images with improved spatio-temporal resolutions
- PDC2021-121172-C21
Amount funded: EUR 109,250.00
Project: Built-in system to monitor road traffic and maintenance using optic fibre sensors I
Summary: The grants are aimed at promoting the early stages of pre-competitive development and facilitating their practical application, such as the protection of the knowledge generated, the analysis of technical, commercial, or social feasibility, the creation of technological prototypes, pilot-scale development, testing with end users, defining the business model, or the initial stages of setting up a company.
Link to call PDC2023
Funded projects:
- PDC2023-145831-I00
Amount funded: EUR 204,974.00
Project: Photonic sensor chips based on loss mode optical resonance technology
- PDC2023-145876-C22
Amount funded: EUR 126,578.10
Project: IoT nanonodes for structural health monitoring
Summary: The objective of the Strategic R&D&I Projects call is to support industrial research projects carried out in collaboration between companies and public or private R&D entities, in order to address the challenges identified in the thematic priorities (topics).
Link to call PLEC2021
Funded projects:
- PLEC2021-007997
Amount funded: EUR 149,989.18
Proyecto: Holistic power lines predictive maintenance system
- PLEC2021-008171
Amount funded: EUR 89,133.00
Project: CITA GO-ON: A multimodal intervention model for dementia prevention that is person-centred, digital, intergenerational, and cost-effective, designed to guide strategic policies addressing the demographic challenges of progressive ageing
Summary: The objective of the Strategic R&D&I Projects call is to support industrial research projects carried out in collaboration between companies and public or private R&D entities, in order to address the challenges identified in the thematic priorities (topics).
Link to call PLEC2022
Funded project:
- PLEC2022-009221
Amount funded: EUR 320,800.00
Project: Development of a photocatalytic panel for the production of solar fuels and hydrogen (PANEL-TO-FUEL)
Summary: The purpose of these grants is to promote R&D&I activities to enhance the competitiveness and international leadership of Spanish science and technology by generating scientific knowledge through high-quality research focused on the ecological and digital transitions.
The ecological transition is supported by the following environmental objectives: mitigating climate change, adapting to climate change, sustainable use and protection of water and marine resources, circular economy, pollution prevention and control, and the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems. Projects will aim to achieve one or more of these environmental objectives by generating scientific knowledge, developing technologies, or supporting environmental policies, applied to productive activities, the protection of natural resources, and the quality of life of individuals and society as a whole.
The digital transition seeks to strengthen the infrastructures, skills, and technologies necessary for a digital economy and society by digitising the entire value chain in key sectors. This will fully leverage the synergies and opportunities of new technological and data management developments, using disruptive digital technologies, and placing people and their digital rights at the centre of the process.
Link to call TED2021
Proyectos financiados:
- TED2021-129359B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 109,250.00
Project: Geothermal electricity generation with thermoelectric devices without moving parts (GEOTEG)
- TED2021-129472B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 68,885.00
Project: Procurement of telemedicine services: current situation and legal challenges.
- TED2021-129513B-C21
Amount funded: EUR 59,570.00
Project: Interaction with Virtual Assistants: its effects on attention and emotion and the role of privacy.
- TED2021-130071A-I00
Amount funded: EUR 97,750.00
Project: Thermoelectric innovations for electricity generation and storage (TRIGGERS)
- TED2021-13011B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 201,250.00
Project: Re-evaluationof organic and inorganic nitrogenfertilizer application on symbiotic nitrogen fixation in legumes: sustainable agriculture and circular economy (NitroSym)
- TED2021-130364B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 149,500.00
Project: New technologies (TECnologías) to improve the management of vineyards (VIñeDos) for non-invasive early detection of wood diseases (TECVID)
- TED2021-130378B-C22
Amount funded: EUR 271,975.00
Project: Photonics methods for water management And quaLity assuranCE (PALACE)
- TED2021-130646B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 172,500.00
Project: Vegetable covers under the vine as an alternative to herbicides and mechanical tillage in vineyards. Effects on agronomic performance, water use, and soil health (UNDERVINE)
- TED2021-130846B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 322,000.00
Project: Multicatalytic Platform for the Direct Conversion of CO2 into Carbon-Neutral Synthetic Fuels (MULTIeFUEL)
- TED2021-130884B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 218,500.00
Project: Design and optimisation of small electromagnetic harvesters for vibrational energy capture (HAR4BEST)
- TED2021-131052-C21
Amount funded: EUR 106,605.00
Proyecto: Autonomous low-cost and digital monitoring of electrical generation and distribution infrastructure
- TED2021-131081B-C21
Amount funded: EUR 113,160.00
Project: Silvicultural adaptation to climate change in Meso-Mediterranean forests: Identifying challenges Through an ensemble of process-BASED MODELS
- TED2021-131216B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 113,160.00
Project: Green Finance: Impact on Resilience, Credit Risk, and Contagion (GFRISKRESILSPILL)
- TED2021-131716B-C21
Amount funded: EUR 168,360.00
Project: SAfe and Reliable flights for superesolution image Analysis (SARA)
- TED2021-131965B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 148,120.00
Project: Supersulphated Cement: A New Sustainable Cement for the Construction Sector in 21st Century Europe (CEMEGREEN)
- TED2021-132074B-C33
Amount funded: EUR 176,007.50
Project: Photonic Concrete for Environmental Solutions Title of the coordinated project (Acronym): PCES
- TED2021-132240B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 113,850.00
Project: Foundations for the microbiological control of the box tree moth pest, Cydalima perspectalis
- TED2021-132337B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 32,200.00
Project: The genesis of a global leader from regional policies: the wind energy of Navarre in comparative perspective (GLOBALWIND)
- TED2021-132368B-C21
Amount funded: EUR 178,250.00
Project: Controlling ion dynamics in glass and plastic to reduce degradation and environmental impacts of photovoltaic modules
- TED2021-132446B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 76,610.00
Project: Drivers of the adoption of environmental innovation (eco-innovation)
- TED2021-132457B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 96,025.00
Project: Advanced security and energy management algorithms for lithium-ion batteries in renewable energy systems
- TED2021-132544B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 80,270.00
Project: Modelling land use change for ecological transition in European regions: the case of Navarre (CUSTE)
- TED2021-132604B-I00
Amount funded: EUR 103,730.00
Project: Design and development of new architectures and topologies for power electronic conversion in advanced electric vehicle charging stations (ARCAVE)
The new scientific career is another key aspect of the reform of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Law: to create a new scientific career and better support talent and its connection with the private sector. The new model for the scientific career aims to provide stability to research staff while emphasising the objective external evaluation of scientific performance. To this end, this investment includes the reinforcement and updating of calls for the recruitment of research staff, including support for this new position when the modification of the Science, Technology, and Innovation Law comes into effect.
Component: C17.I4 New scientific career
Summary: The aim is to consolidate the professional career of researchers, both national and foreign, so they can develop their careers within the SECTI. Encourage the consolidation of the professional career of research staff by promoting the creation of permanent positions within the member institutions and facilitating the initiation or strengthening of a research line through the funding of a specific home R&D&i project, as well as the adaptation and renewal of spaces and laboratories and the improvement of the necessary equipment for its execution.
Link to call CNS2022
Funded projects:
- CNS2022-135787
Amount funded: EUR 172,425.00
Project: 3D-printed implants with magnetic/infrared light response for drug delivery
- CNS2022-136167
Amount funded: EUR 176,483.00
Project: Development of innovative baculovirus-based formulations with enhanced bioinsecticidal activity
Summary: The Juan de la Cierva-Training grants aim to promote the employment of young people holding a PhD degree by Spanish research organisations or R&D centres for a period of two years, enabling them to complete their postdoctoral research training in Spanish R&D centres different from those where they carried out their predoctoral training. Participants must meet the requirement of holding a PhD, obtained between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2020 for the general access route and for the FJC-INIA-CCAA route, and between 1 January 2018 and 31 December 2020 for the access route for people with disabilities of 33% or more, unless they provide evidence of a cause for interruption in accordance with the call..
Link to call FJC2020
Funded projects:
- FJC2020-044453-I
Amount funded: EUR 52,600.00
Beneficiary researcher: Juan Manuel Alcántara Alcántara
Summary: The Juan de la Cierva-Training grants aim to promote the employment of young people holding a PhD degree by Spanish research organisations or R&D centres for a period of two years, enabling them to complete their postdoctoral research training in Spanish R&D centres different from those where they carried out their predoctoral training. Participants must meet the requirement of holding a PhD, obtained between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 for the general access route and for the FJC-INIA-CCAA route, and between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2021 for the access route for people with disabilities of 33% or more, unless they provide evidence of a cause for interruption in accordance with the call.
Link to call FJC2021
Proyectos financiados:
- FJC2021-046790-I
Amount funded: EUR 64,800.00
Beneficiary researcher: Cristina Yepes Juliá
- FJC2021-047252-I
Amount funded: EUR 64,800.00
Beneficiary researcher: Alejandro Ayuso Díaz
- FJC2021-047776-I
Amount funded: EUR 64,800.00
Beneficiary researcher: Juan Enrique Vázquez Lozano
- FJC2021-047950-I
Amount funded: EUR 64,800.00
Beneficiary researcher: David Soba Hidalgo
Summary: The Juan de la Cierva grants aim to promote the incorporation of young people holding a PhD, so they can complete their postdoctoral research training at Spanish R&D centres. Participants must meet the requirement of holding a PhD, obtained between 1 January 2021 and 31 December 2022 for the general access route and for the JDC-INIA-CCAA route, and between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2022 for the access route for people with disabilities of 33% or more, unless they provide evidence of a cause for interruption in accordance with the call.
Link to call FJDC2022
Funded projects:
- JDC2022-049540-I
Amount funded: EUR 37,400.00
Beneficiary researcher: Ángel Ortega Gómez
- JDC2022-049625-I
Amount funded: EUR 67,400.00
Beneficiary researcher: Ángela Abascal Imízcoz
Summary: These grants aim to promote the incorporation of outstanding research staff, both Spanish and foreign, into Spanish R&D centres, so that they acquire the skills and competencies necessary to secure a permanent position at a research organisation within the Spanish System of Science, Technology, and Innovation.
Link to call RYC2021
Funded projects:
- RYC2021-031949-I
Amount funded: EUR 105,912.00
Beneficiary researcher: Leyre Azpilicueta Fernández de las Heras
- RYC2021-032146-I
Amount funded: EUR 105,912.00
Beneficiary researcher: Miriam Osés Ruíz
- RYC2021-032345-I
Amount funded: EUR 105,912.00
Beneficiary researcher: Idoia Ariz Arnedo
- RYC2021-033186-I
Amount funded: EUR 105,912.00
Beneficiary researcher: Zuriñe Miguel Malaxechevarría
- RYC2021-034586-I
Amount funded: EUR 105,912.00
Beneficiary researcher: Nazareth Torres Molina