Partnerships

Social Transformations and Resilience

Social Transformations and Resilience

The European Partnership on Social Transformation and Resilience will focus on societal resilience, democratic governance, and inclusive transitions in response to crises and global challenges. It is currently under development.

The Partnership will create a transformative R&I programme between social sciences and humanities to enable inclusive sustainable development and social and economic resilience in the light of changes in climate, technology, demography and global trade patterns, and potential unexpected shocks.

Timeline and key documents

- The draft proposal of the Partnership is accessible here.

- DLR Projektträger is commissioned by HERA Humanities in the European Research Area to conduct foresight exercises to lay the groundwork for the Strategic Research and Innovation Agenda for the European Partnership on Social Transformations and Resilience.Until April 2026, different partners will draw out the future strategic research & innovation agenda for tihs partnership. You can join the collaborative platform that helps co-create this strategic agenda. 

- The future Partnership will be coordinated by NCN - National Science Centre, Poland. NCN provides further information on the Partnership via the CHANSE website. While DLR Projektträger facilitates the co-creation of a strategic research agenda, NCN takes care of the process of building a consortium of funding organisations and public authorities for the new EU Partnership.

Contact

STR@ncn.gov.pl

What are partnerships?

Partnerships group the EC and private and/or public partners, to coordinate and streamline the research & innovation initiatives and funding in some selected key domains.

How to use partnerships?

  • orientation
    Partnerships publish strategic documents, e.g. outlining the main research and innovation challenges or key focus points.
  • networking
    Partnerships often organise events, such as info days, brokerage events, etc. Meet potential partners and learn about the nuances that are not visible in the official documents.
  • ecosystem analysis
    Partnerships typically have an advisory board, and publish impact studies of previous actions. These are good sources of information to uncover the main R&D&I players in the domain.
  • steering the agenda
    Partnerships collaborate with the EC on outlining the strategy and the future funding opportunities in their domain, based on input from industry, academia, and other stakeholders.
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