Consortium
LUISS GUIDO CARLI UNIVERSITY
LUISS University anticipates significant structural changes in policies, processes, and funding allocation to enhance research excellence and promote Open Science initiatives.
The university also seeks to strengthen its role in national and international debates, boost applications for research excellence projects.
OUR GOALS
LUISS University aims to enhance Open Science awareness among faculty, staff, and governance while improving the quality of Open Access publications.
Additionally, the university aims to attract top talent through better policies and incentives under programs like MSCA and ERC, and increase funding for sustainability-focused research, aligning with national legislation and job market trends.
INTERVENTION AREAS
LUISS university started working on CATALISI project with the 3 big domains and 4 intervention areas – namely
Research careers and talent support
- Supporting talent circulation and mobility
Research modus operandi
- Mainstream of open science and digitalisation of research
- Public engagement with and outreach to society to solve social challenges
LUISS story OF TRANSFORMATION
GOALS / CHAllenges
Research careers and talent support
- Increase number of applications on research excellence projects such as MSCA and ERC
- Improve LUISS’ policies to attract ERC and MSCA talents
- Increase LUISS’ funds as a Host institution awarded for LUISS’ projects of excellence in research especially at the European level (increased number of MSCA and ERC grants at LUISS)
Research modus operandi
- Greater awareness about Open Science among the Faculty, the administrative staff, and on a governance level
- Increase number of quality publications in Open Access
- Increse adoption Open Science practices among the faculty
- Increase internal and external awareness towards the Third Mission at LUISS
- Enhance quality of Third Mission activities done in LUISS with the active involvement of the Faculty with particular regard to public engagement activities
- Enhance role of LUISS in the national and international debate on Third Mission
methodology
Research careers and talent support
- Communication of funding opportunities through monthly communications
- Organisation of seminars with a focus on MSCA and ERC opportunities
- Sponsorisation of external seminars (training opportunities) through communications
- Support to faculty for ERC and MSCA applications
- Update/addition of incentives to LUISS policies for talent attraction
- Continue short and medium term actions
Research modus operandi
- Desk research of EU guidelines on OS
- Update of Luiss webpage with resources for OA and OS
- Assessment of the state of the art on the topic among LUISS faculty
- Hold trainings on tools to publish in Open Science for European projects (Horizon Europe requirements: what can be considered Open Science and which are the different types of editors,” pure” open access or hybrid)
- Update of the 2016 OA Policy and drafting of OS Policy (single document)
- Provision of incentives to publish in Open Access, connected to internal research evaluation criteria
- Development of innovative tools/instruments for OS
- Review of internal regulations for research incentives connected to OS
- Launch of questionnaires on the awareness on TM in general, and on what LUISS does in the field, with the goal of monitoring, starting from now, the awareness of the Faculty and of the administrative staff
- Presentation of the Third Mission Office and its activities to LUISS faculty and other administrative offices
- Creation of multimedia contents to support the presentations, and to be included on the website
- Restyling of the University website to enhance the TM and public engagement
- Participation to multiple courses on Third Mission and to the activities of the networks and national consortia to be up-to-date (by CODAU, CRUI, etc.)
- Update of the Research newsletter to include TM
- Organise an event to promote LUISS resarch to the wider public (LUISS Research Day)
- Identification of best practices of strategies for the improvement of monitoring activities and the strengthening of university results
- Training and updating activities for the faculty on the topics of communication of research and public engagement, also with the goal of participating to European funding activities (ex. MSCA and Citizens actions)
- Update of the LUISS strategic documents to include objectives with regards to TM
- Application to the MSCA and Citizens Actions Call
- Addition of incentives to LUISS policies to enhance faculty and administrative staff involvement in public engagement activities
- Increase participation to national and international networks on the topic
OUTCOMES \ ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Coming soon
Team
LUISS University has a strong academic reputation, particularly in social sciences, and its innovative educational approach.
The university’s deep connections with over 500 global companies and institutions position it well for collaboration and real-world impact. The LUISS team brings expertise in digital transformation, research governance, and third mission activities, making them well-equipped to drive institutional transformations in talent mobility, Open Science, public engagement, and sustainability.
Professor of Computer Science and the Rector’s Advisor for Digital Transformation
Anna Elisa D’Agostino
Head of the Research and Third Mission Office