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RAMIRI Handbook (ended)

The RAMIRI Handbook has been developed in the frame of the FP7 projects RAMIRI and RAMIRI 2, funded by the European Commission. The Handbook is intended as an introductory instrument for people who need a quick access to the main definitions and references on the major issues related to Research Infrastructures.

The Handbook is structured in 6 chapters. The first one, Making the Case and Setting the Scene, introduces the essential definitions of the issues and of the “rules of the game” involving and affecting the success of RIs and of the research performed in them. In the following chapters, issues related to the Life Cycle of a RI, Legal and Governance Issues, Finance, Human Resources and RI Management, are addressed.

RAMIRI stands for Realising and Managing International Research Infrastructures. The projects RAMIRI and RAMIRI 2 were funded by the European Commission under FP7, in the periods 2008-2010 (project ID: 226446) and 2010-2013 (project ID: 262567).

The RAMIRI projects delivered a training and networking programme for people involved in planning and managing international research infrastructures within the European Union (and Associated States).