The Irish Research Council for Science, Engineering and Technology (IRCSET) is the national coordinator for FP7 Science in Society for Ireland. Please contact the NCP below for any assistance during your FP7 process.

The influence of science and technology on people’s everyday lives is becoming increasingly evident, but public knowledge on the subject still tends to be limited. With a number of contentious topics relating to emerging technologies, for example genetically modified foods, expected to dominate the agenda in upcoming years, there is a real need for a well-informed debate on these issues. Therefore, the Science in Society initiative has been introduced with the aim of building an open, effective, and democratic pan-European knowledge-based society. This will involve effectively communicating scientific and technological advances, and associated research policies, to the general public. Science in Society will operate through three broad areas:
Directly funded policy-related actions and research.
Cooperation between EU Member States in areas such as identifying common goals and reinforcing national good practices.
The promotion, support, and monitoring the uptake and impact of Science in Society issues in other sections of the FP7 programme. 

EU Member States have allocated a total of 330M Euro to support Science in Society activities.Funding will be provided for activities relating to four main themes: 
A more dynamic governance of the science and society relationship
Strengthening potential and broadening horizons,
Science and Society communication,
Strategic activities

Science in Society activities will be financed following the publication of Calls for Proposals for which interested organisations can submit applications. The programme is open to a wide range of organisations, from Third Level Colleges, Public Bodies, State Agencies, and private sector companies that provide specialist services, for example, media production.