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The constantly expanding availability of financial resources has made it possible to expand the staff at the Helmholtz centres. However, these rising costs must be offset by the increase in funding from the Joint Initiative, and in the case of certain material expenses (mainly energy) these costs lie above budgetary growth. For this reason, staff expansion lags behind that of resources and is concen- trated in centres that pursue activities receiving special funding (particularly the German Centres for Health Research). In 2013 the growth rates of recent years could not be maintained because they were bolstered by a variety of special effects (the integration of the Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf in 2011 and GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel in 2012). Staff growth in the different personnel categories was relatively uniform. Detailed information on the Helmholtz Association’s resources can be found on pages 42–43, broken down by research field and research centre. The grants acquired through the EU’s Research Frame- work Programme account for a particularly important share of third-party funding. The association has received a consistently high level of EU funding over the years. In 2013, the Helmholtz centres participated in 288 projects that were funded for the first time by the European pro- gramme – an increase of 27 per cent over 2012. Third-party funding In addition to core financing, a substantial amount of third-party funding – raised primarily in competitions – is available to the Helmholtz centres. In 2013 the Helmholtz Association acquired third-party funds totalling 1.26 billion euros, representing an increase of seven per cent over the previous year. 2009 20132010 2011 2012 Third-party funds1 in million € Reported core financing in million € 500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 1 Project sponsorships have been taken into account since 2011 (approx. 186.7 million euros in 2013). The Helmholtz institutes, the German Centres for Health Research and the Cancer Information Service accounted for around one million euros in third-party funds. Sources: Progress Reports of the Helmholtz Centres, 2009 to 2013 Third-party funds Staff developments Staff developments Acquired EU research funds in T€ 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 Funds from the EU for research and development 131,769 118,477 146,188 126,936 124,412 years, is expected to increase slightly after two additional large-scale facilities (the European free-electron laser XFEL and the accelerator facility FAIR) are put into operation. 39 2009 2011 2012 20132010 29,556 30,995 32,855 35,672 37,148 40,000 35,000 30,000 25,000 20,000 15,000 10,000 5,000 0 Number Infrastructure staff Trainees Other scientific staff Doctoral candidates Scientists “As clearly shown by the indicators, the Helmholtz Association was able to further improve its scientific performance over the past year. The quality of scientific publications is impressively documented by the Nature Publishing Index, which ranks the Helmholtz Association fifth among other major research organisations and institutions worldwide, with an upward trend over the years.” DR. ROLF ZETTL, Managing Director of the Helmholtz Association 20092013201020112012 in T€ 20092010201120122013 131,769118,477146,188126,936124,412 20092011201220132010 29,55630,99532,85535,67237,148