Published online by Cambridge University Press: 16 April 2020
The European Commission is an increasingly important source of funding for international research projects and is due to announce its Framework 5 program early in 1999. The Outcomes of Depression International Network (ODIN), funded from the current EC Biomed 2 program, is a case study in European academic co-operation. Its organization has three key elements. First, engaging the principal investigators: this has involved identifying potential partners, ensuring reciprocity of interests, effective co-ordination, `dividing the spoils' in advance, and setting up good personal and electronic communication systems. Second, an esprit de corps has been created amongst the researchers, maintaining contact and consistency, and promoting higher degrees. Third, ongoing problems including difficulties in negotiations with the EC, divergence of detailed study methods, and isolation and demoralization amongst researchers, have been addressed. ODIN may provide a useful model for researchers wishing to set up international collaborative groups.
The ODIN group is composed of academic colleagues and researchers currently working with ODIN. At 1st August 1998 they included T. Anstorp, J.L. Ayuso–Mateos, K. Benum, P. Cuijpers, I. Davies, J.F. Diez Manrique, G. Dunn, R. Edwards, A. Elneihum, M. Finne, F. Ford, A. Gómez Del Barrio, C. Hayes, A. Higuera, A. Horgan, C. Hosman, T. Koffert, F. Johnstone, N. Jones, L. Lasa, M. Lehtilä, C. McDonough, E. Michalak, C. Murphy, A. Nevra, T. Nummelin, H. Page, A. Schmenger, B. Sohlman, J. Strype.
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