Moving around Africa – paths for people and products
African countries, like all others, have been taking measures to restrict the spread of COVID-19. Their success partly depends on how the population and their goods move through the continent. As part of our series on the ERC’s Scientific Officers…
Plant Health: why research is so important
Science is fundamental to protect plants. As an introduction to a new series of articles on plant health, plant genomics expert Pere Puigdomènech tells us why. 40% of world crops could be lost every year due to different pests and diseases (FAO)…
Piecing together Egyptian knowledge
Classicist Julie Baleriaux, part of the ERC’s team of Scientific Officers, describes her career path and shares with us some fascinating ERC funded research. Egyptologist Verena Lepper is deciphering 4000 years’ worth of text to uncover the secrets…
Mathematical Mavericks
Apart from funding ground breaking research, the ERC also employs many excellent scientists to manage the grants that we support. We hear from mathematician Maria Teresa Gonzalez Cerveron who tells us how she came to work at the ERC and in turn…
