View from both sides of the fence: a remote reviewers experience
To discover what it is like to be a remote reviewer or a member of an evaluation panel for the ERC we interviewed biochemist Kresten Lindorff-Larsen. Prof Lindorff-Larsen was a panel member of the ERC’s PE4 panel for Physical and Analytical Chemical…
It’s always too soon to quit: Reapplying for an ERC grant
We interviewed political scientist Adina Akbik, who was awarded an ERC Starting Grant on her second application attempt. She explained her personal winning methodology, the importance of perseverance and the value of feedback from the ERC evaluators…
Ensuring excellence: the ERC’s dedication to rigorous evaluation
The ERC is dedicated to advancing frontier research through a competitive, pan-European competition that places the utmost importance on impartiality and transparency in the selection process. This has led to the establishment of a peer-review…
Being an evaluation panel chair – a worthwhile experience?
Margaret Hunt is a historian working at Uppsala University. She has been involved in the evaluation process for ERC grants both as a normal member and as a chair of a panel. Prof Hunt answered our questions on the value, difficulties and processes…
Peer review - not perfect but still the best system that we have
In an interview with ERC Magazine, Ted Hewitt, President of Canada’s Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council, talks about his agency’s approach to evaluating grant proposals and working with review panels. He explains the challenges of peer…
Facts and figures on evaluators of ERC grant proposals
You’d be surprised how many people have acted as ERC panel members and remote reviewers over the years, and how many proposals they must deal with, in this year alone. We break it down for you below.
Narrative CVs – a good idea?
In the upcoming ERC grant competitions, the applicants will be asked to write a narrative curriculum vitae. ERC grantee Anja Leist took part in calls where this type of CV was required and she also reviewed proposals with narrative track records…
Changes in the evaluation of proposals for ERC grants
It is part of the ERC’s core business to carefully select the best and most creative researchers from all fields in its grant competitions. In December 2022, the Scientific Council of the ERC announced plans for changes to the evaluation forms and…
Opinion: The journey to responsible and experimental research funding
There is a global drive for more responsible and inclusive cultures of research assessment. This often goes hand in hand with a shift towards more systematic experimentation with modes and methods of research funding.On 23 June 2023, members of…
