Out of Africa: global collaboration benefits all
As part of a series of interviews with researchers who have moved from other continents and countries to work in Europe, we spoke to South African Eloise Marais. Dr Eloise Marais is an Associate Professor in Physical Geography, in the Department…
From the USA to the Centre for the Unknown
As part of a series of interviews with researchers who have moved from other continents and countries to work in Europe, EURAXESS’s North American representatives Jackson Howard and Dr. Derya Buyuktanir Karacan interview US neuroscientist Megan…
Facing challenges at a critical time: Jean-Pierre Bourguignon back at the ERC
As Germany has just taken over the Presidency of the EU, let me take you back to the ERC’s launch ceremony in Berlin in 2007, during the previous German EU Presidency. Then, Chancellor Angela Merkel stated that “The ERC could become a Champions’…
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…
Research Perspective from Down Under
Researchers from anywhere in the world can apply for European Research Council grants, provided the research they undertake will be carried out in an EU Member State or Associated Country. But how and why would researchers from far flung countries…
Nobel Prize winner: This epidemic has so far been a close shave for humanity
Some COVID-19 patients have low oxygen levels without being aware of it. This ‘silent hypoxia’ puzzles clinicians. We talked about this with Sir Peter Ratcliffe, who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine last year for his “discoveries of how cells…
Des excuses non sollicitées pour la recherche qui n’a rien à voir avec le COVID-19
Aujourd'hui, nous donnons la parole à Liuba Papeo, une neuropsychologue cognitive financée par l'ERC. À première vue, ses recherches ne sont pas liées à la crise actuelle du coronavirus. Mais, comme elle l'explique dans ce témoignage très personnel,…