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New study reveals how frontier research spurs patented inventions

A new analysis finds that more than 40% of ERC-funded projects generated research that was subsequently cited in patents. The results show how curiosity-driven frontier research enables technological development.The report is based on data retrieved…
A new analysis finds that more than 40% of ERC-funded projects generated research that was subsequently cited in patents. The results show how curiosity-driven frontier research…
A new analysis finds that more than 40% of ERC-funded projects generated research that was subsequently cited in patents. The results show how…
A new analysis finds that more than 40% of ERC-funded projects generated research that was subsequently cited in patents. The results show how curiosity-driven frontier…
A new analysis finds that more than 40% of ERC-funded projects generated research that was subsequently cited in patents…
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Six more Synergy Grants to receive funding

Six more 2022 Synergy Grant proposals, which were evaluated as excellent but initially put on the reserve list due to limited budget, have been now offered funding. The ERC will be able to provide support to 35 projects involving 125 principal…
Six more 2022 Synergy Grant proposals, which were evaluated as excellent but initially put on the reserve list due to limited budget, have been now offered funding. The ERC will be…
Six more 2022 Synergy Grant proposals, which were evaluated as excellent but initially put on the reserve list due to limited budget, have been now…
Six more 2022 Synergy Grant proposals, which were evaluated as excellent but initially put on the reserve list due to limited budget, have been now offered funding. The ERC…
Six more 2022 Synergy Grant proposals, which were evaluated as excellent but initially put on the reserve list due to…
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ERC Scientific Council decides changes to the evaluation forms and processes for the 2024 calls

During its December plenary meeting the ERC Scientific Council decided on changes to the ERC’s application forms and evaluation procedures for the 2024 calls. The current CV and Track Record templates will be combined and simplified and applicants…
During its December plenary meeting the ERC Scientific Council decided on changes to the ERC’s application forms and evaluation procedures for the 2024 calls. The current CV and Track…
During its December plenary meeting the ERC Scientific Council decided on changes to the ERC’s application forms and evaluation procedures for the…
During its December plenary meeting the ERC Scientific Council decided on changes to the ERC’s application forms and evaluation procedures for the 2024 calls. The current CV…
During its December plenary meeting the ERC Scientific Council decided on changes to the ERC’s application forms and…
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Distinguished scientists and scholars to join the ERC Scientific Council

The European Commission has today appointed five eminent scientists and scholars as new members of the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. They are appointed for an initial period of four years and will…
The European Commission has today appointed five eminent scientists and scholars as new members of the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council…
The European Commission has today appointed five eminent scientists and scholars as new members of the governing body of the European Research…
The European Commission has today appointed five eminent scientists and scholars as new members of the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific…
The European Commission has today appointed five eminent scientists and scholars as new members of the governing body of the…
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ERC awards €636m to emerging science talent across Europe

Four hundred eight researchers have won this year’s European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. The funding is worth in total €636 million and is part of the Horizon Europe programme. It will help excellent younger scientists, who have 2 to 7…
Four hundred eight researchers have won this year’s European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. The funding is worth in total €636 million and is part of the Horizon Europe…
Four hundred eight researchers have won this year’s European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. The funding is worth in total €636 million and…
Four hundred eight researchers have won this year’s European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. The funding is worth in total €636 million and is part of the Horizon…
Four hundred eight researchers have won this year’s European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants. The funding is worth in…
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Two new Vice Presidents of the European Research Council elected

Professors Eystein Jansen and Jesper Svejstrup have today been elected Vice Presidents of the European Research Council (ERC). They will take up duties on 1 January 2023.Elected by the ERC’s governing body, the Scientific Council, Prof. Jansen will…
Professors Eystein Jansen and Jesper Svejstrup have today been elected Vice Presidents of the European Research Council (ERC). They will take up duties on 1 January 2023.Elected by the…
Professors Eystein Jansen and Jesper Svejstrup have today been elected Vice Presidents of the European Research Council (ERC). They will take up…
Professors Eystein Jansen and Jesper Svejstrup have today been elected Vice Presidents of the European Research Council (ERC). They will take up duties on 1 January 2023…
Professors Eystein Jansen and Jesper Svejstrup have today been elected Vice Presidents of the European Research Council (ERC…
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Twenty-nine groups backed by ERC Synergy Grants to tackle complex research questions

What secrets does Greenland’s melting ice hide? How is the sense of space, hierarchy and ownership hardwired in our brains? Can we find promising pathways for a “post growth” era that will reconcile our wellbeing with the planetary boundaries?…
What secrets does Greenland’s melting ice hide? How is the sense of space, hierarchy and ownership hardwired in our brains? Can we find promising pathways for a “post growth” era that…
What secrets does Greenland’s melting ice hide? How is the sense of space, hierarchy and ownership hardwired in our brains? Can we find promising…
What secrets does Greenland’s melting ice hide? How is the sense of space, hierarchy and ownership hardwired in our brains? Can we find promising pathways for a “post growth”…
What secrets does Greenland’s melting ice hide? How is the sense of space, hierarchy and ownership hardwired in our brains?…
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Two grantees win 2022 Nobel Prize in Physics

This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Professors Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger, both funded by the European Research Council (ERC).
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Professors Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger, both funded by the European Research Council (ERC).
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Professors Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger, both funded by the European Research Council (ERC).
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Professors Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger, both funded by the European Research Council (ERC).
This year’s Nobel Prize in Physics goes to Professors Alain Aspect and Anton Zeilinger, both funded by the European Research…
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