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Advanced Grants 2021 – highlighted projects

This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected five examples to examine in detail, from Spain, France, Finland, Slovenia and Germany. They deal with biodiversity on islands,…
This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected five examples to examine in detail, from Spain, France,…
This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected five examples to examine…
This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected five examples to examine in detail, from Spain,…
This round of ERC Advanced Grant funding will help 253 senior researchers carry out their innovative projects. We selected…
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ERC Consolidator Grants 2021 - project highlights

The funding awarded during the 2021 Consolidator Grants competition will help 313 researchers to carry out innovative projects across all scientific disciplines. This time, we selected four projects from France, Portugal, Slovenia and the…
The funding awarded during the 2021 Consolidator Grants competition will help 313 researchers to carry out innovative projects across all scientific disciplines. This time, we selected…
The funding awarded during the 2021 Consolidator Grants competition will help 313 researchers to carry out innovative projects across all scientific…
The funding awarded during the 2021 Consolidator Grants competition will help 313 researchers to carry out innovative projects across all scientific disciplines. This time,…
The funding awarded during the 2021 Consolidator Grants competition will help 313 researchers to carry out innovative…
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Proof of Concept: Examples of projects (Call 1 of 2022)

The latest ERC Proof of Concept funded projects are as always, extremely varied. We focus below on examples linked to preventing harmful adolescent behaviour, sustainable wastewater treatment, an app to help musicians learn how to play in a group,…
The latest ERC Proof of Concept funded projects are as always, extremely varied. We focus below on examples linked to preventing harmful adolescent behaviour, sustainable wastewater…
The latest ERC Proof of Concept funded projects are as always, extremely varied. We focus below on examples linked to preventing harmful adolescent…
The latest ERC Proof of Concept funded projects are as always, extremely varied. We focus below on examples linked to preventing harmful adolescent behaviour, sustainable…
The latest ERC Proof of Concept funded projects are as always, extremely varied. We focus below on examples linked to…
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ERC Starting Grants 2021 - project highlights

Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in excellent projects dreamed up by scientists and scholars. Here are a few examples of research to be funded with ERC Starting…
Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in excellent projects dreamed up by scientists and scholars. Here…
Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in excellent projects dreamed…
Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in excellent projects dreamed up by scientists and…
Following the first call for proposals under the EU’s new R I programme, Horizon Europe, €619 million will be invested in…
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ERC Advanced Grant project examples 2020

Why public opinion doesn’t always transfer to policy@ GettyImagesIn democracies, policies are expected to correspond to public opinion. Yet, studies show that in most democracies, the link between what people want and the policies they get is…
Why public opinion doesn’t always transfer to policy@ GettyImagesIn democracies, policies are expected to correspond to public opinion. Yet, studies show that in most democracies, the…
Why public opinion doesn’t always transfer to policy@ GettyImagesIn democracies, policies are expected to correspond to public opinion. Yet, studies…
Why public opinion doesn’t always transfer to policy@ GettyImagesIn democracies, policies are expected to correspond to public opinion. Yet, studies show that in most…
Why public opinion doesn’t always transfer to policy@ GettyImagesIn democracies, policies are expected to correspond to…
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3rd round recipients of 2020 - Proof of Concept call funding

Helping conflict resolution by sharing cultural expertiseMulticultural communities need cultural expertise to solve conflicts. Currently, this knowledge is not available outside specialised circles of legal professionals who offer niche and…
Helping conflict resolution by sharing cultural expertiseMulticultural communities need cultural expertise to solve conflicts. Currently, this knowledge is not available outside…
Helping conflict resolution by sharing cultural expertiseMulticultural communities need cultural expertise to solve conflicts. Currently, this…
Helping conflict resolution by sharing cultural expertiseMulticultural communities need cultural expertise to solve conflicts. Currently, this knowledge is not available…
Helping conflict resolution by sharing cultural expertiseMulticultural communities need cultural expertise to solve…
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ERC Synergy Grant project examples 2020

The role of oceans in shaping our historyFrom the vast remains of shell mounds in Brazil to records of big hunts that decimated whale populations for the sake of lighting the streets of Europe, there is ample evidence that various human societies…
The role of oceans in shaping our historyFrom the vast remains of shell mounds in Brazil to records of big hunts that decimated whale populations for the sake of lighting the streets…
The role of oceans in shaping our historyFrom the vast remains of shell mounds in Brazil to records of big hunts that decimated whale populations for…
The role of oceans in shaping our historyFrom the vast remains of shell mounds in Brazil to records of big hunts that decimated whale populations for the sake of lighting the…
The role of oceans in shaping our historyFrom the vast remains of shell mounds in Brazil to records of big hunts that…
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Third round winners in 2019 - Proof of Concept call

Projects awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants are extremely varied and this holds true for the third and final round of 2019 winners. Three examples from the latest batch of 76 research projects include a project to develop a safer, tolerable and…
Projects awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants are extremely varied and this holds true for the third and final round of 2019 winners. Three examples from the latest batch of 76 research…
Projects awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants are extremely varied and this holds true for the third and final round of 2019 winners. Three examples…
Projects awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants are extremely varied and this holds true for the third and final round of 2019 winners. Three examples from the latest batch of…
Projects awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants are extremely varied and this holds true for the third and final round of 2019…
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