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Breakthrough Prize awarded to black hole image team

Known as the “Oscar of Science,” the 2020 Breakthrough Prize, was yesterday awarded to the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a global scientific collaboration that captured the first-ever image of a black hole.With the €14 million grant from the…
Known as the “Oscar of Science,” the 2020 Breakthrough Prize, was yesterday awarded to the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a global scientific collaboration that captured the first-ever…
Known as the “Oscar of Science,” the 2020 Breakthrough Prize, was yesterday awarded to the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a global scientific…
Known as the “Oscar of Science,” the 2020 Breakthrough Prize, was yesterday awarded to the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a global scientific collaboration that captured the…
Known as the “Oscar of Science,” the 2020 Breakthrough Prize, was yesterday awarded to the Event Horizon Telescope (EHT), a…
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Open to the world: 51 nationalities among winners of 2019 ERC Starting Grants

Four hundred and eight early-career researchers have been awarded European Research Council grants in this year’s first completed ERC call for proposals. The highly-coveted funding will help individual scientists and scholars to build their own…
Four hundred and eight early-career researchers have been awarded European Research Council grants in this year’s first completed ERC call for proposals. The highly-coveted funding…
Four hundred and eight early-career researchers have been awarded European Research Council grants in this year’s first completed ERC call for…
Four hundred and eight early-career researchers have been awarded European Research Council grants in this year’s first completed ERC call for proposals. The highly-coveted…
Four hundred and eight early-career researchers have been awarded European Research Council grants in this year’s first…
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Highlighted research projects: Starting Grant 2019

Some examples of ERC 2019 Starting Grants winners. Single cell organisms and their complex livesLife at the microscale is remarkably sophisticated. The simplest organisms, formed by a single cell, have the ability to react to their surroundings and…
Some examples of ERC 2019 Starting Grants winners. Single cell organisms and their complex livesLife at the microscale is remarkably sophisticated. The simplest organisms, formed by a…
Some examples of ERC 2019 Starting Grants winners. Single cell organisms and their complex livesLife at the microscale is remarkably sophisticated…
Some examples of ERC 2019 Starting Grants winners. Single cell organisms and their complex livesLife at the microscale is remarkably sophisticated. The simplest organisms,…
Some examples of ERC 2019 Starting Grants winners. Single cell organisms and their complex livesLife at the microscale is…
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1000th ERC Proof of Concept grant awarded

The European Research Council just awarded top-up funding totalling €9.3 million to 62 ERC grant holders via its Proof of Concept scheme. The grants will help them explore the commercial or societal potential of their ERC-funded discoveries. This…
The European Research Council just awarded top-up funding totalling €9.3 million to 62 ERC grant holders via its Proof of Concept scheme. The grants will help them explore the…
The European Research Council just awarded top-up funding totalling €9.3 million to 62 ERC grant holders via its Proof of Concept scheme. The grants…
The European Research Council just awarded top-up funding totalling €9.3 million to 62 ERC grant holders via its Proof of Concept scheme. The grants will help them explore…
The European Research Council just awarded top-up funding totalling €9.3 million to 62 ERC grant holders via its Proof of…

Impact of ERC-funded research confirmed by independent study

75% of projects funded by the ERC have resulted in scientific breakthroughs or major advances, according to a new independent review. This result is in line with three previous evaluations, and demonstrates the top quality of the research funded by…
75% of projects funded by the ERC have resulted in scientific breakthroughs or major advances, according to a new independent review. This result is in line with three previous…
75% of projects funded by the ERC have resulted in scientific breakthroughs or major advances, according to a new independent review. This result is…
75% of projects funded by the ERC have resulted in scientific breakthroughs or major advances, according to a new independent review. This result is in line with three…
75% of projects funded by the ERC have resulted in scientific breakthroughs or major advances, according to a new…
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Second round winners in 2019 - Proof of Concept call

The Proof of Concept grant scheme has reached a milestone - the 1000th project has been approved for funding since the scheme started in 2011. The winning project, to covert underwater communication cables for use in earthquake detection, is…
The Proof of Concept grant scheme has reached a milestone - the 1000th project has been approved for funding since the scheme started in 2011. The winning project, to covert underwater…
The Proof of Concept grant scheme has reached a milestone - the 1000th project has been approved for funding since the scheme started in 2011. The…
The Proof of Concept grant scheme has reached a milestone - the 1000th project has been approved for funding since the scheme started in 2011. The winning project, to covert…
The Proof of Concept grant scheme has reached a milestone - the 1000th project has been approved for funding since the…
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ERC plans for 2020: More than €2.2 billion for Europe's excellent researchers

The ERC is today announcing its biggest ever annual injection of funding in blue-sky research. €2.2 billion will be made available in 2020 to support some 1,100 top researchers. As in previous years, most of the funding (61%) is earmarked for early-…
The ERC is today announcing its biggest ever annual injection of funding in blue-sky research. €2.2 billion will be made available in 2020 to support some 1,100 top researchers. As in…
The ERC is today announcing its biggest ever annual injection of funding in blue-sky research. €2.2 billion will be made available in 2020 to support…
The ERC is today announcing its biggest ever annual injection of funding in blue-sky research. €2.2 billion will be made available in 2020 to support some 1,100 top…
The ERC is today announcing its biggest ever annual injection of funding in blue-sky research. €2.2 billion will be made…
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Six eminent scientists and scholars appointed to the ERC Scientific Council

The European Commission has today appointed six eminent scientists and scholars to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. It has also renewed the mandates of three current members. All new members have…
The European Commission has today appointed six eminent scientists and scholars to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. It has also…
The European Commission has today appointed six eminent scientists and scholars to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the…
The European Commission has today appointed six eminent scientists and scholars to the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. It has…
The European Commission has today appointed six eminent scientists and scholars to the governing body of the European…
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