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Supporting Interdisciplinarity, a Challenging Obligation

ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, NOVA Science Day 2019, Lisbon, Portugal
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Supporting Interdisciplinarity, a Challenging Obligation

Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and Vice-Rector Elvira FORTUNATO for their kind invitation to participate to the NOVA Science Day. It is always a pleasure for me…
Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and Vice-Rector Elvira FORTUNATO for their kind invitation to…
Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and Vice-Rector Elvira…
Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and Vice-Rector Elvira FORTUNATO for their kind…
Dear Minister HEITOR,dear Manuel, Dear Rector Joao SÀÁGUA ,Dear colleagues,Ladies and Gentlemen,I thank Rector SÀÁGUA and…
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Applications for ERC Advanced Grants 2019: Facts and figures

The ERC Advanced Grants 2019 call closed for applications on 29 August 2019. These are the preliminary data on submitted proposals:This year the ERC received 1,881 applications, compared to 2,052 in 2018 competitionThe highest number of applications…
The ERC Advanced Grants 2019 call closed for applications on 29 August 2019. These are the preliminary data on submitted proposals:This year the ERC received 1,881 applications,…
The ERC Advanced Grants 2019 call closed for applications on 29 August 2019. These are the preliminary data on submitted proposals:This year the ERC…
The ERC Advanced Grants 2019 call closed for applications on 29 August 2019. These are the preliminary data on submitted proposals:This year the ERC received 1,881…
The ERC Advanced Grants 2019 call closed for applications on 29 August 2019. These are the preliminary data on submitted…
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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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