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Increased ERC funding for top global researchers moving to Europe now confirmed

Increased ERC funding for top global researchers moving to Europe now confirmed

The European Research Council (ERC) decision to increase its support for leading researchers moving to Europe has today been formally adopted. On top of its standard grants, the ERC offers additional 'start-up' funding to help new grantees establish their laboratories or…
The European Research Council (ERC) decision to increase its support for leading researchers moving to Europe has today been formally adopted. On top of its standard grants, the ERC offers additional 'start-up' funding to help new grantees establish…
The European Research Council (ERC) decision to increase its support for leading researchers moving to Europe has today been formally adopted. On top of its standard grants, the ERC offers additional 'start-up' funding to help new grantees establish their laboratories or…
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ERC grantee receives 2018 Fields Medal for Mathematics

The 2018 Fields Medals were awarded today to four outstanding mathematicians. Amongst these is European Research Council grantee Prof. Alessio Figalli working at ETH Zürich (Switzerland), who received an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2016. The Fields…
The 2018 Fields Medals were awarded today to four outstanding mathematicians. Amongst these is European Research Council grantee Prof. Alessio Figalli working at ETH Zürich …
The 2018 Fields Medals were awarded today to four outstanding mathematicians. Amongst these is European Research Council grantee Prof. Alessio…
The 2018 Fields Medals were awarded today to four outstanding mathematicians. Amongst these is European Research Council grantee Prof. Alessio Figalli working at ETH Zürich …
The 2018 Fields Medals were awarded today to four outstanding mathematicians. Amongst these is European Research Council…

ERC Proof of Concept grant - Examples of research projects (1 round)

TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to discover and map. Today, the subcortex is the "terra incognita" of twenty-first century neurology. Counting alone for about a…
TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to discover and map. Today, the subcortex is the "terra…
TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to discover and map. Today,…
TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to discover and map. Today, the subcortex is the …
TERRA INCOGNITA: CONQUERING NEW BRAIN FRONTIERSFor sixteenth century explorers, the Americas were a large, unknown land to…
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ERC Advanced Grants - Examples of research projects

High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Salvador Aznar Benitah from Institute for Research in Biomedicine in Barcelona has recently discovered…
High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Salvador Aznar Benitah from Institute…
High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths…
High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of cancer-related deaths. Salvador Aznar Benitah from…
High-fat diet and spread of cancerMetastasis, the spread of cancer to different parts of the body, is the leading cause of…
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160 ERC grantees backed to bring frontier research to market

The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect works of art and produce thermal-regulating paints that could reduce energy consumption of buildings…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect works of art and produce thermal…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect works of art and produce…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce…
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ERC Consolidator Grants 2017 - Project Examples

Is your home a safe investment?Popular wisdom has it that, when deciding where to put your money, nothing is as safe as investing in brick and mortar. Buying a house, in the last century, has become an almost compulsory step towards "financial…
Is your home a safe investment?Popular wisdom has it that, when deciding where to put your money, nothing is as safe as investing in brick and mortar. Buying a house, in the last…
Is your home a safe investment?Popular wisdom has it that, when deciding where to put your money, nothing is as safe as investing in brick and mortar…
Is your home a safe investment?Popular wisdom has it that, when deciding where to put your money, nothing is as safe as investing in brick and mortar. Buying a house, in the…
Is your home a safe investment?Popular wisdom has it that, when deciding where to put your money, nothing is as safe as…
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Nobel Prize in Chemistry: ERC President congratulates laureates

Nobel Prize in Physics 2012 goes to European Research Council grantee

Press Release: Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to two ERC grantees