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ERC grantee Philippe Aghion takes home Economics Nobel Prize

Today, Philippe Aghion, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) with two substantial ERC grants, has been awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel together with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt 'for having explained innovation…
Today, Philippe Aghion, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) with two substantial ERC grants, has been awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel together with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt 'for…
Today, Philippe Aghion, funded by the European Research Council (ERC) with two substantial ERC grants, has been awarded the 2025 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel together with Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt 'for having explained innovation…
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ERC reveals mapping of its funded research

Driven by curiosity and crucial to facing global challenges: in-depth study finds ERC-funded research under Horizon 2020 programme highly relevant to Europe’s policy ambitions. A new in-depth analysis of all research projects funded by the European…
Driven by curiosity and crucial to facing global challenges: in-depth study finds ERC-funded research under Horizon 2020 programme highly relevant to Europe’s policy ambitions. A new…
Driven by curiosity and crucial to facing global challenges: in-depth study finds ERC-funded research under Horizon 2020 programme highly relevant to…
Driven by curiosity and crucial to facing global challenges: in-depth study finds ERC-funded research under Horizon 2020 programme highly relevant to Europe’s policy…
Driven by curiosity and crucial to facing global challenges: in-depth study finds ERC-funded research under Horizon 2020…
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Prestigious prizes in maths awarded to two ERC grantees

Hugo Duminil-Copin, from the University of Geneva and James Maynard from the University of Oxford, both grantees of the European Research Council, have won 2022 Fields Medals, one of the most prestigious prizes in mathematics. This year’s prize was…
Hugo Duminil-Copin, from the University of Geneva and James Maynard from the University of Oxford, both grantees of the European Research Council, have won 2022 Fields Medals, one of…
Hugo Duminil-Copin, from the University of Geneva and James Maynard from the University of Oxford, both grantees of the European Research Council,…
Hugo Duminil-Copin, from the University of Geneva and James Maynard from the University of Oxford, both grantees of the European Research Council, have won 2022 Fields Medals…
Hugo Duminil-Copin, from the University of Geneva and James Maynard from the University of Oxford, both grantees of the…
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ERC Scientific Council tentatively agrees lump sums for 2024 Advanced Grants

During its June 2022 plenary, the Scientific Council agreed conditionally to introduce lump sums for Advanced Grants on a pilot basis in the 2024 ERC Work Programme.For a successful implementation of lump sums, taking into account the specificities…
During its June 2022 plenary, the Scientific Council agreed conditionally to introduce lump sums for Advanced Grants on a pilot basis in the 2024 ERC Work Programme.For a successful…
During its June 2022 plenary, the Scientific Council agreed conditionally to introduce lump sums for Advanced Grants on a pilot basis in the 2024 ERC…
During its June 2022 plenary, the Scientific Council agreed conditionally to introduce lump sums for Advanced Grants on a pilot basis in the 2024 ERC Work Programme.For a…
During its June 2022 plenary, the Scientific Council agreed conditionally to introduce lump sums for Advanced Grants on a…
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The Kavli Award 2022 goes to two ERC grantees for their outstanding work in Astrophysics

Conny Aerts from KU Leuven and Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard from Aarhus University have won the 2022 Kavli Award for Astrophysics. They will share the prize with Roger Ulrich from UCLA Division of Astronomy.The Norwegian Academy of Science and…
Conny Aerts from KU Leuven and Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard from Aarhus University have won the 2022 Kavli Award for Astrophysics. They will share the prize with Roger Ulrich from UCLA…
Conny Aerts from KU Leuven and Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard from Aarhus University have won the 2022 Kavli Award for Astrophysics. They will share…
Conny Aerts from KU Leuven and Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard from Aarhus University have won the 2022 Kavli Award for Astrophysics. They will share the prize with Roger Ulrich…
Conny Aerts from KU Leuven and Jørgen Christensen-Dalsgaard from Aarhus University have won the 2022 Kavli Award for…
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ERC Advanced Grants: 253 top researchers awarded over €624 million

The European Research Council today announced the winners of its 2021 Advanced Grants competition. The funding, worth in total €624.6 million, will go to 253 leading researchers across Europe. Their work is set to provide new insights into many…
The European Research Council today announced the winners of its 2021 Advanced Grants competition. The funding, worth in total €624.6 million, will go to 253 leading researchers across…
The European Research Council today announced the winners of its 2021 Advanced Grants competition. The funding, worth in total €624.6 million, will…
The European Research Council today announced the winners of its 2021 Advanced Grants competition. The funding, worth in total €624.6 million, will go to 253 leading…
The European Research Council today announced the winners of its 2021 Advanced Grants competition. The funding, worth in…
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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 for Ukraine: jobs for researchers fleeing the war

The European Research Council (ERC) has appealed to its grantees to provide temporary employment to refugee researchers and support staff, such as technician and lab managers, from Ukraine. The ERC has contacted all its 5,600 current grantees and is…
The European Research Council (ERC) has appealed to its grantees to provide temporary employment to refugee researchers and support staff, such as technician and lab managers, from…
The European Research Council (ERC) has appealed to its grantees to provide temporary employment to refugee researchers and support staff, such as…
The European Research Council (ERC) has appealed to its grantees to provide temporary employment to refugee researchers and support staff, such as technician and lab managers…
The European Research Council (ERC) has appealed to its grantees to provide temporary employment to refugee researchers and…
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ERC statement in support of Ukraine and its research community

We, the ERC Scientific Council, condemn the Russian attack on Ukraine. We express our strongest support for Ukraine and its scientific community.We applaud those, including many courageous Russian scientists, who have spoken out against this war…
We, the ERC Scientific Council, condemn the Russian attack on Ukraine. We express our strongest support for Ukraine and its scientific community.We applaud those, including many…
We, the ERC Scientific Council, condemn the Russian attack on Ukraine. We express our strongest support for Ukraine and its scientific community.We…
We, the ERC Scientific Council, condemn the Russian attack on Ukraine. We express our strongest support for Ukraine and its scientific community.We applaud those, including…
We, the ERC Scientific Council, condemn the Russian attack on Ukraine. We express our strongest support for Ukraine and its…
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