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Helping the heart to heal itself
Electrical impulses that occur naturally in the heart could one day be used to detect and repair irregular heartbeats known as arrhythmias. Pioneering research led by Daniël Pijnappels aims to replace more invasive treatments, improve patients’…Electrical impulses that occur naturally in the heart could one day be used to detect and repair irregular heartbeats known as arrhythmias. Pioneering research led by Daniël Pijnappels…Electrical impulses that occur naturally in the heart could one day be used to detect and repair irregular heartbeats known as arrhythmias…Electrical impulses that occur naturally in the heart could one day be used to detect and repair irregular heartbeats known as arrhythmias. Pioneering research led by Daniël…Electrical impulses that occur naturally in the heart could one day be used to detect and repair irregular heartbeats known… -
Lithium: a decarbonisation game-changer?
Electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries offer the potential to reduce global oil consumption and CO2 emissions. Beyond the hype, Cristobal Bonelli is uncovering the disruptive transformations occurring in the lithium-rich regions as…Electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries offer the potential to reduce global oil consumption and CO2 emissions. Beyond the hype, Cristobal Bonelli is uncovering the…Electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries offer the potential to reduce global oil consumption and CO2 emissions. Beyond the hype, Cristobal…Electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries offer the potential to reduce global oil consumption and CO2 emissions. Beyond the hype, Cristobal Bonelli is uncovering…Electric vehicles powered by lithium-ion batteries offer the potential to reduce global oil consumption and CO2 emissions… -
Maths in the Earth’s crust
This year the ERC reached a special round-number milestone: its 10,000th grantee. The successful applicant to reach this significant threshold was Inga Berre, an applied mathematician and leading Norwegian researcher in geothermal energy. We…This year the ERC reached a special round-number milestone: its 10,000th grantee. The successful applicant to reach this significant threshold was Inga Berre, an applied mathematician…This year the ERC reached a special round-number milestone: its 10,000th grantee. The successful applicant to reach this significant threshold was…This year the ERC reached a special round-number milestone: its 10,000th grantee. The successful applicant to reach this significant threshold was Inga Berre, an applied…This year the ERC reached a special round-number milestone: its 10,000th grantee. The successful applicant to reach this… -
Healthy lungs start from your toothbrush
Until recently, lungs were believed to be sterile, but today we know that they are inhabited by microbes migrating from the mouth. Dr Randi Bertelsen has been awarded an ERC grant to investigate the role played by the oral microbiome in lung disease.Until recently, lungs were believed to be sterile, but today we know that they are inhabited by microbes migrating from the mouth. Dr Randi Bertelsen has been awarded an ERC grant to…Until recently, lungs were believed to be sterile, but today we know that they are inhabited by microbes migrating from the mouth. Dr Randi Bertelsen…Until recently, lungs were believed to be sterile, but today we know that they are inhabited by microbes migrating from the mouth. Dr Randi Bertelsen has been awarded an ERC…Until recently, lungs were believed to be sterile, but today we know that they are inhabited by microbes migrating from the… -
ERC research lends an ear to the voices heard by schizophrenia patients
The ERC-funded ONOFF project is building upon previous efforts to better understand auditory hallucinations (AH) in patients with schizophrenia. Its results could lead to new cognitive and pharmacological treatments.The ERC-funded ONOFF project is building upon previous efforts to better understand auditory hallucinations (AH) in patients with schizophrenia. Its results could lead to new cognitive…The ERC-funded ONOFF project is building upon previous efforts to better understand auditory hallucinations (AH) in patients with schizophrenia. Its…The ERC-funded ONOFF project is building upon previous efforts to better understand auditory hallucinations (AH) in patients with schizophrenia. Its results could lead to new…The ERC-funded ONOFF project is building upon previous efforts to better understand auditory hallucinations (AH) in patients… -
Migration and crime control practices across Europe
Regulating migration has become a key priority for European countries and, according to Prof. Katja Franko, crime control practices and penal cultures have evolved across the continent as a consequence. With ERC support, she has studied these new…Regulating migration has become a key priority for European countries and, according to Prof. Katja Franko, crime control practices and penal cultures have evolved across the continent…Regulating migration has become a key priority for European countries and, according to Prof. Katja Franko, crime control practices and penal…Regulating migration has become a key priority for European countries and, according to Prof. Katja Franko, crime control practices and penal cultures have evolved across the…Regulating migration has become a key priority for European countries and, according to Prof. Katja Franko, crime control… -
Addressing the crises of an ‘overheated’ world
Different responses might be given to global challenges. For example, how should the vanishing of a glacier be tackled? Prof. Thomas Eriksen aims to understand the economic, environmental and cultural transitions the world is going through and the…Different responses might be given to global challenges. For example, how should the vanishing of a glacier be tackled? Prof. Thomas Eriksen aims to understand the economic,…Different responses might be given to global challenges. For example, how should the vanishing of a glacier be tackled? Prof. Thomas Eriksen aims to…Different responses might be given to global challenges. For example, how should the vanishing of a glacier be tackled? Prof. Thomas Eriksen aims to understand the economic,…Different responses might be given to global challenges. For example, how should the vanishing of a glacier be tackled? Prof… -
Silencing your inner voices
Hallucinations have been the seeds of inspiration of legendary filmmakers such as Luis Buñuel, Terry Gilliam or David Lynch. Auditory hallucinations are a major symptom of schizophrenia. These inner voices people hear in the absence of any external…Hallucinations have been the seeds of inspiration of legendary filmmakers such as Luis Buñuel, Terry Gilliam or David Lynch. Auditory hallucinations are a major symptom of…Hallucinations have been the seeds of inspiration of legendary filmmakers such as Luis Buñuel, Terry Gilliam or David Lynch. Auditory hallucinations…Hallucinations have been the seeds of inspiration of legendary filmmakers such as Luis Buñuel, Terry Gilliam or David Lynch. Auditory hallucinations are a major symptom of…Hallucinations have been the seeds of inspiration of legendary filmmakers such as Luis Buñuel, Terry Gilliam or David Lynch… -
Modern human culture could have emerged 44,000 years ago
In cooperation with the CNRS and University of BergenWhen did human behaviour as we know it begin? Work conducted by an international team of researchers suggests that modern culture emerged 44,000 years ago. Their analysis of archaeological…In cooperation with the CNRS and University of BergenWhen did human behaviour as we know it begin? Work conducted by an international team of researchers suggests that modern culture…In cooperation with the CNRS and University of BergenWhen did human behaviour as we know it begin? Work conducted by an international team of…In cooperation with the CNRS and University of BergenWhen did human behaviour as we know it begin? Work conducted by an international team of researchers suggests that modern…In cooperation with the CNRS and University of BergenWhen did human behaviour as we know it begin? Work conducted by an…