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ERC Advanced Grants 2016 highlighted projects

ENERGY-EFFICIENT COOLING WITH MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT© iStockTwenty years of research in magnetocaloric materials have not resulted in a breakthrough leading to more efficient refrigeration, with a commercially viable technology that could satisfy the…
ENERGY-EFFICIENT COOLING WITH MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT© iStockTwenty years of research in magnetocaloric materials have not resulted in a breakthrough leading to more efficient…
ENERGY-EFFICIENT COOLING WITH MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT© iStockTwenty years of research in magnetocaloric materials have not resulted in a breakthrough…
ENERGY-EFFICIENT COOLING WITH MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT© iStockTwenty years of research in magnetocaloric materials have not resulted in a breakthrough leading to more efficient…
ENERGY-EFFICIENT COOLING WITH MAGNETOCALORIC EFFECT© iStockTwenty years of research in magnetocaloric materials have not…
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ERC Advanced Grants: €540 million from EU to 231 senior researchers

On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said:"The ERC grants, funded by the EU programme Horizon 2020, give freedom to scientists to follow their best ideas and make a real difference in science…
On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said:"The ERC grants, funded by the EU programme Horizon 2020, give freedom to scientists…
On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said:"The ERC grants, funded by the EU programme Horizon…
On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said:"The ERC grants, funded by the EU programme Horizon 2020, give freedom to…
On this occasion, Carlos Moedas, European Commissioner for Research, Science and Innovation, said:"The ERC grants, funded by…
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Fascination for humans

Virpi Lummaa holds an Academy of Finland Professorship at the University of Turku, Finland. She is interested in ageing, lifespan and natural selection in contemporary human populations, looking at evolutionary, ecological and demographic factors…
Virpi Lummaa holds an Academy of Finland Professorship at the University of Turku, Finland. She is interested in ageing, lifespan and natural selection in contemporary human…
Virpi Lummaa holds an Academy of Finland Professorship at the University of Turku, Finland. She is interested in ageing, lifespan and natural…
Virpi Lummaa holds an Academy of Finland Professorship at the University of Turku, Finland. She is interested in ageing, lifespan and natural selection in contemporary human…
Virpi Lummaa holds an Academy of Finland Professorship at the University of Turku, Finland. She is interested in ageing,…
10 years, 10 portraits

Inside the mind of a voter

What do elections mean for citizens? What happens in the voters’ mind in the polling booth? How do elections’ practical arrangements affect the voter's final choice? The results of Prof. Michael Bruter’s EU/ERC funded research could help governments…
What do elections mean for citizens? What happens in the voters’ mind in the polling booth? How do elections’ practical arrangements affect the voter's final choice? The results of…
What do elections mean for citizens? What happens in the voters’ mind in the polling booth? How do elections’ practical arrangements affect the voter…
What do elections mean for citizens? What happens in the voters’ mind in the polling booth? How do elections’ practical arrangements affect the voter's final choice? The…
What do elections mean for citizens? What happens in the voters’ mind in the polling booth? How do elections’ practical…

Another 65 early-career researchers awarded ERC Starting Grants

List - the 65 selected researchers by country of host institution In this entire 2016 call, a total of 390 researchers are funded with some €580 million. Statistics - entire Starting Grant 2016 call About ERC Starting GrantsERC grants are awarded to…
List - the 65 selected researchers by country of host institution In this entire 2016 call, a total of 390 researchers are funded with some €580 million. Statistics - entire Starting…
List - the 65 selected researchers by country of host institution In this entire 2016 call, a total of 390 researchers are funded with some €580…
List - the 65 selected researchers by country of host institution In this entire 2016 call, a total of 390 researchers are funded with some €580 million. Statistics - entire…
List - the 65 selected researchers by country of host institution In this entire 2016 call, a total of 390 researchers are…
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Promises and pitfalls of digital gaming

Thorsten Quandt is the Professor of Online Communication at the University of Münster, Germany. He is currently the Managing Director of the Department of Communication in Münster. From 2009-2012, he was the Chair of Online Communication and…
Thorsten Quandt is the Professor of Online Communication at the University of Münster, Germany. He is currently the Managing Director of the Department of Communication in Münster…
Thorsten Quandt is the Professor of Online Communication at the University of Münster, Germany. He is currently the Managing Director of the…
Thorsten Quandt is the Professor of Online Communication at the University of Münster, Germany. He is currently the Managing Director of the Department of Communication in…
Thorsten Quandt is the Professor of Online Communication at the University of Münster, Germany. He is currently the Managing…
10 years, 10 portraits

Frontier science and business that makes a difference

Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee), Diogo Fonseca Pereira and Sílvia Arroz Madeira, founded StemCell2MAX in 2015. The company is a biotechnology start-up,…
Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee), Diogo Fonseca Pereira and Sílvia Arroz Madeira, founded…
Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee), Diogo Fonseca Pereira and…
Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee), Diogo Fonseca Pereira and Sílvia Arroz Madeira,…
Maria Brandão de Vasconcelos, together with her colleague Filipa Matos Baptista, Henrique Veiga-Fernandes (ERC grantee),…

Two-dimensional materials for a multi-dimensional future

Prof. Nicolosi received a BSc with honors in Chemistry from the University of Catania, Italy, and Ph.D. in Physics from Trinity College Dublin. Today she is Professor of Nanomaterials Advanced Microscopy at the School of Chemistry, Trinity College…
Prof. Nicolosi received a BSc with honors in Chemistry from the University of Catania, Italy, and Ph.D. in Physics from Trinity College Dublin. Today she is Professor of Nanomaterials …
Prof. Nicolosi received a BSc with honors in Chemistry from the University of Catania, Italy, and Ph.D. in Physics from Trinity College Dublin. Today…
Prof. Nicolosi received a BSc with honors in Chemistry from the University of Catania, Italy, and Ph.D. in Physics from Trinity College Dublin. Today she is Professor of…
Prof. Nicolosi received a BSc with honors in Chemistry from the University of Catania, Italy, and Ph.D. in Physics from…
10 years, 10 portraits
Workshop Frontier Research and Climate Change
Climate change
The Workshop is intended to showcase relevant research on Climate Change and Climate Action supported by the ERC under Horizon 2020 and FP7, to provide a forum of networking between Principal Investigators leading ERC-funded projects, and to position ERC as a contributor to ‘climate action’ through its ‘bottom up’ approach.
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Together, we can achieve a lot

Ole Kamstrup, MD., MSc., is a pensioner and lives north of Copenhagen in Denmark. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease ten years ago. Since 2013, Mr Kamstrup has been in contact with Professor Deniz Kirik, a neuroscientist at Lund…
Ole Kamstrup, MD., MSc., is a pensioner and lives north of Copenhagen in Denmark. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease ten years ago. Since 2013, Mr Kamstrup has been in…
Ole Kamstrup, MD., MSc., is a pensioner and lives north of Copenhagen in Denmark. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease ten years ago. Since…
Ole Kamstrup, MD., MSc., is a pensioner and lives north of Copenhagen in Denmark. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease ten years ago. Since 2013, Mr Kamstrup has…
Ole Kamstrup, MD., MSc., is a pensioner and lives north of Copenhagen in Denmark. He has been diagnosed with Parkinson's…
10 years, 10 portraits