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A new acoustic paradigm for cities

Architecture and urban design have traditionally tended to focus on what we see rather than what we hear. When sound is taken into account, it tends to be viewed as a problem to be dealt with through noise control. Reducing noise is certainly…
Architecture and urban design have traditionally tended to focus on what we see rather than what we hear. When sound is taken into account, it tends to be viewed as a problem to be…
Architecture and urban design have traditionally tended to focus on what we see rather than what we hear. When sound is taken into account, it tends…
Architecture and urban design have traditionally tended to focus on what we see rather than what we hear. When sound is taken into account, it tends to be viewed as a problem…
Architecture and urban design have traditionally tended to focus on what we see rather than what we hear. When sound is…

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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Uncovering medieval stories held in parchment

When medieval scribes sat down to preserve the records of their day, they often wrote on parchment – a paper-like material made from animal skins. A long time valuable source for textual scholars, the parchments have now gone beyond the humanities…
When medieval scribes sat down to preserve the records of their day, they often wrote on parchment – a paper-like material made from animal skins. A long time valuable source for…
When medieval scribes sat down to preserve the records of their day, they often wrote on parchment – a paper-like material made from animal skins. A…
When medieval scribes sat down to preserve the records of their day, they often wrote on parchment – a paper-like material made from animal skins. A long time valuable source…
When medieval scribes sat down to preserve the records of their day, they often wrote on parchment – a paper-like material…

New director of the ERC Executive Agency

The European Commission has appointed Laurence Moreau as director of the European Research Council (ERC) Executive Agency, the implementing arm of the ERC. 
The European Commission has appointed Laurence Moreau as director of the European Research Council (ERC) Executive Agency, the implementing arm of the ERC. 
The European Commission has appointed Laurence Moreau as director of the European Research Council (ERC) Executive Agency, the implementing arm of…
The European Commission has appointed Laurence Moreau as director of the European Research Council (ERC) Executive Agency, the implementing arm of the ERC. 
The European Commission has appointed Laurence Moreau as director of the European Research Council (ERC) Executive Agency,…
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Top-up funding for 55 ERC grantees to exploit research results

Fifty-five ERC grantees funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have won Proof of Concept Grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of their frontier research projects. Worth €150 000 each, this top-up funding is part of the EU's…
Fifty-five ERC grantees funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have won Proof of Concept Grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of their frontier research…
Fifty-five ERC grantees funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have won Proof of Concept Grants to explore the commercial or societal…
Fifty-five ERC grantees funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have won Proof of Concept Grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of their frontier…
Fifty-five ERC grantees funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have won Proof of Concept Grants to explore the…
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How best to feed the world

Forests are full of nutritious wild food that can provide rural villagers with a free or affordable source of diet. Paradoxically, current development efforts to increase food security often lead to the destruction of forests in order to make land…
Forests are full of nutritious wild food that can provide rural villagers with a free or affordable source of diet. Paradoxically, current development efforts to increase food security…
Forests are full of nutritious wild food that can provide rural villagers with a free or affordable source of diet. Paradoxically, current…
Forests are full of nutritious wild food that can provide rural villagers with a free or affordable source of diet. Paradoxically, current development efforts to increase…
Forests are full of nutritious wild food that can provide rural villagers with a free or affordable source of diet…

Astronomers reveal first image of the black hole at the heart of our galaxy

Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result adds overwhelming evidence - over length scales comparable with the event horizon - that the object was indeed a black…
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result adds overwhelming evidence - over length scales…
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result adds overwhelming…
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This result adds overwhelming evidence - over length…
Astronomers have unveiled the first image of the supermassive black hole at the centre of our own Milky Way galaxy. This…

Applications for ERC Advanced Grants 2022: Facts and figures

The ERC Advanced Grants 2022 call closed for applications on 28 April 2022. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals:The ERC received 1,647 proposals. This marks a decrease of 5% compared to the 2021 call, when 1,735 applications…
The ERC Advanced Grants 2022 call closed for applications on 28 April 2022. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals:The ERC received 1,647 proposals. This marks a…
The ERC Advanced Grants 2022 call closed for applications on 28 April 2022. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals:The ERC…
The ERC Advanced Grants 2022 call closed for applications on 28 April 2022. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals:The ERC received 1,647 proposals. This…
The ERC Advanced Grants 2022 call closed for applications on 28 April 2022. These are the preliminary data on the submitted…
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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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