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ERC announces over 370 Consolidator Grant winners
The ERC has announced the 372 winning researchers of its 2014 Consolidator Grant competition, securing €713m of Horizon 2020 funding.
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Malaria transmission linked to mosquitoes’ biology
A study part-funded by the ERC has revealed that sexual biology may be the key to uncovering why Anopheles mosquitoes are unique in their ability to transmit malaria to humans.
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Mixed feelings for EU-LIFE over ERC success
EU-LIFE European research centres have obtained 14 new European Research Council Starting and Consolidator Grants in the latest competitions, yet is concerned over the proposed cuts to the blue sky body under the Juncker Investment Plan.
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Three top researchers appointed to ERC governing body
The European Commission has selected three leading researchers to join the European Research Council’s Scientific Council.
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New ERC vice-presidents announced
Two leading European researchers have been appointed as vice-presidents of the European Research Council.
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Helmholtz Association secures 16 ERC grants
Germany’s largest scientific organisation is celebrating after being awarded an unprecedented number of grants from the European Research Council.
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ERC funds nano device to detect early signs of cancer
A new mobile device that allows bladder and kidney cancer to be detected at an early stage is being developed thanks to the funding from the European Research Council.
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Study to pioneer use of data scanner on drone
A new international project funded by the European Research Council will investigate the Amazon’s sustainable future by studying the way that ancient societies used and transformed the environment.
16/02/15 Read more › -
Key role for RAB3GAP complex in autophagy discovered
A research group part-funded by the European Research Council has determined the RAB3GAP complex as a novel factor that influences the efficient degradation of proteins.
13/02/15 Read more › -
ERC heads to USA for science conference
The European Research Council (ERC) has crossed the Atlantic to take part in the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting in San Jose, California.
12/02/15 Read more › -
Darwinian adaptation studied with ERC grant
The European Research Council has awarded a €1.6m Consolidator Grant to investigate the molecular basis of Darwinian adaptation.
11/02/15 Read more › -
ERC Advanced Grant call opens
The European Commission has opened the 2015 call for Advanced Grants from the European Research Council.
10/02/15 Read more › -
Historical differences in human jaw discovered
Hunter-gatherers had almost no malocclusion and dental crowding according to research supported by the European Research Council and led by University College Dublin.
09/02/15 Read more › -
ERC grant assessment leaders revealed
The European Research Council has announced the panel chairs that will review Starting and Consolidator grant applications in 2015.
06/02/15 Read more › -
ERC’s CoG evaluation timeframe revealed
The European Research Council has published its timetable concerning its 2015 Consolidator Grants (CoGs).
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ERC announces PoC grant winners
The European Research Council has published the details of 59 new projects benefitting from its Proof of Concept (PoC) grant scheme.
05/02/15 Read more › -
ERC funding to help cross ‘Valley of Death’
Two leading Irish blue-sky researchers have again successfully secured European Research Grants.
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Rector: Dutch research body should merge into ERC
A rector leading one of the Netherlands’ top universities has called for the budget of the Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research to be merged into the ERC.
28/01/15 Read more › -
Bourguignon to travel to Singapore
The European Research Council has announced that its president will visit Singapore next month.
22/01/15 Read more › -
ERC places science in ‘the New Global Context’ at WEF
The first day of the 45th World Economic Forum has opened in Switzerland, with European Commissioner Carlos Moedas seeking to emphasise the importance of European research.
21/01/15 Read more ›