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The ERC reverses course!

April 29th - "ERC Scientific Council readjusts rules for reapplication", a letter signed by Maria Leptin.

https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-scientific-council-readjusts-rules-reapplication

#academia #EU #Horizon #EuropeanResearchCouncil

The "ERC President explains stricter application measures amid rising demand for funding" [1] and then scientists say, in an open letter, that's nuts, what you should be doing is increasing the overall funding of the Horizon program [2], because right now funding stands at a tiny fraction of the e.g., annual NIH budget in the US. Compare ~€2.5 billion/year for Horizon (for all disciplines) compared to over $45 billion/year for the NIH alone (NSF and Darpa would add even more). See [3] to sign the letter.

[1] https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-president-explains-stricter-application-measures-amid-rising-demand-funding

[2] https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/9iartkuzo8ioomtrjlb0r/ERC-letter.pdf?rlkey=ejcop6ut98oxgue74gv6lk7mb&e=2&st=u95l81j3&dl=0

[3] Sign the letter: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfOm6zpq_zwP8PFgvR9hoFynsxGkXT_xOVwO3J1lXFqodE2sg/viewform

#academia #EU #Horizon #grants #EuropeanResearchCouncil

❤️ Jane Reznick erhält ERC „Proof of Concept“-Förderpreis für ihr Projekt NEWHEART, herzlichen Glückwunsch! 🎉

Ihr Team am Exzellenzcluster CECAD erforscht, wie das einzigartige Regenerationsvermögen des Nacktmulls helfen kann, das menschliche Herz nach einem Herzinfarkt zu heilen.

Mehr dazu ▶️ https://uni.koeln/Y967W

#uniköln #unicologne #EuropeanResearchCouncil #ERC #ercpop #Forschung #Medizin #Herzforschung #Regeneration #CECAD #NEWHEART

❤️ Dr. Jane Reznick receives an ERC “Proof of Concept” grant for her project NEWHEART, congratulations! 🎉

Based at the Excellence Cluster CECAD, her team is exploring how the unique heart-regenerating ability of the naked mole-rat could revolutionize treatment after heart attacks.

Read more ▶️ https://uni.koeln/SBQY8

#uniköln #unicologne #EuropeanResearchCouncil #ERC #ercpop #Forschung #Medizin #Herzforschung #Regeneration #CECAD #NEWHEART

Donald Trump’s attacks on American academia hurt Europe’s scientists, says official.

The Trump administration’s attacks on US academia are hurting Europe’s scientific community, even if they prompted more American researchers to relocate to or seek funding from the EU, says EU research funding chief Maria Leptin.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20260103-donald-trumps-attacks-on-american-academia-hurt-europes-scientists-says-official?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

#Science #EU #Research #Europe #Academia #Trump #EuropeanResearchCouncil #MariaLeptin

🆕 Quintino Lopes was invited by the European Research Council to act as an expert reviewer in the ERC Consolidator Grants 2025 competition. For the IHC researcher, ‘this invitation is a manifestation of the international projection and recognition of the research produced by the IHC.’

👉 https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/quintino-lopes-erc-reviewer/

#Histodons #History #ERC #ERC_funded #AcademicLife #HistoryOfScience #HistoryOfTechnology #HistóriaDaCiência #HistóriaDaTecnologia #VidaAcadémica #História #EuropeanResearchCouncil

🧪 Sie wollen wissen, wie sich die Niere selbst hilft, der Infektionsort die Immunantwort prägt & Pilze zu Krankheitserregern werden. Drei Nachwuchstalente der #CharitéBerlin & des BIH erhalten einen #ERCStG Starting Grant 🇪🇺 . Herzlichen Glückwunsch & viel Erfolg!! 🎉

👉 https://www.charite.de/service/pressemitteilung/artikel/detail/erc_starting_grants_fuer_aufstrebende_talente_an_charite_und_bih

#Medicine #Research #EuropeanResearchCouncil #ERCStG

#CryoCultures Kick Off: Bronwyn Parry's (@ANUResearch) lecture at the kick off Workshop of the #ERC-funded project “The Cultures of the Cryosphere” is now online in our youtube channel: https://youtu.be/ldObVn3Yhfo

#EuropeanResearchCouncil

@alexanderfriedrich @cryocultures @ERC_Research

As part of the GREENTRAVEL Project 🌳 🚲 🚶 🌳 , we’re using #VirtualReality to explore how #GreenUrbanEnvironments can impact our everyday active travel, such as when we commute to work or drop our kids off at school.

But what’s happening behind the scenes to make this experience possible?

Ashish Shete helps explain 👉 👉 https://blogs.helsinki.fi/digital-geography/2024/12/03/exploring-virtual-reality-for-greener-urban-travel-behind-the-scenes-of-greentravel-vr/

GREENTRAVEL 🌳 🚲 🚶 🌳 is funded through the #EuropeanResearchCouncil.

Catch up on the project here 👉 👉 https://www.helsinki.fi/en/researchgroups/digital-geography-lab/projects/greentravel