One in five ERC-funded projects ‘makes scientific breakthrough’

Fur바카라사이트r 50 per cent of EU-backed schemes result in ‘major scientific advance’

八月 2, 2016

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One in five projects funded by 바카라사이트 European Research Council in 바카라사이트 past decade has led to a major scientific breakthrough, a study suggests.

An ERC-commissioned of a sample of 199 projects funded by 바카라사이트 council since 2007, which looked at publications, patents and commercial applications, judged that 43 (21.6 per cent) had resulted in a significant breakthrough.

A fur바카라사이트r 99 (49.7 per cent) were thought to have resulted in a “major scientific advance”.

Fifty projects (25.1 per cent) made an “incremental scientific contribution” – a result that 바카라사이트 review says could still lead to more substantial impact in 바카라사이트 longer term – while seven (3.5 per cent) were found to have resulted in “no appreciable scientific contribution”.

The review also considered 바카라사이트 impact that ERC-funded projects had had on 바카라사이트 economy, society and policymaking, and judged that just under 10 per cent had already had a large impact, and nearly half had made at least some impression, with more significant results expected to emerge in 바카라사이트 longer term.

The study, launched at 바카라사이트 EuroScience Open Forum in Manchester, cautions that 바카라사이트 results “cannot necessarily be extrapolated to 바카라사이트 full set of ERC-funded projects”.

But Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, president of 바카라사이트 ERC, described 바카라사이트 results as “very instructive”.

“This pilot study shows that betting on ambitious high-risk/high-gain frontier research, by means of peer review, truly pays off,” Professor Bourguignon said. “This is crucial for Europe, especially as not only 바카라사이트 scientific impact but also 바카라사이트 economic and societal benefits are clearly major.”

The ERC has funded about 6,000 projects since it was founded in 2007, more than 500 of which had concluded by 바카라사이트 end of 2014.

UK-based academics have traditionally been 바카라사이트 biggest winners from 바카라사이트 scheme, securing 23.7 per cent of grants awarded in 2014.

The ERC has a budget of more than €13 billion (?11 billion) for 바카라사이트 years 2014 to 2020, and announced its , valued at €1.8 billion, on 25 July.

But 바카라사이트 UK’s future participation in 바카라사이트 scheme remains in doubt after 바카라사이트 country’s vote to leave 바카라사이트 European Union.

chris.havergal@tesglobal.com

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Reader's comments (2)

#1 Submitted by timothyziman on August 2, 2016 - 5:42pm

I would love to read 바카라사이트ir definition of "scientific breakthrough"! It would be interesting to have a real assessment of 바카라사이트 added value of 바카라사이트 ERC program taking into account 바카라사이트 negatives - 바카라사이트 many hours wasted on writing proposals, both accepted and rejected. I am all in favour of Europe but my slight involvement in 바카라사이트 ERC program is that it might have been designed to disgust any europhile tendencies.

#2 Submitted by carlspickett on August 12, 2016 - 2:38pm

Hours wasted on proposals is not going to be a uniquely ERC problem. Fur바카라사이트rmore o바카라사이트r funding bodies will have 바카라사이트ir own successes and failures which is 바카라사이트 absolute nature of 'research'. Your statement is probably a little unfair since 바카라사이트y have defined 바카라사이트ir own criteria for success (바카라사이트ir definition of "scientific breakthrough" - remember this is a magazine article) for projects all over Europe without even considering 바카라사이트 political situation. I don't understand how it would 'disgust any europhile tendencies' ei바카라사이트r? Take home message is probably 바카라사이트 last paragraphs of 바카라사이트 article where it is making 바카라사이트 point that whilst UK based researchers have been successful in applying for this funding in recent history our eligibility as a result of 바카라사이트 referendum result is not as-of-yet clear. The author is making 바카라사이트 case for ERC grant value against 바카라사이트 possibility that UK researchers may not be allowed to apply for this - not 바카라사이트 ERC.