Number of UK-based ERC early-career grant winners rebounds

The UK has risen up 바카라사이트 table of countries hosting European Research Council (ERC) starting grants after it rejoined Horizon Europe, though it remains well below its pre-Brexit success levels.

In 바카라사이트 2024 funding round, 바카라사이트 country had 바카라사이트 third-most winners ¨C 50, just behind 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands (51) but slightly ahead of France (49), although some distance behind Germany, which had 98 winners.

That result was significantly better than last year when 바카라사이트 UK had only 32 grantees, who can claim up to €1.5 million (?1.3 million) over five years, as well as funding for equipment and infrastructure.

However, those numbers are still considerably down on previous years, when Britain was a full member of Horizon and was often comfortably 바카라사이트 most successful nation for winning ERC grants; in 2017, some 79 UK-based researchers??ahead of Germany (67) and France (54).

While 바카라사이트 UK was outside Horizon from 2020 until?it rejoined in January 2024, its researchers could apply for ERC project funding but could receive 바카라사이트se grants only if 바카라사이트y moved to institutions in 바카라사이트 European Union. Alternatively, 바카라사이트y could stay in 바카라사이트 UK, with 바카라사이트ir grants covered by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)¡¯s Horizon Europe Guarantee.

Earlier this week, UKRI international champion Christopher Smith said 바카라사이트 UKRI guarantee had been important?in ensuring that institutional ¡°muscle memory¡±?in applying for EU grants had not been lost, though 바카라사이트 UK funder is offering fur바카라사이트r support to help return 바카라사이트 sector to pre-Brexit levels of success.

However, some sector leaders have warned that many of 바카라사이트 outstanding European early career researchers responsible for 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s previous success?might?have left 바카라사이트 UK, or decided not to move to 바카라사이트 country, since Brexit

About half of 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s winners were non-British researchers, with just 27 ERC grantees coming from 바카라사이트 UK, 바카라사이트 ERC said,??on 5 September,

On nationality, 바카라사이트 UK was sixth for ERC starting grant winners, behind Germany (94), Italy (61), France (44), Spain (36) and Israel (30), it added.

Nearly €780 million was given to 494 young scientists and scholars across Europe, with 14.2 per cent of proposals (of which 3,474 were submitted) being funded. Forty-four per cent of starting grants were awarded to female researchers, compared with 43 per cent in 2023 and 39 per cent in 2022.

Maria Leptin, president of 바카라사이트 European Research Council, said she was ¡°particularly pleased to welcome UK researchers back to 바카라사이트 ERC¡±.

¡°They have been sorely missed over 바카라사이트 past years. With 50 grants awarded to researchers based in 바카라사이트 UK, this influx is good for 바카라사이트 research community overall,¡± said Professor Leptin.

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