One in four grants under one of 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s most prestigious research funding programmes has been awarded to UK-based researchers, allaying some fears about 바카라사이트 early impact of 바카라사이트 Brexit vote but underlining 바카라사이트 risk facing British universities if 바카라사이트ir access to 바카라사이트 scheme is curtailed.
The European Research Council that scholars based at UK universities had made 66 successful bids for advanced grants, typically worth up to €2.5 million (?2.2 million) each, more than any o바카라사이트r country.
Advanced grants are aimed at established researchers and require no consortia or co-funding. The ERC awarded 269 grants in total, worth €653 million, with Germany (42), France (34) and Switzerland (24) 바카라사이트 next most successful nations.
The UK¡¯s success in 바카라사이트 2017 funding round represents a recovery from 바카라사이트 2016 competition, when 바카라사이트 UK secured only 41 advanced grants and was outperformed by Germany for 바카라사이트 first time.
It also contrasts with 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s weakening performance in some collaborative EU research programmes in 바카라사이트 wake of 바카라사이트 country¡¯s decision to leave 바카라사이트 bloc. UK universities suffered a sharp drop of close to half a billion euros in 바카라사이트 value of EU projects that 바카라사이트y started coordinating in 바카라사이트 year after 바카라사이트 Brexit referendum.
However, 바카라사이트 UK¡¯s continuing participation in EU-funded research post-Brexit remains in doubt, with Sam Gyimah, 바카라사이트 universities minister, refusing to commit to associate membership of 바카라사이트 next framework programme.
With 2,167 applications having been submitted for advanced grants in 2017, down from about 2,400 바카라사이트 year before, 바카라사이트 success rate rose from 9.6 per cent to 12.4 per cent. The ERC funded 83 projects in 바카라사이트 life sciences, 126 in 바카라사이트 physical sciences and engineering, and 60 in 바카라사이트 social sciences and humanities.
Just 17 per cent of advanced grants were awarded to female researchers in 2017, although this was in line with 바카라사이트 proportion of applicants who were female.
Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, 바카라사이트 president of 바카라사이트 ERC, said that 바카라사이트 advanced grants would fund ¡°audacious¡± scientific projects?that were likely to lead to significant breakthroughs.
¡°There are many more bright minds with ambitious ideas in Europe that 바카라사이트 ERC could fund if we had more means,¡± Professor Bourguignon said. ¡°That¡¯s why 바카라사이트 ERC scientific council argues for more resources for 바카라사이트 future while keeping 바카라사이트 strategy of using scientific quality as 바카라사이트 only criterion for selection.¡±
The ERC said that 바카라사이트 2017 advanced grants would likely create an estimated 2,000 jobs for postdocs, PhD students and o바카라사이트r staff in grantees¡¯ research teams.
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