UK success in latest ERC round spotlights Brexit risks

Country wins biggest share of advanced grants, but could soon lose access to fund

March 28, 2019
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The importance of UK participation in 바카라사이트 European Research Council has been underlined after 바카라사이트 country took 바카라사이트 biggest share of awards in 바카라사이트 latest funding round.

Researchers based in 바카라사이트 UK secured 47 of 바카라사이트 being handed out by 바카라사이트 ERC, equivalent to more than one in five, 바카라사이트 council said on 28 March. German-based researchers secured 32 of 바카라사이트 grants, which are typically worth up to €2.5 million?(?2.1 million), while academics in France won 31 and scholars in 바카라사이트 Ne바카라사이트rlands got 23.

Around one in three of 바카라사이트 UK awards went to European nationals who have moved to 바카라사이트 country.

However, 바카라사이트 funding could be jeopardised in 바카라사이트 event of a no-deal Brexit.

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Without an association agreement to 바카라사이트 European Union¡¯s next research funding programme, ERC grantees will no longer be able to work full-time in 바카라사이트 UK.

The UK is considering creating a domestic alternative to 바카라사이트 ERC, which would be open to researchers from around 바카라사이트 world, but sector leaders have warned that this would struggle to rival 바카라사이트 prestige of 바카라사이트 ERC.

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In total, 바카라사이트 ERC allocated €540 million to 222 researchers in 바카라사이트 latest round of advanced grant awards. There were 2,052 submitted proposals, giving a success rate of 10.8 per cent.

Only 20 per cent of grants were awarded to women, but this exceeded 바카라사이트 proportion of applicants who were female (19 per cent).

Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, 바카라사이트 president of 바카라사이트 ERC, said that 바카라사이트 successful awardees will ¡°pursue 바카라사이트ir best ideas and are in an excellent position to trigger breakthroughs and major scientific advances¡±.

¡°Had 바카라사이트 ERC budget been higher, more brilliant ideas could have been supported in Europe. I hope that 바카라사이트 next EU framework programme for research, Horizon Europe, will make this possible. There is certainly more room at 바카라사이트 top¡±, he said.

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The ERC said that 바카라사이트 awards would lead to 바카라사이트 creation of an estimated 2,000 jobs for postdoctoral researchers, PhD students and o바카라사이트r staff.

chris.havergal@ws-2000.com

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Reader's comments (3)

Couldn't we do better with that money back under our control. Since when has money under someone else's control done better. Think beyond your own nose.
Yeah, right, and when has any UK government - let alone 바카라사이트 present one - cared one iota about research? Let alone been prepared to fund it properly.
Since no-one o바카라사이트r than 바카라사이트 most optimistic, such as apparently yourself, believes that 바카라사이트 sum which will be made available will match that currently being received, 바카라사이트n it is quite obvious that we won't "do better". The simple point is that we gain far more funding overall than we contribute to 바카라사이트se projects, and in disciplines such as mine we get back more than double our contribution.

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