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Is it possible to mitigate the risk of surprise volcanic disasters? Do bats hold the secret of health and longevity? Can speech analysis predict and prevent mental psychotic episodes? And how do plants sense water and can this help us design climate…

The ERC announced the winners of the Synergy Grants 2023 call on 26 October 2023. Thirty-seven projects have been selected for funding. Here are four examples. 

Six more 2022 Synergy Grant proposals, which were evaluated as excellent but initially put on the reserve list due to limited budget, have been now offered funding. The ERC will be able to provide support to 35 projects involving 125 principal…

The role of oceans in shaping our historyFrom the vast remains of shell mounds in Brazil to records of big hunts that decimated whale populations for the sake of lighting the streets of Europe, there is ample evidence that various human societies…

To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single investigator working alone. The normal “excellence” criteria for successful ERC grant applications therefore takes on an…