European Research Council: bringing great ideas to life

A supplement dedicated to the European Research Council, the first European funding body designed to support investigator-driven frontier research through open and direct competition. The publication presents ERC's highly innovative grant schemes, as well as the views of some of the first grantees and several personalities who have contributed to the initiative.

In this issue:
+ The ERC story
+ Funding avant-garde science
+ In the hands of distinguished peers
+ Close-up on ERC calls and grantees
+ ERC strategic issues
+ ERC executive agency
+ The ERC in a nutshell
+ Contacts & events

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