Press Release: ERC Synergy Grants: 13 frontier research projects to get €150 million

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Series Details IP/13/1270 (18.12.13)
Publication Date 18/12/2013
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The European Research Council (ERC) on 18 December 2013 announced the winners of 13 ERC Synergy Grants, who will share total funding of €150 million. The projects will each receive an average funding of €11.5 million, up to a maximum of €15 million, for the coming six years. Each project brings together two to four outstanding researchers, often across a number of disciplines.

The selected researchers will explore a wide variety of topics. The projects include: creating the first ever picture of a black hole; addressing the future of Internet security; evaluating the environmental impact of the lack of phosphorous; and developing new instruments for non-invasive eye treatments.

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