Overview
- Funding backs up-to-five-year, high-risk projects under the EU’s Horizon Europe programme.
- Host institutions span 25 EU Member States and associated countries, with the United Kingdom set to host 65 projects, followed by Germany (58), the Netherlands (40) and Spain (26).
- The ERC received 3,121 applications, a 35% increase on the previous round, underscoring intense competition for support.
- Awardees represent 44 nationalities, and women account for 38% of the selected researchers.
- The University of Cambridge named eight recipients: Davide Luca, Blake Sherwin, Alexandra Woolgar, Emília Santos, Emily Mitchell, Somenath Bakshi, Eleanor Raffan and Angela Trentacoste.