ERC head Fotis Kafatos urges basic research for economic growth – and charts a course for expansion.

The European Commissioner for Science and Research gave a first progress report on the European Research Council at a meeting in Paris this week.

The first full list of finalists from Brussels’ new research agency has plenty of surprises for research establishments.

The first full list of finalists from Brussels’ new research agency has plenty of surprises for research establishments.

The European Research Council was inundated with around three times the expected number of applications for its first ever call for proposals, which closed last week.