This week the European Research Council awarded grants worth a total of €605 million. Thirty-four EU nationals who are winners will carry out their research in UK institutes - with no reassurances for their careers after Brexit

The Synergy grant will foster interdisciplinary research by allowing scientists to jointly apply for funding

The ERC has become one of the world’s most important funders of basic research. As it approaches its 10th anniversary, a new account describes the formation and subsequent development of this beacon of excellence

Science|Business-led consortium highlights latest research into diet and nutrition

Effort aims to increase applications from countries whose researchers do not traditionally win much funding from the basic research funder

Basic research funder announces results of an investigation of 199 completed projects

Project backed by European Research Council aims to develop new science and techniques to holistically evaluate earthquake and tsunami risks

EU publishes 109 comments on its plan to form a European Innovation Council – and most support the idea so long as it doesn’t eat up existing EU research funds and awards grants faster

Grant will fund development of repository and curation of ERC research published in books

Since her term as President of the European Research Council ended in 2013, Helga Nowotny has turned author. Her book on the role of uncertainty in science, The Cunning of Uncertainty, has just been published. Science|Business spoke to her at the recent Innovation Conference in Barcelona