Six senior researchers from the University of Bristol have been awarded over €13M in European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grants in recognition of their excellent science and potentially ground-breaking research.
This figure places the University second in the UK and third across Europe in terms of the number of ERC Advanced Grants awarded from the 2020 call. This makes 2020 the most successful year for the University of Bristol with a success rate of 32 per cent.
Of the total 209 awards made, worth €507 million, 51 awards will be hosted within the UK followed by Germany (40) and France (22).
The ERC’s Advanced Grant scheme supports exceptional researchers, leaders in their field, in undertaking ambitious and innovative research projects. These grants were awarded under the 'excellent science' pillar of Horizon 2020.
The awardees, representing five faculties at the University of Bristol, will pioneer research on a wide range of topics across disciplines as diverse as; artificial reproductive technology, quantum mechanics, the development of a new class of metamaterials, theoretical and computational chemistry, addressing and understanding contemporary misinformation, and examining how biological evolution has been represented in scientific literature.