British Academy: The UK's National Academy for the Humanities and Social Sciences
ERC Advanced Grants awarded to eight Fellows for pioneering research
8 Fellows funded by European Research Council's Advanced Grants programme in recognition of pioneering research
In its second competition for established leading researchers ("Advanced Grants"), the
European Research Council (ERC) has selected eight British Academy Fellows to carry out
pioneering research throughout Europe.
The British Academy welcomes the funding awarded to
- Professor Orazio Attanasio, FBA
- Professor Michael Batty, CBE, FBA
- Professor Maxine Berg, FBA
- Professor Miriam Glucksmann, FBA
- Professor Ruth Mace, FBA
- Professor Stephen Shennan, FBA
- Professor Mark Steedman, FBA
- Professor Lorraine Tyler, FBA
Under the EU's 7th Research Framework Programme, the ERC supports projects aiming at making important discoveries in any
domain, from economics to nanotechnology, from psychology to climate change. Each of the "Advanced Grants" amounts to up to € 3.5 million and the estimated total
call budget is € 515 million.
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