Want to hear a great story about how an ERC funded project brought theatre and Mexican prison inmates together? Check out the full story and video here The Aesthetics of applied theatre tells a story not for the purposes of entertainment but for social, economic, political or therapeutic reasons. Prof. Matthias Warstat, funded by the European Research Council (ERC), wants to know more about the growth and impact of this form of theatre across...

After a Starting Grant obtained in 2006, you have been been awarded an ERC Consolidator Grant in 2016. Could you tell us about the research you are conducting with this grant? How can the general public benefit from it? Even in the absence of sensory stimulation or motor outputs, neurons in the brain remain highly active. This ongoing spontaneous neuronal activity has traditionally been considered as noise, with no functional role for brain...

You have recently been awarded an ERC Consolidator. Could you tell us about the research you are conducting with this grant? How can the general public benefit from it? In the Tomorrow's Chemical Technologies Lab, my research group is undertaking research into biorefineries that do not compete with food supply. Our research focus is on lignin, which comprises up to one-third of plant biomass. Lignin is a sophisticated and complex molecule which...

Tell us a bit about yourself. Where are you from? I grew up in Turku, Finland and have lived in Peru since 1986, having met my Peruvian husband during my university years in Helsinki. Despite the large distances, I have maintained close links with Finland (both personal and academic) and enjoy spending my summers there. Please briefly outline your academic career, and its developments before joining the H2020 project. After obtaining my Master’s...

You have recently been awarded an ERC Starting Grant. Could you tell us about the research you are conducting with this grant? How can the general public benefit from it? The project explores what is uniquely human and what is shared with other species in language. The starting point for this project is that humans share with other animals many cognitive capacities, but the ability for language has only developed in us. Of course, other animals...

We have written on MSCA and ERC before, but with the fairly new expansion of EURAXESS beyond Brazilian borders and throughout all of Latin America...

ENRICH in Brazil is organising an ‘Innovation Tour to Brazil’ (5-9 November 2018), considered as a unique networking opportunity for European researchers and organizations with technology focus. The five-day tour through the most innovative Brazilian cities, namely São Paulo, Belo Horizonte and Rio de Janeiro, includes visits at top Research and Technology organizations to gain insights into the cutting edge research and technology in Brazil....

In August, EURAXESS Latin America...

You have recently been appointed as Horizon 2020 National contact Points for health topics. What are your roles and responsibilities as NCPs? As mentioned in the H2020 policies, our roles will be to provide guidance on choosing relevant H2020 topics and types of action, as well as giving advice on administrative procedures and contractual issues. We are ready to support researchers with training and assistance on proposal writing, including  ...

The European Union – Latin America and Caribbean Foundation (EU-LAC Foundation) consists of 33 member states from Latin America and the Caribbean, 28 member states from the European Union as well as a representative of the European Union as a whole. A total of 62 members. The EU-LAC Foundation was entrusted with the mission of strengthening and promoting the strategic bi-regional relationship, enhancing its visibility and fostering active...