ERC
The European Research Council (ERC) is a central funding agency for European scientists.
Thousands of researchers at different career stages apply each year for Starting, Consolidator, or Advanced Grants.
Only a small proportion are successful in obtaining these highly competitive grants.
Crucially, the average success rate hides LARGE differences between countries.
These differences are associated with structural investment in R&D…
For example, Portugal invested less than 1% of its GDP on R&D in the last years, Switzerland and Germany invested around 2% and 3%, respectively.
Overall, there is a clear relation between investment in R&D and the ERC success rates.
Jumping to a causal interpretation: Countries that invest in science are more likely to reap its benefits.
Info:
Analysis by
rui.mata
, July 2022
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ERC data:
erc.europa.eu
GERD data:
eurostat
Site:
parallaxr
