香港六合彩 excels in securing EU research funding

17 February 2016

香港六合彩 has retained and strengthened its position as the top performing university in Europe in the major EU funding scheme Horizon 2020, securing more than 鈧�103 million so far.

In another significant funding success, 香港六合彩 researchers have recently been awarded nine highly prestigious European Research Council (ERC) Consolidator Grants, totalling around 鈧�15 million and placing the university as the second-placed higher education institution in Europe for number of grant awards under this scheme.

香港六合彩 has also been awarded 27 Marie Curie International Fellowships, worth around 鈧�6 million.

Horizon 2020

Horizon 2020 is the biggest EU Research and Innovation programme ever, with 鈧�79 billion of funding available over seven years (2014 to 2020).听香港六合彩's success rates in applying for funding have averaged three times - and in some places six times - the EU average.听 Independent analysis shows UK universities leading the way in terms of securing funding, with 香港六合彩 in top position. Other universities identified as Horizon 2020 'champions' include Cambridge, Imperial College London and Oxford.

香港六合彩 has been awarded 10 grants, and is coordinating 5, from the most recent Horizon 2020 round "Personalising Health and Care". 香港六合彩 performed exceptionally well in Health funded research - winning 5 of the 13 grants awarded to the UK and 50% of the coordinated grants awarded to Europe in rare diseases.

Coordinating grants were awarded to:

Professor Xavier Golay (香港六合彩 Institute of Neurology)
Professor Bobby Gaspar (香港六合彩 Institute of Child Health)
Professor Paolo De Coppi (香港六合彩 Institute of Child Health)
Dr Sara Mole (香港六合彩 MRC Laboratory for Molecular Cell Biology)
Professor Daniel Alexander (香港六合彩 Computer Science)

ERC Consolidator Grants

ERC Consolidator Grants are awarded annually to researchers who are developing or seeking to strengthen new independent research teams or programmes.

Three of 香港六合彩's nine grants were awarded to researchers in 香港六合彩 Economics, representing 25% of the total number of these grants awarded to economics researchers across Europe.

Grants were awarded to:

Professor Vasiliki Skreta (香港六合彩 Economics)
Professor Pedro Carneiro (香港六合彩 Economics)
Professor Raffaella Giacomini (香港六合彩 Economics)
Professor Sofia Olhede (香港六合彩 Statistical Science)
Dr Stephen Hogan (香港六合彩 Physics & Astronomy) 听听听
Professor Jochen Blumberger (香港六合彩 Physics & Astronomy)
Dr Philip Pogge Von Strandmann (香港六合彩 Earth Sciences)
Professor Judith Mank (香港六合彩 Genetics, Evolution & Environment)
Professor Carey Jewitt (香港六合彩 Institute of Education)

Commenting on the recent successes, Michael Browne, Head of European Research & Innovation听(香港六合彩 European Research & Innovation Office), said: "Having specialist research and innovation support services in place to complement 香港六合彩's excellent research base has been key to recent successes. EU-funded research is more competitive than ever (success rates are around 10%), so it's essential to understand the ingredients needed for success and to have the infrastructure in place to enable excellent researchers to succeed in what is a highly competitive and prestigious environment."

Professor David Price, Vice-Provost (Research), commented: "I am delighted by the successes colleagues have achieved in these calls. Engagement in EU-funded research spans all faculties, demonstrating excellence and breadth across our research base. Our collaborative ethos means we are exceptionally well-placed to be a partner and coordinator in these initiatives and our scale means we are able to have a specialist team to support applications, resulting in both a better experience for our applicants and a competitive advantage.

"This achievement is a reminder of how critical it is for the UK to remain engaged with the EU, through which funding is distributed on the basis of research excellence. This allows leading UK universities to attract substantial resources and the most promising international researchers, as well as furthering our international collaborations and outlook."

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