The Problems with European Union Science Support

European Research Council, grants 1 Minute

From ScienceInsider, an excellent look at proposed changes to the way the European Research Council administers research grants here.

Money quote:

A key target in the panel’s harshly worded review, published in July, was the managerial dichotomy at the ERC. A Scientific Council, made up of volunteers and chaired by Imperial College London biologist Fotis Kafatos, sets the ERC’s scientific agenda. But day-to-day-management is in the hands of civil servants at the Executive Agency in Brussels, which is controlled by the European Commission. The two clash frequently.

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