Five projects in Portugal received this Thursday the Starting Grants 2024 research grants, in a total of 494 assigned by the European Research Council (ERC) in a Total value of 780 million eurosthe institution announced this Thursday.
In Portugal, two grants were awarded to researchers from the University of Algarve: one for a project by Elisa Bandini that aims to address What makes human culture so different from that of other animals?and another to a study by Jonathan Reeves that will investigate the Motivations of early hominids using primitive sharp tools and their evolutionary benefits.
Researcher Marco Piccardo, from the Institute of Engineering, Technology and Systems Science and Informatics, in Porto, received support for his studies in photonics area.
Andrada Savickas, from the Champalimaud Foundation in Lisbon, also received a scholarship for identify micrometastases in the liver by non-invasive method.
Arturo Zoffmann, from NOVA University, received support to investigate the Crisis of liberal states and rise of authoritarianism in Europe. since the beginning of the 20th century.
The bags have a average value of 1.5 million euros eachand some reach two million.
According to the Foundation for Science and Technology, which coordinates national representation and participation in the European Research Council, Portugal has already raised 95 million euros for 73 projects since the start of Horizon Europe, the European framework programme for funding research and innovation for the period 2021-2027.
Source: Observadora
