13 Feb 2014

First ERA chairs selected

Eleven research organisations of less-developed EU regions will receive funding up to euro 2.4 million each to establish “ERA Chairs“. The “ERA Chairs“ measure aims at helping regions with lower research and innovation capacity to attract outstanding researchers and their teams. The ERA Chair position has to be published and must respect ERA principles such as e.g. open and merit-based recruitment and gender equality.

A new “ERA Chairs” call is currently open under Horizon 2020. The budget provided is euro 34 million.

The following projects have been selected:

BELGIUM, Université de Mons, Energy efficiency in cities

CROATIA, University of Zagreb -Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Molecular veterinary medicine

CZECH REPUBLIC, Masarykova univerzita, Life sciences

ESTONIA, Tallinna Tehnikaulikool, Chemistry and biomass treatment

POLAND, Instytut Genetyki Roslin Polskiej Akademii Nauk, Plant biology

PORTUGAL, MITI – Madeira Interactive Technologies Institute Associacao, Human computer interactions

Republic of SERBIA, Institut Za Nuklearne Nauke Vinca, Nanotechnology

SLOVAKIA, Zilinska Univerzita v Ziline, Transport systems and communication technologies

SLOVENIA, Institut Jozef Stefan, Food analysis through radioactive isotopes

SPAIN, Universidad de las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Aquaculture

UNITED KINGDOM, Falmouth University, Digital games design

Source: European Commission