ERC from a University Point of View

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ERC - from a University Point of View
Pia Bjerén Fürstenbach, Director, Research
Liaison Office

• A Stockholm University Perspective

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ERC Grants at Stockholm University

• Erik Lindahl (Starting Grant, Life Sciences)
• David Strömberg (Starting Grant, SSH)
• Jonas Tallberg (Starting Grant, SSH)
• Gunnar von Heijne (Advanced Grant, Life Sciences)
• Per Krusell (Advanced Grant, SSH)

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ERC as a quality benchmark

• Identifies quality in European Research
• Ranking of universities.

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Strategy of Stockholm University

• Why a strategy?
• Stockholm University as a Host Institution
• Open to researchers from all research fields
• Frontier research
• Strong support from the University management
• Complementary support at the faculty and
  departmental levels
• The role of research administration?