THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL

The European Research Council has become one of the most prominent funders of frontier research worldwide. Since its creation it has been an important part of the research funding policy of the European Union. More than 8,000 research projects have been funded in all areas of knowledge following an evaluation criteria based exclusively on excellence. The outcome of the research funded through all these projects is having an important scientific impact in many research areas. Current-ly, the funding schemes run by the European Research Council are part of Hori-zon 2020, the framework programme of the European Commission for research, technological development and innovation. I will present the main features of this organisation and the accomplishments achieved during its first ten years in exis-tence. I will also make some reflections on the key aspects that have led to its suc-cess. I will complete my presentation providing some information on the research funded by the European Research Council in the area of archaeology. In addition, some aspects of the role that the European Research Council will play in the future framework programme Horizon Europe will be also addressed.

Видео THE EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL канала European Association of Archaeologists