European Research Council (ERC) Grants
ERC Grants represent the most prestigious European grants to individual researchers. The most talented young researchers can be awarded a Starting Grant or a Consolidator Grant while well-established researchers can receive an Advanced Grant. The ERC only supports ground-breaking projects and the most creative researchers.
Several researchers at the University of Fribourg have received these awards from the European Research Council (ERC).
Current ERC Grants
Photonic Structural Materials with Controlled Disorder
Prof. Ullrich Steiner, Adolphe Merkle Institute, received an ERC Advanced Grant to support his work on Photonic Structural Materials with Controlled Disorder.
Molecular biophysics of cellular membranes
Prof. Stefano Vanni,Department of Biology,received an ERC Starting Grant for a project on communication between cells.
Influence of power and autonomy in economic decisions
Prof. Holger Herz, Department of Economics,received an ERC Starting Grant to study the influence of power and autonomy in economic decisions.
Cultural Fabric of Play and Games in Classical Antiquity
Prof. Véronique Dasen, Department of Archaeology, received an ERC Advanced Grant that supports her work on the Cultural Fabric of Play and Games in Classical Antiquity.
Nonequilibrium dynamical mean-field theory
Prof. Philipp Werner, Department of Physics, received an ERC Consolidator Grant that allows him to work on Nonequilibrium dynamical mean-field theory.