A pandemic is no time to cut the European Research Council’s funding

A pandemic is no time to cut the European Research Council’s funding

This is no time to cut ERC funding

Europe’s flagship science agency, the European Research Council (ERC), is a rare success story in multilateral research funding and will be essential to tackling the pandemic and its aftershocks. But, buffeted by political cross-winds and reeling from turbulence in its leadership, the ERC is facing a significant funding cut. The research community must step up to support the ERC before the European budget is finalized by the end of this month, argues a Nature editorial.

Nature | 5 min read