Framework 9 should be built on openness, collaboration and engagement with society, not tired ideas of scientific quality, says Robert Braun.
Many observers see the European Research Council as an example to follow in revitalising European research policy and funding.
These include Peter Tindemans, secretary-general of EuroScience. Writing in Research Europe in August, he contrasted the ERC’s clarity of mission and focus on excellence with the “buzzwords” trotted out by the European Commission’s expert group on research and innovation, chaired by Pascal Lamy.
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