The European Research Council (ERC) has published its 2022 Annual Report on ERC activities and achievements.
The annual report provides an overview of the strategy and governance of the ERC; statistics related to ERC grant funding under Horizon Europe; an analysis of data for ERC grants in 2022; research highlights of both ERC-funded research and outstanding publications; as well as a review of all other major ERC activities and highlights from the past year.
The report provides some key ERC information, including:
- The strategy and governance of the ERC
- Main achievements:
- The ERC budget totalled €16 billion (17% of the total budget of Horizon 2020)
- €2.16 billion worth of funding was committed in 2022
- Over 14,000 projects have received funding since 2007, hosted in 35 EU Member States and Associated Countries
- Over 90,000 individuals have been employed on ERC grants, producing over 220,000 publications
- Major ERC events in 2022
- A showcase of ERC-funded research and outstanding publications
- Statistics on 2022 calls and names of 2022 panel chairs
- ERC strategy work, communications work and the activities of the Working Groups
Further detailed analysis of the specific calls under the ERC’s 2022 Work Programme is available in the full report which is available on the ERC website.