The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded 652 million euros to 255 researchers working in cutting-edge fields. With 22 researchers, Italy is fourth in the ranking, behind Germany (50), France (31) and Great Britain (28) If we consider the projects hosted our country drops to sixth place, on a par with Austria.
In fact, 12 Italian projects have been financed and, among these, only two are led by women. Among the institutes, the University of Milan leads the ranking,. with two grants. Followed by funding from the Bocconi University of. Milan, the School of Institutions, Markets and Technologies for Advanced Studies of. Lucca, the San Raffaele Hospital and the Polytechnic of Milan;. and then again, the European University Institute of Florence;. The University of Bologna, the. University of Roma Tre, the university of Padua and the University. of Milan-Bicocca have been awarded European funding since 2014.