"We have to allow scientists to dream big and explore questions that may often seem unexplorable or uninteresting – because we can't predict what policies they could be useful for.”
Eleni Zika from the ERCEA speaks about curiosity-driven research & its contribution to policy👇 https://n.respublicae.eu/SAPEAnews/status/1675821967000104960
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Science Advice for Policy by European Academies: Most of #Horizon research funding programmes are focused on strategic objectives set by policymakers📌 But the @ERC_Research breaks the mould: its grants are awarded on the basis of excellence alone
🧐Tune in to our new podcast episode with Dr Eleni Zika: http://sapea.info/podcast https://t.co/ke4d4NaLfE
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1676880868227334147