The Research and Technology Transfer Division is pleased to invite you to the UniSi Information Day on the European Research Council Grant to be held on 20 February 2024 (3 pm – 5.15 pm) in the historical Aula Magna of the Rectoral Building, Banchi di Sotto 55, Siena.

Speakers will be Prof. Michelangelo Vasta, Delegate for Research at the University of Siena, Prof. Cosima Baldari of the Department of Life Sciences, Dr. Marco Ferraro of APRE, Prof. Francesco Berna of Simon Fraser University (Canada). Concluding remarks will be delivered by Dr. Donata Franzi.

To participate in the event, please fill out the registration form by 15 February.

The programme of the event is provided below.

3 pm Registration of participants

3.15 pm Institutional greetings and introduction to the proceedings. ERC calls: new perspectives in the current transition phase
Prof. Michelangelo Vasta – Rector’s Delegate for Research – Department of Economics and Statistics, University of Siena

3.30 pm The importance of being earnest (when writing a grant application)
Prof. Cosima Baldari – Department of Life Sciences, University of Siena

Q&A

4 pm The ERC framework: criteria and rules for participation
Dr Marco Ferraro – APRE Agency for the Promotion of European Research

Q&A

4.30 pm The ERC Synergy Grant: presentation of the Last Neanderthals project
Prof. Francesco Berna – Department of Archaeology, Simon Fraser University (Canada)

Q&A

5 pm Conclusions and closing remarks
Dr. Donata Franzi – Head of the Research and Technology Transfer Division – University of Siena