Four new members of the Scientific Council of the European Research Council (ERC) have been appointed by the European Commission: Professors Paola Bovolenta, Eveline Crone, Andrzej Jajszczyk and Giulio Superti-Furga. At the same time, two new Vice Presidents of the ERC, Professors Éva Kondorosi and Martin Stokhof, elected by the Scientific Council in 2016, have taken up their duties.

The ERC Scientific Council, composed of 22 distinguished scientists and scholars representing the European scientific community, is the governing body of the European Research Council. It is chaired by ERC President Professor Jean-Pierre Bourguignon and has three Vice Presidents, of whom current Vice President Klaus Bock will continue his mandate. The Scientific Council's main role is setting the ERC strategy and selecting the peer review evaluators.

For further information, please visit ERC webpage.