06/09/2017 (Agence Europe) – The European Research Council announced on Wednesday 6 September that it had awarded starting grants worth a total of €605 million to 406 young researchers of 48 different nationalities established in 23 member states. The funding of up to €1.5 million will enable recipients to set up their own research teams and pursue ground-breaking ideas in sectors as varied as medicine, security, climate change and social sciences. Of the 406 researchers, 79 are based...