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Funding: The research revolution

As the first grants from the European Research Council begin to come through, Geoff Brumfiel investigates whether the new system is meeting its goals.

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See Editorial, page 958. See also Correspondence: Small countries are unexpected winners in ERC grant tables

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Brumfiel, G. Funding: The research revolution. Nature 453, 975–976 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/453975a

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