Six UCL academics receive European Research Council Consolidator Grants

Six academics - Top row (L to R): Dr Athena Akrami,   Timothy Christensen, Dr Ve
Six academics - Top row (L to R): Dr Athena Akrami,  Timothy Christensen, Dr Veronika Fikfak
Six academics - Top row ( L to R ): Dr Athena Akrami,  Timothy Christensen, Dr Veronika Fikfak Six UCL researchers received EU funding to support their work for the next five years in a range of fields including economics, neuroscience and archaeology. The European Research Council (ERC) awards its Consolidator Grants to outstanding researchers with a proven track record, and between seven to 12 years of experience after completing their PhD. The UCL recipients are: Dr Athena Akrami (UCL Sainsbury Wellcome Centre), Senior Research Fellow, for her project titled "Circuit mechanisms for computing and exploiting statistical structures in sensory decision making". Professor Timothy Christensen (UCL Economics), Professor of Economics, for his project titled "Econometrics for New Data: Theory, Methods, and Applications". Dr Veronika Fikfak (UCL Political Science), Associate Professor in International Law, for her project titled "Break The Bias: For equal access to human rights justice". Professor Gabriele Lignani (UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology), Professor of Translational Neuroscience, for his project titled "Transient Reset Of The Pathological Brain". Dr Miljana Radivojevic (UCL Institute of Archaeology), an Associate Professor in Archaeological Science, for her project titled "Discovering the (R)Evolution of EurAsian Steppe Metallurgy: Social and environmental impact of the Bronze Age steppes metal-driven economy".
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