The recent resignation of the President of the European Research Council (ERC) Mauro Ferrari has opened a wide discussion both on the method of designation of the President of the ERC and on the validity of the different funding mechanisms for scientific research. From this point of view, Sars‐CoV‐2 was not only responsible for the pandemic, but also triggered a debate on an alleged primacy of applied research over the fundamental research.

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欧洲研究理事会：科学理事会自下而上的原则和辞职主席自上而下的提议

最近欧洲研究委员会 (ERC) 主席毛罗·法拉利 (Mauro Ferrari) 的辞职引发了关于 ERC 主席任命方法和不同科学研究资助机制有效性的广泛讨论。从这个角度来看，Sars-CoV-2 不仅是大流行的罪魁祸首，而且还引发了一场所谓的应用研究优先于基础研究的争论。