Professor for Translational Epigenetics, University Medical Centre Goettingen, University of Goettingen, DE …oftentimes aspiring fiction writer.
Dec 4, 2021 • 9 tweets • 2 min read
Science Twittersphere is largely a platform where successes are shared and applauded (and rightfully so, given the frustrating nature of everyday reality); I have not escaped this myself. Today however, I will share what has been a low in my academic life, related to #ERC grants.
...I applied 3x for an @ERC_Research grant. Never got one, once I made it through to the interviews round. However, I have received feedback for all three proposals and, of course, for my CV. And this feedback included 4-9 reviewers. Three things stood out in my view:
