Economist Jozef Baruník from IES FSV UK served as a reviewer for prestigious ERC Grants

The European Research Council (ERC) grants are among the most prestigious in Europe. The peer review panels that select the most successful applicants each year include only top scientists from around the world. In 2024, Associate Professor Jozef Baruník from the Institute of Economic Studies became a member of the ERC Consolidator Grant review panel.

"Absolutely crucial is the groundbreaking nature of the research, the potential to push the boundaries of knowledge and innovation. That means a very strong and societally relevant research question that is clearly formulated, ambitious, and carries high potential — even though it comes with considerable risk. Equally important is the applicant’s ability to convincingly demonstrate, through their previous work, that they can deliver the promised results," he describes.

Read the full interview on our website about science at FSV UK, where he also talks about how time-consuming the evaluation process was for him and how this experience helped him professionally.