Frontier Research
European Research Council website http://ec.europa.eu/erc/index_en.cfm
ERC Panels http://erc.europa.eu/pdf/all_panels_2006_11_07_en.pdf
Review of Frontier Research Programme
ERC Task Force Final Report (July 2011) http://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/content/erc_taskforce_report.pdf
Review July 2009 http://erc.europa.eu/PDF/final_report_230709.pdf
Panel Review Report http://ec.europa.eu/research/evaluations/pdf/archive/other_reports_studies_and_documents/erc_review_panel_report_-_23_july_2009.pdf
Commission Communication on Future of ERC http://ec.europa.eu/research/evaluations/pdf/archive/other_reports_studies_and_documents/commission_communication_on_the_erc_review_-_22_october_2009.pdf
Other Background Reports to Frontier Research
Mayor Report (2003) http://www.ercexpertgroup.org/documents/ercexpertgroup_final_report.pdf
Kok Report
Max Planck Submission to Framework 7 http://www.mpg.de/instituteProjekteEinrichtungen/weitereEinrichtungen/bueroBruessel/7EuForschungsrahmenprogramm/index.html
Max Planck Publication: Building Excellence http://www.mpg.de/pdf/brussels/buildingExcellence.pdf
Frontier Research: the European Challenge (April 2005)
Organisations strongly promoting Basic Research
ERCEG (European Research Council Expert Group) www.ercexpertgroup.org
ESF (European Science Foundation) www.esf.org
EUROHORCS (European Heads of Research Councils) www.eurohorcs.org
EUA (European University Association)
ALLEA (Academia Europea, All European Academies)
LERU (League of European Research Universities) www.leru.org
EIROforum ( www.eiroforum.org )
Euroscience www.euroscience.org
ELSF (European Life Science Federation)