Le categorie ERC (EUROPEAN RESEARCH COUNCIL) sono raggruppamenti disciplinari stabiliti dal Consiglio europeo della ricerca per organizzare e valutare le proposte di ricerca di frontiera nell'ambito dei bandi europei.
Sono strutturate in tre macro-domini principali, ciascuno composto da diversi panel di valutazione, per coprire tutti i campi della scienza.
- Physical Sciences and Engineering (PE) - Scienze Fisiche e Ingegneria: Include matematica, fisica, chimica, scienze nucleari, informatica, ingegneria, scienze dell'universo e della terra (es. PE1-PE11).
- Life Sciences (LS) - Scienze della Vita: Include biologia molecolare, genetica, neuroscienze, immunologia, microbiologia, fisiologia, biologia evolutiva e biotecnologie (es. LS1-LS9).
- Social Sciences and Humanities (SH) - Scienze Sociali e Umane: Include economia, sociologia, psicologia, scienze politiche, storia, archeologia, linguistica e arti (es. SH1-SH7).
Struttura delle categorie:
Le categorie sono dinamiche e possono subire lievi modifiche nel tempo per riflettere le nuove tendenze della ricerca. Per esempio, nel 2021-2022 la struttura dei panel è stata revisionata, arrivando a includere aree come la PE11 (Materials Engineering) e la SH07 (Human Mobility, Environment, and Space).
Le categorie ERC nel dettaglio:
SH - Social Sciences and Humanities
- SH1: Individuals, Institutions and Markets: Economics, finance and management
- SH2: Institutions, Values, Beliefs and Behaviour: Sociology, social anthropology, political science, law, communication, social studies of science and technology
- SH3: Environment, Space and Population: Environmental studies, geography, demography, migration, regional and urban studies
- SH4: The Human Mind and Its Complexity: Cognitive science, psychology, linguistics, education
- SH5: Cultures and Cultural Production: Literature and philosophy, visual and performing arts, music, cultural and comparative studies
- SH6: The Study of the Human Past: Archaeology, history and memory
PE - Mathematics, physical sciences, information and communication, engineering, universe and earth sciences
- PE1: Mathematics: All areas of mathematics, pure and applied, plus mathematical foundations of computer science, mathematical physics and statistics
- PE2: Fundamental Constituents of Matter: Particle, nuclear, plasma, atomic, molecular, gas, and optical physics
- PE3: Condensed Matter Physics: Structure, electronic properties, fluids, nanosciences, biophysics
- PE4: Physical and Analytical Chemical Sciences: Analytical chemistry, chemical theory, physical chemistry/chemical physics
- PE5: Synthetic Chemistry and Materials: Materials synthesis, structure-properties relations, functional and advanced materials, molecular architecture, organic chemistry
- PE6: Computer Science and Informatics: Informatics and information systems, computer science, scientific computing, intelligent systems
- PE7: Systems and Communication Engineering: Electronic, communication, optical and systems engineering
- PE8: Products and Processes Engineering: Product design, process design and control, construction methods, civil engineering, energy systems, material engineering
- PE9: Universe Sciences: Astro-physics/chemistry/biology; solar system; stellar, galactic and extragalactic astronomy, planetary systems, cosmology, space science, instrumentation
- PE10: Earth System Science: Physical geography, geology, geophysics, atmospheric sciences, oceanography, climatology, ecology, global environmental change, biogeochemical cycles, natural resources management
LS - Life Sciences
- LS1: Molecular and Structural Biology and Biochemistry: Molecular synthesis, modification and interaction, biochemistry, biophysics, structural biology, metabolism, signal transduction
- LS2: Genetics, Genomics, Bioinf ormatics and Systems Biology: Molecular and population genetics, genomics, transcriptomics, proteomics, metabolomics, bioinformatics, computational biology, biostatistics, biological modelling and simulation, systems biology, genetic epidemiology
- LS3: Cellular and Developmental Biology: Cell biology, cell physiology, signal transduction, organogenesis, developmental genetics, pattern formation in plants and animals, stem cell biology
- LS4: Physiology, Pathophysiology and Endocrinology: Organ physiology, pathophysiology, endocrinology, metabolism, ageing, tumorigenesis, cardiovascular disease, metabolic syndrome
- LS5: Neurosciences and Neural Disorders: Neurobiology, neuroanatomy, neurophysiology, neurochemistry, neuropharmacology, neuroimaging, systems neuroscience, neurological and psychiatric disorders
- LS6: Immunity and Infection: The immune system and related disorders, infectious agents and diseases, prevention and treatment of infection
- LS7: Diagnostic Tools, Therapies and Public Health: Aetiology, diagnosis and treatment of disease, public health, epidemiology, pharmacology, clinical medicine, regenerative medicine, medical ethics
- LS8: Evolutionary, Population and Environmental Biology: Evolution, ecology, animal behaviour, population biology, biodiversity, biogeography, marine biology, eco-toxicology, microbial ecology
- LS9: Applied life Sciences a nd Non-Medical Biotechnology: Agricultural, animal, fishery, forestry and food sciences; biotechnology, genetic engineering, synthetic and chemical biology, industrial biosciences; environmental biotechnology and remediation
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