Research projects receive 43.3 million euro from Gravitation programme

Seven Dutch consortia with top scientists will receive a total of 142.7 million euro from the Gravitation programme. This includes the consortium 'GUTS: growing up together in society' of which Erasmus University Rotterdam (EUR) is in the lead, and 'The algorithmic society' of which EUR is a co-applicant. In addition, the consortium 'Stress-in-action' in which professor and internist Liesbeth van Rossum from Erasmus MC is involved, also receives funding. Minister Dijkgraaf makes this funding available to scientific consortia that can compete in the world top with groundbreaking research. The consortium 'Growing Up Together in Society (GUTS)', led by Prof. Eveline Crone of Erasmus University Rotterdam, will receive 22 million euros. The aim of this project is to discover how young people can grow up successfully and contribute to the present and future society. "Growing up successfully is a puzzle," explains Eveline Crone, Professor of Developmental Neuroscience in Society. "Research into brain development in young people is mostly individually focused.