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Aurora Research Council


The Aurora Research Council (ARC) is a cross-institutional and cross-disciplinary council of academic and research representatives from all Aurora universities. The objective of the Council is to evaluate applications and select proposals for the annual Call for Incentive Research Collaboration launched within the framework of the Aurora 2030 project supported by the European Commission.  

Professor Matthias Beekmann (President)

Université Paris-Est Créteil

Professor Ondřej Novák

Palacký University Olomouc

Academic discipline: Analytical Chemistry

Associate Professor Martin Elbel

Palacký University Olomouc

Academic discipline: History

Professor Rosa Caballol Lorenzo

Universitat Rovira i Virgili

Academic discipline: Physical Chemistry

Professor Robert Sala-Ramos

Academic discipline: Archeoloogy

Professor Pierrine Robin

Université Paris-Est Créteil

Academic discipline: Education/Social science

Professor Jorge Boczkowski

Université Paris-Est Créteil

Academic discipline: Health

Professor Roberta Alfano

Università Federico II di Napoli

Academic discipline: Law

Professor Daniela Montesarchio

Università Federico II di Napoli

Academic discipline: Chemistry

Professor Guðmundur Hálfdánarson

University of Iceland

Academic discipline: History

Associate Professor Sigríður Guðmarsdóttir

University of Iceland

Academic discipline: Theology

Associate Professor Sarju Sing Rai

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Academic discipline: Health

Professor Marjolein Zweekhorst

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

Academic discipline: Health and Life Sciences

Professor Morten Irgens

Copenhagen Business School

Academic discipline: Computer Science/AI

Professor Sebastian Otten

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Academic discipline: Economic Sciences

Professor Irene-Angelica Chounta

Universität Duisburg-Essen

Academic discipline: Computer Science / Applied Cognitive Science

Professor Sigrid Neuhauser

Universität Innsbruck

Academic discipline: Microbiology

Professor Konstanze Zwintz

Universität Innsbruck

Academic discipline: Stellar Astrophysics