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
Universitat Rovira i Virgili
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