Padua ranks first among Italian research institutions and universities for winning projects

08.08.2023

Thanks to the 3 winning projects from Luca Scorrano, Manlio De Domenico, and Edoardo Grillo, Padua ranks first among Italian research institutions and universities according to the results of the FIS 2021. Tied with Bocconi, Naples Federico II, Pisa, and Rome Sapienza, Padua researchers won 3 out of the 47 winning projects (6.4%) with total funding of 3M EUR out of the 50M EUR available (6%).

After more than a year and a half, the evaluation procedure of the projects of the Italian Science Fund of the Ministry of University and Research (FIS) has been finalized. Known as FIS 2021, and with a total budget of 50M EUR, the outcome of the evaluation supports Italian research projects, similar to those funded by the European Research Council (ERC). 

25 Advanced Grants were funded for amounts up to 1.5M EUR each for established Principal Investigators and 22 Starting Grants were funded for amounts up to 1M EUR for Junior Principal Investigators that include those who obtained their doctorate within the last 10 years.

Comments from the University of Padua Vice-Rector for Research Prof Fabio Zwirner,“After confirming our position of high-quality research from the PRIN Research Projects of National Interest, the University of Padua now ranks as a national leader in the highly selective program of excellence such as the FIS. Heartfelt congratulations and best wishes to the three winners, professors Scorrano, De Domenico, and Grillo. I hope that in the next edition of the FIS, thanks also to a tripled budget, many other excellent researchers will be financed within our and in other institutions of higher education and research.“

Winning projects by University of Padua Principal Investigators include, the Advanced Grant in Life Sciences for A SystematIc fuNctional analysis of mitOchondrial iNterorganellar InterfAces (SINFONIA) by Prof Luca Scorrano of the Department of Biology (1.5M EUR); the Starting Grant in Physical Sciences and Engineering for Criticality and adaptation of human-made physical systems to fluctuating natural physical systems by Prof Manlio De Domenico of the Department of Physics and Astronomy (985.5K EUR); and the Starting Grant in Social and Human Sciences for Behavioral Political Agency by Prof Edoardo Grillo of the Department of Economic and Business Sciences (512.6K EUR).