Frontier Research 

	European Research Council website http://ec.europa.eu/erc/index_en.cfm
	ERC Panels http://erc.europa.eu/pdf/all_panels_2006_11_07_en.pdf

 Review of Frontier Research Programme

	ERC Task Force Final Report (July 2011) http://erc.europa.eu/sites/default/files/content/erc_taskforce_report.pdf
	Review July 2009 http://erc.europa.eu/PDF/final_report_230709.pdf
	Panel Review Report http://ec.europa.eu/research/evaluations/pdf/archive/other_reports_studies_and_documents/erc_review_panel_report_-_23_july_2009.pdf
	Commission Communication on Future of ERC http://ec.europa.eu/research/evaluations/pdf/archive/other_reports_studies_and_documents/commission_communication_on_the_erc_review_-_22_october_2009.pdf

 Other Background Reports to Frontier Research

	Mayor Report (2003) http://www.ercexpertgroup.org/documents/ercexpertgroup_final_report.pdf
	Kok Report
	Max Planck Submission to Framework 7 http://www.mpg.de/instituteProjekteEinrichtungen/weitereEinrichtungen/bueroBruessel/7EuForschungsrahmenprogramm/index.html
	Max Planck Publication: Building Excellence http://www.mpg.de/pdf/brussels/buildingExcellence.pdf
	Frontier Research: the European Challenge (April 2005)

Organisations strongly promoting Basic Research

	ERCEG (European Research Council Expert Group) www.ercexpertgroup.org
	ESF (European Science Foundation) www.esf.org
	EUROHORCS (European Heads of Research Councils) www.eurohorcs.org
	EUA (European University Association)
	ALLEA (Academia Europea, All European Academies)
	LERU (League of European Research Universities) www.leru.org
	EIROforum ( www.eiroforum.org   )
	Euroscience www.euroscience.org
	ELSF (European Life Science Federation)