The head of the European Union's top science organisation has resigned in frustration at the height of the Covid-19 crisis. Professor Mauro Ferrari resigned yesterday as president of the European Research Council, a position he held only since the start of the year.
Prof Ferrari's departure, announced via email, took immediate effect, a spokesman for the EU's executive commission said. "The commission regrets the resignation of Professor Ferrari at this early stage in his mandate ...
and at these times of unprecedented crisis in which the role of EU research is key," European Commission spokesman Johannes Bahrke said.
The news was first announced by the Financial Times, based on a statement released to the paper by Prof Ferrari, who said he