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ERC Advanced Grant: FACEVAR Mike Burton Department of Psychology University of York [email protected]
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ERC Advanced Grant: FACEVAR
Mike Burton
Department of Psychology University of York
Project: FACEVAR
Scope: 4 years 2013-2017
3 postdocs (4 years each)
2 PhD students (3 years each)
1 RA (1 year)
Various running costs
A bit of equipment – not much
Project: FACEVAR
Originally submitted and won in Aberdeen
Moved to York in Jan 2015
Very complicated to do, but the support at
both universities was excellent
Project FACEVAR
Three strands
1. Computational studies of within-person variability
2. Studies on the human perceptual representation of faces
3. Improving face recognition in the real world
Outputs: Theoretical
Outputs: Applied
ERC bureaucracy
Overall: a lot less hassle than a collaborative grant
Nevertheless some significant issues arise:
Start date/ethics – significant loss of time
Simply ignored year-long requests for an extension,
despite repeated promises.
Leading to return of about £250k
ERC Advanced Grant: FACEVAR
Mike Burton
Department of Psychology University of York
