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1.42 million EU grants for REDIM • 14.04.2020BiB Expands Research on Causes of Death
Starting in August, Dr. Pavel Grigoriev will be strengthening mortality research at the BiB by launching his research project “Regional Disparities in Cause-Specific Mortality in Europe: The Role of Local Context and National Health Policies” (REDIM).
Director Prof. Dr. Norbert F. Schneider (left) is looking forward to working with Dr. Pavel Grigoriev.
Life expectancy in Europe has risen considerably in recent decades. However, it is still unclear which European regions and countries benefit the most from this trend.
What regional differences in causes of death are responsible for this? To what extent can differences between neighbouring border regions of two or more countries be explained by different national health policies? These are questions that Dr. Pavel Grigoriev and his team want to address.
These questions are also highly relevant for the current COVID-19 pandemic, which seems to spread unevenly within and across European countries. Although the current pandemic could not be foreseen at the time of the grant application, the coronavirus and its effect on spatial mortality patterns will be now in the focus of the REDIM project.
Findings Expected for 20 European Countries
For the first time, REDIM systematically and comprehensively analyses the persistent and emerging regional differences in mortality in 20 European countries, focusing on the causes of death. Collecting and harmonising a large dataset on causes of death is crucial for the success of the project.
Results Important for the European Union
REDIM analyses the impact of local conditions and the specific national health policies on the mortality of the population. The results of the project are important for the integration process within the European Union (EU). Its aim is to provide equal access to health care in all member states of the EU.
EU Funding
In order to implement this research project, Pavel Grigoriev will receive a Starting Grant from the European Research Council (ERC) amounting to 1.42 million euros over a period of five years. In Germany, Dr. Pavel Grigoriev and 18 other researchers from the social sciences and humanities received an ERC Starting Grant in 2019 to build their own research group. Up to 1.5 million euros can be awarded for each ERC Starting Grant project, with a total number of 408 grants being funded in 2019.