CORDIS · 101224625 · HORIZON
COCO Connected Communities in early medieval Europe
Coordinator: UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN (NL)
The Connected Communities project aims to re-evaluate the traditional image that, after the collapse of the Roman state in the West, a united and interconnected Europe disintegrated into a fragmented continent divided into a series of ethnic kingdoms. The image created by the writers of Late Antiquity and the early Middle Ages still determines much of what is thought about the post-Roman ‘migration period’. Yet these writers belonged to the political and intellectual elite of the population, writing with an agenda on their mind in the interests of this group. This project is vital because the…
About Horizon Europe (2021–2027)
Horizon Europe is the EU's current research and innovation programme, covering 2021 to 2027 with a budget of roughly €95.5 billion. Its three pillars are Excellent Science (frontier research and mobility), Global Challenges and European Industrial Competitiveness (mission-driven collaborative projects in health, climate, digital, security and food) and Innovative Europe (the EIC and EIT). It also funds five EU Missions targeting cancer, climate adaptation, smart cities, oceans and soils.
EU contribution: €11.2M awarded to the consortium. The project runs over approximately 6 years from 2026-04-01 to 2032-03-31.
Full record on CORDIS — partners, deliverables, publications, news.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who funds this research project?
- This project is funded by the European Union through the Horizon Europe (2021–2027) programme, under the HORIZON-ERC-SYG funding scheme.
- What is the EU contribution?
- The European Commission contributes €11.2M toward a total project budget of €11.2M.
- Which EU programme funds it?
- The project is funded under Horizon Europe (2021–2027), call ERC-2025-SyG.
- Who coordinates the project?
- The project is coordinated by UNIVERSITEIT LEIDEN (NL).
- What is the project timeline?
- The project runs from 2026-04-01 to 2032-03-31 — approximately 6 years.
- Where can I find the full project record?
- The complete record — partners, deliverables, publications and news — is published on CORDIS under project ID 101224625.