European Research Council (ERC)
@erc.europa.eu
European Research Council, set up by the EU, funds top researchers of any nationality, helping them pursue great ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. #HorizonEU
🔴 Live now: Webinar on the planned ERC Plus Grants.
Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research.
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#ChooseEuropeforScience
Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research.
buff.ly/0VujxEM
#ChooseEuropeforScience
November 28, 2025 at 2:05 PM
🔴 Live now: Webinar on the planned ERC Plus Grants.
Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research.
buff.ly/0VujxEM
#ChooseEuropeforScience
Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research.
buff.ly/0VujxEM
#ChooseEuropeforScience
Webinar: Learn how the planned ERC Plus Grants are being designed and what they aim to achieve.
🗓️ 28 November 2025
⏰ 15.00 (CET)
Details 👉 buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience
🗓️ 28 November 2025
⏰ 15.00 (CET)
Details 👉 buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience
Webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants
The ERC Plus Grants are a new funding scheme to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research that goes beyond the scope o
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November 27, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Webinar: Learn how the planned ERC Plus Grants are being designed and what they aim to achieve.
🗓️ 28 November 2025
⏰ 15.00 (CET)
Details 👉 buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience
🗓️ 28 November 2025
⏰ 15.00 (CET)
Details 👉 buff.ly/QreV44K
#ChooseEuropeforScience
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we were reminded that any harm directed towards women constitutes violence.
ERC grantee Núria Rodríguez-Planas explores how motherhood, gender norms, and cash transfers affect intimate partner violence.
👉 t.co/Ybp8zRdRiJ
ERC grantee Núria Rodríguez-Planas explores how motherhood, gender norms, and cash transfers affect intimate partner violence.
👉 t.co/Ybp8zRdRiJ
November 26, 2025 at 1:38 PM
On the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women, we were reminded that any harm directed towards women constitutes violence.
ERC grantee Núria Rodríguez-Planas explores how motherhood, gender norms, and cash transfers affect intimate partner violence.
👉 t.co/Ybp8zRdRiJ
ERC grantee Núria Rodríguez-Planas explores how motherhood, gender norms, and cash transfers affect intimate partner violence.
👉 t.co/Ybp8zRdRiJ
New research at @uc3m.es shows that your social circle affects how you perceive your own body: people with broader networks are less affected by sensory cues that distort body image.
👉 t.co/MNWFxzWOtp
@anatajadura.bsky.social
👉 t.co/MNWFxzWOtp
@anatajadura.bsky.social
November 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
New research at @uc3m.es shows that your social circle affects how you perceive your own body: people with broader networks are less affected by sensory cues that distort body image.
👉 t.co/MNWFxzWOtp
@anatajadura.bsky.social
👉 t.co/MNWFxzWOtp
@anatajadura.bsky.social
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Pascal Lamy, Coordinator of Jacques Delors Think Tank Network:
“Europe must fund the next frontier of research. Companies invest in R&D for competitiveness, but only public support can unlock breakthroughs without immediate commercial returns.”
#2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope
“Europe must fund the next frontier of research. Companies invest in R&D for competitiveness, but only public support can unlock breakthroughs without immediate commercial returns.”
#2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope
November 19, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Pascal Lamy, Coordinator of Jacques Delors Think Tank Network:
“Europe must fund the next frontier of research. Companies invest in R&D for competitiveness, but only public support can unlock breakthroughs without immediate commercial returns.”
#2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope
“Europe must fund the next frontier of research. Companies invest in R&D for competitiveness, but only public support can unlock breakthroughs without immediate commercial returns.”
#2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope
📅 Save the date: 28 Nov at 3PM CET
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
November 20, 2025 at 3:29 PM
📅 Save the date: 28 Nov at 3PM CET
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
🎤 ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
🔴 Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
Join the ERC session @ebsummiteurope.bsky.social tomorrow 19/11 at 11:30:
‘Breakthrough discovery & innovation: Securing Europe’s competitive edge?’
- Nobel Laureate in economics Ph. Aghion
- Pascal Lamy
- J-F van Boxmeer
Livestream (quick, free registration):
ebsummits.eu/live/
#EBS2025 🇪🇺
‘Breakthrough discovery & innovation: Securing Europe’s competitive edge?’
- Nobel Laureate in economics Ph. Aghion
- Pascal Lamy
- J-F van Boxmeer
Livestream (quick, free registration):
ebsummits.eu/live/
#EBS2025 🇪🇺
November 18, 2025 at 6:05 PM
Join the ERC session @ebsummiteurope.bsky.social tomorrow 19/11 at 11:30:
‘Breakthrough discovery & innovation: Securing Europe’s competitive edge?’
- Nobel Laureate in economics Ph. Aghion
- Pascal Lamy
- J-F van Boxmeer
Livestream (quick, free registration):
ebsummits.eu/live/
#EBS2025 🇪🇺
‘Breakthrough discovery & innovation: Securing Europe’s competitive edge?’
- Nobel Laureate in economics Ph. Aghion
- Pascal Lamy
- J-F van Boxmeer
Livestream (quick, free registration):
ebsummits.eu/live/
#EBS2025 🇪🇺
When groundwater demand exceeds safe pumping limits, governments must step in, says Marc Bierkens.
Farmers can:
✅ Grow crops that use less water & improve irrigation
Authorities can:
✅ Implement aquifer recharge & desalinate coastal water
👉 shorturl.at/fNTgS
@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
Farmers can:
✅ Grow crops that use less water & improve irrigation
Authorities can:
✅ Implement aquifer recharge & desalinate coastal water
👉 shorturl.at/fNTgS
@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 11:08 AM
When groundwater demand exceeds safe pumping limits, governments must step in, says Marc Bierkens.
Farmers can:
✅ Grow crops that use less water & improve irrigation
Authorities can:
✅ Implement aquifer recharge & desalinate coastal water
👉 shorturl.at/fNTgS
@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
Farmers can:
✅ Grow crops that use less water & improve irrigation
Authorities can:
✅ Implement aquifer recharge & desalinate coastal water
👉 shorturl.at/fNTgS
@utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
How do you get parenting support to millions of families during a pandemic?
Lucie Cluver, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, figured it out well 👉 t.co/XxhP16D18a
🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 t.co/fFic8g294I
@ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
Lucie Cluver, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, figured it out well 👉 t.co/XxhP16D18a
🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 t.co/fFic8g294I
@ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
November 18, 2025 at 8:18 AM
How do you get parenting support to millions of families during a pandemic?
Lucie Cluver, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, figured it out well 👉 t.co/XxhP16D18a
🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 t.co/fFic8g294I
@ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
Lucie Cluver, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, figured it out well 👉 t.co/XxhP16D18a
🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 t.co/fFic8g294I
@ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social
📢 Save the date: ERC annual conference will take place on 28 January 2026! Its theme will be ‘One Health’.
Discover the programme and register now 👉 t.co/SBat1iYccr
#OneHealth
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @ecdc.europa.eu @efsa.europa.eu
Discover the programme and register now 👉 t.co/SBat1iYccr
#OneHealth
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @ecdc.europa.eu @efsa.europa.eu
November 17, 2025 at 11:03 AM
📢 Save the date: ERC annual conference will take place on 28 January 2026! Its theme will be ‘One Health’.
Discover the programme and register now 👉 t.co/SBat1iYccr
#OneHealth
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @ecdc.europa.eu @efsa.europa.eu
Discover the programme and register now 👉 t.co/SBat1iYccr
#OneHealth
@scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu @ecdc.europa.eu @efsa.europa.eu
The opening of the ERC Proof of Concept Call 2026 is postponed by about three weeks. The new date will be announced on the ERC website once confirmed. Eligible ERC grantees will be informed by email.
All the details 👉 erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/...
All the details 👉 erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/...
November 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
The opening of the ERC Proof of Concept Call 2026 is postponed by about three weeks. The new date will be announced on the ERC website once confirmed. Eligible ERC grantees will be informed by email.
All the details 👉 erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/...
All the details 👉 erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/...
The Earth contains around 20 million km³ of groundwater. However, some of it lies too deep to extract, while other reserves are being depleted faster than they can be replenished. Will we run out of it?
👉 bit.ly/43sx1vl
#COP30 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/43sx1vl
#COP30 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
Will we run out of groundwater?
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How much can we still use before it is gone? ERC grantee Marc Bierkens is among th...
bit.ly
November 13, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The Earth contains around 20 million km³ of groundwater. However, some of it lies too deep to extract, while other reserves are being depleted faster than they can be replenished. Will we run out of it?
👉 bit.ly/43sx1vl
#COP30 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
👉 bit.ly/43sx1vl
#COP30 @utrechtuniversity.bsky.social
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This year’s #STOA & @erc.europa.eu Pairing Scheme brought together policymakers and top EU researchers for a day of collaboration, strengthening the dialogue between science and policy. 🧵
#EUResearch #SciencePolicy
#EUResearch #SciencePolicy
November 13, 2025 at 9:29 AM
This year’s #STOA & @erc.europa.eu Pairing Scheme brought together policymakers and top EU researchers for a day of collaboration, strengthening the dialogue between science and policy. 🧵
#EUResearch #SciencePolicy
#EUResearch #SciencePolicy
We’re at the @europarl.europa.eu, where ERC grantees meet MEPs to bridge frontier research and policy.
📺Tune in on Wed 12 Nov at 14.30 europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
Who benefits from such exchanges between scientists and politicians? Hear from ERC President Maria Leptin.
📺Tune in on Wed 12 Nov at 14.30 europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
Who benefits from such exchanges between scientists and politicians? Hear from ERC President Maria Leptin.
November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
We’re at the @europarl.europa.eu, where ERC grantees meet MEPs to bridge frontier research and policy.
📺Tune in on Wed 12 Nov at 14.30 europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
Who benefits from such exchanges between scientists and politicians? Hear from ERC President Maria Leptin.
📺Tune in on Wed 12 Nov at 14.30 europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
Who benefits from such exchanges between scientists and politicians? Hear from ERC President Maria Leptin.
We are live at @europarl.europa.eu to discuss how science can inform policy for a greener, fairer Europe 🌱
Tune in here 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
Tune in here 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
November 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
We are live at @europarl.europa.eu to discuss how science can inform policy for a greener, fairer Europe 🌱
Tune in here 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
Tune in here 👉 www.europarl.europa.eu/streaming/?e...
Frédéric Dias, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, brought science to life in Ireland’s #AranIslands by hiring local fishermen ⚓, inspiring students 🏫 and building lasting community ties 🌊🤝 .
🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 buff.ly/GmZ9FQ2
@ucddublin.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social
🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 buff.ly/GmZ9FQ2
@ucddublin.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social
November 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Frédéric Dias, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, brought science to life in Ireland’s #AranIslands by hiring local fishermen ⚓, inspiring students 🏫 and building lasting community ties 🌊🤝 .
🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 buff.ly/GmZ9FQ2
@ucddublin.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social
🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 buff.ly/GmZ9FQ2
@ucddublin.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social
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Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
November 10, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe!
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
We are uniting two research powerhouses.
For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more.
Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership.
Rob Marchant, Laura Pereira, Unai Pascual, and Thomas Hickler will use their ERC Synergy Grant to understand how nature and societies interact in and beyond mountain socioecological systems ⛰️
@rob-marchant.bsky.social @laurap18.bsky.social @upascual.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
@rob-marchant.bsky.social @laurap18.bsky.social @upascual.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
November 10, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Rob Marchant, Laura Pereira, Unai Pascual, and Thomas Hickler will use their ERC Synergy Grant to understand how nature and societies interact in and beyond mountain socioecological systems ⛰️
@rob-marchant.bsky.social @laurap18.bsky.social @upascual.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
@rob-marchant.bsky.social @laurap18.bsky.social @upascual.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
Watch the replay from Berlin!
‘International Research Cooperation in a Fragmented World’
With Maria Leptin, Hugh Brady, Astrid Lambrecht, Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, Thierry Coulhon, Bettina Rockenbach.
Starting from 1’55’ 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cO...
#FallingWalls25
‘International Research Cooperation in a Fragmented World’
With Maria Leptin, Hugh Brady, Astrid Lambrecht, Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, Thierry Coulhon, Bettina Rockenbach.
Starting from 1’55’ 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cO...
#FallingWalls25
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Watch the replay from Berlin!
‘International Research Cooperation in a Fragmented World’
With Maria Leptin, Hugh Brady, Astrid Lambrecht, Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, Thierry Coulhon, Bettina Rockenbach.
Starting from 1’55’ 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cO...
#FallingWalls25
‘International Research Cooperation in a Fragmented World’
With Maria Leptin, Hugh Brady, Astrid Lambrecht, Stefan Asenkerschbaumer, Thierry Coulhon, Bettina Rockenbach.
Starting from 1’55’ 📺
www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cO...
#FallingWalls25
Dynamic crowds, a common phenomenon, have intrigued researchers for over a century 👣
Anna Sieben, Tom Postmes and Armin Seyfried will use their ERC Synergy Grant to explore the physics and social psychology of crowd movement.
@fz-juelich.de @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
Anna Sieben, Tom Postmes and Armin Seyfried will use their ERC Synergy Grant to explore the physics and social psychology of crowd movement.
@fz-juelich.de @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
November 9, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Dynamic crowds, a common phenomenon, have intrigued researchers for over a century 👣
Anna Sieben, Tom Postmes and Armin Seyfried will use their ERC Synergy Grant to explore the physics and social psychology of crowd movement.
@fz-juelich.de @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
Anna Sieben, Tom Postmes and Armin Seyfried will use their ERC Synergy Grant to explore the physics and social psychology of crowd movement.
@fz-juelich.de @uni-wuppertal.bsky.social
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
⏰ At 1PM!
Don’t miss the session on defending academic freedom.
🎥
Livestream - register here (free of charge):
falling-walls.com/livestream-2...
🇪🇺
Don’t miss the session on defending academic freedom.
🎥
Livestream - register here (free of charge):
falling-walls.com/livestream-2...
🇪🇺
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
⏰ At 1PM!
Don’t miss the session on defending academic freedom.
🎥
Livestream - register here (free of charge):
falling-walls.com/livestream-2...
🇪🇺
Don’t miss the session on defending academic freedom.
🎥
Livestream - register here (free of charge):
falling-walls.com/livestream-2...
🇪🇺
What happened during the very first microseconds after the Big Bang? 💥
Andrii Neronov, Franco Vazza, Chiara Caprini and Axel Brandenburg will try to discover what happened during those first crucial instants of the Universe’s evolution.
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
Andrii Neronov, Franco Vazza, Chiara Caprini and Axel Brandenburg will try to discover what happened during those first crucial instants of the Universe’s evolution.
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
November 8, 2025 at 11:30 AM
What happened during the very first microseconds after the Big Bang? 💥
Andrii Neronov, Franco Vazza, Chiara Caprini and Axel Brandenburg will try to discover what happened during those first crucial instants of the Universe’s evolution.
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
Andrii Neronov, Franco Vazza, Chiara Caprini and Axel Brandenburg will try to discover what happened during those first crucial instants of the Universe’s evolution.
👉 buff.ly/ZQhLp4h
#ERCSyG
‘Academia under attack: action against anti democratic threats’
⏰ Today 1 PM
ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de, @dziblatt.bsky.social, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell
falling-walls.com/programme/ac...
Tune in!🎥
falling-walls.com/livestream-2025
⏰ Today 1 PM
ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de, @dziblatt.bsky.social, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell
falling-walls.com/programme/ac...
Tune in!🎥
falling-walls.com/livestream-2025
November 8, 2025 at 7:27 AM
‘Academia under attack: action against anti democratic threats’
⏰ Today 1 PM
ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de, @dziblatt.bsky.social, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell
falling-walls.com/programme/ac...
Tune in!🎥
falling-walls.com/livestream-2025
⏰ Today 1 PM
ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, @patrick-cramer.maxplanck.de, @dziblatt.bsky.social, Jens Martin Gurr, Anna-Sara Lind, Eva Ines Obergfell
falling-walls.com/programme/ac...
Tune in!🎥
falling-walls.com/livestream-2025
Today is the International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School.
An ERC-funded research has revealed that bullying triggers the same stress responses in the brain as physical threats.
Let’s continue raising awareness, offering support, and speaking up.
👉
An ERC-funded research has revealed that bullying triggers the same stress responses in the brain as physical threats.
Let’s continue raising awareness, offering support, and speaking up.
👉
Koulukiusaamisen jäljet näkyvät aivoissa vielä aikuisenakin | Verkkouutiset
Koulukiusaamisen jäljet näkyvät aivoissa vielä aikuisenakin | Verkkouutiset
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November 7, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Today is the International Day Against Violence and Bullying at School.
An ERC-funded research has revealed that bullying triggers the same stress responses in the brain as physical threats.
Let’s continue raising awareness, offering support, and speaking up.
👉
An ERC-funded research has revealed that bullying triggers the same stress responses in the brain as physical threats.
Let’s continue raising awareness, offering support, and speaking up.
👉
‘International Research Cooperation in a Fragmented World’
Tune now to the Science Summit and #FallingWalls2025 in Berlin with Maria Leptin among the speakers.
Find out more: forschungsgipfel.de/2025/english
Livestream: m.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cO...
Tune now to the Science Summit and #FallingWalls2025 in Berlin with Maria Leptin among the speakers.
Find out more: forschungsgipfel.de/2025/english
Livestream: m.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cO...
November 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
‘International Research Cooperation in a Fragmented World’
Tune now to the Science Summit and #FallingWalls2025 in Berlin with Maria Leptin among the speakers.
Find out more: forschungsgipfel.de/2025/english
Livestream: m.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cO...
Tune now to the Science Summit and #FallingWalls2025 in Berlin with Maria Leptin among the speakers.
Find out more: forschungsgipfel.de/2025/english
Livestream: m.youtube.com/watch?v=j8cO...