European Research Council (ERC)

The number of grant applications is rising sharply. Our capacity for their evaluation isn’t. ERC President Maria Leptin explains why stricter resubmission limits are being introduced for 2027 calls and what this mean for applicants. link.europa.eu/xF7kjc

What if we didn’t have to wait for earthquakes, but could create them on purpose to better understand Earth? 🌍 ERC grantees @ETH_en, @RWTH, and @INGV_press are doing exactly that, deep beneath the Alps. Read about it 🔗 bit.ly/4ppCBbm #EarthDay #OurPowerOurPlanet

Congratulations to ERG grantee Frank Merle on winning the 2026 @brkthroughprize in Mathematics for his work on nonlinear evolution equations & their role in understanding complex physical systems. 🔗 breakthroughprize.org/News/98 @Institut_IHES @UniversiteCergy

⏰ Are your time records audit-ready? In this third episode (3/6), we explain time recording: ✔ Why it matters for personnel costs ✔ Accepted methods ✔ Mistakes to avoid Watch 👉 bit.ly/422Ztml 🗓️ New videos Tue & Thu! #ERCGrants #EUfunding #HorizonEurope

Another good reason to read the ERC's report on #AdvancedMaterials! 👉 link.europa.eu/9WTQ6q It helped identifying the challenges that researchers are facing, which led to specific recommendations on fundamental research on advanced materials. 👇

He, she, they... the uses of some #pronouns have changed over the years. English-speakers lost the useful 'wit', 'unker' and 'git'. But what did they make it possible to say? Read the interview with Tom Birkett, head of @NorseMap #Viking research @UCC 👇 bbc.com/future/article…

🏠 More adults are moving back in with their parents globally. And it’s not just about money. Research by ERC grantee Albert Esteve @UABBarcelona, with data from +120 countries, shows this trend is reshaping families, from Spain to Japan. 👉 bit.ly/4dNo4CP @CORDIS_EU

Learn more about what you need to know before applying for an ERC grant in the 2027 competitions: • Resubmission restrictions • Application rules • Eligibility windows for #ERCStG and #ERCCoG link.europa.eu/BjTmVt

The number of grant applications is rising sharply. Our capacity for their evaluation isn’t. ERC President Maria Leptin explains why stricter resubmission limits are being introduced for 2027 calls and what this mean for applicants. link.europa.eu/xF7kjc

Meet Emilie Caspar, Ambassador for the ERC from Belgium 🇧🇪 At Ghent University, she studies how empathy, guilt, social influence & obedience shape moral decisions – going beyond the lab to work with real-world populations. #Belgium" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aerg.eu/ambassadors#Be… #Amb4ERC

📢 Working with third parties in ERC projects? 💡 In this episode, we talk about managing external entities in Horizon Europe project: ✔ Roles & categories ✔ Cost rules ✔ Mistakes to avoid Watch 👉 bit.ly/4vrfVu4 🗓️ New videos every Tue & Thu! #HorizonEurope

AI is rewriting the rules of war while diplomats debate. Autonomous weapons are already in use, but "human control" often means seconds to approve AI decisions. Ingvild Bode’s work at SDU in Denmark shows how practice, not policy, sets the norms. 👉 bit.ly/4mN9wpr #AI

Why does quantum research matter? Better medicines, new materials and technologies all depend on understanding molecules – something still out of reach today. Michał Tomza studies ultracold molecules to help make this possible. #WorldQuantumDay #FrontierResearch @UniWarszawski

🎬 Launch of new ERC Classes (1/6) for grant management! This first video explains the essentials for grantees: ✔ What makes ERC grants unique ✔ Your rights as PI ✔ Time commitment & portability 🗓️ New 📹 every Tue & Thu Watch 👉 bit.ly/4dK2XS0 #HorizonEurope

Can stars strip planets of their atmospheres? ERC grantee Aline Vidotto from the University of Leiden studies exoplanets orbiting close to their stars and how this interaction could shed light on planetary evolution. Read more👉 bit.ly/4vmMN7l @CORDIS_EU

ERC grantees Florent Sebbane @Inserm, Nils Christian Stenseth and Ulf Büntgen @Cambridge_Uni investigate how a volcano help unleash the Black Death. Photo credits: Florent Sebbane Read more about this 👉 bit.ly/4sqdrcU @CORDIS_EU

Getting to the Moon is one challenge. Staying there is another. ERC grantee Inge Bellemans and her team @ugent are working on how to produce oxygen, metals and even construction material directly from lunar dust - using solar energy and what’s already on the Moon.

Meet our Ambassador for the ERC in Estonia 🇪🇪 Professor Ülo Niinemets studies how plants respond to climate change, from leaf processes to global ecosystems. #Estonia" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aerg.eu/ambassadors#Es… #Amb4ERC

Parenting starts before pregnancy – for men too. Oskar Karlsson @Stockholm_Uni shows dads’ exposures to pollutants and stress alter gene expression, affecting kids’ health. Time to close the research gap. 👉 bit.ly/4uQW1Z5 @CORDIS_EU

@DEATHREVOL1 @FECYT_Ciencia @CENIEH And thank you for your illuminating content on social media!

5 years on, many things change, but not everything leaves a trace. From material remains, we try to reconstruct behaviours and meanings. 5 years ago, @DEATHREVOL1 began with a question and we’re still working on it. Thank you for being there! @ERC_Research @FECYT_Ciencia @CENIEH

@HybridNano @iNSyT_Solutions @LMU_Muenchen Thank you for the mention! However while the ERC funded the original HYBRIDNANO project (details below), is it of course the @EUeic that funds EIC Transition grants. cordis.europa.eu/project/id/280…

🥳We are very happy to share that @iNSyT_Solutions has received a €2.45M EIC Transition Grant from @ERC_Research 🇪🇺 at @LMU_Muenchen 🇩🇪 The project advances a patented microscope platform for real-time quality control of nanomaterials 🔬🔍 Read more: lmu.de/en/newsroom/ne…