European Research Council (ERC)

What if research started by listening? Kristien Hens at the University of Antwerp studies neurodiversity through the voices of autistic people and those with ADHD and Tourette syndrome. #NeurodiversityWeek 👉 bit.ly/3NmFU4S

Happy #SaintPatricksDay! Lá Fhéile Pádraig sona ☘️ Did you know about the Aran Islands off Ireland’s west coast? ERC grantee Frédéric Dias won an ERC Public Engagement with Research Award for engaging island communities in frontier ocean-wave science 👉 bit.ly/4lmK6xW

A fleeting molecule that chemists had predicted for decades has now been confirmed. Barbara Nozière @KTHuniversity detected it in oxidation reactions, shedding new light on processes that occur in the atmosphere and in living organisms. Learn more 👉 link.europa.eu/qqgjhq

Curious minds, this one’s for you 🔬✨ Bring your friends, your family, your curiosity and get ready to be surprised at #ScienceIsWonderful! 👉 bit.ly/3ZpUkmZ #STEM

Thinking about applying to the Blue Book Traineeship? Hear directly from current trainees as they share what they enjoyed most about their time at the ERC. 🔗 Apply now: traineeships.ec.europa.eu #EUTraineeships #EUScienceJobs

Even infants notice social interactions: who gives, who shares, and who cooperates. Gergely Csibra @ceu shows children focus on patterns of interaction first, not traits, reshaping how we understand early social cognition. 🔗 bit.ly/3OE733m @EUScienceInnov

One example: mathematicians Christoph Thiele & Floris van Doorn received a €6.4M ERC Synergy Grant in 2025 to explore whether computers could verify mathematical proofs. Read more: bit.ly/4s9sSXE #PiDay #Mathematics

Did you know the ERC has funded some 625 mathematics projects since its creation, worth over €880 million and hosted by 170 institutions across Europe? #PiDay #Mathematics

Meet our newest Ambassador for the ERC 🇭🇺 Developmental psychologist Judit Gervain combines linguistics, neuroscience and developmental psychology to explore how language begins in the human brain. 🔗 #Hungary" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">aerg.eu/ambassadors#Hu… #Amb4ERC #Science4EU

Are you a young journalist interested in covering science & technology? Apply to the European Parliament’s European Science-Media Hub summer school on AI and science communication. 📌22–25 June in Brussels 🗓 Apply by 18 March 👉 bit.ly/4usTUe8

What can ancient DNA reveal about the past? At Science is Wonderful! in Brussels, ERC grantee Cristina Valdiosera @UBUEstudiantes will show how scientists use genetics to study people who lived in colonial Mexico. 🧬 #Archaeology #AncientDNA

How is #AI changing the future of healthcare? A new ERC report explores 238 frontier research projects using AI for disease detection, risk prediction, medical imaging, drug discovery and more. Explore the findings 👉 bit.ly/4bHkPdF #AIinHealth @EUScienceInnov

What can a 1609 shipwreck reveal about globalisation? Angela Schottenhammer @KULeuven retraces these voyages, revealing how trade shaped medicine, shipbuilding & cross-cultural connections that still resonate today. 🔗 bit.ly/4rPe0gZ

Deadline reminder ⏰ Only a few days left to apply! Submit your application by 16 March 2026 (via the appropriate national authorities). Full details 👉 bit.ly/4kGfNSy

"Alongside active suppression, there’s a quieter process through which scientific freedom can narrow without formal prohibition or visible coercion" ERC President Maria Leptin warned of current decline of #academicfreedom. Watch her @CARA1933 lecture! 🎥consent.youtube.com/m?continue=htt…

Emmanuelle Charpentier, passionate scientist, Nobel Prize laureate, role model. 👩🏻‍🔬 🧬 We are delighted to have her as part of our governing body, the ERC Scientific Council, since this year. ☝️ Note her message! 👇

👩 65% of our colleagues at the ERC Executive Agency are women, helping shape a workplace that actively contributes to advancing gender equality. In this video, they share what they 'Give to Gain' - the theme of this year's #IWD2026 #GiveToGain #March8 #UnionOfEquality

With 700 000+ deaths a year, antibiotic resistance is accelerating. Robert Vácha @LabVacha @CEITEC_Brno is developing antimicrobial peptides to break through drug resistance – now moving into in vivo testing for lung infections. Read more 👉 bit.ly/3ZYaDYF

🤯 Data is exploding – and so is its power demand. 🪫 The latest #ERCReport highlights how innovative #FrontierResearch in advanced electronics is paving the way toward more energy-efficient computing. 👉 link.europa.eu/9WTQ6q #Sustainability

Meet the Ambassador for the ERC in Romania! The #Amb4ERC Mihaela Constantinescu leads projects which explore AI ethics and human-robot interaction 🤖, engaging with research communities and policymakers in 🇷🇴 Read more 👉 bit.ly/4aOmTB9 #Amb4ERC #HorizonEU #Science4EU