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"The proposed cuts to the Horizon Europe FP10 budget send the wrong signal.
To be world leaders in science, compete in emerging technologies and strengthen our economic & technological resilience, we must invest in science now.
It’s not too late to change course!"
Maria Leptin
To be world leaders in science, compete in emerging technologies and strengthen our economic & technological resilience, we must invest in science now.
It’s not too late to change course!"
Maria Leptin
🎥 Watch live from Madrid: discussion on next EU R&I programme FP10.
📅 14 Oct 17:00
Tune in! m.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjpAI…
Speakers include: ERC President M. Leptin, Secretary General at Science Ministry Teresa Riesgo, former ERC Secretary General Andreu Mas-Colell, ERC grantees
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Once a staple, broomcorn millet faded from European fields and diets.
Archaeologist Giedrė Motuzaitė Matuzevičiūtė is discovering what this ancient crop can teach us about farming in a warming world.
Could the future of agriculture lie in the past? 👉 link.europa.eu/myB63G
Archaeologist Giedrė Motuzaitė Matuzevičiūtė is discovering what this ancient crop can teach us about farming in a warming world.
Could the future of agriculture lie in the past? 👉 link.europa.eu/myB63G
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A record 7,710 proposals – a 60.4% increase to 2026 – for #ERCStG 2027! Physical Sciences & Engineering are in the lead (43%), followed by Social Sciences & Humanities (29%), and Life Sciences (28%).
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…
erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…
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Berlin, February 2007: the ERC’s early days.
On World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, revisit our history as we approach ERC's 20th anniversary
Explore our archive. Follow new stories on YouTube.
youtube.com/channel/UC7_ZP…
On World Day for Audiovisual Heritage, revisit our history as we approach ERC's 20th anniversary
Explore our archive. Follow new stories on YouTube.
youtube.com/channel/UC7_ZP…
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Servus! 🇦🇹
On Austrian National Day let's celebrate >630 ERC-funded research projects hosted at 63 Austrian institutions! A major contribution to European science...
... and to a more inclusive society, as showcased by a researcher based there 🔗 link.europa.eu/rhQ6Fc
On Austrian National Day let's celebrate >630 ERC-funded research projects hosted at 63 Austrian institutions! A major contribution to European science...
... and to a more inclusive society, as showcased by a researcher based there 🔗 link.europa.eu/rhQ6Fc
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Fresh perspective on how children make sense of the social world.
Very young children do not recognise character traits but focus on patterns of interaction, @GCsibra & team from @ceu found.
Find out more 👉 link.europa.eu/tXyX6K
@CORDIS_EU
Very young children do not recognise character traits but focus on patterns of interaction, @GCsibra & team from @ceu found.
Find out more 👉 link.europa.eu/tXyX6K
@CORDIS_EU
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Fruitful Madrid visit 🇪🇸
Thank you for your support for frontier science, State Secretary @CigudosaJuan, and to our hosts, @AgEInves!
Spanish scientists inspired the room and ERC President Maria Leptin denounced the proposed EU budget cuts.
🎥 Playback: youtube.com/live/FcjpAI-fS…
Thank you for your support for frontier science, State Secretary @CigudosaJuan, and to our hosts, @AgEInves!
Spanish scientists inspired the room and ERC President Maria Leptin denounced the proposed EU budget cuts.
🎥 Playback: youtube.com/live/FcjpAI-fS…
✅ El SE de @CienciaGob, @CigudosaJuan, ha abierto hoy la última jornada de diálogo entre el Consejo Científico del @ERC_Research y la comunidad científica española.
🇪🇺 Un espacio de diálogo sobre los retos y oportunidades de la investigación de frontera en Europa.
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📍Researchers in Australia & New Zealand — this one’s for you!
Join the EURAXESS ANZ + European Research Council webinar on funding opportunities with the ERC.
📆 4 Nov 2026
🕓 6.00 p.m. AEDT | 8.00 p.m. NZDT
💻 Online | in English
🔗 link.europa.eu/r6jXkw
Join the EURAXESS ANZ + European Research Council webinar on funding opportunities with the ERC.
📆 4 Nov 2026
🕓 6.00 p.m. AEDT | 8.00 p.m. NZDT
💻 Online | in English
🔗 link.europa.eu/r6jXkw
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Join us today! 🚀
Our webinar “Building ERC capacity in Widening countries” starts at 09:30 CEST.
Different approaches, shared challenges, valuable lessons!
📅 23 October 2026 | 09:30–12:20 CEST
💻 Online | No registration required
👉 lnkd.in/eYQPgqGa
Our webinar “Building ERC capacity in Widening countries” starts at 09:30 CEST.
Different approaches, shared challenges, valuable lessons!
📅 23 October 2026 | 09:30–12:20 CEST
💻 Online | No registration required
👉 lnkd.in/eYQPgqGa
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🎬 It's #OpenAccessWeek and we're taking you behind the scenes!
We're filming a brand new #ERCClasses video on open science and what it means for ERC-funded researchers. 🎥
📺 Coming soon! Subscribe so you don't miss it 👉 youtube.com/@EuropeanResea…
We're filming a brand new #ERCClasses video on open science and what it means for ERC-funded researchers. 🎥
📺 Coming soon! Subscribe so you don't miss it 👉 youtube.com/@EuropeanResea…
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📊 19 000+ ERC-funded projects. What do the numbers reveal?
On #EuropeanStatisticsDay, explore the data behind frontier research with the ERC Dashboard.
🔎 Discover trends, compare countries and more!
🎥 Watch our tutorial and start exploring: lnkd.in/d6cGWrMc
On #EuropeanStatisticsDay, explore the data behind frontier research with the ERC Dashboard.
🔎 Discover trends, compare countries and more!
🎥 Watch our tutorial and start exploring: lnkd.in/d6cGWrMc
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Live from Athens:
Zoom meeting - the right link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/87255846391?…
“Strengthening Greece's Participation in the ERC”
Zoom meeting - the right link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/87255846391?…
“Strengthening Greece's Participation in the ERC”
Today 🇬🇷 🇪🇺
ERC President Maria Leptin visits Athens to meet the scientific community and political leaders.
⏰ 20/10 at 8.50 CEST (9.50 Athens time)
Event on
“Strengthening Greece’s ERC participation"
Programme:
praxinetwork.gr/el/doclib/Hori…
🎥Join via Zoom
us06web.zoom.us/j/8893164710
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Today 🇬🇷 🇪🇺
ERC President Maria Leptin visits Athens to meet the scientific community and political leaders.
⏰ 20/10 at 8.50 CEST (9.50 Athens time)
Event on
“Strengthening Greece’s ERC participation"
Programme:
praxinetwork.gr/el/doclib/Hori…
🎥Join via Zoom
us06web.zoom.us/j/8893164710
ERC President Maria Leptin visits Athens to meet the scientific community and political leaders.
⏰ 20/10 at 8.50 CEST (9.50 Athens time)
Event on
“Strengthening Greece’s ERC participation"
Programme:
praxinetwork.gr/el/doclib/Hori…
🎥Join via Zoom
us06web.zoom.us/j/8893164710
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European Research Council (ERC) retweeted
Επίσκεψη της Προέδρου του ERC, Maria Leptin, στην Αθήνα
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hub.uoa.gr/episkepsi-tis-…
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European Research Council (ERC) retweeted
🧠 Can a memory be erased? It might be possible – at least in mice. EU-funded research identified the brain cells storing a specific traumatic memory and showed that the association with the event could be ‘unlearned’.
👉 link.europa.eu/9bfhvy
👉 link.europa.eu/9bfhvy
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🔮 What will shape biotech by 2030?
ERC grantees point to AI-powered data mining in the life sciences as the technology most likely to transform the field. 🧬🤖
What else is on the horizon? 🔗 link.europa.eu/HYdf9m
#EU_funded @EUScienceInnov #Biotechnology
ERC grantees point to AI-powered data mining in the life sciences as the technology most likely to transform the field. 🧬🤖
What else is on the horizon? 🔗 link.europa.eu/HYdf9m
#EU_funded @EUScienceInnov #Biotechnology
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Many families sit down together to a big meal at weekends. Did you know that eating with loved ones is good for you?
@shiratzil investigates a biological theory of social relations, and found that in these circumstances blood glucose lowers afterwards.
eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
@shiratzil investigates a biological theory of social relations, and found that in these circumstances blood glucose lowers afterwards.
eurekalert.org/news-releases/…
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🌍 How can science drive food innovation?
On #WorldFoodDay, hear from Carlos Gonçalo das Neves, Chief Scientist at @EFSA_EU, on how the best science connects the dots to advance #foodinnovation.🌽
On #WorldFoodDay, hear from Carlos Gonçalo das Neves, Chief Scientist at @EFSA_EU, on how the best science connects the dots to advance #foodinnovation.🌽
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There is no single pathway to ERC readiness.
Mentoring, Visiting Fellowships, national and institutional support – see what different approaches look like in practice at our webinar on 23 October.
🔗 lnkd.in/eYQPgqGa
Mentoring, Visiting Fellowships, national and institutional support – see what different approaches look like in practice at our webinar on 23 October.
🔗 lnkd.in/eYQPgqGa
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We’re about go live - follow the event from Madrid from 17.00 CET!
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjpAI…
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m.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjpAI…
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🎥 Watch live from Madrid: discussion on next EU R&I programme FP10.
📅 14 Oct 17:00
Tune in! m.youtube.com/watch?v=FcjpAI…
Speakers include: ERC President M. Leptin, Secretary General at Science Ministry Teresa Riesgo, former ERC Secretary General Andreu Mas-Colell, ERC grantees
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