To continue to drive excellent research, the ERC must be safeguarded from political steering. While the Commission’s proposal to expand the ERC is welcome, proposed changes like the reduction of the President’s term are concerning. 📄 https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4 #FP10 @erc.europa.eu#FP10

The crazy thing is not what is happening. What will happen is inevitable for several reasons. The crazy thing is that they talk about war, finance, people lives, etc. as kids would talk about a Monopoly game. That is the craziness described in the history books. But now we are part of it, living it.

"It's important to follow your instinct and go for it." Sonia María García Blanco. "I was hesitant to tell my colleagues that I was applying for an ERC grant. In the end, it turned out I was good enough to get it. If I had listened to others, I wouldn't have even applied."

@nicolomaccaferri.bsky.social is investigating how light can be used to understand and manipulate matter at an extremely detailed level. His work could lead to computers powered by light instead of electricity – faster, more energy-efficient, and more environmentally friendly. tinyurl.com/ycx7rmu6

@nicolomaccaferri.bsky.social undersöker hur ljus kan användas för att förstå och manipulera materia på en extremt detaljerad nivå. Arbetet kan leda till att framtida datorer drivs av ljus i stället för elektricitet – snabbare, mer energieffektivt och mer miljövänligt #forskning tinyurl.com/3yu4nsvd

Proud to have our work appear in SCIENCE!!!

We need, more than ever, the Churchills, not the weak and insidious Chamberlains.

The report identifies factors that limit innovation in Europe: fragmentation, both of markets and of regulatory frameworks, incl different national implementations of EU legislation, no true financial union, incompatible standards, insufficient R&D funding, risk-averse regulatory culture.

Before the upcoming publication of the #MFF proposal outlining the architecture of #FP10, EUA underlines the need to safeguard the bottom-up character of the ERC, MSCA, EIC Pathfinder and EIC Transition. The FP10 proposal must ensure that the ERC maintains its full independence.

Congratulations! The new Advanced Grant winners are great news. But yet again, many scientists - around 260 - with ground-breaking ideas were rated as excellent, but remained unfunded due to a lack of funds at the ERC. Hope that more funding will be available in the future!

My first task is to hire an Associate/Senior Editor for @natrevelectreng.nature.com. Would you be interested in joining me to shape the journal? Pls DM me if you have any questions💡Apply by 1 Jul. @natureportfolio.nature.com @springernature.com springernature.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/SpringerNatu...

Check out the new preprint from our lab entitled “Ultrafast interband transitions in nanoporous gold metamaterial” arxiv.org/abs/2506.08536 🧵

New changes in @erc.europa.eu policies and the new working programme are amazing!!!! 🤩

If your test for ground-breaking discoveries can’t detect the discovery of RNAi, or of CRISPR-Cas9, or the cryoEM resolution revolution or Alphafold2, maybe it’s not a very good test. www.nature.com/articles/d41...

I would also increase the trust and support to the European researchers, as there so many good ones who, for many reasons, do not have access to top funding because they do not belong (or refuse to be part of) to the any “academic family/clan”! Then I agree 100% on the plan!

Don’t miss this fantastic panel discussion next week!

Room has been assigned. The panel discussion will be in room 203B!

If you are attending @optica.org #CLEO Conference do not miss the opportunity to attend our panel session on May 5th 6.30-8pm (room TBD) entitled “Next-Gen Photonic Metamaterials: Innovations in Light, Heat, Devices, and AI” (see below for more details).

A problem with all these journals publishing ridiculous corrections instead of retracting articles is that a 'correction' will become associated with terrible fraud. And the editors talk about 'decriminalizing retractions' and removing that stigma. Fraud is fraud, not matter how you call it.

Check out our new perspective on layered materials, from the fundamental science to technological applications in opto-electronics published open access in 2D Materials @ioppublishing.bsky.social! Thanks @vetenskapsradet.bsky.social, @kawresearch.bsky.social and @erc.europa.eu for the support!

Welcome to our newest postdoc Cristian Ramirez Gutierrez, who will investigate the optical properties & light harvesting of coralline algae! 🌎🦑🧪🌊 heidiburdett.wordpress.com/2025/04/09/w... @umeaunimarine.bsky.social @nickkamenos.bsky.social @nicolomaccaferri.bsky.social @umeauniversitet.bsky.social

Looking forward to this symposium! Thanks for inviting me at @in2ub.bsky.social to showcase the research we are doing at @umeauniversitet.bsky.social!

📢Meet the invited speakers for the Optical Materials Topical Meeting at #EOSAM2025: 🔹 Monika Fleischer 🔹 @nicolomaccaferri.bsky.social 🔹 Ambra Gianetti Submit your work and share the stage with them! 🚨Submission Deadline: April 10!🚨 🔗 www.conftool.com/eosam2025 More details: tinyurl.com/yz9r95w4

Some Republicans criticized Trump. "This is the most shameful and embarrassing moment I have ever seen in the Oval Office."

Underfunding is a serious threat when universities face increased responsibilities to respond to multiple changes/challenges 🚨 70% of universities identify underfunding as one of the top 3️⃣ obstacles for improving learning and teaching. #EUATRENDS 2024: buff.ly/4k27IXJ

One reason why I think respectability is stupid is because it's often used as a mask. Such judgements are rarely about the clothes themselves, but more often about the bodies beneath them. To wit, no one raised an issue when Elon wore a graphic t-shirt and ball cap to meet the Trump cabinet.

I am thrilled to announce that our application to organize the Nobel Symposium entitled “Metamaterials science and technology: structuring light and sound in space and time” has been funded by the the #NobelPrizeFoundation, through the #RoyalSwedishAcademyofSciences. More details will come soon!

Can someone explain to me in simple words what is the implication of having the density of states in 1D systems (nanowires) diverging at low energies? What is the main physical meaning of this result? I can explain the constant value in 2D, the dependence on sqrt(E) in 3D…but in 1D I am struggling!

Clearly in the dirty hands of incompetent and dangerous people.

Please spread the word, PhD position in our group! www.slu.se/en/about-slu...

PhD #1 involves river network modeling of carbon processing. Co-advisors are R. Sponseller (Professor in Ecosystem Ecology) and M. Rosvall (Professor in Physics). This position is part of a research school in Stress responses of complex systems. Apply by February 16th. www.umu.se/en/work-with...

I'm hiring, two fully funded PhD positions! Come work in Umeå in Arctic Sweden, a leading place for high-latitude ecosystem ecology and carbon biogeochemistry

What I think this world missed so far is a duo Gaga-Winehouse. A big missed opportunity for our universe.

Every other year, we organize an international School on nano-optics 🔬 aimed at early-stage researchers. The 2024 edition, hosted by the Lake Como School of Advanced Studies, was an intense week of science and fun! We are now scouting for locations (in Italy) for 2026 - suggestions are welcome 🙂

This is a real problem but thankfully there is a solution!

Thoughts for the years and decades to come…

A new year 🎆 means a new Edition of our Workshop of #Plasmonics and #Nano-Optics 💡! The 2025 edition will be hosted by the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia #UniMoRe and #CNR-NANO; it will take place on June 25-27 in Complesso San Geminiano, in the historical heart of #Modena. Topics include:👇

Please spread the word, 2-year-postdoc position in my group to understand fate determination. www.upsc.se/jobs/6548-po...

Given the growth of this forum in the last couple of weeks, I'm reposting our open PhD position. Come do a PhD on virus replication using our world-class, in-house cryo-EM facility. Dynamic and friendly infection biology community. Deadline in <2 weeks!

Hello! We are IceLab (Integrated Science Lab) at Umeå University. We take a modelling approach for causal understanding and connect researchers from different disciplines for the love of launching and landing new ideas. We also have a fish tank. 🐟 #complexsystems #interdisiplinaryscience #whimsy

Join us! We have two #postdoc positions on algal #biophysics: 1. #ClimateChange responses (📆20 Sept) 2. #Photosynthesis mechanisms (📆30 Sept) 🔗https://heidiburdett.wordpress.com/lab-opportunities/' 🌎🦑🧪⚛️🧬🖥️🌾 #Physics @nickkamenos.bsky.social @nicolomaccaferri.bsky.social @umeaunimarine.bsky.social

Join us! 2 year #postdoc position on algal #physiology & #photophysics w/ @nicolomaccaferri.bsky.social, @nickkamenos.bsky.social & Magnus Andersson 🔗 heidiburdett.wordpress.com/2024/05/06/p... 📆Deadline 2 June 2024 🦑🧪🌎🦤💧⚒️

Join us! #PhD in #BlueCarbon policy in SE Asia - integrating #NaturalScience, #SocialScience, community #engagement and #policy devlopment! 🌏 Fieldwork in #Vietnam & #Cambodia 🔗 heidiburdett.wordpress.com/2024/04/04/p... 📆 30 April 2024 💰Fully funded! 🦑🧪🦤💧⚒️ @nickkamenos.bsky.social #AcademicSky

Postdoctoral scholarship (2 years) in design and characterization of plasmon-enhanced light-emitting electrochemical cells in my group is available. Application details (project and skills of candidates) can be found in the application page --> www.umu.se/en/work-with...

📣Join us in Paris on May 3rd! Limited seats available! Register now ➡️ bit.ly/4auDVkL Agenda and more details ➡️ bit.ly/3PGJk0i #ERCGrantees #ScientificExcellence

Come and join our dynamic team in Sweden! We are inviting applications for a staff scientist in #marine #numerical #ecology Check it out! nature.com/naturecareer... Deadline soon: 29 March 2024! #UmeåUniversity #Research #ClimateChange

Come and join @srobertgroup.bsky.social and me at Umeå University with a 2-year postdoctoral fellowship to study the morphogenesis of plants epidermis employing a unique combination of cutting-edge genetics, cell biology and advanced optical spectroscopy!

Registrations are now open for the "Image Science" Gordon Research Conference (and accompanying Gordon research seminar) in June 2024 grc.org/image-scienc... *Apply now!* amazing program and opportunity to interact with peers and top-notch speakers in a beautiful environment!

Join us at the workshop Photonics in Flatland to discuss the challenges and perspectives of 2D semiconductors for nanophotonics. Open call for oral and poster presentations to participate in this interaction-focused event in Leiden, NL, June 3-4, 2024 www.lorentzcenter.nl/photonics-in...