❗ UPDATE ❗ Please read the latest news regarding the changes described above 👇 link.europa.eu/TBqRQJ

NEWS: The ERC Scientific Council has listened to the concerns from members of the research community about changes to the re-submission rules, intended to manage the surge in demand for grants. The Scientific Council will readjust some of the changes: link.europa.eu/TBqRQJ

Researchers, do you want to enhance your work's impact through smart #IntellectualProperty management? The European Union Intellectual Property Office has some great advice, covering the entire research lifecycle. Watch 👇 [or download the infographic 👉 buff.ly/vNElJpV] @pablopereza.bsky.social

650 foods. 193 countries. One question: what impact does our food have on the Earth? Our April MSCA Fellow of the Month, Neus Escobar, explores how food travels across the world and the environmental impact it leaves behind. Discover her work: link.europa.eu/bdjbhmnd #SciComm 🧪

🎬 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

€399M in EU funding is available to support around 1,600 researchers in their postdoctoral journey. You can choose your path: 🧪 European fellowships: 12-24 months in Europe 🧪 Global fellowships: 12-24 months abroad + return Deadline: 9 September (17:00 CEST) More info: link.europa.eu/t6jYb3

The EU Competence Centre for Science Communication is here to help you better communicate about science. Join to: - Improve your #SciComm skills - Broaden your network - Find project opportunities - Collaborate with communication experts scicommcentre.eu 🧪

📣 Migration researchers: don’t miss our webinar on the 2026 Horizon Europe migration research call! Get practical insights: - Scope & expectations - Live Q&A 🕒 16 April | 13:30–15:00 Register here: link.europa.eu/jjPQqx

🧪 Interested in working on Social Sciences and Humanities–STEM collaboration? Join our webinar on 16 April to learn more about the 2026 #HorizonEU call and get practical tips directly from our colleagues: link.europa.eu/CPKcNQ 🎯 Scope, expectations, Q&A 🕒 15:00–16:00

New guidelines on the use of artificial intelligence in the evaluation of ERC grant proposals. The aim is to safeguard the integrity of peer review while allowing limited use of AI where it does not compromise privacy or trust. Read more 👉 bit.ly/47HqTld

New opportunities for researchers in EU-Australia cooperation. Australia’s association to Horizon Europe, combined with the new Security and Defence Partnership, will deepen collaboration on cyber threats, resilience and emerging technologies: key areas for R&I. Read more: link.europa.eu/8cFfNW 🧪

Results of the MSCA & Citizens 2025 call are out! 🧪 49 projects in 40 countries were selected. They will organise the next editions of European Researchers’ Night & Researchers at Schools activities in 2026-2027, bringing researchers closer to the public: link.europa.eu/K4dnCp #SciComm

Over the past 30 years, the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme has supported researchers across borders & disciplines - helping ideas travel, careers grow & discoveries shape our world. To celebrate, we're launching a special anniversary website, showcasing the stories, people and impact 🧪

Thinking about doing research in Europe? Meet the European Research Council at the MIT European Career Fair 🇺🇸 #MITECF is the largest EU-focused career fair in the United States. 📅5–8 March 2026 📍 MIT, Cambridge, MA Full info 👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/... #ChooseEurope

“We are falling dangerously behind our competitors.” ERC President Maria Leptin on the next EU R&I budget: “Maintaining the Commission proposal is the minimum. Strengthening it would be strategic.” Listen to the hearing at the European Parliament (9’32’30) 🎥 bit.ly/4scILfc

New report: The European Research Council (ERC) has invested €2.37 billion in frontier research on advanced materials between 2014 and 2023 – an area crucial to Europe’s industrial competitiveness and transition to greener and digital futures. erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

What if your research could clean rivers - and scale your business? Ximo Silvestre and Sergey Mikhalovsky’s project, funded under MSCA Staff Exchanges, is developing a water purification device to bridge the gap between lab and market. Read their story: link.europa.eu/gcCV7T 🧪 #SciComm

Planning on applying for the MSCA Staff Exchanges funding but are not sure how to go about it? Check out our info session video. Still have questions? 🧪 Join our live Q&A session on 3 March 2026, 15:00 - 17:00 (CET) - link.europa.eu/PDKRbc More: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbpG... #SciComm

Curiosity, adventure and discovery. On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Giulia Giordano, Eleonora Macchia and Géraldine Laloux share what inspired them to choose a career in science, from early curiosity to inspiring teachers. #WomenInScience #GirlsInScience #IDWGS #STEM

(1/2) Happy 30th birthday, MSCA! 🧪 Marie Skłodowska-Curie embodied the ideal MSCA researcher: curious, mobile, collaborative, committed to diversity, excellence and societal impact. Her granddaughter, Hélène Langevin-Joliot, told us about her legacy. #SciComm

ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 call has closed with 110 applications, up from 99 two years ago. We’re glad to see so much enthusiasm for public engagement in frontier research. Winners will be announced this autumn. #ERCengage

🌐 Looking for funding for short-term research staff exchange? The 2026 MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) call is open. 98 mill. euro available to share knowledge and testing of innovative approaches for specific R&I topics. Webinar for applicants on the 29. Jan: www.forskningsradet.no/en/events/20...

📢 Registration for in-person attendance to the ERC's Annual Conference on "One Health" closes today (9/1). Register here 👉 link.europa.eu/K4YCvc 📅 28 January 2026 ⏰ 9.15-18.00 CET 📍 Covent Garden, Place Rogier 16, Brussels 🌐 In-person & web streamed

And for institutions in 🇳🇴 a webinar will be conducted in end of January. Check out the ”Events” page on the Research Council of Norway in some days!

Before we fully throw ourselves into the new year, let’s take one more look back at 2025: 🧑‍🔬 1,497 new grantees (€2.9 billion) 📢 ERC Plus Grants scheme announced 🏅 15th ERC grantee with Nobel Prize Prize 🤝 Ambassadors for the ERC launched 🖋️ ERC President Maria Leptin reappointed for 2 more years

New year’s resolution: boosting the skills that matter most for your professional growth. Discover our guide to help you get your research career in the EU to the next level: link.europa.eu/VGkqH3 #SciComm 🧪

💡Your questions, answered. The ERC Plus Grant webpage is now live, and the Q&As on this new funding scheme are available on the website, too. 🔗 ERC Plus Grants 👉 bit.ly/3N7BJcr 🔗 Q&A 👉 bit.ly/4j4G5gA

Are you working on projects that focus on cancer research, climate-neutral and smart cities, ocean and waters or soils. Join the EU Missions online info days. Discover the new topics in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/2027 and the upcoming funding: link.europa.eu/DQrQfP #SciComm 🧪

Today is #Nobel Day! 🏅 Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity! 🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK... Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates! erc.europa.eu/news-events/... 🇪🇺 Congratulations to all!

ERC Scientific Council also elected three new Vice Presidents: 🔸Liselotte Højgaard 🔸Torsten Persson 🔸 Nicola Spaldin All changes take effect on 1 January 2026. 👉 erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

Six new members join the ERC Scientific Council: 🔸Michel Campillo 🔸Emmanuelle Charpentier 🔸Kateřina Králová 🔸Susana Narotzky 🔸Karin Roelofs 🔸Eleftheria Zeggini Read more: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

The newly announced ERC Consolidator Grants will support research into children’s mental health treatments, tumor-targeting nanotechnology, early sepsis detection, protein machines, Rome’s efforts to avoid collapse... and much more ✴ Congratulations to all! 👉 buff.ly/Cq9wLUf

🎉 Congratulations to all! Happy to see 7 grants at 🇳🇴 institutions this time. Thanks to all applicants for endurance!

Our charismatic and deeply insightful Philippe Aghion is now delivering his Nobel lecture in Economics! Certainly not to be missed! 🏅 🎥 www.youtube.com/live/jQCkCcu...

"Research driven by curiosity - rather than by pre-defined agendas - is one of the strongest safeguards of academic freedom and democratic resilience." ERC President Maria Leptin’s speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldn’t be more topical. Speech: erc.europa.eu/news-events/ne…#CG40Yearsrs 🇪🇺

Missed our webinar on ERC Plus Grants? We've got a shorter interview that walks you through the essentials. A clear overview of eligibility, funding and how the selection process will work. 👉 youtu.be/TU2ymXwm-Cw?... #ChooseEuropeforScience

🔴 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

The bottom-up nature of the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions must be preserved! EUA is strongly opposed to the introduction of a top-down thematic focus or ‘directionality’ in the Commission’s proposal for Horizon Europe. 📄 Our analysis: https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4 #FP10 #MSCAactions

30 grants, up to 7 million euro for up to 7 years duration. Open to all nationalities to do groundbreaking research in Europe. Tempted?👇

Stop violence against women - at home and online. The latest @who.int report shows that 1 in 3 women face physical or sexual violence. Online abuse is rising. EU-funded research offers hope. New tools can help detect and prevent domestic and online abuse: link.europa.eu/Nqh3Cw 🧪 #SciComm

📅 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

New digital tools are transforming childhood interactions & learning. The #EUfunded e-LADDA project explored the impacts of technology on language acquisition in children. Research insights will drive the development of innovative and tailored educational technologies to improve language learning.

Christoforos Panteli created a device that can detect pre-symptomatic signs of sepsis four times faster than traditional methods. He just finished his Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions fellowship and opened a new laboratory within the same month. Read more about his journey 🧪 link.europa.eu/qMM9VK

Looking to green up your research projects? 🧪 The recently updated Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions Green Charter is here to help. Check it out and find out about the small (and not so small) steps you can take to make your research projects more sustainable. link.europa.eu/4YGyfR #SciComm

‘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

📣 Meet the new ERC Synergy Grant awardees! Sixty-six research teams have been selected for funding, bringing together 239 scientists. Congratulations to all! ➡️ buff.ly/PSn3bi9 #EUfunded #HorizonEurope #ERCSyG

(2/2) As we celebrate her birthday on 7 November and look ahead to the 30th anniversary of the programme in 2026, we honour her legacy and the researchers she continues to inspire worldwide. Learn more about the programme 🧪 link.europa.eu/J9H8Xq

(1/2) Marie Skłodowska-Curie, the first woman Nobel laureate and the only person awarded in both Chemistry and Physics, opened new frontiers in science. Her spirit inspires researchers through the Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions programme that supports excellence and collaboration across borders 🧪

(1/2) Mobility boosts research careers - grow, network & unlock new opportunities! If interested, consider: 🧪 Applying for a Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions grant: europa.eu/!J9H8Xq 🧪 Joining diverse teams of researchers to apply for EU funding and other grants: europa.eu/!hG7pcy #SciComm