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European Research Council

The European Research Council (ERC)
funds the top researchers in Europe,
of any nationality. Learn more at http://erc.europa.eu/

The ERC's mission is to encourage the highest quality research in Europe through competitive funding and to support investigator-driven frontier research across all fields, on the basis of scientific excellence. The ERC complements other funding activities in Europe such as those of the national research funding agencies, and is a flagship component of Horizon Europe, the European Union's Research

Framework Programme for 2021 to 2027. ERC funding schemes are open to top researchers of any nationality or age who wish to carry out their frontier research in the EU Member States or Horizon Europe "associated" countries. There are four main funding schemes: Starting Grants (up to €1.5M), Consolidator Grants (up to €2M), Advanced Grants (up to €2.5M) and Synergy Grants (up to €10M), plus one additional scheme (Proof of Concept) for ERC grant holders who want to bring the results of their research closer to market.

01/06/2026

Still have questions about the new ERC Plus Grant scheme opening on 2 June? This is your chance to ask them live.

Join us next Tuesday at 15:00 CEST for a live webinar marking the official opening of the ERC Plus Grant call for applications.

Ask your questions directly to:
🔸 Maria Leptin, ERC President
🔸 Philippe Cupers, Head of the ERC Scientific Department
Hosted by Martin Penny, Head of Communication.

Why is the ERC Plus Grant unique?
🔸 Up to €7 million in funding
🔸 Support for ambitious, long-term research
🔸 A new opportunity to pursue transformative research in Europe

Don’t miss the live Q&A session and discover everything you need to know about the new grant scheme.

🎥 Join live: https://lnkd.in/eGek9MQT
🔗 Learn more: https://lnkd.in/dHHf2WyR

31/05/2026

Forests around the world are undergoing unprecedented changes due to climate change and human activity. But how can we better understand the impact of disturbances such as droughts, fires and logging on forest ecosystems?

ERC grantee Kim Calders and his team at Universiteit Gent are addressing this challenge through their project, which aims to build highly detailed “digital twin” forests.

Using advanced 3D laser scanning and spectrometry, the researchers create virtual forest models that capture forest structure and spectral properties in remarkable detail. By combining field measurements with satellite observations, the team aims to improve the monitoring and understanding of forest disturbances and ecosystem recovery across tropical and temperate forests.

Working closely with local partners around the world, the researchers are generating insights that could help improve forecasts of forest carbon dynamics and reduce uncertainties in climate models - knowledge that is urgently needed in the context of global warming and climate mitigation.

Find out more about the project 👉 https://spacetwin.ugent.be/index.html

30/05/2026

Sretan Dan Državnosti Hrvatska! 🇭🇷

Today, we celebrate Croatia and its excellent scientific talent together with Jadranka Šepić, Ambassador for the ERC from Croatia.

As an Associate Professor at the Sveučilište u Splitu - University of Split, her work focuses on extreme sea levels, meteotsunamis, and other ocean phenomena that can cause flooding and pose risks to coastal communities.

Through her ERC-funded projects SHExtreme and MeD-Track, Jadranka and her team are developing new ways to better understand and track these events in real time, contributing to safer and more resilient coastal regions.

Watch the video and discover more about her work: https://bit.ly/4bnbx81

29/05/2026

Today, the Competitiveness Council adopted the Council Recommendation on science diplomacy, marking an important step in strengthening the role of research and innovation in the EU’s external relations.

🔬 Science diplomacy helps build bridges across borders, foster trust and cooperation, and address global challenges that no country can tackle alone. At a time of growing geopolitical tensions, scientific collaboration remains a powerful channel for dialogue and mutual understanding.

📖 The edition on science diplomacy explores these themes through the perspectives of researchers, policymakers and science leaders, highlighting how frontier research can contribute to international cooperation and informed policymaking.

👉 Read the magazine: https://bit.ly/3GiZDyF

29/05/2026

When a new virus emerges, scientists look for ways to fight it. An ERC grantee is looking somewhere unexpected: the insect world.

Insects are the most diverse group of animals on Earth – and each species has developed its own ways of defending against viral threats. Jean-Luc Imler and his team at Université de Strasbourg believe this diversity holds largely untapped potential for understanding how antiviral defences work across the animal kingdom.

His research project uses the fruit fly to study a key molecule that triggers strong antiviral responses. By identifying which genes are activated in response, and tracing which of these have equivalents in other species, the team hopes to uncover novel antiviral mechanisms with the potential to inform future therapeutic approaches.

The research is ongoing, but the premise is compelling: millions of years of evolution may already contain answers to threats we have not yet faced.

Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3RoLJAu

27/05/2026

Did you know that bacteria hunt each other?⁣
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Some bacteria prey on other bacteria to survive or grow, consuming their victims from the surface – or even from within. Géraldine Laloux studies how this bacterial ‘vampirism’ works 🧛 🦠⁣
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In her lab at UCLouvain – Université catholique de Louvain, Laloux and her team observe predatory bacteria under the microscope to measure how quickly they kill a prey population. By analysing growth rates, images, and even videos, they uncover how predatory bacteria grow, reproduce, and interact.⁣
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In the long term, this research could help develop new strategies to fight multi-drug-resistant bacteria.⁣

Find out more: https://bit.ly/4dzmtQx

26/05/2026

Cancer cases in Europe are projected to rise 24% by 2035.

Better treatments will not come from one breakthrough alone, but from decades of frontier research across biology, medicine, engineering and data science.

ERC-funded researchers are uncovering new insights into tumour biology, childhood cancers and personalised therapies, while also exploring practical innovations such as at-home chemotherapy delivery and the inequalities shaping women’s cancer survival.

Curiosity-driven research over time, it can change how millions of people are diagnosed, treated and cared for.

Learn more 👉 https://europa.eu/!R9R39t

Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ) Weizmann Institute of Science Université Paris Cité The Hebrew University of Jerusalem Institut Curie CNRS London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Medizinische Universität Innsbruck

25/05/2026

What can music research tell us about the world around us? 🎵

ERC grantees are working across disciplines to explore how music connects with medicine, physics, urban life and cultural history.

Four ERC-funded projects illustrate this in practice: from mathematical models linking music and cardiovascular health, to hip hop as a form of urban knowledge, to connections between jazz improvisation and quantum physics, and the reconstruction of an unfinished 19th-century opera.

👉 How maths turned music into medicine: https://bit.ly/4tNCjf3
👉 Street science: https://bit.ly/4bTEt5D
👉 The jazz of physics: https://bit.ly/4dCjGVA
👉 The resurrection of Franz Liszt's unfinished opera Sardanapalo: https://bit.ly/4eY2bBk

From jazz improvisation to lost opera manuscripts, these projects show how music research reaches far beyond performance alone.

King's College London, University College Cork, ICFO, University of Cambridge

24/05/2026

Missed the first days of the in 🇪🇺🇵🇱 Kraków? Or not yet fluent in Polish? We’ve got you covered!

Hear ERC grantees and inspiring speakers discuss this year’s theme: - from the origins of the universe to AI, evolution & changing societies.

🎧 EN translation: https://bit.ly/4tJV57a

Narodowe Centrum Badań i Rozwoju

23/05/2026

On 2 June 2026, the new ERC Plus Grant call officially opens for applicartions and you can discover everything about it during our live webinar at 15.00 CEST.

Join live and ask your questions directly to:
🔸 Maria Leptin, ERC President
🔸 Philippe Cupers, Head of the ERC Scientific Department
Hosted by Martin Penny, Head of Communication

What makes the ERC Plus Grant unique?
🔸 Up to €7 million in funding
🔸 Support for ambitious, long-term research
🔸 A new opportunity to do transofmative research in Europe

Want to learn more ahead of the webinar? Explore videos and Q&As on the dedicated webpage.

🎥 Live and Q&A: https://youtube.com/live/p92AWykYJqE
🔗 More: https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/erc-plus-grant

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