European Research Council, set up by the EU, funds top researchers of any nationality, helping them pursue ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. 🦋https://xitter.cf/t.co/Y9s8R2t8Qr.
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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
🎥 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
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
When states stay silent, international law still listens.
The ERC-funded project led by Fiona Smyth from @UCD_AHCP explores how silence can shape legal meaning, signal consent or protest, and influence the development of international norms.
link.europa.eu/GTVykJ
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
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-fS5o…
✅ 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.
📍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 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
🎬 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/@EuropeanResearc…
📊 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
Live from Athens:
Zoom meeting - the right link:
us06web.zoom.us/j/8725584639…
“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/Ho…
🎥Join via Zoom
us06web.zoom.us/j/8893164710
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/Ho…
🎥Join via Zoom
us06web.zoom.us/j/8893164710
European Research Council (ERC) retweeted
Επίσκεψη της Προέδρου του ERC, Maria Leptin, στην Αθήνα
hub.uoa.gr/episkepsi-tis-pro…
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
ALT CORDIS News: Is it possible to rewrite traumatic memories?
🔮 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
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…
🌍 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.🌽
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
We’re about go live - follow the event from Madrid from 17.00 CET!
🎥
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
How does the ear detect and amplify sound?
ERC grantee Francesco Gianoli’s love of the violin sparked his interest in the physics of hearing.
🏳️🌈 As a queer scientist, he advocates for an academic world where everyone can be themselves 🔗 link.europa.eu/hPDHbY @UAM_Madrid
🎥 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
🔬 ¿Qué ocurrirá en la reunión del Consejo Científico del @ERC_Research Madrid 14-16/10?
▪️ Reunión del Consejo Científico #ERC
▪️Encuentro con la comunidad investigadora española
Inscríbete aquí 👉 horizonteeuropa.es/ERC-Scien… o streming 🔗 youtube.com/live/FcjpAI-fS5o…
#FP10 #FECYT
