European Research Council (ERC)

European Research Council, set up by the EU, funds top researchers of any nationality, helping them pursue ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. 🦋

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🚨 Reminder ERC grantees: #ScienceisWonderful is calling!

🗓️ Free on 17-19/03/2027? If you enjoy sharing your science, why not join us in Brussels for the next edition?

🎥 Want a taste? Meet the ERC Team 2025!

⏰ Apply by 6/10 👉 https://t.co/wrlhbmtHrz

@ERCGrantees

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📢 2027 ERC Consolidator Grant call for proposals is now open 📢

Have an excellent research idea and ready to build the team to pursue it?

This funding could be for you!

Deadline: 12 January 2027

👉 https://t.co/SKga4Pab0n

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

Do you have professional experience in Continuous Improvement, process/organisational improvement or change management?

Want to work for the ERC for 8 months? Check out our new job offer!

Role and application info 👉 https://t.co/nI5kePqvyu

Deadline: 30/09 @ 12.00 CEST

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Tonight is #EUResearchersNight! 🎉

In Dublin? Join ERC grantee Emma Tomlinson to explore minerals from Earth’s crust and mantle - and what they reveal about our planet! 🌎

Want to dig deeper? Register👉 https://t.co/dTZ316vHWG

🌍 Events in your country: https://t.co/DxaXBPgK25

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

On World Cancer Research Day we highlight Éric Vivier who received the 2026 William B. Coley Award for Distinguished Research in Basic and Tumor Immunology for his work on natural killer cells.
🔗 https://t.co/NYP1VhKwcQ
Explore more ERC-funded research
🔗 https://t.co/ZeaFdS2ufg

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Can you build the Universe? ✨
Step into the fascinating world of particle physics and meet ERC grantee Eleni Vryonidou in Nicosia for #EUResearchersNight 2026 on 🗓️25/09!

No physics degree needed - just curiosity!

🌍 Events in your country: https://t.co/DxaXBPgK25

@ResearchCy

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🧬 One material. Two incredible jobs. How is that possible?

Join ERC grantee Daniel Garcia Gonzalez in his lab this 🗓️25/09 @uc3m for #EUResearchersNight and see how materials can take on surprising new roles!

🌍 Events in your country: https://t.co/DxaXBPgK25

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On Bulgaria’s Independence Day, we turn the spotlight on Ivan Minev, Ambassador for the ERC for 🇧🇬 !

A two-time ERC grantee, Ivan wants to help researchers access ERC funding to turn ambitious scientific ideas into groundbreaking research.

#Amb4ERC #FrontierResearch

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

Ready for #EUResearchersNight this 🗓️ Friday?

🌊 In Lisbon? Don’t miss Cristina Brito at Pavilhão do Conhecimento for “Weaving Ocean Histories”, exploring how different perspectives help us understand our shared blue world ��

🌍 Events in your country: https://t.co/DxaXBPgK25

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@JustynaOlko

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After a year as an Ambassador for the ERC, Justyna Olko from Poland 🇵🇱 shares with us what was the best experience she had so far!

🔗 Have a look at the video and read more about her research: https://t.co/xGXTHS8PdD

#Amb4ERC

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🚨ERC grantees: ready to step beyond your lab and share your research with audiences of all ages? The applications for the 2027 #ScienceisWonderful! fair are open!

🎥See what past ERC grantees thought of the experience and get inspired!

Apply by 🗓️6/10 : https://t.co/wrlhbmtHrz

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You can find the list of jury members here: https://t.co/I052T6xqNU

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ICYMI: this week we announced the eight winners of the 2026 ERC Public Engagement with Research Awards 🏆

Behind the awards was an independent jury of experts in public engagement and science communication. A big thank you to all our jurors!

#ERCengage #ScienceCommunication

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Equal pay also means recognising work that often remains invisible and unpaid. ⌛

ERC grantee Valeria Pulignano studies how unpaid labour can reinforce gender inequalities in the labour market.

More ➡️ https://t.co/JAdNpUAqgW

#InternationalEqualPayDay

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Looking for inspiration on how to engage people with your research?

Meet the eight winners of the 2026 ERC Public Engagement with Research Awards 🏆

https://t.co/h0ucAku3Om

#ERCengage #PublicEngagement #ScienceCommunication

[The Nobel Prize @NobelPrize]

In 1995 Paul Crutzen, Mario Molina and Sherwood Rowland were awarded the #NobelPrize in Chemistry for helping us understand why the ozone layer was disappearing.

#OTD in 1987, nations signed the Montreal Protocol to help us protect it.

Image: Ozone hole calculated by NASA 2023

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Welcome to the State of the European Union debate.

Tune in at 9:00 CET to take stock of the past year and learn about EU’s upcoming priorities and initiatives.

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Social media and AI are changing political campaigns - and how citizens encounter political information.

On the #InternationalDayOfDemocracy, discover ERC grantee Rachel Gibson’s research @OfficialUoM, one of 200+ ERC projects on democracy since 2014. 🔗 https://t.co/K09rK2DP3d

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How did sailors help shape our understanding of a connected planet?

Henrique Leitão @ULisboa_ examined old sailing manuals and ship logs to trace how winds, currents and oceans gradually built a global picture of Earth.

🔗 https://t.co/rzuZQtF3Cs
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