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. 🦋

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

"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

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

🎥 Watch live from Madrid: discussion on next EU R&I programme FP10.

📅 14 Oct 17:00

Tune in! https://t.co/ddWmHs00eJ

Speakers include: ERC President M. Leptin, Secretary General at Science Ministry Teresa Riesgo, former ERC Secretary General Andreu Mas-Colell, ERC grantees

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🎉 Congratulations to the eight winners of the 2026 ERC Public Engagement with Research Awards! Thanks to Luke O’Neill and Mirko Bischöfberger for presenting the ceremony yesterday at #RiDaysEU.

📽️Watch it here 👉 https://t.co/e0br9zXEYV

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

Speakers exploring #GenderEquality:

@Europarl_EN MEP Lina Gálvez Muñoz

@EPOorg President António Campinos

@Akademie_ved_CR Senior researcher Marcela Linková

@KU_Leuven #Kavli and #Crafoord prizewinner, ERC Scientific Council member, and former ERC grantee, Prof Conny Aerts

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

Did you know the recent #GenderEqualityWeek is still being celebrated?

Hear from astrophysics professor Conny Aerts in an #RiDaysEU discussion about "Gender equality as a catalyst for competitiveness".

🗓️ 11 Nov
🕜 13.30 CET
🔗 https://t.co/qN0gxlW9RU → Watch live → STUDIO

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

🇵🇱 Happy Independence Day, Poland!

From Skłodowska-Curie and Malinowski to Tarski, Polish minds have shaped science worldwide.

Today, an independent Poland, thriving in the EU, is nurturing new scientific pioneers. The ERC is proud to support them!

Wszystkiego najlepszego!

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🔬 Great science deserves great communication!

Yesterday, the ERC brought together 41 grantees across all science domains for a full day dedicated to science communication.

👏 A big thank you to all the ERC grantees, trainers and colleagues who made this day special!

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🌟 It's International Interns Day!

Every five months, new trainees bring fresh ideas, energy and enthusiasm to the ERC. We learn as much from them as they do from us! 🧡

🎬 Here's their take on trainee life!

Show them some love! Drop a 🧡 below!

#InternationalInternsDay

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@EU_JRC Image 🖼️© REBOUNDLESS, Lukas McKay & Daniela Pigosso (with use of AI)

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Did you ever leave an energy-efficient light on much longer than you needed, having somehow convinced yourself that it's OK to do so?

This action is a type of rebound effect - a negative consequence that undermines the potential gains of our sustainability efforts.

🧵1/5

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

Interested in how rebound effects could be prevented in the European Union?

Read the new policymaking brief, created with @EU_JRC
🔗 https://t.co/p0MvIwXtL7

4/5

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Images 🖼️© REBOUNDLESS, Mette Ranfelt & Daniela Pigosso (with use of AI)

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Why are some people more ticklish? Museum visitors helped a neuroscientist investigate. Hear this and seven more stories from the 2026 ERC Public Engagement with Research Award winners.

Watch live tomorrow, 10 Nov, 17.00–18.00 CET.
https://t.co/qN0gxlW9RU → Watch live → STUDIO

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Today at 11.30-11.45 at #FallingWalls:

Listen to 2026 Medicine Nobel laureate Peter Hegemann, ERC-funded for 9 years.

"Breaking the wall of optogenetics". 🔨

Find out more: https://t.co/IkS0yU4MKy

Register (free) to follow the livestream 🎥
https://t.co/tZ6GjdwPxd

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#FallingWalls is in full swing in Berlin - tune in live!

🕰️ Today 8 Nov 10:00 - 11:00

“Innovative funding: foundations driving European research”

with ERC President Maria Leptin among the speakers:
https://t.co/lQgfpU6Ss8

🎥 Livestream
https://t.co/tZ6GjdwhHF

@Fondation_BS

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@EU_JRC Find out about more "transformative change" research the ERC identified as helping to pave the way for a just and sustainable future. 👉 https://t.co/k0HUrjQNqv

5/5 https://t.co/k0HUrjQNqv

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

#FallingWalls is in full swing in Berlin - tune in live!

🕰️ Today 8 Nov 10:00 - 11:00

“Innovative funding: foundations driving European research”

with ERC President Maria Leptin among the speakers:
https://t.co/lQgfpU6Ss8

🎥 Livestream
https://t.co/tZ6GjdwhHF

@Fondation_BS

[European Research Council (ERC) @ERC_Research]

Why do some children bully, and how can parents and teachers help?

For the International Day against Violence and Bullying at School, including Cyberbullying, hear from Tessa Lansu of Radboud University.

▶️ Watch the clip for her advice.

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🌍 Based in the US or Canada and considering taking your research to Europe? Join an info session on ERC funding!

📅 17 November 2026
🕒 18.30 CET | 12.30 ET | 09.30 Pacific
💻 Zoom

Register 👉 https://t.co/YJF3C10CPT

#ResearchFunding #EURAXESS #ChooseEuropeForScience

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How do tumours grow new blood vessels even when conventional pathways are blocked?
ERC-funded scientists at @CNIC_CARDIO uncovered an alternative mechanism of blood vessel growth. Their findings could help explain resistance to cancer treatments.
More: 🔗 https://t.co/94DsDt3UCe

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Tune in online to watch the #RiDaysEU!

In a special session, the ERC will celebrate the winners of its 2026 Public Engagement with Research Award.

Separately, ERC Scientific Council member Conny Aerts will discuss gender equality in research.

Info 👉 https://t.co/jkkMANleP2

[EU Science & Innovation 🇪🇺 @EUScienceInnov]

🚶‍♀️🚆🚲 By foot, by train, by bike: every route leads to the European Research & Innovation Days!

We're looking forward to meet you in Brussels or online to discuss startups and scaleups, AI, scientific freedom, investment, and more!

Just one week to go!

#RiDaysEU