ERC Scientific Council member Michel Wieviorka departs
Departing ERC Scientific Council Member, sociologist Michel Wieviorka discusses research into terrorism, why researchers should engage with societal debates, and representing the social sciences in a multidisciplinary environment.
Application advice from authors of successful grant proposals
Researchers who have won ERC grants and support teams at institutions who help prepare proposals share their advice.
Scicomm with museums – make it work for you
High-level researchers are occasionally called away from their labs and scientific publishing to talk to the general public about their work. But how can these events be organised so that everyone involved feels the benefits? One way to smooth this…
Keeping the internet and children safe – Awards for ERC funded researchers
The winners of the first Horizon Impact Award, announced at last week's R I Days, included two ERC funded scientists. Their teams were awarded prizes of €10,000 for making societal or economic impact across Europe and beyond.
Brussels to Bucharest - The ERC goes to Romania
On 11 June, an ERC delegation hit the road. Direction: Bucharest, Romania. Their final destination was the University of Bucharest, where Romanian scientists, funding bodies and representatives from several of the country’s institutions met to learn…
Museums with a view. On frontier research
By definition, frontier research takes place at the very edges of human knowledge, and its intrinsically risky, avant-garde nature may ward off the uninitiated. Yet, passageways into the lands of cutting-edge science can be found in much less…
Thoughts on departure of ERC Director Pablo Amor
Pablo Amor, the first and longtime Director of the ERC is due to retire at the end of July. Before he left he gave us an insight into his career and what it is like managing such a singular Executive Agency.
Where ERC-funded researchers meet investors
Research results can be revolutionary and potentially highly rewarding to the researcher, but facilitating the transfer of knowledge gained from research to the wider world can be difficult. In order to help researchers locate finance and support…
Pint of Science – the laid back side of cutting edge research
Science often feels inaccessible to the general public; like an exclusive club to which only researchers or scientific experts have access. The annual worldwide Pint of Science festival attempts to break this perceived wall between science and…
