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From war damage to heart repair: ERC grantees supported to turn their science into practice
27 Jan 2026
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Proof of Concept Grants 2025: Examples of projects
27 Jan 2026
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Astronomers reveal teenage years of new worlds
20 Jan 2026
Consolidator Grants 2025 applications: Facts and figures
Applications for ERC Consolidator Grants 2026: Facts and figures
16 Jan 2026
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Europe’s next frontier for independent research
Europe’s next frontier for independent research
15 Dec 2025
What users see – and don’t see
What users see – and don’t see
15 Dec 2025
News beyond the echo chamber 
News beyond the echo chamber 
15 Dec 2025
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Bots, amplification and system-wide effects
15 Dec 2025
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_The power of images in virtual environments
The power of images in virtual environments
5 Dec 2025
Will we run out of groundwater?
Will we run out of groundwater?
13 Nov 2025
Climate stories from frozen archives
Climate stories from frozen archives
5 Nov 2025
At the forefront of tissue engineering
At the forefront of tissue engineering
15 Oct 2025
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