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ERC grantee Elvan Böke receives EMBO Gold Medal 2024

The EMBO Gold Medal 2024 has been awarded to Elvan Böke from the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain, for her pioneering research on physiological mechanisms that enable female germ cells, oocytes, to stay healthy over decades of dormancy.
The EMBO Gold Medal 2024 has been awarded to Elvan Böke from the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain, for her pioneering research on…
The EMBO Gold Medal 2024 has been awarded to Elvan Böke from the Centre for Genomic Regulation in Barcelona, Spain, for her pioneering research on physiological mechanisms that enable female germ cells, oocytes, to stay healthy over decades of dormancy.
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Kavli-Sara Seager
13 Jun 2024

The Kavli 2024 Prize in Astrophysics goes to ERC grantee Sara Seager

Sara Seager from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won the 2024 Kavli Award in Astrophysics. She will share the prize with David Charbonneau from Harvard University.
Sara Seager from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won the 2024 Kavli Award in Astrophysics. She will share the prize with David Charbonneau from Harvard University.
Sara Seager from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won the 2024 Kavli Award in Astrophysics. She will share the prize with David…
Sara Seager from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won the 2024 Kavli Award in Astrophysics. She will share the prize with David Charbonneau from Harvard…
Sara Seager from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology has won the 2024 Kavli Award in Astrophysics. She will share the…
Webinar
30 May 2024

Lump sums in Advanced Grants 2024

The ERC has been working on introducing a new way of awarding grants, namely as ‘lump sums’, which will be put in place as a pilot scheme for Advanced Grants starting with the 2024 call.What is the background of the decision by the ERC Scientific…
The ERC has been working on introducing a new way of awarding grants, namely as ‘lump sums’, which will be put in place as a pilot scheme for Advanced Grants starting with the 2024…
The ERC has been working on introducing a new way of awarding grants, namely as ‘lump sums’, which will be put in place as a pilot scheme for…
The ERC has been working on introducing a new way of awarding grants, namely as ‘lump sums’, which will be put in place as a pilot scheme for Advanced Grants starting with…
The ERC has been working on introducing a new way of awarding grants, namely as ‘lump sums’, which will be put in place as a…
Extra €125 million for the ERC in 2024
17 May 2024

Extra €125 million for the ERC in 2024

The European Commission has allocated an additional 125 million euro to the ERC’s 2024 budget. The extra money comes from the association of the United Kingdom to Horizon Europe and allows to fund another 48 Advanced Grants this year.The amendment…
The European Commission has allocated an additional 125 million euro to the ERC’s 2024 budget. The extra money comes from the association of the United Kingdom to Horizon Europe and…
The European Commission has allocated an additional 125 million euro to the ERC’s 2024 budget. The extra money comes from the association of the…
The European Commission has allocated an additional 125 million euro to the ERC’s 2024 budget. The extra money comes from the association of the United Kingdom to Horizon…
The European Commission has allocated an additional 125 million euro to the ERC’s 2024 budget. The extra money comes from…
PICOCRYPT
29 Apr 2024

Researchers create innovative verification techniques to increase security in artificial intelligence and image processing

The results not only improve the efficiency and scalability of cryptographic proof systems, but also open up new possibilities for ensuring the integrity, fairness and privacy of data processing tasks in various applications of AI and image…
The results not only improve the efficiency and scalability of cryptographic proof systems, but also open up new possibilities for ensuring the integrity, fairness and privacy of data…
The results not only improve the efficiency and scalability of cryptographic proof systems, but also open up new possibilities for ensuring the…
The results not only improve the efficiency and scalability of cryptographic proof systems, but also open up new possibilities for ensuring the integrity, fairness and…
The results not only improve the efficiency and scalability of cryptographic proof systems, but also open up new…
News AdG2023
11 Apr 2024

Advanced Grants 2023: Examples of projects

The 2023 Advanced Grants will help 255 researchers from 19 EU member states and associated countries to set up their own teams and conduct research on the topics of their choice. To illustrate the variety of supported science, we selected six…
The 2023 Advanced Grants will help 255 researchers from 19 EU member states and associated countries to set up their own teams and conduct research on the topics of their choice. To…
The 2023 Advanced Grants will help 255 researchers from 19 EU member states and associated countries to set up their own teams and conduct research…
The 2023 Advanced Grants will help 255 researchers from 19 EU member states and associated countries to set up their own teams and conduct research on the topics of their…
The 2023 Advanced Grants will help 255 researchers from 19 EU member states and associated countries to set up their own…
AdG2023
11 Apr 2024

ERC Advanced Grants: €652 million for leading researchers in Europe

The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the names of 255 outstanding research leaders in Europe set to be awarded ERC Advanced Grants. The funding is amongst the EU’s most prestigious and competitive, providing leading senior researchers…
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the names of 255 outstanding research leaders in Europe set to be awarded ERC Advanced Grants. The funding is amongst the EU’s most…
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the names of 255 outstanding research leaders in Europe set to be awarded ERC Advanced Grants. The…
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the names of 255 outstanding research leaders in Europe set to be awarded ERC Advanced Grants. The funding is amongst the EU…
The European Research Council (ERC) has announced the names of 255 outstanding research leaders in Europe set to be awarded…
Report: ERC has invested over €2 billion in AI research since 2007
26 Mar 2024

Report: ERC has invested over €2 billion in AI research since 2007

Since its inception in 2007, the European Research Council (ERC) has invested more than €2 billion in frontier research on artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report. The funding contributed to advancing cutting-edge AI technologies and…
Since its inception in 2007, the European Research Council (ERC) has invested more than €2 billion in frontier research on artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new report. The…
Since its inception in 2007, the European Research Council (ERC) has invested more than €2 billion in frontier research on artificial intelligence …
Since its inception in 2007, the European Research Council (ERC) has invested more than €2 billion in frontier research on artificial intelligence (AI), according to a new…
Since its inception in 2007, the European Research Council (ERC) has invested more than €2 billion in frontier research on…
Opportunities for Canadian researchers to join ERC teams
22 Mar 2024

Opportunities for Canadian researchers to join ERC teams

Researchers from Canada will continue to be able to join the teams of European Research Council (ERC) grantees under a new agreement. 
Researchers from Canada will continue to be able to join the teams of European Research Council (ERC) grantees under a new agreement. 
Researchers from Canada will continue to be able to join the teams of European Research Council (ERC) grantees under a new agreement. 
Researchers from Canada will continue to be able to join the teams of European Research Council (ERC) grantees under a new agreement. 
Researchers from Canada will continue to be able to join the teams of European Research Council (ERC) grantees under a new…
Journalist
20 Mar 2024

Thirty-three science journalists apply for ERC-funded residency programme

The first call for applications for the FRONTIERS journalist residencies closed on 5 March 2024 and attracted 33 submissions.
The first call for applications for the FRONTIERS journalist residencies closed on 5 March 2024 and attracted 33 submissions.
The first call for applications for the FRONTIERS journalist residencies closed on 5 March 2024 and attracted 33 submissions.
The first call for applications for the FRONTIERS journalist residencies closed on 5 March 2024 and attracted 33 submissions.
The first call for applications for the FRONTIERS journalist residencies closed on 5 March 2024 and attracted 33 submissions…
EU-CH
18 Mar 2024

ERC grants – launch of negotiations between the EU and Switzerland

President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd launched negotiations on 18 March.This follows the adoption of the Swiss and EU negotiating mandates on 8 and 12 March 2024 respectively. The two mandates authorise…
President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd launched negotiations on 18 March.This follows the adoption of the Swiss and EU negotiating…
President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd launched negotiations on 18 March.This follows the adoption of…
President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd launched negotiations on 18 March.This follows the adoption of the Swiss and EU…
President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the Swiss Confederation Viola Amherd launched negotiations on 18 March.This…
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