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27 Sep 2022
“Research Excellence – quo vadis?”
ERC President Maria Leptin Speech at the Nordic University Days with Nordic Rectors, Brussels Check against delivery Dear Rectors and Vice Rectors, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you...
23 Sep 2022
New member of the Scientific Council appointed
Today, Prof. Sylvie Lorente has been announced as a new member of the governing body of the European Research Council (ERC), the Scientific Council. Prof. Lorente has been...
19 Sep 2022
ERC President’s speech at the UN Science Summit, NYC
ERC President Maria Leptin Welcome Address at the Science Summit at the 77 United Nation General Assembly, New York Check against delivery Dear Dr Berhe, dear Dr Adams, dear...
12 Sep 2022
Balzan Prize 2022 goes to ERC grantee for her groundbreaking work on the science of ice and climate
Dorthe Dahl-Jensen from Uni Copenhagen has won the 2022 Balzan Prize in the category “Glaciation and Ice-Sheet Dynamics”. She will share the prize with Johannes Oerlemans from...
09 Sep 2022
EU and Thailand signs partnership for collaboration in frontier research
A new initiative between the European Union and Thailand was launched today to encourage collaboration between leading Thai researchers and European Research Council (ERC) grantees...
06 Sep 2022
55 ERC grantees are set to explore their research’s commercial potential
Proof of Concept Grants funded by the European Research Council (ERC) have just been offered to fifty-five successful frontier researchers. Worth €150 000 each, the grants will be...
14 Jul 2022
ERC reveals mapping of its funded research
Driven by curiosity and crucial to facing global challenges: in-depth study finds ERC-funded research under Horizon 2020 programme highly relevant to Europe’s policy ambitions. A...
14 Jul 2022
Winners of ERC public engagement award announced
Professors Mariska Kret, Alpa Shah and Jonathan Tennyson have been awarded the ERC Public Engagement with Research Awards 2022. Professor Artur Obluski has received a special...
11 Jul 2022
ERC plans for 2023: Nearly €2.2b in grants for Europe’s excellent researchers
The ERC has announced its Work Programme for 2023 with a total budget of around €2.2 billion for grants. This amount will support more than a thousand top researchers across Europe...