News

Advanced Grants 2024

ERC backs cutting-edge research with €721 million in funding

The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the winners of its latest Advanced Grant competition. The funding, worth in total €721 million, will go to 281 leading researchers across Europe. The Advanced Grant competition is one of the most prestigious and…
The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the winners of its latest Advanced Grant competition. The funding, worth in total €721 million, will go to 281 leading researchers across Europe. The Advanced Grant competition is one of the most…
The European Research Council (ERC) today announced the winners of its latest Advanced Grant competition. The funding, worth in total €721 million, will go to 281 leading researchers across Europe. The Advanced Grant competition is one of the most prestigious and…
Press release
Displaying 137 - 144 of 161

Winners of the Public Engagement with Research Award announced

Professors Anna Davies from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Konstantinos Nikolopoulos from the University of Birmingham, UK, and Erik Van Sebille from the University of Utrecht, Netherlands, have been awarded the ERC Public Engagement with Research…
Professors Anna Davies from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Konstantinos Nikolopoulos from the University of Birmingham, UK, and Erik Van Sebille from the University of Utrecht,…
Professors Anna Davies from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Konstantinos Nikolopoulos from the University of Birmingham, UK, and Erik Van Sebille…
Professors Anna Davies from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Konstantinos Nikolopoulos from the University of Birmingham, UK, and Erik Van Sebille from the University of…
Professors Anna Davies from Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Konstantinos Nikolopoulos from the University of Birmingham, UK…
Press release

Top-up funding awarded to ERC grantees to spur innovation

Fifty five grantees of the European Research Council have been awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of their research results. The grants are part of the EU's research and innovation programme, Horizon…
Fifty five grantees of the European Research Council have been awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of their research results. The grants…
Fifty five grantees of the European Research Council have been awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of…
Fifty five grantees of the European Research Council have been awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants to explore the commercial or societal potential of their research results…
Fifty five grantees of the European Research Council have been awarded ERC Proof of Concept grants to explore the commercial…
Press release

In memory of Theodore Papazoglou

We are deeply shocked to report the passing of our dear colleague Theodore Papazoglou.
We are deeply shocked to report the passing of our dear colleague Theodore Papazoglou.
We are deeply shocked to report the passing of our dear colleague Theodore Papazoglou.
We are deeply shocked to report the passing of our dear colleague Theodore Papazoglou.
We are deeply shocked to report the passing of our dear colleague Theodore Papazoglou.

Advanced Grants 2019: Examples of projects

Viruses in bats: What’s in store for usAs the entire world has experienced in the last few months, bats can be the source of viruses that are sometimes able to jump across to humans and cause widespread pandemics. However, bats can be infected by…
Viruses in bats: What’s in store for usAs the entire world has experienced in the last few months, bats can be the source of viruses that are sometimes able to jump across to humans…
Viruses in bats: What’s in store for usAs the entire world has experienced in the last few months, bats can be the source of viruses that are…
Viruses in bats: What’s in store for usAs the entire world has experienced in the last few months, bats can be the source of viruses that are sometimes able to jump across…
Viruses in bats: What’s in store for usAs the entire world has experienced in the last few months, bats can be the source…
Call highlights

Professor Eveline Crone new ERC Vice-President

Professor Eveline Crone has been elected as the new Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). She will take up duties on 1 January 2020, alongside two current Vice Presidents. Elected by the ERC Scientific Council, she will be in charge…
Professor Eveline Crone has been elected as the new Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). She will take up duties on 1 January 2020, alongside two current Vice…
Professor Eveline Crone has been elected as the new Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). She will take up duties on 1 January 2020,…
Professor Eveline Crone has been elected as the new Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). She will take up duties on 1 January 2020, alongside two current…
Professor Eveline Crone has been elected as the new Vice President of the European Research Council (ERC). She will take up…
Press release

ERC 2019 Synergy Grants examples

To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single investigator working alone. The normal “excellence” criteria for successful ERC grant applications therefore takes on an…
To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single investigator working alone. The normal “excellence” criteria for…
To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single investigator working alone…
To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single investigator working alone. The normal “excellence”…
To win an ERC Synergy Grant, scientists must demonstrate that their proposed research cannot be carried out by a single…
Call highlights

ERC-funded researcher wins Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2019

The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe and Gregg L. Semenza “for their discoveries of how cells sense and…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J. Ratcliffe…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Professors William G. Kaelin Jr, Sir Peter J…
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences announced today that the 2019 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded…

ERC offers opportunities for Singaporean researchers

A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This agreement with the National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF) is the fourteenth international…
A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This agreement with the National Research…
A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This…
A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European Research Council (ERC). This agreement with the National…
A new EU-Singapore initiative will encourage top Singaporean scientists to join research teams funded by the European…
Press release