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Repairing the brain after a stroke
14 May 2025

Repairing the brain after a stroke

Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to recovery lies within us? Arthur Liesz is exploring how the body’s immune system might be guided to support brain repair - paving…
Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to recovery lies within us? Arthur Liesz is exploring how the body’s immune system might be guided to support brain repair - paving…
Stroke remains the leading cause of disability in older adults and claims over half a million lives each year in the EU. But what if the key to recovery lies within us? Arthur Liesz is exploring how the body’s immune system might be guided to support brain repair - paving…
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TRAPPIST-1: findings show exoplanets made of rock and water

In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered three temperate Earth-sized planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, an ultra-cool dwarf star just 40 light years from Earth. A few months…
In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered three temperate Earth-sized planets orbiting TRAPPIST-1, an…
In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered three temperate Earth-sized…
In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered three temperate Earth-sized planets orbiting…
In 2016, a team of researchers led by EU-funded astronomer Michaël Gillon at the University of Liège, Belgium, discovered…

Bacteria under your feet

Over 500 dominant species identified in the first global atlas of world soil bacteriaIn cooperation with Universidad Rey Juan Carlos – URJCAn international team of researchers, including ERC grantee Fernando T. Maestre from Universidad Rey Juan…
Over 500 dominant species identified in the first global atlas of world soil bacteriaIn cooperation with Universidad Rey Juan Carlos – URJCAn international team of researchers,…
Over 500 dominant species identified in the first global atlas of world soil bacteriaIn cooperation with Universidad Rey Juan Carlos – URJCAn…
Over 500 dominant species identified in the first global atlas of world soil bacteriaIn cooperation with Universidad Rey Juan Carlos – URJCAn international team of…
Over 500 dominant species identified in the first global atlas of world soil bacteriaIn cooperation with Universidad Rey…

Tiny, but not afraid of the big

If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in Europe, PicSat, a cube satellite as big as a shoebox and barely as heavy as a brick, will be launched from the Satish Dhawan…
If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in Europe, PicSat, a cube satellite as big as a shoebox and…
If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in Europe, PicSat, a cube…
If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in Europe, PicSat, a cube satellite as big as a…
If you raise your eyes to the sky, you won't see it but you might sense it passing by. On 12 January just before sunrise in…

Cybersecurity: ERC grantee behind discovery of major hardware bugs

Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to gain direct access to the heart of computer systems and steal personal data. The vulnerabilities were discovered by an…
Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to gain direct access to the heart of computer systems and steal…
Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to gain direct access to the…
Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to gain direct access to the heart of computer systems…
Two newly-discovered security flaws in computer processors, named Meltdown and Spectre, could allow unauthorised users to…

Erasmus+, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, ERC: how EU grants shaped the careers of ERC grantees

"During the Erasmus stay I had my first chance to work in a research laboratory and became truly fascinated with organometallic chemistry. This experience motivated me to enrol a PhD programme in this area in Spain. By the time I finished my PhD…
"During the Erasmus stay I had my first chance to work in a research laboratory and became truly fascinated with organometallic chemistry. This experience motivated me to enrol a PhD…
"During the Erasmus stay I had my first chance to work in a research laboratory and became truly fascinated with organometallic chemistry. This…
"During the Erasmus stay I had my first chance to work in a research laboratory and became truly fascinated with organometallic chemistry. This experience motivated me to…
"During the Erasmus stay I had my first chance to work in a research laboratory and became truly fascinated with…

The road to frontier research: Erasmus+, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, ERC

This year the European Research Council turned 10. But 2017 also marked two other important milestones: 20 years of Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships, which offer career development opportunities to early-career researchers, and 30 years of ERASMUS…
This year the European Research Council turned 10. But 2017 also marked two other important milestones: 20 years of Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships, which offer career development…
This year the European Research Council turned 10. But 2017 also marked two other important milestones: 20 years of Marie Skłodowska-Curie…
This year the European Research Council turned 10. But 2017 also marked two other important milestones: 20 years of Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowships, which offer career…
This year the European Research Council turned 10. But 2017 also marked two other important milestones: 20 years of Marie…

International migration governance: understanding policy drivers for better responses

While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional level. Indeed migration policy can be a defining issue for national sovereignty, touching on the very definition of borders and…
While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional level. Indeed migration policy can be a defining issue for…
While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional level. Indeed migration…
While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional level. Indeed migration policy can be a defining…
While migration’s impact is global in scale, the decisions that regulate it tend to be taken at the national and regional…

Learning from Diversity

Could migration lead to more respect for ethnic and cultural diversity not only in receiving communities but also in sending countries? By observing the effects of Polish migration to the UK and Germany, as a result of the country’s entry in the EU…
Could migration lead to more respect for ethnic and cultural diversity not only in receiving communities but also in sending countries? By observing the effects of Polish migration to…
Could migration lead to more respect for ethnic and cultural diversity not only in receiving communities but also in sending countries? By observing…
Could migration lead to more respect for ethnic and cultural diversity not only in receiving communities but also in sending countries? By observing the effects of Polish…
Could migration lead to more respect for ethnic and cultural diversity not only in receiving communities but also in sending…