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Protecting refugees on the move: international and EU law and practices reexamined

In the current ‘refugee crisis’, the legal protection of refugees represents an important challenge all over Europe. Supported by the ERC, Dr Cathryn Costello questions the current refugee regime, legal framework and current practices to open up new…
In the current ‘refugee crisis’, the legal protection of refugees represents an important challenge all over Europe. Supported by the ERC, Dr Cathryn Costello questions the current…
In the current ‘refugee crisis’, the legal protection of refugees represents an important challenge all over Europe. Supported by the ERC, Dr Cathryn…
In the current ‘refugee crisis’, the legal protection of refugees represents an important challenge all over Europe. Supported by the ERC, Dr Cathryn Costello questions the…
In the current ‘refugee crisis’, the legal protection of refugees represents an important challenge all over Europe…

ERC Proof of Concept Grants 2017 – Examples of projects

Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and more than a third of CO2 emissions in the EU. ERC grantee Prof Dmitry Shchukin from the University of Liverpool may well have…
Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and more than a third of CO2 emissions in the EU. ERC grantee…
Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and more than a third of CO2…
Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and more than a third of CO2 emissions in the EU. ERC…
Paint for green economyBuildings, especially the older ones, are responsible for a sizeable share of energy consumption and…
Call highlights

160 ERC grantees backed to bring frontier research to market

The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect works of art and produce thermal-regulating paints that could reduce energy consumption of buildings…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect works of art and produce thermal…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce graphene sheets to protect works of art and produce…
The recipients of these grants will, for example, develop new antibiotics that target drug-resistant bacteria, produce…
Press release

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…

EU Informal Competitiveness Council

ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
ERC President Prof. Jean-Pierre Bourguignon's address to EU Research MinistersSofia, Bulgaria
Speech

European science on the map at Davos summit

The ERC takes part in the forum for the sixth time, to continue to shine a light on the pivotal role of European frontier research in innovation, in the economy and in the European competitiveness. ERC grantees will contribute with their insights…
The ERC takes part in the forum for the sixth time, to continue to shine a light on the pivotal role of European frontier research in innovation, in the economy and in the European…
The ERC takes part in the forum for the sixth time, to continue to shine a light on the pivotal role of European frontier research in innovation, in…
The ERC takes part in the forum for the sixth time, to continue to shine a light on the pivotal role of European frontier research in innovation, in the economy and in the…
The ERC takes part in the forum for the sixth time, to continue to shine a light on the pivotal role of European frontier…
Press release

Environment: discover the first global atlas of world soil bacteria

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…

PicSat, the nanosatellite to unveil the secrets of the giant exoplanet Beta Pictoris b

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…