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When Policies Pile Up

From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones. Christoph Knill studies this ‘policy accumulation’ and explores how an ever‑growing rulebook can quietly overload the state…
From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones. Christoph Knill studies this ‘policy accumulation’ and…
From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones. Christoph Knill studies…
From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones. Christoph Knill studies this ‘policy accumulation…
From climate change to social inequality, governments keep adding new laws and programmes – but rarely clear out older ones…

Consolidator Grant

2 Mar 2026
Are you a scientist who wants to consolidate your independence by establishing a research team and continuing to develop a success career in Europe? The ERC Consolidator Grant could be for you. You can also apply if you have recently created an independent, excellent research team and want to strengthen it.Who can apply? Researchers of any nationality with 7-12 years of experience since…
Are you a scientist who wants to consolidate your independence by establishing a research team and continuing to develop a success career in Europe? The ERC Consolidator Grant could be…
Are you a scientist who wants to consolidate your independence by establishing a research team and continuing to develop a success career in Europe?…
Are you a scientist who wants to consolidate your independence by establishing a research team and continuing to develop a success career in Europe? The ERC Consolidator…
Are you a scientist who wants to consolidate your independence by establishing a research team and continuing to develop a…

Neuroscience study examines obedience and resistance in genocide

In times of mass violence, why do some individuals carry out destructive orders, even participating in genocide, while others choose resistance and risk their lives to protect others?
In times of mass violence, why do some individuals carry out destructive orders, even participating in genocide, while others choose resistance and risk their lives to protect others?
In times of mass violence, why do some individuals carry out destructive orders, even participating in genocide, while others choose resistance and…
In times of mass violence, why do some individuals carry out destructive orders, even participating in genocide, while others choose resistance and risk their lives to…
In times of mass violence, why do some individuals carry out destructive orders, even participating in genocide, while…
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Cracking bacteria’s defences

Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to reach 10 million by 2050. ERC grantee Robert Vácha is taking the fight to the molecular level, using tiny natural molecules…
Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to reach 10 million by 2050. ERC grantee Robert Vácha is taking…
Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to reach 10 million by 2050…
Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to reach 10 million by 2050. ERC grantee Robert Vácha…
Antibiotic resistance is rising faster than science can respond – claiming over 700 000 lives each year and threatening to…

The network of Ambassadors for the ERC expands

The Association of ERC Grantees (AERG) has appointed five new Ambassadors for the ERC, bringing the network to 37 researchers across Europe. The new Ambassadors come from Bulgaria, Estonia, Hungary, Latvia and Lithuania and were selected following a…
The Association of ERC Grantees (AERG) has appointed five new Ambassadors for the ERC, bringing the network to 37 researchers across Europe. The new Ambassadors come from Bulgaria,…
The Association of ERC Grantees (AERG) has appointed five new Ambassadors for the ERC, bringing the network to 37 researchers across Europe. The new…
The Association of ERC Grantees (AERG) has appointed five new Ambassadors for the ERC, bringing the network to 37 researchers across Europe. The new Ambassadors come from…
The Association of ERC Grantees (AERG) has appointed five new Ambassadors for the ERC, bringing the network to 37…
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ERC at the MIT European Career Fair

The European Research Council will participate in the 30th Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) European Career Fair, taking place in Cambridge, MA, from 5 to 8 March 2026.Organised by the MIT European Club, the MIT European Career Fair (ECF)…
The European Research Council will participate in the 30th Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) European Career Fair, taking place in Cambridge, MA, from 5 to 8 March 2026…
The European Research Council will participate in the 30th Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) European Career Fair, taking place in…
The European Research Council will participate in the 30th Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) European Career Fair, taking place in Cambridge, MA, from 5 to 8 March…
The European Research Council will participate in the 30th Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) European Career Fair,…
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Iron Age massacre targeted women and children, new research reveals

New research has revealed that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe.
New research has revealed that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe.
New research has revealed that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe.
New research has revealed that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings discovered in Europe.
New research has revealed that women and children were deliberately targeted in one of the largest prehistoric mass killings…
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How plants defend themselves

For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research shows two layers instead: a silent, near-perfect defence, and a costly emergency response when it fails. Together, these layers…
For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research shows two layers instead: a silent, near-perfect defence, and a…
For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research shows two layers instead: a…
For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research shows two layers instead: a silent, near-perfect…
For decades, plant antiviral defence was thought to rely on a single RNA interference system. Peter Brodersen’s research…

ERC Experts

14 Feb 2026
Message of the Head of ERC Scientific Department I have the pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the Scientific Council of the ERC and to thank you for having accepted to serve as a member of the ERC evaluation panels.You are at the heart of the ERC evaluation process and your input is an invaluable contribution to the ERC’s continuing efforts to support frontier research in Europe on the sole…
Message of the Head of ERC Scientific Department I have the pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the Scientific Council of the ERC and to thank you for having accepted to serve as a…
Message of the Head of ERC Scientific Department I have the pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the Scientific Council of the ERC and to thank you…
Message of the Head of ERC Scientific Department I have the pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the Scientific Council of the ERC and to thank you for having accepted to…
Message of the Head of ERC Scientific Department I have the pleasure to welcome you on behalf of the Scientific Council of…

Seconded National Experts for the ERCEA (various profiles)

Submitted by Paolo Borghesi on
Find more information in the Call for Expression of Interest: ERCEA/SNE/259/2026
 
Applicants must send their completed applications (CV, Application Form, current contract and declaration on status of employment) to the Permanent Representations, the EFTA Secretariat, the Permanent Delegation of Türkiye.
The Permanent Representations, the EFTA Secretariat, the Permanent Delegation of Türkiye, must forward the applications to: ERC-SELECTION@ec.europa.eu 
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