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9 Jan 2026
The ERC Scientific Council is entrusted by the legislation establishing Horizon Europe with the task to monitor quality of operations; to evaluate programme implementation and achievements and to make recommendations for future actions.The Standing Committee for Programme Impact Monitoring and Evaluation (SC PRIME) was created in February 2019 at the recommendation of the Scientific Council…
The ERC Scientific Council is entrusted by the legislation establishing Horizon Europe with the task to monitor quality of operations; to evaluate programme implementation and…
The ERC Scientific Council is entrusted by the legislation establishing Horizon Europe with the task to monitor quality of operations; to evaluate…
The ERC Scientific Council is entrusted by the legislation establishing Horizon Europe with the task to monitor quality of operations; to evaluate programme implementation…
The ERC Scientific Council is entrusted by the legislation establishing Horizon Europe with the task to monitor quality of…
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January 2026
9:00- 12:00

ERC at the World Economic Forum's annual meeting in Davos

The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will take place in Davos, Switzerland, from 19 to 23 January, with ERC President Maria Leptin and several ERC grantees, including two Nobel Prize laureates, amongst the speakers. They will bring…
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will take place in Davos, Switzerland, from 19 to 23 January, with ERC President Maria Leptin and several ERC grantees, including…
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will take place in Davos, Switzerland, from 19 to 23 January, with ERC President Maria Leptin…
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will take place in Davos, Switzerland, from 19 to 23 January, with ERC President Maria Leptin and several ERC grantees,…
The Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) will take place in Davos, Switzerland, from 19 to 23 January, with ERC…
Davos
8 Jan 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…

Key lung immune cells can intensify allergic reactions

New research by scientists at VIB and UGent reveals that immune cells in the lung long thought to protect against inflammation can, under certain conditions, make allergic reactions such as asthma worse. Their work appears in the journal Immunity.
New research by scientists at VIB and UGent reveals that immune cells in the lung long thought to protect against inflammation can, under certain conditions, make allergic reactions…
New research by scientists at VIB and UGent reveals that immune cells in the lung long thought to protect against inflammation can, under certain…
New research by scientists at VIB and UGent reveals that immune cells in the lung long thought to protect against inflammation can, under certain conditions, make allergic…
New research by scientists at VIB and UGent reveals that immune cells in the lung long thought to protect against…
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17 Dec 2025
Call deadlinesCut-off datesEligibilityEvaluationsExpected Feedback to ApplicantsDL117 March 2026March 2026end March - mid May 20261 July 2026DL217 September 2026September 2026end September - mid November 202614 January 2027
Call deadlinesCut-off datesEligibilityEvaluationsExpected Feedback to ApplicantsDL117 March 2026March 2026end March - mid May 20261 July 2026DL217 September 2026September 2026end…
Call deadlinesCut-off datesEligibilityEvaluationsExpected Feedback to ApplicantsDL117 March 2026March 2026end March - mid May 20261 July 2026DL217…
Call deadlinesCut-off datesEligibilityEvaluationsExpected Feedback to ApplicantsDL117 March 2026March 2026end March - mid May 20261 July 2026DL217 September 2026September…
Call deadlinesCut-off datesEligibilityEvaluationsExpected Feedback to ApplicantsDL117 March 2026March 2026end March - mid…
16 Dec 2025
This webpage on the ERC Plus Grant call is provided for informational purposes only, pending the adoption of the updated Work Programme 2026 by the European Commission. The updated work programme, which will confirm the content of this webpage, is expected to be adopted in January 2026.The new funding scheme, ERC Plus Grants, is planned to support outstanding researchers from Europe and anywhere…
This webpage on the ERC Plus Grant call is provided for informational purposes only, pending the adoption of the updated Work Programme 2026 by the European Commission. The updated…
This webpage on the ERC Plus Grant call is provided for informational purposes only, pending the adoption of the updated Work Programme 2026 by the…
This webpage on the ERC Plus Grant call is provided for informational purposes only, pending the adoption of the updated Work Programme 2026 by the European Commission. The…
This webpage on the ERC Plus Grant call is provided for informational purposes only, pending the adoption of the updated…
Europe’s next frontier for independent research

Europe’s next frontier for independent research

The research community is at the forefront of holding platforms accountable, shaping a viable data-access regime and advancing Europe’s digital sovereignty ambitions, Brandi Geurkink writes in her op-ed. Thirty-five years after the invention of the…
internet

Auditing moderation

Stefano Cresci wants platforms to be honest about their moderation – and he is using data from the Digital Services Act (DSA) to check. His research shows that bans and removals work for most users, but a vocal minority becomes more aggressive in…
What users see – and don’t see

What users see – and don’t see

Jana Lasser wants to understand not just what people do on social media, but also what they see in their personalised feeds. For her, this is central to grasping how recommendation algorithms shape civic discourse – and where current regulation…
How the research community can help keep Big Tech in check

How the research community can help keep Big Tech in check

By opening up platform data to independent researchers, the Digital Services Act (DSA) gives Europe’s scientific community new power to scrutinise how digital platforms influence our societies, with a key role for the European Research Council in…