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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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Tentative Timeframe Advanced Proof of Concept 2026 evaluation

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…

ERC Plus Grant

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…
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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…
Gerd Gigerenzer

Editorial - Making the digital world ours

By Gerd Gigerenzer Considering the digital world today means confronting questions that intersect with research, policy, and everyday life. As our societies become increasingly shaped by algorithms, platforms, and data-driven systems, the challenge…
News beyond the echo chamber 

News beyond the echo chamber 

When people worry about ‘the algorithm’, they often imagine invisible machines quietly narrowing our horizons. Damian Trilling sees a more complex story and explores how news recommender systems can also broaden what we see online. Trilling’s work…
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Bots, amplification and system-wide effects

Milena Tsvetkova studies how humans and intelligent machines interact in digital spaces. Her work moves past isolated cases to explore how interventions, bots, and algorithms affect entire networks, impacting democracy and daily interaction. …