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How our social circle shapes body perception

A scientific study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and partly funded by the European Research Council (ERC) has determined that the size and composition of our social support networks directly influence how we perceive our body image…
A scientific study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and partly funded by the European Research Council (ERC) has determined that the size and composition of our social…
A scientific study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and partly funded by the European Research Council (ERC) has determined that the…
A scientific study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and partly funded by the European Research Council (ERC) has determined that the size and composition of our…
A scientific study led by Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and partly funded by the European Research Council (ERC)…
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ERC President’s speech on academic freedom under threat

ERC President Professor Maria Leptin gave a speech at the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary at Bozar, Brussels
ERC President Professor Maria Leptin gave a speech at the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary at Bozar, Brussels
ERC President Professor Maria Leptin gave a speech at the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary at Bozar, Brussels
ERC President Professor Maria Leptin gave a speech at the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary at Bozar, Brussels
ERC President Professor Maria Leptin gave a speech at the Coimbra Group’s 40th anniversary at Bozar, Brussels
Speech
28
November 2025
15:00- 16:30

Webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants

All information on this webpage and in the webinar is without prejudice to the European Commission’s decision on the amendment of the ERC Work Programme 2026.The ERC Plus Grants are a new funding scheme to support outstanding principal investigators…
All information on this webpage and in the webinar is without prejudice to the European Commission’s decision on the amendment of the ERC Work Programme 2026.The ERC Plus Grants are a…
All information on this webpage and in the webinar is without prejudice to the European Commission’s decision on the amendment of the ERC Work…
All information on this webpage and in the webinar is without prejudice to the European Commission’s decision on the amendment of the ERC Work Programme 2026.The ERC Plus…
All information on this webpage and in the webinar is without prejudice to the European Commission’s decision on the…
28
January 2026
8:30- 18:00

ERC Annual Conference: Frontier research for One Health

Human, animal, and environmental health are inseparably linked - making the One Health approach vital for today’s global challenges. From antimicrobial resistance and the COVID-19 pandemic to climate-driven disease shifts and environmental…
Human, animal, and environmental health are inseparably linked - making the One Health approach vital for today’s global challenges. From antimicrobial resistance and the COVID-19…
Human, animal, and environmental health are inseparably linked - making the One Health approach vital for today’s global challenges. From…
Human, animal, and environmental health are inseparably linked - making the One Health approach vital for today’s global challenges. From antimicrobial resistance and the…
Human, animal, and environmental health are inseparably linked - making the One Health approach vital for today’s global…
Covent Garden, Place Rogier 16, Brussels (25th floor) and online
Scientific Conference

Will we run out of groundwater?

Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How much can we still use before it is gone? ERC grantee Marc Bierkens is among the first to map the global overuse of groundwater…
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How much can we still use before it is gone? ERC grantee Marc…
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How much can we still use…
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How much can we still use before it is gone? ERC…
Groundwater supplies half the world’s drinking water and irrigates a third of its crops, yet it is disappearing fast. How…

Applications for ERC Synergy Grants 2026: Facts and figures

The ERC Synergy Grants 2026 call closed for applications on 5 November 2025. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals: The ERC received 957 proposals, the highest number since the launch of the call in 2012. This represents a 34%…
The ERC Synergy Grants 2026 call closed for applications on 5 November 2025. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals: The ERC received 957 proposals, the highest…
The ERC Synergy Grants 2026 call closed for applications on 5 November 2025. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals: The ERC…
The ERC Synergy Grants 2026 call closed for applications on 5 November 2025. These are the preliminary data on the submitted proposals: The ERC received 957 proposals, the…
The ERC Synergy Grants 2026 call closed for applications on 5 November 2025. These are the preliminary data on the submitted…
Press release

Synergy Grants 2025: Examples of projects

How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringing together 239 scientists, will receive a total of €684 million in European Research Council Synergy Grants to tackle some of the most challenging…
How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringing together 239 scientists, will receive a total of €684 million in European Research…
How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringing together 239 scientists, will receive a total of …
How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringing together 239 scientists, will receive a total of €684 million in European…
How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringing together 239 scientists,…
Call highlights

ERC Synergy Grants to fund 66 teams tackling major scientific challenges

How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringingtogether 239 scientists, will receive a total of €684 million in European Research Council SynergyGrants to tackle some of the most challenging…
How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringingtogether 239 scientists, will receive a total of €684 million in European Research…
How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringingtogether 239 scientists, will receive a total of …
How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringingtogether 239 scientists, will receive a total of €684 million in European…
How do you solve science’s toughest puzzles? By joining forces. Sixty-six research teams, bringingtogether 239 scientists,…
Press release
19
November 2025
11:30- 12:30

ERC plenary session at the European Business Summit

The European Research Council (ERC) hosted a plenary session at the 2025 edition of the European Business Summit (EBS). The session entitled ‘Breakthrough discovery and innovation: Securing Europe’s competitive edge?’ started with an opening address…
The European Research Council (ERC) hosted a plenary session at the 2025 edition of the European Business Summit (EBS). The session entitled ‘Breakthrough discovery and innovation:…
The European Research Council (ERC) hosted a plenary session at the 2025 edition of the European Business Summit (EBS). The session entitled …
The European Research Council (ERC) hosted a plenary session at the 2025 edition of the European Business Summit (EBS). The session entitled ‘Breakthrough discovery and…
The European Research Council (ERC) hosted a plenary session at the 2025 edition of the European Business Summit (EBS). The…
Egmont Palace, Brussels
European Business Summit
Partner event

Climate stories from frozen archives

Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic ecosystems have responded to past climate shifts. Her research offers a rare glimpse into history that could inform predictions…
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic ecosystems have responded to past climate shifts. Her research…
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic ecosystems have responded to…
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic ecosystems have responded to past climate shifts. Her…
Layers of regurgitated stomach oil preserved by snow petrels are helping ERC grantee Erin McClymont trace how Antarctic…