Meet the team of ERC grantee Dennis Rodgers at Geneva Graduate Institute. They are investigating gangs from the inside! This approach led him to significant results & policy insights, challenging many assumptions about gang members 👉bit.ly/3KaNUk7

Back at work today? Hope it goes well. If you were away you may have missed the exciting news from July... ... the ERC awarded its 2000th Proof of Concept Grant to a new space exploration project from Nanda Rea! 👇 👇 👇

📢 Public European science and research organisations: nominate your best scientists as candidates for the Group of Chief Scientific Advisors! The Group delivers independent, evidence-based #SciAdvice to the European Commission on key topics. 🗓️ Deadline: 30 September ↓

The ERC Advanced Grant call for applications closed late last week, and we are now starting the evaluation of the proposals. But how many #ERCAdG proposals for funding were received? Discover the data 👉 europa.eu/!gRqn9t

Although it has been a global norm throughout human history, the mechanisms that underpin #multilingualism are still only partially understood. Justyna Olko Uniwersytet Warszawski is investigating, ultimately aiming to improve existing language policies and educational strategies 👇

📢 Calling researchers in ASEAN countries! 🌏 Join us tomorrow morning September 4th for a webinar with @EuraxessASEAN, on ERC Grant Schemes. More info 👉 bit.ly/3ANT1Fy 🗓️ Register 👉 bit.ly/4cMCXB7 #ResearchOpportunities #ERCGrants #ERCworld #EUResearch

Urban greening projects transform neighbourhoods 🌳. Francesc Baró's EU-funded project 'Greenlulus' VUB researched the threat green #gentrification poses to social inclusion. Don't miss this session @ #EURegionsWeek! 📍Brussels 🗓 9/10 16:30 ℹ️ europa.eu/!6rbFFB

🏆Congratulations to the winner of this year’s #MillenniumTechnologyPrize! Wondering who from among ERC grantee won this prestigious award in the past? Check it out the answer on our "hall of fame" 👉 europa.eu/!xjByc4

This time next Thursday, don't miss our key webinar about ERC funding in 2025! 👇

Today, we are awarding new European Research Council (ERC) Starting Grants to emerging science talent! €780m from Horizon Europe🇪🇺 will support the curiosity and passion of researchers at the beginning of their career. 🇪🇺 I wish them all success! More info 👇 europa.eu/!hrxyBp

Empowering early-career researchers is at the heart of the mission of European Research Council (ERC). 📢 This is why the ERC has awarded 494 Starting Grants to young scientists, with a funding of nearly €780 million. ↓ Learn more about how these grants support research in diverse fields.

Does the success of military alliances ultimately depend on public opinion? Countries often fail to honour collective defense commitments. Michal Smetana will investigate the publics' influence on such critical decisions. 👉 europa.eu/!V3h9gV New #ERCStG Charles University

Teenagers spend a lot of time online and often use platforms as a primary source of information. Yet little is known about their susceptibility to #disinformation. Ili Ma's research aims to fill this gap, plus educate adolescents.  Leiden University 👉 europa.eu/!nRRvNm

🔥🦺 Can advanced lasers help prevent fires? David Escofet-Martin's and his team will use innovative techniques to understand how fire spreads, and improve safety. Learn more about this new #ERCStG project Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC) 👉 europa.eu/!4Nmw4n 🇪🇺#FrontierResearch

To infect cells, viruses typically need to attach their glycoprotein to a cell receptor. Some viruses can switch the target receptor, creating more chance of infection. Antoni Wrobel University of Oxford will shed light on such aspects of pandemic viruses. 👉 europa.eu/!WHndgT

🚀 Big congratulations to the 494 ERC Starting Grant winners! As you begin this exciting journey, we warmly invite you to join our Association of ERC Grantees Association and work together to accelerate and defend fundamental research in Europe 💡bit.ly/4cOIbwk 🇪🇺 #ERCStG #EUfunded

Congratulations to all the new Starting Grant winners! Empowering researchers early on in their careers - that’s one of the core tasks of European Research Council (ERC). Especially happy to welcome UK researchers back. They’ve been missed. This influx is good for the research community overall!

🤖 How can robots adapt to unpredictable environments? Georgia Chalvatzaki's team will create smarter, more flexible robots that learn from their surroundings and handle new tasks. Discover more 👉 europa.eu/!bkrTrH New #FrontierResearch #ERCStG #Robotics TU Darmstadt

Always nice to see the new cohort of European Research Council (ERC) grantees! European research is so creative and inspiring! But don’t forget there is about the same amount of exciting projects that unfortunately couldn’t be funded (due to budget restrictions) These are also excellent !