European Research Council (ERC) (@ERC

European Research Council (ERC)

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European Research Council (ERC)

@ERC_Research

European Research Council, set up by the EU, funds top researchers of any nationality, helping them pursue ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. 🦋erc.europa.eu.

Brussels

Joined January 2012

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Online disinformation, cyberbullying & #HateSpeech - most people want to completely avoid all three. But if we want to fix them “someone has to take a look – objectively, and without wishing to have their prejudices confirmed.” 🧵 International Day for Countering Hate Speech 👇
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Expert on online communication @thorstenquandt aims to use his ERC grant to discover how online groups function, how their values can break down and create a toxic, dangerous community. #NoToHate @uni_muenster 👇
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Portrait Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt - Twelve months, twelve people - June
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More about the aims and approach of this #FrontierResearch: Dark #Nerd Communities: A multi-method exploration of #toxic degradation in the #adolescent technosphere (DANCE) 👇
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Dark Nerd Communities: A multi-method exploration of toxic degradation in the adolescent technosp...
The online world of adolescent nerd communities, once a refuge for enthusiasts of digital games, technology, and fandom, has taken a troubling turn. Previously harmless niche groups have evolved into...
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Jun 17
For 30 years, the EU and South Africa have teamed up in science. At the INKAWU Vervet Project, ERC‑funded research tracks 250+ vervet monkeys to learn how culture helps them adapt to change, support conservation and grow research capacity in Africa. 🔗 link.europa.eu/trwPf6
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Jun 16
Speechless. Overwhelmed. Grateful. And one feeling above all: the privilege of being recognised for work you love doing anyway. Watch five ERC grantees react to winning the 2026 Kavli Prize. Congratulations to all winners 🎉 #KavliPrize 👉 link.europa.eu/JkJwbg
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Jun 15
Interested in shaping the future of open access publishing? Open Research Europe is looking for internationally recognised researchers to join its new Scientific Advisory Board. 🗓 Deadline: 10 July 2026 Details and eligibility criteria: 🔗 bit.ly/4vJ7Mk9
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Nicușor Dan
@NicusorDanRO
Jun 13
Am avut o întâlnire productivă cu prof. Maria Leptin, Președinta Consiliului European pentru Cercetare, una dintre cele mai importante instituții europene dedicate susținerii cercetării de frontieră și excelenței științifice. Am discutat despre viitorul finanțării europene
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Jun 14
⏳ For decades, life expectancy kept rising. Now it has stalled, why? ERC grantee Jennifer Dowd @UniofOxford explores the factors behind this slowdown and and why countries like Japan suggest it doesn’t have to stay that way. 🔗 Read the story: bit.ly/3RZSxEO
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Jun 13
Who gets to tell the city's story? Emine Fisek studies how theatre interacts with migration, gentrification and urban change across five European cities – showing that democratic engagement is also cultural and lived. #NewEuropeanBauhaus 👉 bit.ly/3SqWrXo
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Jun 12
Our Annual Report 2025 is out. Inside: ERC in figures, emerging research trends, policy impact, outstanding publications, Choose Europe for Science, and much more. Read it here: erc.europa.eu/sites/default/…
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Jun 12
📌Thinking of applying for an #ERCPlus Grant? The call opened on 2 June. If you missed last week's webinar, the recording is now available, together with the newly published ERC Plus Grant FAQs. 🎥 Webinar 👉 bit.ly/4xaKe9d 📄 Call & FAQs 👉 bit.ly/3N7BJcr
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Jun 11
The live-streamed event - “Boosting frontier research in Romania” - just started with a speech by Mihnea Costoiu, Rector of University Politehnica of Bucharest, our host today. 🇷🇴 Now hear from Minister Mihai Dimian. 🎥 Follow live: youtube.com/@upb1818
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Jun 11
Join us live! “Boosting frontier research in Romania” Today 15.00 EEST 🇷🇴/ 14.00 CEST Speakers, incl. research Minister Dimian, ERC President Leptin & ERC grantees to share insights & best practices. 🎥 live: youtube.com/@upb1818 📑 info: link.europa.eu/tHFYD4 @upb1818
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Jun 11
Who gets to shape the city – and who gets left behind? Clémentine Cottineau-Mugadza models the drivers of urban economic segregation, and tests which policies can make cities more inclusive for all. 👉 bit.ly/4oin3pG Don't miss out on the #NewEuropeanBauhaus Festival!
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Jun 11
Spotlight on Romania 🇷🇴 ERC grantee Mihaela Constantinescu shares insights into her role as Ambassador for ERC in Romania. Learn more about her perspective and ERC-funded research on moral responsibility and AI agency in emerging avatar communities. 👉 avataresponsibility.ccea.ro
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Jun 11
Join us live! “Boosting frontier research in Romania” Today 15.00 EEST 🇷🇴/ 14.00 CEST Speakers, incl. research Minister Dimian, ERC President Leptin & ERC grantees to share insights & best practices. 🎥 live: youtube.com/@upb1818 📑 info: link.europa.eu/tHFYD4 @upb1818
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