Over the past 30 years, the Marie SkΕodowska-Curie Actions programme has supported researchers across borders & disciplines - helping ideas travel, careers grow & discoveries shape our world.
To celebrate, we're launching a special anniversary website, showcasing the stories, people and impact π§ͺ
Thinking about doing research in Europe?
Meet the European Research Council at the MIT European Career Fair πΊπΈ
#MITECF is the largest EU-focused career fair in the United States.
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5β8 March 2026
π MIT, Cambridge, MA
Full info π erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
#ChooseEurope
βWe are falling dangerously behind our competitors.β
ERC President Maria Leptin on the next EU R&I budget:
βMaintaining the Commission proposal is the minimum. Strengthening it would be strategic.β
Listen to the hearing at the European Parliament (9β32β30)
π₯ bit.ly/4scILfc
New report:
The European Research Council (ERC) has invested β¬2.37 billion in frontier research on advanced materials between 2014 and 2023 β an area crucial to Europeβs industrial competitiveness and transition to greener and digital futures.
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
What if your research could clean rivers - and scale your business?
Ximo Silvestre and Sergey Mikhalovskyβs project, funded under MSCA Staff Exchanges, is developing a water purification device to bridge the gap between lab and market.
Read their story: link.europa.eu/gcCV7T
π§ͺ #SciComm
Planning on applying for the MSCA Staff Exchanges funding but are not sure how to go about it?
Check out our info session video. Still have questions?
π§ͺ Join our live Q&A session on 3 March 2026, 15:00 - 17:00 (CET) - link.europa.eu/PDKRbc
More: www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbpG...
#SciComm
Curiosity, adventure and discovery.
On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Giulia Giordano, Eleonora Macchia and GΓ©raldine Laloux share what inspired them to choose a career in science, from early curiosity to inspiring teachers.
#WomenInScience #GirlsInScience #IDWGS #STEM
(1/2) Happy 30th birthday, MSCA! π§ͺ
Marie SkΕodowska-Curie embodied the ideal MSCA researcher: curious, mobile, collaborative, committed to diversity, excellence and societal impact.
Her granddaughter, Hélène Langevin-Joliot, told us about her legacy.
#SciComm
ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 call has closed with 110 applications, up from 99 two years ago.
Weβre glad to see so much enthusiasm for public engagement in frontier research. Winners will be announced this autumn.
#ERCengage
π Looking for funding for short-term research staff exchange?
The 2026 MSCA Staff Exchanges (SE) call is open. 98 mill. euro available to share knowledge and testing of innovative approaches for specific R&I topics.
Webinar for applicants on the 29. Jan: www.forskningsradet.no/en/events/20...
π’ Registration for in-person attendance to the ERC's Annual Conference on "One Health" closes today (9/1). Register here π link.europa.eu/K4YCvc
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28 January 2026
β° 9.15-18.00 CET
π Covent Garden, Place Rogier 16, Brussels
π In-person & web streamed
And for institutions in π³π΄ a webinar will be conducted in end of January. Check out the βEventsβ page on the Research Council of Norway in some days!
Before we fully throw ourselves into the new year, letβs take one more look back at 2025:
π§βπ¬ 1,497 new grantees (β¬2.9 billion)
π’ ERC Plus Grants scheme announced
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15th ERC grantee with Nobel Prize Prize
π€ Ambassadors for the ERC launched
ποΈ ERC President Maria Leptin reappointed for 2 more years
Visual with the text: Your guide to research careers in the EU.
New yearβs resolution: boosting the skills that matter most for your professional growth.
Discover our guide to help you get your research career in the EU to the next level: link.europa.eu/VGkqH3
#SciComm π§ͺ
π‘Your questions, answered.
The ERC Plus Grant webpage is now live, and the Q&As on this new funding scheme are available on the website, too.
π ERC Plus Grants π bit.ly/3N7BJcr
π Q&A π bit.ly/4j4G5gA
Info days and brokerage event on EU missions
Are you working on projects that focus on cancer research, climate-neutral and smart cities, ocean and waters or soils.
Join the EU Missions online info days.
Discover the new topics in the Horizon Europe Work Programme 2026/2027 and the upcoming funding: link.europa.eu/DQrQfP
#SciComm π§ͺ
Today is #Nobel Day! π
Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity!
π₯ m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK...
Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates!
erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
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Congratulations to all!
ERC Scientific Council also elected three new Vice Presidents:
πΈLiselotte HΓΈjgaard
πΈTorsten Persson
πΈ Nicola Spaldin
All changes take effect on 1 January 2026.
π erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
Six new members join the ERC Scientific Council:
πΈMichel Campillo
πΈEmmanuelle Charpentier
πΈKateΕina KrΓ‘lovΓ‘
πΈSusana Narotzky
πΈKarin Roelofs
πΈEleftheria Zeggini
Read more: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...
The newly announced ERC Consolidator Grants will support research into childrenβs mental health treatments, tumor-targeting nanotechnology, early sepsis detection, protein machines, Romeβs efforts to avoid collapse... and much more β΄
Congratulations to all!
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π Congratulations to all! Happy to see 7 grants at π³π΄ institutions this time. Thanks to all applicants for endurance!
Our charismatic and deeply insightful Philippe Aghion is now delivering his Nobel lecture in Economics!
Certainly not to be missed! π
π₯ www.youtube.com/live/jQCkCcu...
"Research driven by curiosity - rather than by pre-defined agendas - is one of the strongest safeguards of academic freedom and democratic resilience."
ERC President Maria Leptinβs speech on #AcademicFreedom under threat couldnβt be more topical.
Speech:
erc.europa.eu/news-events/neβ¦
#CG40Years
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Missed our webinar on ERC Plus Grants? We've got a shorter interview that walks you through the essentials.
A clear overview of eligibility, funding and how the selection process will work.
π youtu.be/TU2ymXwm-Cw?...
#ChooseEuropeforScience
π΄ Live now: Webinar on the planned ERC Plus Grants.
Join to learn how the scheme is being shaped to support outstanding principal investigators with bold ideas and a vision for transformative research.
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#ChooseEuropeforScience
Promotional image for the European University Association's analysis of the European Commission's Horizon Europe 2028-2034 proposal, featuring an abstract blue-toned background of architectural glass structures. Text "The programme's fundamentals: Horizon Europe remains a stand-alone programme. Unclear boundaries with the European Competitiveness Fund threaten Horizon's independence and integrity. Budget proposal points in the right direction, but falls short of what is really needed. Approach to dual-use research remains unclear."
The bottom-up nature of the Marie SkΕodowska-Curie Actions must be preserved!
EUA is strongly opposed to the introduction of a top-down thematic focus or βdirectionalityβ in the Commissionβs proposal for Horizon Europe.
π Our analysis: https://bit.ly/4nxoFL4
#FP10 #MSCAactions
30 grants, up to 7 million euro for up to 7 years duration. Open to all nationalities to do groundbreaking research in Europe. Tempted?π
Stop violence against women - at home and online.
The latest @who.int report shows that 1 in 3 women face physical or sexual violence.
Online abuse is rising.
EU-funded research offers hope.
New tools can help detect and prevent domestic and online abuse: link.europa.eu/Nqh3Cw
π§ͺ #SciComm
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Save the date: 28 Nov at 3PM CET
Join the webinar on the new ERC Plus Grants.
π€ ERC President Maria Leptin and Head of Scientific Dept at ERC Executive Agency Philippe Cupers will explain the scheme and take your questions.
π΄ Watch live at t.co/IMRfUa5NAr
