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Drawing on feedback from applicants, panel members, and the broader research community, the ERC Scientific Council has decided to introduce a set of improvements in the 2026 and 2027 grant competitions. These changes focus on: 🔹 The format of the scientific proposal 🔹 Streamlining panel workload 🔹 Adjusting eligibility windows for Starting and Consolidator Grants To learn more, read ERC President Maria Leptin’s explainer here 👇 or on the ERC website 👉 https://europa.eu/!hP3WWF. Do these changes go in the right direction? Share your thoughts in the comments.

Are you employed by a public organisation, have experience in #research #policy #analysis and would like to work with the ERC for a few years? This may be the job for you! All details 👇 The Seconded National Expert in Policy Analysis would join the ′Support to the Scientific Council′ Unit of the ERCEA. Two important things to note about the application process: Applicants need to be already employed by a national, regional or local public administration or a public intergovernmental organisation (IGO). They must also be a national of an EU Member State, or of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland or Türkiye. Applications sent by candidates directly to the ERCEA will NOT be taken into account. Please liaise with your country's Permanent Representation to the EU, the EFTA Secretariat, or the Permanent Delegation of Türkiye, to ensure that your application is sent before the deadline of 7 November 2025, 12:00 (midday) Brussels time. #job #career #administration #assessment #monitoring #evaluation #reporting #secondment #assignment #transfer #attachment #detachment #deputation #temporary

Are you employed by a public body, have experience in #communication and would like to work with the ERC for a few years? We may have the job for you! All details 👇 Two important things to note about the application process: Applicants need to be already employed by a national, regional or local public administration or a public intergovernmental organisation (IGO). They must also be a national of an EU Member State, or of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland or Türkiye. Applications sent by candidates directly to the ERCEA will NOT be taken into account. Please liaise with your country's Permanent Representation to the EU, the EFTA Secretariat, or the Permanent Delegation of Türkiye, to ensure that your application is sent before the deadline of 7 November 2025 by 12:00 (midday) Brussels time. #media #events #website #communication #job #career #administration #secondment #assignment #transfer #attachment #detachment, #deputation #temporary

"We don't hire smart people to tell them what to do, we hire them to tell us what to do." Jan Lagerwall (quoting Steve Jobs) on how bottom-up funding, supporting investigator-driven frontier research, helps meet Europe's future innovation challenges. Comment made during this morning's #RIDaysEU discussion.

Did you miss our second webinar on how to apply for ERC research funding in 2026? You can catch up below 👇 Let us know if or how you found it helpful! Either submit a comment via SLIDO (session code can be found in the recording) or comment below this post.

Our new European strategy on research and technology infrastructures is out! 🚀 Europe is taking a key step to strengthen its position as a global leader in science, technology and innovation by boosting its world-class research & technology infrastructures. From top laboratories to pilot lines and scientific equipment – these infrastructures are the backbone of Europe’s research & innovation system. Research infrastructures enable frontier science and produce the reliable data needed to tackle global challenges and fuel deep tech innovation. Technology infrastructures support the development, testing and validation of new technologies, driving industrial competitiveness and Europe’s technological sovereignty. Together, they power the entire innovation cycle from breakthrough discoveries to market-ready solutions. An integrated, open and world-class research and technology infrastructure landscape is a compelling reason for scientists, innovators and entrepreneurs to #ChooseEurope. The strategy sets out actions to: ✅ strengthen Europe’s infrastructures through mobilising investments and capacity building ✅ boost the access of researchers, innovators, startups, scaleups, and industry to state-of-the-art infrastructures ✅ attract and nurture talent at every stage of the innovation chain ✅ improve the governance framework, strengthening the coordination and strategic alignment of infrastructures with EU priorities ✅ reinforce international cooperation while bolstering Europe’s critical data sovereignty Find our new strategy here: link.europa.eu/WrpJ3v

What does #Europe need most to lead in science? 💬 Share your thoughts below in comments or stop and talk to us at the #RiDaysEU stand, where we present #FrontierResearch linked to various topics e.g. #AI, #EUGreenDeal, #EUCompetitiveness or transformative change. And see you tomorrow for a bold look at Europe’s research future! Securing Europe’s place at the forefront of scientific discovery 📅 Sept 17, 10:00-10:30 👉 https://europa.eu/!q9prQK 🫧 find David Fernández Rivas & team in the exhibition area! KU Leuven University of Luxembourg University of Twente EU Science, Research and Innovation #RiDaysEU

📢 𝗘𝗥𝗖 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗲𝘅𝗰𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲 📅 7 Οκτωβρίου | 🕛10:00 🎯 Στόχος του διαδικτυακού σεμιναρίου είναι η ενημέρωση των υποψηφίων Principal Investigators για τις προκηρύξεις του νέου προγράμματος εργασίας του European Research Council (ERC). 👉 Διαβάστε περισσότερα: https://shorturl.at/nlSPZ Η εκδήλωση διοργανώνεται από το Δίκτυο ΠΡΑΞΗ, Εθνικό Σημείο Επαφής του προγράμματος Ορίζοντας Ευρώπη και τo European Research Executive Agency (REA), τον ευρωπαϊκό εκτελεστικό οργανισμό του #ERC #HorizonEU #ResearchFunding