ERC President explains changes in the ERC evaluation procedures
The ERC Scientific Council continuously monitors the quality of the submission and evaluation processes, ensuring they are optimised to serve the needs of the European research community. 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 calls for proposals.
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-president-explains-changes-erc-evaluation-procedures
ERC grantee shares the 2025 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award
The 2025 Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award has been awarded to ERC grantee Dirk Görlich from the Max Planck Institute for Multidisciplinary Sciences in Göttingen and Steven L. McKnight from UT Southwestern Medical Centre. The award honoured them for ‘discoveries that exposed the structures and functions of low-complexity domains within protein sequences, revealing new principles of intracellular transport and cellular organization.’
ERC grantee wins the 2025 Balzan Prize for atoms and ultra-precise measurement of time
The 2025 Balzan Prize has been awarded to ERC grantee Christophe Salomon for 'his pioneering contribution in paving the way for the application of ultra-cold atoms to the creation of atomic clocks which have revolutionised the measurement of time.' Professor Salomon works at the École Normale Supérieure and is CNRS research director at the Kastler Brossel laboratory.
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-grantee-wins-2025-balzan-prize-atoms-and-ultra-precise-measurement-time
24 September | Webinar on ERC grants
In this information session speakers will explain how the changes in 2026 Work Programme affect the submission of applications and evaluation of proposals. The webinar will help applicants prepare for the current and upcoming calls.
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/erc-grants-what-expect-2026-calls
1 October | Webinar for researchers based in Australia & New Zealand
This EURAXESS Australia & New Zealand and ERC webinar will promote ERC funding opportunities. Tune in 9.00 CEST.
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/webinars-erc-euraxess-global-2025
7 October | Webinar for researchers based in Greece
This webinar will provide information about ERC funding schemes and the application process. Information on national support schemes will also be presented.
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/erc-funding-opportunities-excellent-researchers-greece
15 October | Webinar for researchers in North America
This EURAXESS North America and ERC webinar will promote ERC funding opportunities. Tune in at 12.00 PM Eastern / 9.00 AM Pacific / 6.00 PM CEST.
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/webinars-erc-euraxess-global-2025
12 November | From science to policy: Shaping a sustainable and competitive Europe
This joint event by the ERC and the European Parliament's Panel for the Future of Science and Technology (STOA) builds on an ERC report showcasing pioneering projects that address the urgent transformations needed to tackle climate change and rising social inequality.
https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/research-policy-shaping-sustainable-and-competitive-europe
ERC at the EU Research & Innovation Days 2025
Watch the recording of the panel discussion with ERC Scientific Council members and an ERC grantee on ‘securing Europe’s place at the forefront of scientific discovery’.
youtube.com/live/iZUa1-A9uUk?si=Qv5T9fh2QyN_YhF1
Cracking the code of earthquakes - from inside the fault
Deep beneath the Swiss Alps, scientists are doing something that may sound counterintuitive: they are triggering earthquakes - on purpose.
https://erc.europa.eu/projects-statistics/science-stories/cracking-code-earthquakes-inside-fault
Observe ERC evaluation panels
The ERC is seeking independent observers with extensive knowledge and experience in scientific evaluation systems to assess the ERC procedures for evaluating grant applications. The work includes observing the evaluation sessions and subsequently providing views on the extent to which the procedures are fit for purpose and the way in which the evaluators apply the ERC selection criteria. Deadline for nomination: 20 September 2025.
https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/independent-observers
Take the survey: New access to online data
Recently adopted rules complementing the EU’s Digital Services Act mean better access for qualified researchers to online data gathered by very large platforms and search engines. This enables independent scrutiny of how online services impact society and gives researchers more power to identify and analyse risks in the digital world. Will these new rules affect your research? Let us know by filling in this short survey.
https://ec.europa.eu/eusurvey/runner/Interest-ERC-activities-DSA-Art-40
