The ear can hear an astonishing range of sounds and even produce sounds of its own. Francesco Gianoli wants to understand how it achieves such extraordinary sensitivity. As he prepares to set up a new ...

ERC grantee Peter Hegemann was awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, together with Karl Deisseroth and Georg Nagel, “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and ...

Five researchers supported by the European Research Council (ERC) are among the seven recipients of the 2026 Wolf Prizes. The ...

Astronomers have discovered the first example of a second-generation planet orbiting a white dwarf, a world that appears to have formed from the remains of the dead star it now orbits.

Out of 2,130 candidates, the European Research Council (ERC) has selected 308 researchers for this year’s Consolidator Grants. Out of 2,130 candidates, the European Research Council (ERC) has selected ...

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The “Science is Wonderful!” fair is an annual event organised by the European Commission that brings the world of cutting-edge research to young scientists in primary and secondary schools all over ...

Getting started with your ERC research project? Find out more about recruiting team members, scientific reporting, open science requirements and ethics guidance. Also, get tips on how to communicate ...

EURAXESS Africa and the European Research Council organise two webinars on ERC grants (one in English and one in French) for researchers based in Africa.These online events will take place on 3 June ...

The Commission is today revealing the first ever image of a black hole taken by Event Horizon Telescope, a global scientific collaboration involving EU-funded scientists. This major discovery provides ...

Conny Clara Aerts, born 26 January 1966, is a Belgian (Flemish) professor in astrophysics. Aerts studied mathematics at Antwerp University and completed her PhD in astrophysics in 1993 at KU Leuven.

Jonathan Dallas George Jones, born 14 July 1954, is a senior scientist at The Sainsbury Laboratory (TSL) and a professor at the University of East Anglia, where he uses molecular and genetic ...