Reposted by Maria LeptinUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 28/09/2026Today, science became a target for Russia. My heart goes out to the heroes searching for people trapped inside Ukraine’s National Academy of Sciences. As well as to the families and loved ones of the victims of horrific attacks across the country. 17482118
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 03/09/2026📣 Good news! 📣 Results of the ERC 2026 Starting Grant call are out! Funding worth a total of €705 million will go to 421 early-career researchers across Europe. Discover who, what and where 👉 link.europa.eu/9M3MmN 🧪 #ERCStG #FrontierResearch #HorizonEurope 🇪🇺 @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 311934
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 14/07/2026'Excellence and equity are not competing ambitions -they reinforce one another' Harriet Bulkeley and Liselotte Højgaard's editorial on why fairness and trust are foundations of excellent science, not extras, in the latest #ERCMagazine. 👉 t.co/SZSrlvndih @harrietbulkeley.bsky.social 0205
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Great meeting with the new Hungarian State Secretary for Science Policy and Innovation, Péter Horváth, this week. He has so many good ideas for improving the conditions for top-level research in Hungary! We will do what we can to help - all fingers crossed for success! 0203
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Huge pleasure to host 2 great leaders who served their country and continue to serve Europe: •Janez Potočnik who was behind the initial 5th freedom idea (EU Single Market); also an ERC founder •Enrico Letta who elaborated the 5th freedom in the report ‘Much More Than a Market’ Watch our debate ⬇️ 1131
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 02/07/2026Congratulations! Bernhard Häupler at INSAIT secures the first ever ERC grant in Natural Sciences and Engineering in Bulgaria. Testament both to his own excellence and to the value of a country and institution creating an attractive and supportive environment! 0122
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 10/06/2026Congrats to all 2026 #KavliPrize winners, especially to five ERC grantees: 🥇Vasily Belokurov from @cam.ac.uk, Amina Helmi @rug.nl & Rodrigo Ibata @cnrs.fr in #Astrophysics 🥇Christine Holt from @cam.ac.uk & Erin Schuman @maxplanck.de in #Neuroscience. 🔗 link.europa.eu/JkJwbg @kavliprize.bsky.sociallink.europa.euFive ERC-funded researchers among 2026 Kavli Prize laureatesFive researchers supported by the European Research Council (ERC) are among the winners of the 2026 Kavli Prize, an award that recognises advances in astrophysics, nanoscience and neuroscience. 0174
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 04/06/2026“Most innovation comes from frontier science. 50% of EIC Transition projects indeed originate from ERC Proof of Concept results.” “For innovation, we need diversity early in the process and to trust researchers to pursue bold ideas.” ERC President Maria Leptin at #EICSummit 0131
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 08/03/2026“My wish is that this will provide a positive message to the young girls who would like to follow the path of science and to show them that women in science can also have an impact through their research.” Emmanuelle Charpentier, Nobel Prize winner and since this year ERC Scientific Council member. 17517
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 28/02/2026“We are falling dangerously behind our competitors.” ERC President Maria Leptin on the next EU R&I budget: “Maintaining the Commission proposal is the minimum. Strengthening it would be strategic.” Listen to the hearing at the European Parliament (9’32’30) 🎥 bit.ly/4scILfc 0379
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 20/02/2026Our Scientific Council met for the first plenary in its new constellation! Meet our six new members and our three new Vice-Presidents: link.europa.eu/NdwjMm Learn more about our independent governing body: link.europa.eu/CPH7DW 1223
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 11/02/2026Curiosity, adventure and discovery. On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Giulia Giordano, Eleonora Macchia and Géraldine Laloux share what inspired them to choose a career in science, from early curiosity to inspiring teachers. #WomenInScience #GirlsInScience #IDWGS #STEM 0283
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 06/02/2026Even when the focus is on research with immediate industrial applications, many policymakers recognise that breakthroughs start with fundamental science. That's why Mario Draghi recommended doubling the ERC’s budget. ERC President spoke at @sciencebusiness.net Annual Conference earlier this week. 0205
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 10/12/2025Great group of new colleagues on the ERC Scientific Council, welcome to all of you! There's a lot of work to be done! 020
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 10/12/2025very much looking forward to working with Lotte, Torsten and Nicola!! 010
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 10/12/2025Today is #Nobel Day! 🏅 Watch the festive ceremony with speeches - a true celebration of blue sky discovery and scientific curiosity! 🎥 m.youtube.com/watch?v=FPSK... Philippe Aghion, funded by EU via the ERC, is among the 2025 laureates! erc.europa.eu/news-events/... 🇪🇺 Congratulations to all! 2175
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 09/12/2025The results of the ERC Consolidator Grant call have been announced! 📣 349 researchers have been selected for funding. Congratulations to all! #ERCCogG! 👉 buff.ly/uu62uFV #FrontierResearch #EUfunded #HorizonEurope @scienceinnovation.ec.europa.eu 17415
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 07/12/2025🏅#NobelPrize week began in enlightened fashion with a dazzling light show in Stockholm. ERC grantee Philippe Aghion won the Economics Prize for work on “innovation-driven economic growth”. Watch his Nobel lecture: ⏰ MON 8/11 from 14.30 🎥 Livestream www.nobelprize.org/prizes/econo... 🇪🇺 1263
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 01/12/2025Fruitful meeting between Commissioner Ekaterina Zaharieva and the ERC Scientific Council last Friday. Much common ground on key topics including academic freedom, boosting the budget for cutting-edge research, gender and diversity issues, and widening participation in ERC calls. 1112
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Business Summits @ebsummiteurope.bsky.social · 19/11/2025@marialep.bsky.social, President of @erc.europa.eu: “President von der Leyen wants research at the heart of the EU’s economy. Since 2007, the European Research Council has delivered breakthroughs that boost industry and competitiveness.” #2025YearsOfEBS #EBS2025 #ChooseEurope 031
Reposted by Maria LeptinUrsula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · 10/11/2025Switzerland is joining Horizon Europe! We are uniting two research powerhouses. For cutting-edge innovation that will boost our energy security, digital transformation, health and so much more. Today is a good day for science, and for our EU-Switzerland partnership. 11595132
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 13/10/2025Breaking Nobel news!🏅 Congratulations to Philippe Aghion, Joel Mokyr and Peter Howitt on winning the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economics in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The European Research Council is proud to have backed Philippe Aghion with two ERC Advanced Grants. 🇪🇺 1429
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 08/09/2025Super visit to the IIT with demos of their robotics with @erc.europa.eu funded projects by Antonio Bicchi, @awykowska.bsky.social and others. Maria Fossati’s artificial ‘soft hand’ is much better than my neuro-impaired natural one! @ercgrantees.bsky.social @axc.bsky.social @giorgiometta.bsky.social 0111
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 23/07/2025Very promising news on the next seven-year EU budget, with a proposed substantial increase for Horizon Europe including the ERC. We are analysing the other parts of this proposal in more detail. @Vonderleyen @EZaharievaEU research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu/news/all-res...research-and-innovation.ec.europa.euHorizon Europe 2028 - 2034: twice bigger, simpler, faster and more impactfulResearch and innovation news alert: As part of the next long-term EU budget 2028-2034, the Commission is proposing to double the budget of the research and innovation framework programme to €175 billi... 216149
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 19/07/2025The report identifies factors that limit innovation in Europe: fragmentation, both of markets and of regulatory frameworks, incl different national implementations of EU legislation, no true financial union, incompatible standards, insufficient R&D funding, risk-averse regulatory culture. 24520
Reposted by Maria LeptinJuan Manuel Gomez Elliff @gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social · 15/07/2025🥁 New article 📢: #Mechanobiology of #development during #Drosophila #gastrulation using #Brillouin microscopy, now in @natcomms.nature.com : rdcu.be/ev6ZX Collab. w/ @Prevedel_Lab @embl.org , Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social, @abhisha-thayambath.bsky.social, Julio Belmonte @ncstate.bsky.social 25320
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 03/07/2025🇩🇰🇪🇺 During the Danish EU Presidency which officially opened today, the ERC will visit Copenhagen. A high-level event on EU competitiveness will be held on 7 October, with research leaders including a Nobel laureate and political figures. 👉 t.co/LuwuoNL5U3 @eu2025dk.bsky.social #FrontierResearch 0131
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 27/06/2025ERC President Maria Leptin was awarded the De Sanctis Europa Award.🏅 Congratulations to the winners - all prominent European figures in the fields of art, humanities & science - including @president.europarl.europa.eu, ECB president.ecb.europa.eu , H.M. Queen Mother of the Belgians Paola. 0133
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 28/06/2025Great Scientific Council meeting @durhamuniversity.bsky.social incl. roundtable with some of the UK research community, and Minister Vallance joining online. Inspiring research presentations from ERC grantees. Huge thanks to our hosts Durham Uni and Council member @harrietbulkeley.bsky.social ! 020
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 26/06/2025So proud to be among this group of extremely eminent and fun people! 121
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 24/06/2025Estonian scientists are talented and ambitious. So inspiring to see that they strive for even greater success! Estonia hosts 20 ERC grantees. In Tallinn, we had great meetings with Prime Minister Kristen Michal, Ministers Kristina Kallas and Erkki Keldo, and the scientific community. 160
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 17/06/2025Congratulations! The new Advanced Grant winners are great news. But yet again, many scientists - around 260 - with ground-breaking ideas were rated as excellent, but remained unfunded due to a lack of funds at the ERC. Hope that more funding will be available in the future! 45013
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 14/06/2025Pleasure to visit Vilnius! Good discussions with Prime Minister Paluckas and Vice Foreign Minister Mitkus, and uplifting to meet the scientific community including all 6 ERC grantees and the Research Council. Good progress in science in Lithuania over the last years! lrv.lt/en/news/prim... 051
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 12/06/2025"Continue doing your work, because remember ERC is all about beautiful beautiful science, having fun, and creating new knowledge to make the world a better place!" Inspirational words from archaeologist Ester Oras of the University of Tartu, during the ERC President's recent visit to 🇪🇪 Estonia. 1192
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 05/05/2025The ERC welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from @ec.europa.eu for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering larger, longer-term grants, as announced by President Ursula Von der Leyen at the Sorbonne this morning. 👉 europa.eu/!NTYTTVeuropa.euChoose Europe for Science: ERC welcomes new budget for 'super grants'The Scientific Council of the European Research Council welcomes the offer of substantial additional budget from the European Commission for the development of a new ERC funding instrument offering la... 6291101
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 06/05/2025“Science has no passport, no gender, no ethnicity, no political party.” EC President Ursula von der Leyen, announcing a €500M initiative to attract top global talent. In a fractured world, science remains a unifying force – rooted in diversity, driven by curiosity, and shared by all humanity. 16555851312
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 29/04/2025🚀 We are proud to launch the new "Ambassadors for the ERC" initiative, together with @ercgrantees.bsky.social ! We aim to empower researchers across Europe to advocate for frontier research. Find out more 👉 bit.ly/44bQzp7 🌟 Excited to see what can be achieved! #Amb4ERC 15218
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 27/04/2025"historians Robert Michael and Karin Doerr define Gleichschaltung as: "Consolidation. All of the German Volk's social, political, and cultural organizations to be controlled and run according to Nazi ideology and policy. All opposition to be eliminated."" From Wikipedia. Just saying... 031
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 12/04/2025Real pleasure to get together with leading figures from industry, science & politics for some deep thinking on how Europe can do better in research and innovation. Here a wrap-up of the outcomes plus inspiring speech by Nobel laureate Ben Feringa. @erc.europa.eu: www.youtube.com/watch?v=S-GH... 0164
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 10/04/2025A glimpse of today's ongoing discussions between leading figures from the worlds of industry, science & policy-making, on how to boost Europe’s competitiveness. An unusual constellation with different vantage points. Curious about the outcome? Watch live today 10/4 at 16:30 CEST! 👉 bit.ly/4iaE4gH 0201
Reposted by Maria LeptinPortugal na UE 🇵🇹🇪🇺 @portugalue.bsky.social · 03/04/2025@portugalue.bsky.social hosted the launch of GIMM Institute in Brussels– a 🇪🇺reference in biomedical research. A timely debate on 🇪🇺 scientific future with Amb. Pedro Costa Pereira, Maria Manuel Mota GIMM CEO and Maria Leptin President of the European Research Council 161
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 02/04/2025The beauty of today in Dublin was above all the wealth of Irish research. Impressive session with @erc.europa.eu grantees - from ageing in bats and uneven wealth distribution undermining democracy, to using AI for analysing 17c population documents and and the evolutionary origin of feathers. 0152
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 02/04/2025Back in Dublin - and what a warm welcome! Valuable in-depth conversation with @micheal-martin.bsky.social. Thanks Taoiseach for your support! Also much enjoyed meeting minister @LawlessJ. Glad to see we have shared priorities. And huge thanks to Luke O’Neill! 0204
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 12/03/2025More good news: MEP Christian Ehler's ITRE report adopted by the European Parliament: strong support for an expanded and independent ERC. Happy with the proposal of €220 billion for the EU's next research framework programme! Thank you! Press briefing multimedia.europarl.europa.eu/en/webstream...multimedia.europarl.europa.euPress conference by Christian EHLER (EPP, DE) rapporteur, on the implementation of the Horizon Europe programme - Multimedia CentreThe multimedia platform of the European Parliament is the official public available repository of the media production of the Secretariat of the European Parliament, managed by the Directorate-General... 37127
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 11/03/2025Today all 27 EU countries endorsed the Warsaw Declaration. Thank you for your solid support in calling for the independence of the European Research Council to be preserved and for the role of the ERC to be expanded. polish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu/media/r5fa13... 🇪🇺polish-presidency.consilium.europa.eu 06224
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 04/03/2025It was researchers, predominantly working in public sector universities & laboratories, who developed many of the ideas & techniques that are now being used on a massive scale by the big tech companies. Maria Leptin's (@marialep.bsky.social) speech @europarl.europa.eu erc.europa.eu/news-events/...erc.europa.euERC President’s speech to the European Parliament's ITRE CommitteeERC President Professor Maria Leptin' gave a speech as part of an exchange of views with the European Parliament's ITRE Committee, Brussels. 15214
Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 19/02/2025Today I spoke to the committee for research etc (ITRE) of the European Parliament - a house that has given the ERC solid support over the years! I shared why it’s crucial also in times of crisis to keep funding fundamental research without any strings attached and why we need more budget for this. 081
Reposted by Maria LeptinEuropean Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · 12/02/2025How do researchers who are funded by the ERC lend their results some real-world impact? 📈 A new report reveals how a good number commercialise patents, driving innovation across Europe and beyond. 🔗 europa.eu/!x8XNNR 🇪🇺 #FrontierResearch #ResearchImpact #Innovation 0317