#frontierresearch — Public Fediverse posts

As many European countries celebrate Mother’s Day, we highlight Oscar Vilarroya's ERC-funded research @UABBarcelona which shows pregnancy triggers lasting brain reorganisation, linked to hormonal changes and adaptation to motherhood.

🔗 bit.ly/4ndTSU9
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Today is World Intellectual Property Day. Time to celebrate the 2,400 patents and other IPR applications that have arisen from ERC-funded research.

Find out more 👉 https://link.europa.eu/vyy976

#FrontierResearch @WIPO
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Why does quantum research matter?

Better medicines, new materials and technologies all depend on understanding molecules – something still out of reach today.

Michał Tomza studies ultracold molecules to help make this possible.

#WorldQuantumDay #FrontierResearch @UniWarszawski
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Fancy a trip to the past this Easter? 🕰️

ERC grantee Ludovica Galeazzo @UniPadova is using 3D mapping, drones, and underwater robots to resurrect Venice’s forgotten archipelago which was the hidden engine of the Republic’s power.

🔗 bit.ly/3NpwTbn

#FrontierResearch

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Two stars merge. A black hole forms. But how?

ERC grantee astrophysicist Ondřej Pejcha @CharlesUniPRG used cutting-edge 3D simulations to illuminate one of astrophysics' least understood processes. 👉 https://bit.ly/4t4klFd

#FrontierResearch @CORDIS_EU
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Venice’s hidden islands are being resurrected – digitally.

ERC grantee Ludovica Galeazzo at University of Padua uses 3D scans and underwater robots to map 500 years of lost history, showing us a way to preserve heritage worldwide.

🔗 bit.ly/3NpwTbn
#FrontierResearch

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🤯 Data is exploding – and so is its power demand. 🪫

The latest #ERCReport highlights how innovative #FrontierResearch in advanced electronics is paving the way toward more energy-efficient computing.

👉 link.europa.eu/9WTQ6q

#Sustainability

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Governments keep passing new laws. But are they actually implementing them?

ERC grantee Christoph Knill explores how policies accumulate – and what guides governments when crises demand action.

👉 bit.ly/4loWm1b

#FrontierResearch #PublicPolicy

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On #ZeroDiscriminationDay, we highlight Elisabeth Ivarsflaten’s research @UiB exploring how inclusion works in practice – and where it shapes its limits.

Read the full story: europa.eu/!nRPKwR

#FrontierResearch #Democracy

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Seven new grantees are joining the Ambassadors for the ERC network - now 37 strong! 🇧🇬 🇪🇪 🇭🇺 🇱🇻 🇱🇹 🇳🇱 🇵🇹

The #Amb4ERC engage with policymakers, research communities and the public, promoting frontier research in Europe and beyond.

📢 https://bit.ly/4rxB2IN

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Making work fairer starts with making invisible labour visible.
On World Day of #SocialJustice, we look at how unpaid labour is built into many jobs today ⌛
Valeria Pulignano at @KU_Leuven studies how unpaid work feeds into job insecurity.

#FrontierResearch #UnpaidWork

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Making work fairer starts with making invisible labour visible.
On World Day of #SocialJustice, we look at how unpaid labour is built into many jobs today ⌛
Valeria Pulignano at @KU_Leuven studies how unpaid work feeds into job insecurity.

#FrontierResearch #UnpaidWork

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Making work fairer starts with making invisible labour visible.
On World Day of #SocialJustice, we look at how unpaid labour is built into many jobs today ⌛
Valeria Pulignano at @KU_Leuven studies how unpaid work feeds into job insecurity.

#FrontierResearch #UnpaidWork

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Making work fairer starts with making invisible labour visible.
On World Day of #SocialJustice, we look at how unpaid labour is built into many jobs today ⌛
Valeria Pulignano at @KU_Leuven studies how unpaid work feeds into job insecurity.

#FrontierResearch #UnpaidWork

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R to @ERC_Research: More on Financial Geographer @geographydarek's ERC-funded #FrontierResearch 👉 https://www.citynet21.org/
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Happy Independence Day, 🇪🇪 Estonia! Head vabariigi aastapäeva!🎉

Today we look at the work of Laur Kanger @unitartu who investigates why future technologies can aggravate environmental problems rather than solve them.

#FrontierResearch @researchestonia https://researchinestonia.eu/2024/12/09/erc-grant-sustainability/
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Have you ever wondered what the first stars of the universe were like? Are you curious whether the Milky Way represents the endpoint of cosmic evolution?

Don’t miss this new investigation into Andrea Ferrara's #FrontierResearch at @scuolanormale!

👉 https://europa.eu/!gCtNbB
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"When I grow up, I want to be...."

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, listen to the ambitions and dreams of the daughters of ERC employees, as they share their aspirations for the future. 👇

#FutureLeaders #GirlsDreamBig #FrontierResearch
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"When I grow up, I want to be...."

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, listen to the ambitions and dreams of the daughters of ERC employees, as they share their aspirations for the future. 👇

#FutureLeaders #GirlsDreamBig #FrontierResearch
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"When I grow up, I want to be...."

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, listen to the ambitions and dreams of the daughters of ERC employees, as they share their aspirations for the future. 👇

#FutureLeaders #GirlsDreamBig #FrontierResearch
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"When I grow up, I want to be...."

On this International Day of Women and Girls in Science, listen to the ambitions and dreams of the daughters of ERC employees, as they share their aspirations for the future. 👇

#FutureLeaders #GirlsDreamBig #FrontierResearch
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✨🎉To celebrate the #InternationalDayOfCleanEnergy, we invite you to discover some of the amazing #EUfunded projects promoting more sustainable and responsible energy solutions. Check out our report on #TransformativeChange 👉 https://europa.eu/!W3CDrR

#FrontierResearch @IPBES
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✨🎉To celebrate the #InternationalDayOfCleanEnergy, we invite you to discover some of the amazing #EUfunded projects promoting more sustainable and responsible energy solutions. Check out our report on #TransformativeChange 👉 https://europa.eu/!W3CDrR

#FrontierResearch @IPBES
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✨🎉To celebrate the #InternationalDayOfCleanEnergy, we invite you to discover some of the amazing #EUfunded projects promoting more sustainable and responsible energy solutions. Check out our report on #TransformativeChange 👉 https://europa.eu/!W3CDrR

#FrontierResearch @IPBES
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✨🎉To celebrate the #InternationalDayOfCleanEnergy, we invite you to discover some of the amazing #EUfunded projects promoting more sustainable and responsible energy solutions. Check out our report on #TransformativeChange 👉 https://europa.eu/!W3CDrR

#FrontierResearch @IPBES
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📜 What can #parchment reveal about the animals and people behind it?
Matthew Collins @KOBENHAVNS UNIVERSITET uses biocodicology to explore the hidden lives of the past.

Discover more
👉 https://europa.eu/!CGyPTP
🎧 https://bit.ly/42biiFl

#FrontierResearch @CORDIS_EU
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#Cancer often resists treatment due to its complexity.

🧬 Kinga Kamieniarz-Gdula's new project targeting RNA 3’ processing is unlocking ways to study cancer #GeneExpression, & accelerate drug discovery.

👉 https://europa.eu/!TxjdV9

#FrontierResearch #ERCPoC @EUinPL @POLAND25EU
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Jean Tirole, @NobelPrize Laureate @TSEinfo and ERC President Maria Leptin explain why Europe must take urgent action to address the major economic growth gap with the US and China.

Full op-ed @wef 👉 https://bit.ly/42fjp6L

🇪🇺#FrontierResearch #wef25 https://www.weforum.org/stories/2025/01/europe-prioritize-research-innovation-competitive/
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New data from Juno, Cassini & JWST is paving the way for predicting weather on outer planets!

Leigh Fletcher @uniofleicester built a vast #infrared database of all 4 giant planets, helping track their evolving #climate.

@CORDIS_EU 👉 https://bit.ly/4aiCtmE

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Research found that male and female brains truly differ at birth.

“These differences do not imply the brains are better or worse. It’s just one example of neurodiversity.”

Derived from #FrontierResearch 'Developing Human Connectome' project data.

👉 https://bit.ly/4h54ZKG
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Did you know dunes were once seen as threats?

@JGasparFreitas @CH_ULisboa explores the fascinating history of coastal dunes, and their role in climate resilience today.

Read more 👉 https://europa.eu/!MBYYm9

#FrontierResearch 🇪🇺#EUfunded #environmentalhistory
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As we wrap up the year, let’s reflect on where human culture 🤼 began.

Erica van de Waal @unil studies vervet monkeys 🐒 to uncover how they share knowledge and cultural behaviors - offering us a glimpse into the roots of our own. 👇

#FrontierResearch https://youtu.be/xzeQQMBsRD8?si=CdSxOeJIip7gZAtW
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More than 1.5 billion people worldwide use mantras for meditation.

A team of researchers are developing a global history and anthropology of mantras, including extensive sonic, visual and textual archives.

Read 👉 https://mantrams.univie.ac.at/

#FrontierResearch #WorldMeditationDay
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Check out the newly launched #IPBES11 #TransformativeChange summary for policymakers! 👇

Also explore over 300 #FrontierResearch projects the ERC analysed that illuminate the concept of transformative change.
👉 https://europa.eu/!qqWNNp
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🌊The ocean’s carbon pump slows climate change by pulling CO2 from the atmosphere.

Stephanie Henson @NOCnews used gliders to reveal why carbon remineralisation depths vary – 🗝️ to Earth’s carbon cycle.

Delve deeper @CORDIS_EU 👉 https://bit.ly/4gaDdN0

#FrontierResearch
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Can bio-based materials make architecture more sustainable?

ERC grantee Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen @kglakademi explores how timber, bioplastics, and bacteria can reduce environmental impact

Read more 👉 https://europa.eu/!RXHNJG

#FrontierResearch #IPBES11

Can bio-based materials make architecture more sustainable?

ERC grantee Mette Ramsgaard Thomsen @kglakademi explores how timber, bioplastics, and bacteria can reduce environmental impact

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Learn more about re-growing forests, and venturing beyond Earth to investigate whether Mars' can sustain life, from the ERC's Annual Scientific Conference 🌱

Watch 👉 https://bit.ly/4gcyVoo

#FrontierResearch #Sustainability #MarsExploration @esm2025_eu @Nature4Climate

Learn more about re-growing forests, and venturing beyond Earth to investigate whether Mars' can sustain life, from the ERC's Annual Scientific Conference 🌱

Watch 👉 bit.ly/4gcyVoo

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R to @ERC_Research: Don't miss "Pushing #FrontierResearch in Climate Modelling & Understanding with AI for Urgent Mitigation & Adaptation Needs"

🗓 9 May
🕣 8.30 - 9.45 EDT
📺 https://bit.ly/3y2nHBy

Featuring researchers Pierre Gentine, Markus Reichstein, Gustau Camps-Valls & Veronika Eyring.

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R to @ERC_Research: If you liked the sound of this, you can also hear from Prof Michael Bruter live on Tuesday 5 March at 19.00 during a #NobelPrizeDialogue in Brussels.

Watch the event 🎥 https://bit.ly/48xarBe

#FrontierResearch #FutureOfDemocracy #EU2024BE #LetstalkatBozar

[2024-03-02 08:30 UTC]

R to @ERC_Research: If you liked the sound of this, you can also hear from Prof Michael Bruter live on Tuesday 5 March at 19.00 during a #NobelPrizeDialogue in Brussels.

Watch the event 🎥 https://bit.ly/48xarBe

#FrontierResearch #FutureOfDemocracy #EU2024BE #LetstalkatBozar

[2024-03-02 08:30 UTC]

R to @ERC_Research: If you liked the sound of this, you can also hear from Prof Michael Bruter live on Tuesday 5 March at 19.00 during a #NobelPrizeDialogue in Brussels.

Watch the event 🎥 https://bit.ly/48xarBe

#FrontierResearch #FutureOfDemocracy #EU2024BE #LetstalkatBozar

[2024-03-02 08:30 UTC]

R to @ERC_Research: In this #ERCSyG call, 37 different research projects were approved for funding.

To give you an idea of the range and breadth of the #FrontierResearch that will be covered, read about some of the new projects & teams.

👉 https://europa.eu/!mvKTHD

🐦🔗: https://nitter.cz/ERC_Research/status/1717481375597760778#m

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📣The results of the second round of ERC Proof of Concept Grant call are out.
66 researchers are to receive €150k each to explore commercial or societal potential of the results of their research projects.
Read more:👉 https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-funds-66-grantees-unlock-commercial-and-societal-potential-their-research
#ERCPoC #FrontierResearch

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1684505618152054785

💡If you already have one of our main grants (#ERCStG, #ERCCoG, #ERCAdG or #ERCSyG), you can still throw your hat into the ring and apply for #ERCPoC grant. The next deadline is on 21 September 2023.
More on this at https://erc.europa.eu/apply-grant/proof-concept
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European Research Council (ERC): 📣The results of the second round of ERC Proof of Concept Grant call are out.
66 researchers are to receive €150k each to explore commercial or societal potential of the results of their research projects.
Read more:👉 https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/news/erc-funds-66-grantees-unlock-commercial-and-societal-potential-their-research
#ERCPoC #FrontierResearch
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🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1686361386652422144

#CitizenScience and #FrontierResearch: a plurality of 🔍approaches and activities, many different impacts and outcomes.

Nearing the end of this year's #CitSciMonth, don't forget to check out our selection of ERC-funded projects! 👉 https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/showcase-projects-citizen-science

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1651843773721378818

#CitizenScience and #FrontierResearch: a plurality of 🔍approaches and activities, many different impacts and outcomes.

Nearing the end of this year's #CitSciMonth, don't forget to check out our selection of ERC-funded projects! 👉 https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/showcase-projects-citizen-science

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1651843773721378818

#CitizenScience and #FrontierResearch: a plurality of 🔍approaches and activities, many different impacts and outcomes.

Nearing the end of this year's #CitSciMonth, don't forget to check out our selection of ERC-funded projects! 👉 https://erc.europa.eu/news-events/events/showcase-projects-citizen-science

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1651843773721378818

The theme for #InternationalWomensDay 2023 is 'DigitALL: Innovation & technology for gender equality'.

We therefore invite you to check out 6 ERC-funded #FrontierResearch projects investigating different aspects of gender #equality.

👉 https://bit.ly/GenderinResearch

#PowerOn #IWD2023

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/ERC_Research/status/1633382617163735042