European Research Council (ERC @ERC_Research@respublicae.eu
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Joined Apr 2022
To mark 🏳️🌈 #PrideMonth, we highlight research from @acsantos_ces who focuses on elderly lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans & intersex populations as holders of precious knowledge derived from memory, struggle & resistance against oppressive regimes.
Details: https://www.ces.uc.pt/en/agenda-noticias/destaques/2022/investigadora-do-ces-uc-ganha-pela-segunda
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1537779016224034816
This week some 🇪🇺ERC-funded research projects shared their findings on:
🚺 Breast cancer from @drshaunharan
🏥 Medical ethics from @DIME_ERC
🌌 Dark matter and gravity from @sciences_UNIGE
Find these, and lots more results here 👉 https://bit.ly/3tdjre4
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1537736847241056256
On World Day to Combat #Desertification and #Drought, we want to highlight the work of @SISeneviratne and her team on the negative effects of droughts and heatwaves on air temperature and global level CO2 in the air.
Results here 👉 https://bit.ly/3Ql36wQ
#climatecrisis 💧
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1537691553321299975
RT @ALBredenoord: What an inspiring visit of @ERC_Research President prof Maria Leptin! We showed her how the cocktail of our Recognition and Rewards policy, Diversity and Inclusion programme and Open & Responsible Science initiative helps @erasmusuni to be successful! https://www.eur.nl/en/news/president-european-research-council-visits-erasmus-university-rotterdam-i-am-very-impressed
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1537535601825701890
RT @EUgreenresearch: #Microbiomes, those small little things with huge potential to help:
🤎#EUSoil conservation
🥦#sustainable #FoodSystems
⚖️#foodsafety & #nutrition
🇪🇺 @MicrobiomeEU invites scientists, industry & authorities to a 3-day discussion➡️https://www.microbiomesupport.eu/microbiomesupport-conference-27-29-june/#overview-and-programme
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1537443768378327046
🗣️ How did the language capabilities of humans evolve?
To understand this, ERC grantee Pascal Belin @univamu studies and compares the perception of vocalisations of monkeys and humans.
Curious? Read more: 👉 https://bit.ly/3MHJXSN @EUScienceInnov https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smlafg5gGSk
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1537404644632064000
New opportunities await 🔎
Join the research team of an ERC-funded project 🇪🇺. Find openings in many different fields like chemistry ⚗️, social sciences 🗣️, biology 🔬.
There is definitely something for you 👉 http://bit.ly/3vET7Zz
#jobsearch #research #EUfunded #careers
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1537374461871071232
If you are attending next week's Congress of the European Association for Cancer Research #EACR2022, don't forget to come to the special session on "Getting funded by the ERC".
🗓 Monday, June 20th
🕝14:45 - 16:20
📍Room: Paris + Brussels
https://nwm.covr.be/cmPortal/searchable/EACR2022/config/normal#!sessiondetails/0000111260_0
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1537356857291026432
What if singing could help improve brain function? 🎙️🧠
Teppo Särkämö and his team are exploring the therapeutic applications of singing and how it could play a rehabilitative role for cases of aphasia, plus help prevent cognitive decline.
Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3aJa2DV
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1537342785094684672
RT @HorizonEU: 🆕 A group of scientists is working to identify new fundamental properties of sound and improve acoustic technologies in our daily life! 🔊
💡 Do you want to find out more about the #EUfunded PHONOMETA project?
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1536984855023591424
RT @HorizonMagEU: While some species of bats eat insects and other invertebrates, others have evolved to feed mainly on sweet nectar.
Researchers are studying the genes of nectar-loving bats for clues on how to prevent diabetes in humans.
Explore more ➡️https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/hanging-out-bats-discover-secrets-their-biology?pk_campaign=energy&pk_source=twitter&pk_medium=social
#HorizonEU
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1536962347452989440
Are you a #statistician? Interested in ERC #funding?
Then register for a special information session, taking place tomorrow Wednesday 15/6 at 10:00 CEST.
👉http://www.fenstats.eu/news/2022_05_24_ERC_Webinar
You will hear all the latest news from ERC Scientific Officer Maria Gonzalez 👇
RT @StatFen: FENStatS, jointly with @ERC_Research, is organising a Webinar to promote ERC information on funding opportunities in Statistical S…
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1536659155230023680
RT @HorizonMagEU: Singing could be science’s secret weapon in slowing down cognitive decline as we age.
Read more in our latest #MonthlyFocus feature ➡️ https://ec.europa.eu/research-and-innovation/en/horizon-magazine/boosting-brain-function-later-life-through-singing?pk_campaign=health&pk_source=twitter&pk_medium=social
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1536643590046289921
RT @HorizonMagEU: #Bats, the most mysterious mammals with the nocturnal lifestyle, hide many secrets. Here’s what science does to protect them.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1536607538178826242
🧫 Can white blood cells function as living drugs to fight infections and diseases? Yes, says ERC grantee @SiewekeLab from @tudresden_de, who studied if macrophages can be grown in labs and then be transferred back into the body. Read more 👉 https://bit.ly/3aLMIoJ @CORDIS_EU
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1535955089986269185
#Childlabour can’t be abolished through force. To address it, we must attend to why children work in the first place.
Read @Sam_Okyere_'s special series on this topic. 👇 The time he devoted to this work was made possible via ERC funding @MiMoBristol.
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1535902227709145088
🌳 #Deforestation can be the end of the world for indigenous people who call it home. ERC grantee @GrazianoCeddia from @unibern studies the governance structures that underpin deforestation. Read more: 👉 https://bit.ly/3tmH6rt
@HorizonMagEU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPvJs80OyIk
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1535607789069819907
🧠 Scientists @goteborgsuni are working on developing a #biofluid test that could revolutionise diagnosis & help understand the cause of #Alzheimer’s disease.
Find out more in this article:
👉 https://bit.ly/3O2b8Zx
#neurology #dementia #immunology #biomarkers
@CORDIS_EU
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1535532312326049793
Mon 13 June:
Conference on supporting young researchers in times of uncertainty focused on the pandemic’s impact
9.45AM: “A lost generation for research?” Keynote by Jean-Pierre Bourguignon, former ERC President, who initiated the event.
Registration👇
https://www.cienciaviva.pt/gagoconf/4th-edition/
RT @ISE_news: The conference is a response to the plea made by JP Bourguignon, former @ERC_Research president to address the need…
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1535294948853030912
The ERC Scientific Council gathered in Helsinki for a plenary also with fruitful discussions with Finnish representatives & some ERC grantees. Thanks @SuomenAkatemia!
So far, Finland hosted 205 ERC grantees - it’s the 6th EU country in terms of ERC grants by population size.🇪🇺
🐦🔗: https://nitter.eu/ERC_Research/status/1535265131990597632
Unofficial automated mirror. No copyright asserted. ∎ The European Research Council, set up by the EU, funds top researchers of any nationality, helping pursue great ideas at the frontiers of knowledge. #HorizonEU
Joined Apr 2022
