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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · 7d

Happy to have been given another two years to work for the research community together with the wonderful staff @erc.europa.eu

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Sep 8

Super 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

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jul 23

Very 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...

Horizon Europe 2028 - 2034: twice bigger, simpler, faster and more impactful

Research 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...

research-and-innovation.ec.europa.eu

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jul 20

I use that example, too!

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jul 19

The 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.

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jul 19

New ERC report on Europe’s competitiveness! 🇪🇺

"It conveyed a shared message that fundamental research is not a luxury.”

ERC President Maria Leptin on the conclusions from the ERC workshop with leading figures from industry, policy and science.

Read workshop report: erc.europa.eu/news-events/...

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Juan Manuel Gomez Elliff @gomezjm-devmech.bsky.social · Jul 15

🥁 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

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jul 3

🇩🇰🇪🇺 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

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 27

ERC 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.

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jun 28

Great 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 !

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 25

"The UK is a star performer in science and, after a hiatus, it’s back in the lead in ERC calls.”

President @marialep.bsky.social at the ERC plenary
@durham-university.bsky.social; the first in the UK since 2007.

To date, c. 2230 ERC grants awarded in the UK, worth over €4B.

👉 europa.eu/!xPQ4Rk

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jun 26

So proud to be among this group of extremely eminent and fun people!

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 26

Congratulations to ERC President @marialep.bsky.social, and all those just awarded honorary degrees by @cam.ac.uk!

Nobel winner Oliver Hart
Rap artist Stormzy
Actor Sir Simon Russell Beale
Olympian Dame Katherine Grainger
Prof Angela Davis
Lady Arden of Heswall
Sir @johnrutter.bsky.social

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jun 24

Estonian 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.

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jun 21

We are passionately hoping for more funding in the next framework programme (And have publicly called for doubling EU research funding)) to rectify this!

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jun 21

Valid point! The ERC Scientific Council is very well aware of this, but there are no fair measures that would prohibit this behavior without hurting justified applications or introducing tons of bureaucracy and red tape that nobody wants

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jun 21

many of them are! Several governments, national funders and private philantrophies gie grants tio the 'unfunded A' applications, or even all those who made it to the final interview!

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jun 17

Congratulations! 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!

European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 17

📣 Good news: 281 top researchers have just won ERC Advanced Grants!

The new funding, worth nearly €721 million, is part of the 🇪🇺 EU’s #HorizonEurope programme.

Find out more 👉 europa.eu/!JYKxkD

#ERCAdG #FrontierResearch @ec.europa.eu

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jun 14

Pleasure 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...

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Jun 12

"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.

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Jun 7

We did think about this. 1. panels are able to judge folks according to career stage (normal at national funding orgs!). 2. people are compared in panels, i.e within same field, similar career trajectories. 3. longer career does NOT = better CV or better chance! our data on success rates show this.

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · May 5

The 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/!NTYTTV

Choose 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...

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · May 6

“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.

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Apr 29

🚀 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

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Apr 27

"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...

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Maria Leptin @marialep.bsky.social · Apr 12

Real 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...

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European Research Council (ERC) @erc.europa.eu · Apr 10

A 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

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Portugal na UE 🇵🇹🇪🇺 @portugalue.bsky.social · Apr 3

@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

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