Irish Researchers Awarded European Resea... Jun 23, 2026 European Research Council The European Research Council (ERC) has awarded €838m in Advanced Grants to 319 leading researchers across Europe and associated countries under the Horizon Europe programme. Designed for established researchers with outstanding track records, ERC Advanced Grants support ambitious, curiosity-driven projects with the potential to generate transformative scientific advances. Among the recipients are five Ireland-based projects at Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, spanning infant cognition and AI, social wellbeing, Asian anti-colonial history, bioactive RNA research and liquid metal electrocatalysis, highlighting Ireland’s strength in world-class, frontier research. Read More
ERC Grants Get a Makeover: Proposal Rest... Oct 14, 2025 European Research Council Major updates to ERC procedures and eligibility are planned, including changes to proposal formats, evaluation processes, and grant windows from 2026 and 2027. ERC National Delegate Maria Nash provides a breakdown of the updates and what they mean for ERC applicants in the coming months. Read More
Horizon Europe Project STONE-WORK Jan 2, 2025 European Research Council Watch Our latest YouTube video here – STONE-WORK is an ERC-funded project under Horizon Europe led by Professor Christine Casey, Trinity College Dublin. The project gives us a new way of looking at architectural production, focusing on the communities involved in sourcing and producing materials for buildings Read More
Cultivating resilience through urban foo... Nov 15, 2023 Cluster 6 Food, Bioeconomy, Natural Resources, Agriculture and Environment Cultivating resilience through urban food sharing – the Horizon EU-funded-project has 19 partners across Europe developing the “Food Sharing Compass”. Professor Anna Davies shares her experience of building a project consortium. Read More
4-OCEANS probes the influence of the sea... Feb 17, 2022 European Research Council “The beauty of ERC grants is that they allow you to dream big, to ask the challenging questions that you may have thought were impossible to answer.” Poul Holm, Professor of Environmental History, Trinity College Dublin, and coordinator of 4-OCEANS. Read More
