Winners in the European Research Council’s latest round of synergy grants describe the hurdles they faced and what it takes for researchers in central and eastern Europe to win these prestigious awards

Call for bigger budgets for the European Research Council and culture-related research comes ahead of rocky budget negotiations

Author of government report on Brexit contingency planning for science says UK will need new research funding body, an immigration policy overhaul and money for a wide ‘talent hunt’ if country crashes out of EU

Peter Ratcliffe is the seventh ERC-funded researcher to receive the award

Commissioner Moedas says German chancellor called him 'at some point'  to underline her support for basic science funder

Researchers relocating to Europe from as far afield as Taiwan and Cuba, following record round of funding

Six leading scientists will join the 22-member board that shapes the ERC’s scientific priorities

An online shop window aims to link recipients of proof of concept grants with business angels interested in adding cash and expertise to take projects forward

Pioneer of nanomedicine will steer the ERC’s scientific council during the transition to Horizon Europe

European Research Council announces 222 advanced grants for leading scientists, worth €540 million, with the largest number of grants going to researchers in the UK