ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 call has closed with 110 applications, up from 99 two years ago.

We’re glad to see so much enthusiasm for public engagement in frontier research. Winners will be announced this autumn.

#ERCengage

How do you get parenting support to millions of families during a pandemic?

Lucie Cluver, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, figured it out well 👉 t.co/XxhP16D18a

🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 t.co/fFic8g294I

@ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social

Frédéric Dias, laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, brought science to life in Ireland’s #AranIslands by hiring local fishermen ⚓, inspiring students 🏫 and building lasting community ties 🌊🤝 .

🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 buff.ly/GmZ9FQ2

@ucddublin.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social

Laureate of the 2024 #ERCengage Award, @orlamuldoon.bsky.social’s work on gender-based violence has deepened public understanding, driven media awareness, and inspired concrete policy change.

🏆 2026 competition now open 👉 t.co/UxqmuS3FsL

@unioflimerick.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social

@tobiasuhauser.bsky.social, laureate of the ERC's #ERCengage Award, created a tool with young people living with #OCD; showing how engagement makes research stronger.

Read about his experience in the ERC's magazine: buff.ly/dQbMfJz

The contest for ERC Public Engagement with Research Award 2026 is officially open! 🎉

This year we have up to 8 prizes of €10,000.

Interested? Submit your application by 15 January 2026.

More info 👉 link.europa.eu/jkX9f4

[Only current or recent ERC grantees can compete]

#ERCengage #SciComm

How do you get parenting support to millions of families during a pandemic?

Lucie Cluver used evidence-based science and communicated it with tip sheets, radio shows, even ringtones.

Citizen-led. Open-source. Global. 👉 buff.ly/JKetkai

@ox.ac.uk @dspi-oxford.bsky.social #ERCEngage #SciComm

🎥 Missed the videos from the ERC's 2024 Public Engagement with Research Award winners? They shared their top #SciComm tips.

📰 Read their stories

▶️ Rewatch the videos

💬 Hear from ERC’s Luke O’Neill on why it all matters

🔗 buff.ly/RZCZy8T

#ResearchMatters #ERCengage #FrontierResearch

🔍How do you bring #archaeology to today’s digital world?

Philipp Stockhammer replies: With podcasts, games, and films! From chance supermarket encounters to global press, when science connects, it resonates.

Read more 👉 bit.ly/4ctIoXe

@lmumuenchen.bsky.social #ERCEngage #SciComm 🧪

What if science started by asking: 'What do you need to know?' 🤔

@tobiasuhauser.bsky.social co-created an #OCD resource using the community and their experiences. The lesson? Listening first makes research more impactful.

👉 bit.ly/4jpeTIh

@unituebingen.bsky.social @ucl.ac.uk #ERCEngage #SciComm

Science vs. misinformation: Who wins? 🧐

Mathilde Touvier’s research shows that public engagement is as vital as discovery.

Clear, non-judgmental communication builds trust - if scientists stay silent, misinformation wins. 👉 buff.ly/DIckT7V

@inserm.fr #ERCEngage #SciComm #FrontierResearch

🌊 Frédéric Dias brought science to life in Ireland’s #AranIslands by hiring local fishermen ⚓ , inspiring students 🏫, and building lasting community ties 🧑🏻‍🤝‍🧑🏻.

More on his #ERCengage award 👉 bit.ly/3XEwxzv

🧪 #SciComm #FrontierResearch @ucddublin.bsky.social @univparissaclay.bsky.social

@orlamuldoon.bsky.social helped the public better understand gender-based violence by speaking to media and shaping public discussions. Her work led to concrete policy changes.

This #ERCengage winner's research 👉 bit.ly/4lc3Qnp

@unioflimerick.bsky.social @qubelfastofficial.bsky.social
#SciComm

The latest ERC Magazine is packed with insights on public engagement in science!

ERC Scientific Council member @lukeanthonyoneill.bsky.social shares why it matters, plus get tips from 2024 PERA winners on how to make your research heard.

👉 t.co/NcU1qMdlSp

#SciComm #FrontierResearch #ERCengage 🧪

I am very happy that our project OCD and the Brain won one of the prestigious ERC PERA prizes! What an honour! Wanna know nore about the project? www.ocdandthebrain.com
#Ercengage

More #ERCengage modifying consumer habits with nutritional choices Mathilde Touvier; parenting support materials to many NGOs and people Lucie Cluver; involving local people in running a research station and the local school Frederic Dias.

The #ERCengage awards for 2024, a project that discussed gender violence and influence impact in Ireland Orla Muldoon; a project on Mediterranean diet Philipp Stochammer; online resource for OCD patients Tobias Hauser...

Recommendations from Luc and Emma at #ERCengage do a podcast, make your science relatable, link to the media, use your imagination to grab attention. Social media is excellent tool for engagement, but it comes with a price of controversy.

Maria Lapin, the chair of the ERC council, highlights the genuine passion to engage with wider audience, on top of excellent science. Don't scienceplaining, but engage. Need the support and trust of the public, and policy makers #ERCengage

The #ERCEngage awards event in Brussels, recognising how leading research and engagement, including citizen science. There are 6 awards.