Explore inspiring stories of researchers who have successfully secured European Research Council (ERC) funding, with a special focus on grantees from Horizon Europe Widening countries. Provided by the ERC National Contact Point network project mERCury, these success stories offer insights into researchers’ journeys and achievements, inspiring others to pursue frontier research and apply for ERC grants.
You can discover the inspiring ERC Success Stories of seven researchers who have successfully secured ERC funding.
Alongside written stories, you can also listen to podcast episodes in the mercury YouTube chanel to hear more about researchers experiences and perspectives.
We invite you to read the success stories either in the PDF file or directly here on the website, featuring stories from the following countries:
- Dr. Huw S. Groucutt, Malta
- Prof. Jadranka Šepić, Croatia
- Prof. Alida Timar, Romania
- Assoc. Prof. Mojca Plesničar, Slovenia
- Prof. Inta Mieriņa, Latvia
- Dr. Olga Karagiorgou, Greece
- Prof. Mustafa Yücel, Turkey
Interviews with researchers were conducted in August 2026.
