Recordings of our 2025 webinar series ‘Applying for ERC Grants’ are now exclusively available to researchers within the N8.
Are you a researcher at an N8 university considering applying to the European Research Council for a fellowship?
Do you want to know what goes into writing a competitive bid?
In this series of 11 webinars we hear from ERC award-holders and reviewers from across the N8 universities, as they share their experience and answer questions in relation to the ERC grant schemes: starter, consolidator, advanced, and synergy, and the topic areas: physical sciences, life sciences, social sciences.
Webinars and speakers
Starter | Life Sciences
- Professor Christina Hicks, Lancaster University
- Dr Ralf Richter, Associate Professor in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, University of Leeds
Starter | Physical Sciences
- Dr Dominic Bowman, Reader in Astrophysics, Newcastle University
- Dr Rostislav Mikhaylovskiy, Reader in Physics, Lancaster University
Starter | Social Sciences
- Professor Robert Williams, Professor of Theoretical Philosophy, University of Leeds
- Dr Mark Griffiths, Reader in Political Geography, Newcastle University
Consolidator | Life Sciences
- Professor Scott Cairney, Professor of Sleep and Mental Health, University of York
- Professor Mal McMillan, Professor in Earth Observation, Lancaster University
Consolidator | Physical Sciences
Webinar 1:
- Dr Meghan Halse, Senior Lecturer in Chemistry, University of York
Webinar 2:
- Professor Edward Laird, Professor of Experimental Physics, Lancaster University
- Professor Alison Parkin, University of York
Consolidator | Social Sciences
- Professor David Orton, Professor of Zooarchaeology, University of York
- Professor Johan Oldekop, Professor of Environment and Development, The University of Manchester
Advanced | Life Sciences
- Professor Richard Bargett, Chair in Ecology, Lancaster University
- Professor Ben Hatchwell, Professor of Evolutionary Ecology, University of Sheffield
Advanced | Physical Sciences
- Professor Alessandro Troisi, Professor of Chemistry, University of Liverpool
- Professor René de Borst, Emeritus Professor of Civil Engineering, University of Sheffield
Advanced | Social Sciences
- Professor James Ford, Professor and Priestley Chair in Climate Adaptation at the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, University of Leeds
Synergy | Combined topics
- Professor Tracy Palmer, Professor of Microbiology, Newcastle University
- Professor Jason Rothman, Professor in Psycholinguistics, Lancaster University
How to watch
To access the playlist, please contact your institution’s representative:
- Durham University: Anna Brown
- Lancaster University: Mandy Dillon
- University of Leeds: Helen Rajabi
- University of Liverpool: Cate Cowton or David Cullinan
- The University of Manchester: Georgia Vesma
- Newcastle University: Jarlath McKenna
- University of Sheffield: Mel Knight
- University of York: Fiona Frame