The winners of the 2026 Public Engagement with Research Award—Elaine Chew, Katalin Csilléry, Konstantina Kilteni, Prabha Kotiswaran, Sarah Lebeer, Karim Lekadir, Valeria Pulignano and Roanne van Voorst—are recognised at the European Research & Innovation Days in Brussels on 10 November 2026.

The ceremony was compered by Luke O’Neill, member of the ERC Scientific Council, and Mirko Bischöfberger, Chair of the PERA Jury.
Catch their joyful humour and hear the inspiring stories of engaging the public in meaningful research at https://bit.ly/4BXpP9Y
Coming soon: Interviews with the PERA winners on taking research to the public.



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