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  • Webinar for NCN grant administration staff

    Staff at research institutions administering NCN-funded projects, fellowships and scholarships are welcome to join our training webinar.The meeting will be held on 6 October 2026, at 10 PM through Clickmeeting. During the webinar, we will discuss project-… czytaj dalej
    Staff at research institutions administering NCN-funded projects, fellowships and scholarships are welcome to join our training webinar.
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    NCN at 35th Economic Forum in Karpacz

    NCN will participate in the 35th Economic Forum in Karpacz which will start on 8 September 2026. It is one of the largest gathering of representatives from science, economy and politics in Central and Eastern Europe.We will take part in the panel… czytaj dalej
    NCN will participate in the 35th Economic Forum in Karpacz which will start on 8 September 2026. It is one of the largest gathering of representatives from science, economy and politics in Central and Eastern Europe.
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    Babies smell divine. Teenagers, not so much.

    An international research team involving researchers from the University of Wrocław received an Ig Nobel Prize for research into why babies smell better than teenagers. A research team comprising Prof. Ilona Croy from the University of Jena, Prof.… czytaj dalej
    An international research team involving researchers from the University of Wrocław received an Ig Nobel Prize for research into why babies smell better than teenagers. 
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    AI-based Wi-Fi optimization

    Under the Weave-UNISONO call, researchers from AGH University of Krakow, in collaboration with German researchers, will leverage machine learning to develop more efficient, reliable and equitable Wi-Fi networks. The Polish research team headed by… czytaj dalej
    Under the Weave-UNISONO call, researchers from AGH University of Krakow, in collaboration with German researchers, will leverage machine learning to develop more efficient, reliable and equitable Wi-Fi networks. 
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    Molecular ion, photon and ‘Schrödinger cat in Nature

    Polish researchers from the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with researchers from the Czech Republic and Austria, have developed a method for detecting single-photon absorption by a single molecular ion. … czytaj dalej
    Michał Tomza and Marcin Gronowski from the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with researchers from the Czech Republic and Austria, have developed a method for detecting single-photon absorption by a single molecular ion. Their research findings have just been published in Nature.
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    Call for Polish and Spanish research projects launched

    We have just launched the first round of the FLAMENCO call for researchers working in Poland who wish to collaborate with Spanish researchers. The call budget is PLN 15.6 million. FLAMENCO is a joint initiative of the National Science Centre and the… czytaj dalej
    We have just launched the first round of the FLAMENCO call for researchers working in Poland who wish to collaborate with Spanish researchers. The call budget is PLN 15.6 million.
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    MINIATURA call results for proposals submitted in May

    88 researchers have joint the winning applicants of MINIATURA 10. NCN grants totalling nearly PLN 3.3 million will enable them to conduct preliminary studies, library and archive searches or research visits. The call is addressed to researchers with… czytaj dalej
    88 researchers have joint the winning applicants of MINIATURA 10. NCN grants totalling nearly PLN 3.3 million will enable them to conduct preliminary studies, library and archive searches or research visits.
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    #NCNGeneration– Maciej Grzybek: One Health – humans, animals and environment

    The next researcher in the series, Maciej Grzybek, studies pathogens transmitted by ticks, mosquitoes, and rodents, and analyses how climate change is driving the spread of tropical diseases northwards.The NCN Generation is made up of researchers whose… czytaj dalej
    The next researcher in the series, Maciej Grzybek, studies pathogens transmitted by ticks, mosquitoes, and rodents, and analyses how climate change is driving the spread of tropical diseases northwards.
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    Information webinar: GRIEG BIS and preview of LANGSPIL call

    Join us for an information webinar dedicated to the GRIEG BIS call and the upcoming LANGSPIL call, implemented under the Basic Research Programme within the fourth edition of the EEA and Norway Grants.The webinar will take place on 3 September 2026 at 10:… czytaj dalej
    Join us on 3 September for a webinar on the GRIEG BIS call and the upcoming LANGSPIL call. We will discuss the call rules, applicants’ most frequently asked questions, and the matchmaking tool.

  • New European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage

    The European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH Partnership) is a new initiative aimed to preserve cultural heritage in the face of… czytaj dalej
    The European Partnership for Resilient Cultural Heritage (RCH Partnership) is a new initiative aimed to preserve cultural heritage in the face of climate change and rapidly evolving social challenges. This international initiative, supported by the EU Commission between 2026-2036, brings together over 100 organisations from over 30 countries.

  • Call for Research Components under NAWA Polish Returns 2025 projects

    Returning scientists can now submit their funding proposals for research components under NAWA Polish Returns 2025.NAWA Polish Returns is a programme launched by the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) enabling outstanding Polish… czytaj dalej
    Returning scientists can now submit their funding proposals for research components under NAWA Polish Returns 2025.
  • dr hab. Marcin Poręba, fot. Łukasz Bera

    How to prevent cells from dying. Polish and American research discussed in Nature

    The research team led by Professor Marcin Poręba from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology in collaboration with the American researchers from Genentech led by Professor Vishva M. Dixit have found a way to prevent a dying cell from breaking… czytaj dalej
    The research team led by Professor Marcin Poręba from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology (Wrocław Tech) in collaboration with the American researchers from Genentech have found a way to prevent a dying cell from breaking apart. Their research findings have just been published in Nature. The National Science Centre has funded the research conducted by Polish researchers.