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  • A stagnating NCN budget

      In 2023, the state subsidy for the NCN will amount to 1.392 billion zlotys. “This represents yet another year of stagnation in NCN funding”, comments Professor Błocki. In 2015, the subsidy for NCN’s research-funding operations equalled 871… czytaj dalej
    Between 2018 and 2023, the agency’s budget increased by less than twenty percent. Professor Zbigniew Błocki, NCN Director, talked about the possible consequences this may have for Polish research with the Polish Press Agency (PAP).

  • NCN stands for transparency

    “When it comes to research funding, the National Science Centre may be the most transparent institution in Poland. This is evident throughout proposal review. Applicants enjoy access to information at every stage of the process; they can also consult… czytaj dalej
    The NCN Director and the President of the NCN Council referred to the changes in the agency announced by the Ministry of Education and Science.

  • Three Outstanding Scientists to Perform Research in Poland

    The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) has announced the results of the second NAWA Chair Programme. The second NAWA Chair Programme was addressed to universities and research institutions that carry out research in the fields of natural… czytaj dalej
    The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) has announced the results of the second NAWA Chair Programme.
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    Online lectures by winners of 2022 NCN Award

    Karolina Safarzyńska, Piotr Wcisło and Michał Bogdziewicz will talk about their research in the “Science at the Centre” series. The winners of the 2022 NCN Award will deliver their lectures on 7, 15 and 21 December 2022. The „Science at the Centre” is a… czytaj dalej
    Karolina Safarzyńska, Piotr Wcisło and Michał Bogdziewicz will talk about their research in the “Science at the Centre” series. The winners of the 2022 NCN Award will deliver their lectures on 7, 15 and 21 December 2022.

  • A winning project in the 14th JPIAMR call

    Polish research team to carry out an international research project on antibiotic resistance with nearly 1 million PLN awarded for that purpose. A research team managed by Prof. Dr Hab. Zuzanna Drulis-Kawa from the University of Wrocław was awarded in… czytaj dalej
    Polish research team to carry out an international research project on antibiotic resistance with nearly 1 million PLN awarded for that purpose.

  • POLONEZ BIS 1 – additional projects funded

    Following the decision of three applicants not to carry out their projects funded under POLONEZ BIS 1 Call, the National Science Centre launched the procedure to fund proposals placed on the waiting lists. The funding decision was issued to two projects… czytaj dalej
    Following the decision of three applicants not to carry out the projects funded under POLONEZ BIS 1 call, the funding decisions were issued to two projects representing Physical Sciences and Engineering and one project representing Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences. 
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    ERC Starting Grants 2022

    The European Research Council has just published the winners of Starting Grants 2022. Four Poland-based researchers, who also head NCN-funded projects, will be able to start out on their research. The winners of this round of Starting Grants include: Dr… czytaj dalej
    The European Research Council has just published the winners of Starting Grants 2022. Four Poland-based researchers, who also head NCN-funded projects, will be able to start out on their research.  

  • Prof. Kuźnicki about the NCN budget

    The budget of the NCN has been practically frozen for the past few years and inflation has reduced the real value of NCN grants. If our budget is not increased next year, success rates, which are already rather low enough, will be pushed down even further… czytaj dalej
    “It would be a good idea to try and persuade decision-makers to grant the NCN an extra 150-200 million PLN in additional funding to buttress its budget for next year. This would increase the success rate for our calls to around 25%”, writes the President of the NCN Council in the latest issue of “Forum Akademickie”.

  • Pre-announcement of JPIAMR-ACTION Call 2023

    JPIAMR (Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance) will launch in 2023 an international call for projects within the framework of the ERA-NET JPIAMR-ACTION. The call Development of innovative strategies, tools, technologies, and methods… czytaj dalej
    JPIAMR (Joint Programming Initiative on Antimicrobial Resistance) will launch in 2023 an international call for projects within the framework of the ERA-NET JPIAMR-ACTION. The call will involve 21 funders from 18 countries. The total estimated call budget is about 18,8 million Euro, with up to 1 M euro for Polish research teams.
  • two person collaboration

    Research project carried out by research teams from Poland, Austria and Slovenia funded under Weave-UNISONO

    Dr Marta Kołczyńska from the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences will carry out a research project on political participation in the age of polarization under Weave-UNISONO. She has been awarded over 1.1 mln PLN for her… czytaj dalej
    Dr Marta Kołczyńska from the Institute of Political Studies of the Polish Academy of Sciences will carry out a research project on political participation in the age of polarization under Weave-UNISONO. She has been awarded over 1.1 mln PLN for her research.
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    Polish researchers win JPND Call 2022

    Four projects involving Polish research teams have qualified for funding under Understanding the Mechanisms for Non-Pharmacological Interventions, a call organised by the JPND network. Two of these are coordinated by Polish principal investigators. This… czytaj dalej
    Four projects involving Polish research teams have qualified for funding under Understanding the Mechanisms for Non-Pharmacological Interventions, a call organised by the JPND network. Two of these are coordinated by Polish principal investigators.

  • MINIATURA 6 results are in

    As many as 194 research tasks were selected for funding in the last round of the MINIATURA 6 call. Successful researchers will carry out preliminary and pilot research projects, complete internships and go on research trips worth a total of more than 7.7… czytaj dalej
    As many as 194 research tasks were selected for funding in the last round of the MINIATURA 6 call. Successful researchers will carry out preliminary and pilot research projects, complete internships and go on research trips worth a total of more than 7.7 million zlotys.