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  • Call for NCN Council members

    The Minister of Science and Higher Education has announced a call for NCN Council members. The Council is made up of 24 researchers. Applications can be submitted by 31 July.The NCN Council was formed pursuant to the… czytaj dalej
    The Minister of Science and higher Eductaion has announced a call for NCN Council members. The Council is made up of 24 researchers with half of them replaced every two years. Applications can be submitted by 31 July.
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    #pokolenieNCN – Agata Starosta: We’re looking for skeleton keys in bacteria

    The NCN Generation series brings together researchers whose work broadens our knowledge and shapes our lives – serving our health, the environment, technological progress and a better understanding of the world. The sixth episode features Dr hab. Agata… czytaj dalej
    The sixth episode in the series features Agata Starosta of the IBB PAS, who studies protein biosynthesis in bacteria and identifies their weak points in the search for new antibiotics.
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    NCN Launches EEA & Norway Grants Calls

    The National Science Centre (NCN) has announced the launch of the GRIEG BIS and Coordination & Capacity Kick-off calls, which are a part of the Basic Research programme… czytaj dalej
    NCN has launched the GRIEG BIS and Coordination & Capacity Kick-off calls under the 4th edition of the EEA and Norway Grants. More than EUR 50 million will support research projects carried out in cooperation with partners from Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
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    NCN Podcast 04/07 – How our region can win more ERC grants

    In the latest episode, Prof. Leszek Kaczmarek, a member of the ERC Scientific Council, and Katarzyna Kubica-Oro, from the National Contact Point for EU Research Programmes at NCBR, discuss how ERC proposals are assessed, why countries in our region win so… czytaj dalej
    In the latest episode, Prof. Leszek Kaczmarek, a member of the ERC Scientific Council, and Katarzyna Kubica-Oro, from the National Contact Point for EU Research Programmes at NCBR, discuss how ERC proposals are assessed, why countries in our region win so few grants, and what researchers considering an application can actually do.
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    BiodivFuture Call Pre-Announcement

    National Science Centre together with Biodiversa+ is pleased to pre-announce its upcoming 2026-2027 Joint Call, Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequences and future trajectories. The call will support transnational research and… czytaj dalej
    National Science Centre together with Biodiversa+ is pleased to pre-announce its upcoming 2026-2027 Joint Call, Novel ecosystems: biodiversity, socio-ecological consequences and future trajectories.
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    OPUS 30 and SONATA 21 call results

    The largest editions to date of the OPUS and SONATA calls for research projects in NCN's history have now been concluded. More than five hundred basic research grants, with a total value of almost PLN 912 million, will go to Polish research institutions.… czytaj dalej
    The largest editions to date of the OPUS and SONATA calls for research projects in NCN's history have now been concluded. More than five hundred basic research grants, with a total value of almost PLN 912 million, will go to Polish research institutions.
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    Research Data in Europe: a policy discussion on the future of Europe’s research data ecosystem

    On 2 June 2026, representatives of European institutions, research organisations, research infrastructures and scientific communities gathered in Brussels to discuss one of the increasingly strategic issues for European research and innovation: how to… czytaj dalej
    On 2 June 2026, representatives of European institutions, research organisations, research infrastructures and scientific communities gathered in Brussels to discuss one of the increasingly strategic issues for European research and innovation: how to build a research data ecosystem that is secure, resilient, interoperable and sovereign. 

  • Polish-German projects funded under the Weave programme

    Biodegradable vascular implants and the history of one of the most important mining regions in Central Europe – these are the topics of the projects of the latest recipients of the Weave-UNISONO call, carried out by researchers from Poland and Germany.The… czytaj dalej
    Biodegradable vascular implants and the history of one of the most important mining regions in Central Europe – these are the topics of the projects of the latest recipients of the Weave-UNISONO call, carried out by researchers from Poland and Germany.
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    New calls and research cooperation in Iceland

    On 21–22 May 2026, representatives of the National Science Centre (NCN) and the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) visited Reykjavík and Akureyri (Iceland) to discuss the new edition of the EEA and Norway Grants in the field of R&I.… czytaj dalej
    Representatives of NCN and NCBR visited Iceland to discuss upcoming EEA and Norway Grants calls and the development of Polish-Icelandic research cooperation.

  • Researchers from Bydgoszcz will examine the adaptive potential of beech forests

    Under the Weave-UNISONO call, researchers from Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, together with partners from Switzerland and Austria, will examine the genomes of beech forests in terms of their capacity to adapt to variable environmental… czytaj dalej
    Under the Weave-UNISONO call, researchers from Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, together with partners from Switzerland and Austria, will examine the genomes of beech forests in terms of their capacity to adapt to variable environmental conditions.
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    Polish scientists to support the development of future quantum technologies

    From more stable quantum computers and ultra-fast quantum internet technologies to sensors capable of detecting minute variations in gravitational fields, researchers involved in the projects selected under the QuantERA Call 2025 will work on key… czytaj dalej
    From more stable quantum computers and ultra-fast quantum internet technologies to sensors capable of detecting minute variations in gravitational fields, researchers involved in the projects selected under the QuantERA Call 2025 will work on key technologies underpinning the future quantum infrastructure. 

  • List of NCN Expert Team members 2025

    A list of experts who evaluated in 2025 proposals submitted to the following calls of the National Science Centre as Expert Team members:MAESTRO 16, SONATA BIS 14 announced on 17 June 2024; OPUS 28 + LAP / WEAVE, SONATA 20 announced on 16 September… czytaj dalej
    We are pleased to present experts who evaluated proposals submitted to the NCN under the calls concluded in 2025.