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    Research on democratic backsliding with Weave-UNISONO funding

    Dr hab. Aleksandra Maatsch from the University of Wrocław, together with researchers from Austria and Germany, will carry out a research project on democratic backsliding in EU member states. The Domestic Politics of EU Action against Democratic… czytaj dalej
    Dr hab. Aleksandra Maatsch from the University of Wrocław, together with researchers from Austria and Germany, will carry out a research project on democratic backsliding in EU member states.

  • Information webinars and online training courses for applicants in 2025

    Join our online information webinars for researchers and PhD holders intending to submit their proposals to the NCN, facilitated by the NCN coordinators in 2025. The 2025 webinars will work as modules, each devoted to one of the following themes: NCN… czytaj dalej
    Join our online information webinars for researchers and PhD holders intending to submit their proposals to the NCN, facilitated by the NCN coordinators in 2025.
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    MINIATURA 9 takes off

    We have launched the MINIATURA 9 call addressed to researchers who have been awarded their PhD in the past 12 years and are not former NCN call winners. The call budget is 20 million zlotys.  The purpose of the call is to fund basic research… czytaj dalej
    We have launched the MINIATURA 9 call addressed to researchers who have been awarded their PhD in the past 12 years and are not former NCN call winners. The call budget is 20 million zlotys. 

  • EOSC National Tripartite Event Poland 2025 – Registration now open

    Join us for the third edition of the EOSC National Tripartite Event Poland on 25 March 2025. The event will focus on Poland's role in the development of the EOSC Federation, highlight best… czytaj dalej
    Join us for the third edition of the EOSC National Tripartite Event Poland on 25 March 2025 that will focus on, Poland’s role in the development of the EOSC Federation and best practices in research data management. Registration is now open.
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    Podcast No. 1, 2025 Professor Tomasz Dietl on the priorities of the NCN Council

    Professor Tomasz Dietl, the new Chair of the NCN Council, is the first guest of the NCN podcast in 2025. In an interview with Anna Korzekwa-Józefowicz, he spoke about the priorities of the Council as well as his own experiences as a researcher and ERC… czytaj dalej
    Professor Tomasz Dietl, the new Chair of the NCN Council, is the first guest of the NCN podcast in 2025. In an interview with Anna Korzekwa-Józefowicz, he spoke about the priorities of the Council as well as his own experiences as a researcher and ERC grant winner.
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    New prospects for Polish polar research

    Polish polar researchers have launched the BERA research infrastructure, enabling the collection and analysis of samples from various regions of Norway’s Svalbard and facilitating their transport to Poland. Polar research has been an important research… czytaj dalej
    Polish polar researchers have launched the BERA research infrastructure, enabling the collection and analysis of samples from various regions of Norway’s Svalbard and facilitating their transport to Poland. Polar research has been an important research area for Polish scientists for years and is also funded by the National Science Centre.
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    ERC PoC for Kinga Kamieniarz-Gdula

    The European Research Council has awarded Proof of Concept grants. One of the recipients is Prof. Kinga Kamieniarz-Gdula from the Adam Mickiewicz University, laureate of our SONATA BIS programme. Thanks to ERC funding, the researcher who specialises in… czytaj dalej
    The European Research Council has awarded Proof of Concept grants. One of the recipients is Prof. Kinga Kamieniarz-Gdula from the Adam Mickiewicz University, laureate of our SONATA BIS programme.
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    Type 2 immunity in a new light

    Dr Marek Wagner from the Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT and Japanese researchers highlight the potential of the type 2 immune response, previously associated with fighting parasites, in slowing the development of melanoma. Their article was published… czytaj dalej
    Dr Marek Wagner from the Łukasiewicz Research Network – PORT and Japanese researchers highlight the potential of the type 2 immune response, previously associated with fighting parasites, in slowing the development of melanoma. Their article was published in “Nature”.
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    Weave-UNISONO: new projects in cooperation with the Czech Republic

    Seven bilateral Polish-Czech research projects and two trilateral projects performed in collaboration with research teams from Czechia, Germany and Slovenia were recommended for funding under Weave-UNISONO. Polish researchers will perform projects with… czytaj dalej
    Seven Polish-Czech projects and two trilateral research projects performed in collaboration with research teams from Czechia, Germany and Slovenia were recommended for funding under Weave-UNISONO. Polish researchers will perform projects with funding of over 9.5 million zlotys. The successful research teams are based in Warsaw, Kraków, Wrocław and Katowice.

  • JPND call 2025 is now open!

    The National Science Centre (NCN), in cooperation with the JPND network (EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research) has launched the call “Health and social care research with a focus on the moderate and late stages of neurodegenerative… czytaj dalej
    The National Science Centre (NCN), in cooperation with the JPND network (EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research) has launched the call “Health and social care research with a focus on the moderate and late stages of neurodegenerative diseases.”
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    I appreciate the freedom that comes with my line of work

    “Now that I have my own projects, I am free to plan my days. I can work on the cliffs of Estonia one week and Spitsbergen sea ice the next”, says Dr Zuzanna Świrad. The winner of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme sat down with Anna… czytaj dalej
    "Now that I have my own projects, I am free to plan my days. I can work on the cliffs of Estonia one week and Spitsbergen sea ice the next”, says Dr Zuzanna Świrad. The winner of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science programme sat down with Anna Korzekwa-Józefowicz to talk about her research and her work-life balance.
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    Happy Holidays!

    Happy Holidays and best wishes for a wonderful New Year! Management, Council and employees of the National Science Centre  
    Happy Holidays and best wishes for a wonderful New Year