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  • Prof. Robert Hasterok

    2023 and what next? An interview with the President of the NCN Council

    Wed, 12/20/2023 - 13:33

    “The core of our mission is to fund top basic research. This is so little and yet so much…It would be good if politicians finally recognised the importance of the NCN in the research-funding system”, says Prof. Robert Hasterok, President of the NCN… czytaj dalej
    “The core of our mission is to fund top basic research. This is so little and yet so much...In our current circumstances, we are hardly able to satisfy the needs of the research community”, says Prof. Robert Hasterok, President of the NCN Council, in an interview published by “Forum Akademickie”.

  • Polish-German-Walloon research funded under Weave-UNISONO

    Wed, 12/20/2023 - 13:00

    Dr hab. Paulina Pospieszna from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Dr hab. Piotr Micek from the Jagiellonian University will work on a trilateral international research projects thanks to a Weave-UNISONO grant. Researchers from Poland, Belgium-… czytaj dalej
    Dr hab. Paulina Pospieszna from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań and Dr hab. Piotr Micek from the Jagiellonian University will work on a trilateral international research projects thanks to a Weave-UNISONO grant.
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    MEiN scholarship winners weigh in on the situation in Polish science

    Wed, 12/20/2023 - 09:00

    Winners of scholarships from the Minister of Education and Science (MEiN) for outstanding young researchers have just issued an open letter to the Polish Prime Minister and the Minister of Science, in which they call for an increase in spending on Polish… czytaj dalej
    Outstanding young researchers have just issued an open letter to the Polish Prime Minister and the Minister of Science, in which they call for an increase in spending on Polish research and a revision of available research funding channels.
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    NCN 2024 call timeline now available

    Tue, 12/19/2023 - 11:59

    We present a preliminary timeline for calls operated by the National Science Centre in the year 2024. The call timeline does not include multilateral calls launched by the international networks of research funding agencies, including the NCN, which are… czytaj dalej
    The National Science Centre presents a preliminary timeline for calls operated by the NCN in the year 2024.
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    Polish researchers’ success in the QuantERA Call 2023

    Mon, 12/18/2023 - 15:00

    8 out of 24 projects selected for funding in the QuantERA call for transnational research projects in Quantum Science and Technologies, will be implemented together with the Polish teams. Polish researchers will investigate a number of fascinating… czytaj dalej
    8 out of 24 projects selected for funding in the QuantERA call for transnational research projects in Quantum Science and Technologies, will be implemented together with the Polish teams.
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    Winter intake of proposals in NCN calls now open!

    Fri, 12/15/2023 - 15:56

    The SONATINA 8 and DAINA 3 calls are now open. It is an opportunity for new PhDs and researchers planning projects with Lithuanian partners to get their share of funding from a total budget of 36 million zlotys. In the winter iteration of NCN calls,… czytaj dalej
    The SONATINA 8 and DAINA 3 calls are now open. It is an opportunity for new PhDs and researchers planning projects with Lithuanian partners to get their share of funding from a total budget of 36 million zlotys.
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    A chance for a new opening

    Fri, 12/15/2023 - 15:42

    “We wish for a new opening in our relationship and hope that the new authorities will soon take quick and effective measures to support the National Science Centre in its mission to boost the quality and effectiveness of Polish research and improve the… czytaj dalej
    “We wish for a new opening in our relationship and hope that the new authorities will soon take quick and effective measures to support the National Science Centre in its mission”, Professors Robert Hasterok and Krzysztof Jóźwiak write in a letter to Dariusz Wieczorek, Minister of Science.
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    Results of Weave-UNISONO call for bilateral Polish-Czech research projects

    Thu, 12/14/2023 - 16:00

    Researchers from Poland and the Czech Republic will carry out joint research projects within the framework of NCN’s collaboration with the Czech Science Foundation (GAČR). Researchers will be awarded nearly 5 million zlotys for their research. Four… czytaj dalej
    Researchers from Poland and the Czech Republic will carry out joint research projects under Wave-UNISONO. They will be awarded nearly 5 million zlotys for their research.

  • IMPRESS-U: information on proposals made in the OSF submission system

    Wed, 12/13/2023 - 17:00

    As the end of the year is coming closer, do not forget that NCN proposals submitted to the IMPRESS-u call and processed in the OSF submission system in 2023 must be sent via OSF by 31 December 2023, 23:59:59. Otherwise, a new proposal will have to be… czytaj dalej
    Reminder for Polish research teams of the rules of preparing proposals in the IMPRESS-U call at the turn of the year.
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    Women in science: Marta Pacia and Aleksandra Rutkowska

    Wed, 12/13/2023 - 12:00

    Today, we discuss equal opportunities for men and women in science with Dr inż. Marta Pacia from the Jagiellonian Centre for Drug Development and Dr Aleksandra Rutkowska from the Brain Disease Centre at the Medical University of Gdańsk, winners of the L’… czytaj dalej
    Today, we discuss equal opportunities for men and women in science with Dr inż. Marta Pacia from the Jagiellonian Centre for Drug Development and Dr Aleksandra Rutkowska from the Brain Disease Centre at the Medical University of Gdańsk, winners of the L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science awards.

  • Weave-UNISONO call: important notice for Polish research teams

    Tue, 12/12/2023 - 15:00

    1. The budget of the Polish part of the project in the joint proposal should be calculated according to the following exchange rates: in joint proposals, for which NCN proposals are processed in and submitted via the OSF submission system by 31 December… czytaj dalej
    A short summary for Polish research teams with the deadlines and rules of preparing Weave-UNISONO proposals.
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    POLONEZ BIS Fellows and Mentors met in Krakow

    Tue, 12/12/2023 - 13:00

    Over 100 scientists participated in the third and the last POLONEZ BIS Kick-off meeting. The meeting was held at the beginning of December, at the NCN headquarters. The Fellows and Mentors whose research projects started this autumn or will take off in… czytaj dalej
    Over 100 scientists participated in the third and the last POLONEZ BIS Kick-off meeting that was held in December at the NCN headquarters.