Does Poland need a quantum computer? What are quantum technologies? How can researchers at Polish research centres contribute to quantum technologies? We are discussing these topics in our podcast today.
Our guests today are Sylwia Kostka from the… czytaj dalej Does Poland need a quantum computer? What are quantum technologies? How can researchers at Polish research centres contribute to quantum technologies? We are discussing these topics in our podcast today, featuring Sylwia Kostka and Konrad Banaszek.
Dr Maciej Starostka from the Gdańsk University of Technology together with German researchers will carry out a research project funded under Weave-UNISONO. The Polish research team will be awarded nearly PLN 455,000.
“… czytaj dalej Dr Maciej Starostka from the Gdańsk University of Technology together with German researchers will carry out a research project funded under Weave-UNISONO. The Polish research team will be awarded nearly PLN 455,000.
Researchers involved in the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) have summed up several years of their research into dark matter, in particular massive primordial black holes. Their research findings have been published in two articles… czytaj dalej Polish researchers involved in the OGLE project have summed up several years of their research into dark matter, in particular massive primordial black holes. Their research findings were published in Nature on 24 June. Their work was funded by the National Science Centre.
Over the past few months, the NCN Council has discussed many topics, e.g. NCN call portfolio, principal investigator’s grace period and mentoring programme. Prof. Alicja Kazek-Kęsik writes about the work of the Council.
“Notes from Council Meeting” are… czytaj dalej Over the past few months, the NCN Council has discussed many topics, e.g. NCN call portfolio, principal investigator’s grace period and mentoring programme. Prof. Alicja Kazek-Kęsik writes about the work of the Council.
Prof. Karol Życzkowski has been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his research in quantum mechanics. The ERC Advanced Grant was awarded to a researcher working in Poland for the thirteenth time.
Prof. Karol Życzkowski from the Faculty of… czytaj dalej Prof. Karol Życzkowski has been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his research in quantum mechanics. The ERC Advanced Grant was awarded to a researcher working in Poland for the thirteenth time.
“I came from the debate feeling really reassured, because it seemed to me that the NCN had thought through its principles really well”, says Michał Żmihorski. “The fact that the NCN decided to host the meeting at all shows that it is open to voices coming… czytaj dalej “It seemed to me that the NCN (...) thought through its principles really well”, says Michał Żmihorski. “The fact that the NCN decided to host the meeting at all shows that it is open to the voices coming from the scientific community”, adds Wojciech Jasiński. We asked 5 researchers for feedback on a meeting that took place in Kraków on 4 June.
We are now taking in proposals under the SONATA BIS 14 call for researchers planning to set up new research teams and MAESTRO 16 for advanced researchers involved in pioneering research. The total budget of the two calls is PLN 170 million.
The two… czytaj dalej We are now taking in proposals under the SONATA BIS 14 call for researchers planning to set up new research teams and MAESTRO 16 for advanced researchers involved in pioneering research. The total budget of the two calls is PLN 170 million.
Dr Ludwik Gąsiorowski is the third researcher to receive funding for his research component under Polish Returns NAWA 2023 this year. He will receive PLN 200,000.
Dr Ludwik Gąsiorowski from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw studies the… czytaj dalej Dr Ludwik Gąsiorowski is the third researcher to receive funding for his research component under Polish Returns NAWA 2023 this year. He will receive PLN 200,000.
“Science for Policy – Policy for Science” was the theme of the Fourth Polish-German Science Meeting, held on June 10–11 in Warsaw. The event was organized by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) in cooperation with Poland’s National Science Centre (NCN… czytaj dalej “Science for Policy – Policy for Science” was the theme of the Fourth Polish-German Science Meeting, held on June 10–11 in Warsaw. The event was organized by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) in cooperation with Poland’s National Science Centre (NCN) and the German Research Foundation (DFG).
The European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+ will soon launch a new transnational joint research call on Biodiversity and Transformative Change: BiodivTransform. The call is embedded in the Flagship Programme “Supporting societal transformation for… czytaj dalej The Biodiversa+ partnership is organising a new transnational joint research call on Biodiversity and Transformative Change: BiodivTransform. The call will be launched in autumn.
Researchers from Bydgoszcz, Gliwice, Lodz, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wroclaw among winning applicants of prestigious IMPRESS-U. Projects will be carried out in international collaboration with US and Ukrainian scientists. NCN will award over 7.3 million zlotys… czytaj dalej Researchers from Bydgoszcz, Gliwice, Lodz, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wroclaw among winning applicants of prestigious IMPRESS-U. Projects will be carried out in international collaboration with US and Ukrainian scientists. NCN will award over 7.3 million zlotys for that purpose.
The chemical formula of the studied liquid crystal compound and the scheme of the structure of the discovered twist-bend ferroelectric nematic phase (NTBF). Credit: D. Pociecha/UW
The findings of recent research into a new nematic phase of liquid… czytaj dalej The findings of recent research into a new nematic phase of liquid crystals, discovered by scientists from the Military University of Technology (WAT) and the University of Warsaw, were just published by “Science”. The research was conducted within the framework of an NCN-funded project and is expected to find many important applications.
