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  • NCN grantees to receive preferential points in all Akces NCBR calls

    Projects based on the results of research funded by NCN will be awarded preferential points in every Akces NCBR acceleration call. Initial data from the call for the Impakt programme show that researchers with prior NCN grant experience are choosing this… czytaj dalej
    Projects based on the results of research funded by NCN will be awarded preferential points in every Akces NCBR acceleration call. Initial data from the call for the Impakt programme show that researchers with prior NCN grant experience are choosing this path.

  • 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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    A Second Round of NCN Small Grants

    Another 78 researchers have joined the group of MINIATURA 10 grantees, who will carry out preliminary studies, conduct library and archive searches, or go on research visits. We present the results for proposals submitted in March.The small grants can be… czytaj dalej
    Another 78 researchers have joined the group of MINIATURA 10 grantees, who will carry out preliminary studies, conduct library and archive searches, or go on research visits. We present the results for proposals submitted in March.
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    Basic Research Programme Calls in Norway

    More than 200 representatives of the Norwegian scientific community took part in an information meeting organised at the RCN. The webinar focused on the calls launched under the 4th edition of the EEA and Norway Grants. On 22 June 2026, representatives… czytaj dalej
    More than 200 representatives of the Norwegian scientific community took part in an information meeting organised at the RCN. The webinar focused on the calls launched under the 4th edition of the EEA and Norway Grants.
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    First Polish Academy of Sciences Award Presented

    Prof. Agnieszka Chacińska has received the first Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) Award. The award was presented during a session of the PAS General Assembly marking the Academy's 75th anniversary. Dr Marcin Kulasek, Prof. Agnieszka Chacińska, Prof.… czytaj dalej
    Prof. Agnieszka Chacińska has received the first Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) Award. The award was presented during a session of the PAS General Assembly marking the Academy's 75th anniversary.
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    A Prestigious Grant for a Polish Researcher

    Dr hab. Karolina Kremens, a professor at the University of Wrocław, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for the most ambitious and groundbreaking projects. Dr hab. Karolina Kremens, prof. UWr, photo by Dominika Hull The call… czytaj dalej
    Dr hab. Karolina Kremens, a professor at the University of Wrocław, has been awarded a European Research Council (ERC) Advanced Grant for the most ambitious and groundbreaking projects.
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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.