Polish researchers among the winners of the international call for research projects launched by the Trans-Atlantic Platform (T-AP) for Social Sciences and Humanities.

On 11 and 12 September, the 2nd Internationalisation Congress will be held in Warsaw to debate the internationalisation of science. Registration is now open.

Thanks to NCN funding, 35 early-stage researchers will soon be able to embark on their projects, using a total of 31.3 million zlotys worth of grants to fund their research, find employment at Polish research institutions and complete foreign research fellowships.

In this episode of our podcast, NCN Coordinators Dr Anna Wieczorek and Dr Magdalena Wyszkowska-Kolatko discuss the role of coordinators, expert panels and workshops for applicants.

64 researchers will carry out preliminary/ pilot studies, library and archive searchers, fellowships, research visits and/ or consultations owing to MINIATURA 8 funding.

The NCN Council has appealed to the Minister of Science for an increase in NCN funding by 300 million zlotys from 2025 onwards. “The Polish scientific community needs stable support to nurture their talents and develop ambitious research projects,” the NCN Council members wrote in their resolution.

Polish researchers will carry out 29 research projects in collaboration with researchers from Austria, Belgium (Flanders), Czechia and Switzerland owing to OPUS 26+LAP/Weave funding. Over 42.3 million zlotys will be awarded for their research.

The National Science Centre and the Medical Research Agency are intending to cooperate on calls of the MRA. On 4 July, representatives of the two agencies met in Krakow.

On 2 July, government leaders of Poland and Germany met in Warsaw to adopt a document in which they agreed to boost social and economic cooperation. A science section of the document refers to the Dioscuri centres, a joint initiative of the National Science Centre and the Max Planck Society, and NCN’s collaboration with the DFG.