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  • Questionnaire for potential mentors

    Tue, 04/02/2024 - 14:30

    The NCN is considering launching a mentoring initiative for participants of the MINIATURA call for proposals. Researchers willing to mentor their colleagues are strongly encouraged to complete our questionnaire. This will help us to establish how many… czytaj dalej
    The NCN is considering launching a mentoring initiative for participants of the MINIATURA call for proposals. Researchers willing to mentor their colleagues are strongly encouraged to complete our questionnaire. This will help us to establish how many researchers are interested in the initiative.

  • Call for research components under Polish Returns NAWA 2023

    Thu, 03/28/2024 - 13:00

    We have launched a call for research components addressed to scientists who decide to return to Poland under the Polish Returns NAWA 2023 programme. Polish Returns NAWA (Polskie Powroty NAWA) is a programme of the Polish National Agency for Academic… czytaj dalej
    We have launched a call for research components addressed to scientists who decide to return to Poland under the Polish Returns NAWA 2023 programme.
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    Projects by Polish researchers to be funded under Weave

    Wed, 03/27/2024 - 15:30

    Two researchers from the University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University are among the new winners of the Weave-UNISONO call. Their projects, prepared in cooperation with partners from Germany and Austria, will receive a total of 2.15 million zlotys… czytaj dalej
    Two researchers from the University of Warsaw and the Jagiellonian University are among the new winners of the Weave-UNISONO call. Their projects, prepared in cooperation with partners from Germany and Austria, will receive a total of 2.15 million zlotys in funding.
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    Grant know-how in Bydgoszcz. Join 2024 NCN Days

    Mon, 03/25/2024 - 09:00

    On 15-16 May 2024, Bydgoszcz will host the 10th jubilee NCN Days, during which students, PhD candidates and scientists working at Polish institutions can learn about funding opportunities. NCN Days are held once per year, always in a different academic… czytaj dalej
    On 15-16 May 2024, Bydgoszcz will host the 10th jubilee NCN Days, during which students, PhD candidates and scientists working at Polish institutions can learn about funding opportunities.  
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    Quantum Poland awaits a strategy

    Mon, 03/18/2024 - 11:00

    Medical diagnostics will be faster and more accurate, online data security will get incomparably better and we already see the advent of new materials with properties that are nothing short of revolutionary. Scientists predict the development of quantum… czytaj dalej
    Medical diagnostics will be faster and more accurate, online data security will get incomparably better and we already see the advent of new materials with properties that are nothing short of revolutionary. Scientists predict the development of quantum technologies will redefine our reality within the next ten to twenty years.

  • Weave-UNISONO call for proposals: closure of the call for proposals with the Flemish FWO, Czech GAČR and Swiss SNSF acting as the lead agencies

    Mon, 03/18/2024 - 10:50

    Please note that the call for proposals at the Flemish agency FWO ends on 2 April 2024 while the call at the Czech GAČR and Swiss SNSF agencies acting as the lead agencies ends on 3 April 2024. If a joint proposal is submitted to the Flemish FWO acting… czytaj dalej
    Please note that the call for proposals at the Flemish agency FWO ends on 2 April 2024 while the call at the Czech GAČR and Swiss SNSF agencies acting as the lead agencies ends on 3 April 2024.
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    Spring NCN calls

    Fri, 03/15/2024 - 13:00

    Proposals are now being accepted under OPUS 27, our call for researchers at all career levels, and PRELUDIUM 23, for pre-PhD researchers. The total budget of the two calls is 490 million zlotys and proposals may be submitted until mid-June. Under the new… czytaj dalej
    Proposals are now being accepted under OPUS 27, our call for researchers at all career levels, and PRELUDIUM 23, for pre-PhD researchers. The total budget of the two calls is 490 million zlotys and proposals may be submitted until mid-June.
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    An article about an algorithm developed at the Dioscuri Center published in „Cell”

    Fri, 03/01/2024 - 15:00

    Dr Mateusz Sikora, Head of the Dioscuri Centre at the Małopolska Centre for Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, has developed a revolutionary method for the fast visualisation of proteins and sugars, which relies on GlycoSHIELD, an algorithm created… czytaj dalej
    Dr Mateusz Sikora, Head of the Dioscuri Centre at the Małopolska Centre for Biotechnology, Jagiellonian University, has developed a revolutionary method for the fast visualisation of proteins and sugars, which relies on GlycoSHIELD, an algorithm created within the framework of Polish-German scientific cooperation under the Dioscuri Programme. The paper that describes the algorithm was just published in the prestigious journal “Cell".
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    First two IMPRESS-U grants funded by the NCN

    Thu, 02/29/2024 - 12:00

    Researchers from Rzeszów and Opole have just won grants under the international IMPRESS-U call. For the next two years, they will be working on ambitious research projects in cooperation with US and Ukrainian scientists. The NCN will fund their research… czytaj dalej
    Researchers from Rzeszów and Opole have just won grants under the international IMPRESS-U call. For the next two years, they will be working on ambitious research projects in cooperation with US and Ukrainian scientists.
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    NCN will fund waiting list projects

    Wed, 02/28/2024 - 12:00

    “We can now confirm we are ready to launch funding procedures for projects that were put on waiting lists in OPUS 25, PRELUDIUM 22, MAESTRO 15 and SONATA BIS 13”, said NCN Director Krzysztof Jóźwiak, “this will be possible once the NCN has modified its… czytaj dalej
    “We can now confirm we are ready to launch funding procedures for projects that were put on waiting lists in OPUS 25, PRELUDIUM 22, MAESTRO 15 and SONATA BIS 13”, said NCN Director Krzysztof Jóźwiak, “this will be possible once the NCN has modified its financial plan”.
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    MAESTRO 15 and SONATA BIS 13 results

    Fri, 02/23/2024 - 08:00

    7 grants for experienced researchers and 38 grants for new research teams will go to scientists working at Polish host institutions. The NCN will fund their projects with a total of nearly 126.5 million zlotys. MAESTRO is the most prestigious among the… czytaj dalej
    7 grants for experienced researchers and 38 grants for new research teams will go to scientists working at Polish host institutions. The NCN will fund their projects with a total of nearly 126.5 million zlotys.
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    NCN Council Meeting with Deputy Minister of Science

    Fri, 02/16/2024 - 12:30

    The Deputy Minister of Science, Dr hab. Maciej Gdula, attended the latest NCN Council meeting on 15 February 2024 to discuss the role and funding of the National Science Centre. NCN Council meeting with the participation of Deputy Minister of Science… czytaj dalej
    The Deputy Minister of Science, Dr hab. Maciej Gdula, attended the latest NCN Council meeting on 15 February 2024 to discuss the role and funding of the National Science Centre.