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  • MINIATURA 7 ranking list for proposals submitted in June

    Wed, 09/20/2023 - 15:17

    We are pleased to present the latest MINIATURA 7 ranking list. 139 researchers from all over Poland will complete a single research task, such as a preliminary/pilot study, library or archive search, research fellowship, or research/consultation trip,… czytaj dalej
    We are pleased to present the latest MINIATURA 7 ranking list. 139 researchers from all over Poland will complete a single research task, such as a preliminary/pilot study, library or archive search, research fellowship, or research/consultation trip, thanks to nearly PLN 5.4 million in funding from the NCN in the fifth round of the call.
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    Expert panel on research policy

    Tue, 09/19/2023 - 13:30

    In the run-up to the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) organises a series of online debates entitled “What has come to PASs in research policy?”. The series started on 11 September. It consists of six meetings, during… czytaj dalej
    In the run-up to the upcoming parliamentary elections, the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) organises a series of online debates entitled “What has come to PASs in research policy?”. Professor Zbigniew Błocki will join a panel scheduled for 26 September.
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    A new trilateral Weave-UNISONO project

    Mon, 09/18/2023 - 13:50

    Scientists from Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic will conduct a joint Life Sciences project. The Polish team will receive nearly PLN 900,000 in funding. We are pleased to present the 7th ranking list of the Weave-UNISONO call (2022). Funding was… czytaj dalej
    Scientists from Poland, Germany, and the Czech Republic will conduct a joint Life Sciences project in the framework of the Weave Program. The Polish team will receive nearly PLN 900,000 in funding.

  • Weave-UNISONO call: important information for research teams from Poland

    Mon, 09/18/2023 - 10:35

    A short reminder of how to prepare proposals in the Weave-UNISONO call for the Polish research teams. Please note that under the Weave-UNISONO call, if a joint proposal is submitted to the SNSF as the lead agency by 2 October 2023, an NCN proposal must… czytaj dalej
    A short reminder of how to prepare proposals in the Weave-UNISONO call for the Polish research teams. 
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    NCN calls opening this autumn

    Fri, 09/15/2023 - 16:21

    We are pleased to announce the OPUS 26 + LAP/Weave call for research projects, including international cooperation under the Weave programme, and SONATA 19 for PhD holders. The total budget of the two calls is PLN 400 million. Both calls are designed to… czytaj dalej
    We are pleased to announce the OPUS 26 + LAP/Weave call for research projects, including international cooperation under the Weave programme, and SONATA 19 for PhD holders. The total budget of the two calls is PLN 400 million and proposals will be accepted until mid-December.
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    FNP fellows support the NCN

    Fri, 09/15/2023 - 16:13

    On Monday, 11 September, 49 ERC grant winners published an open letter with an appeal “to maintain the current, independent, expert-based model of the NCN”. The next day,… czytaj dalej
    Here comes another open letter in defence of the NCN. “What Polish science needs is stability, independence and high quality standards. The NCN stands guard over these values”, reads an appeal to the Polish President and Prime Minister recently signed by 95 FNP fellows.
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    Our hands are practically tied

    Tue, 09/12/2023 - 16:24

    “More than half of our funding goes to early-stage researchers. In the highly hierarchical Polish system, we give them a breath of freedom and the independence that comes with an ability to build a research team of their own. This is the great value of… czytaj dalej
    “More than half of our funding goes to early-stage researchers. In the highly hierarchical Polish system, we give them a breath of freedom and the independence that comes with an ability to build a research team of their own. This is the great value of our agency, and it should not go to waste”, says Professor Zbigniew Błocki in an interview published by “Forum Akademickie” on 12 September.
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    49 FNP Award winners weigh in on the NCN

    Tue, 09/12/2023 - 15:39

    “We wish to appeal to the Prime Minister to stop the plans that would strip the NCN of independence and lead to public grant resources being awarded based on criteria other than scientific excellence”, writes a group of FNP Award winners in an open letter… czytaj dalej
    “We wish to appeal to the Prime Minister to stop the plans that would strip the NCN of independence and lead to public grant resources being awarded based on criteria other than scientific excellence”, writes a group of FNP Award winners in an open letter to Mateusz Morawiecki. The open letter comes in response to the announcement of a grant system reform.
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    An international call for proposals on biodiversity protection

    Mon, 09/11/2023 - 16:49

    Together with the Biodiversa+ European Partnership for Biodiversity, we are pleased to announce an international call for proposals: “Nature-Based Solutions for Biodiversity, Human Well-being and Transformative Change” (BiodivNBS). The total budget… czytaj dalej
    Together with the Biodiversa+ European Partnership for Biodiversity, we are pleased to announce an international call for proposals: “Nature-Based Solutions for Biodiversity, Human Well-being and Transformative Change” (BiodivNBS). The total budget available to Polish teams is EUR 1 million.
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    49 ERC grant holders speak out in defence of the NCN

    Mon, 09/11/2023 - 13:06

    “We want to pursue our ambitions and our research here in Poland. If the stated radical change in the research-funding model is implemented, it will deliver a hard blow to Polish science”, ERC grant holders write in an open letter to the President and the… czytaj dalej
    “We want to pursue our ambitions and our research here in Poland. If the stated radical change in the research-funding model is implemented, it will deliver a hard blow to Polish science”, ERC grant holders write in an open letter to the President and the Prime Minister of Poland. The letter has been signed by 49 researchers and comes in response to the changes in the status of the NCN recently announced by the Ministry of Education and Science.
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    44 candidates in the running for the NCN Award

    Wed, 09/06/2023 - 13:38

    On Wednesday, 11 October 2023, we will present the NCN Awards for 2023. As many as 44 candidates are in the running for this top distinction this year. 11th edition The NCN Award is given to researchers under the age of 40, who are affiliated with… czytaj dalej
    On Wednesday, 11 October 2023, we will present the NCN Awards for 2023. As many as 44 candidates are in the running for this top distinction this year.
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    ERC Starting grants for Poland-based researchers

    Tue, 09/05/2023 - 17:00

    Dr hab. inż. Maciej Trusiak, Faculty of Mechatronics of the Warsaw University of Technology, specialises in optical nanoscopy. He has previously won five NCN calls: PRELUDIUM,… czytaj dalej
    The European Research Council has just announced the winners of Starting Grants 2023, including two Poland-based researchers: one from the Warsaw University of Technology and the other from the Wrocław University of Technology. Their previous research projects were also funded by the NCN.