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  • 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.

  • IMPRESS-U proposal forms available

    Fri, 09/01/2023 - 12:35

    Proposal forms for Polish research teams for the IMPRESS-U call are now available in the OSF submission system. International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in Ukraine (IMPRESS-U) is a call for research projects and… czytaj dalej
    Proposal forms for Polish research teams for the IMPRESS-U call are now available in the OSF submission system.
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    NCN gets the nod

    Mon, 08/28/2023 - 15:00

    The Ministry of Education and Science decided to give the nod to our agency and its work and approve our 2022 Report. Previously, the document had also received a… czytaj dalej
    The Ministry of Education and Science decided to give the nod to our agency and its work and approve our 2022 Report. Previously, the document had also received a positive review from the Main Council of Science and Higher Education and the Research Policy Committee.

  • First results of the WEAVE-UNISONO 2023

    Mon, 08/21/2023 - 14:32

    The results of this year’s Weave-UNISONO are starting to come in and we already know the name of the first winner! A team of researchers headed by Prof. Dr hab. inż. Jerzy Pamin from the Krakow University of Technology will work on metals and their… czytaj dalej
    The results of this year’s Weave-UNISONO call are starting to come in and we already know the name of the first winner! A team of researchers headed by Prof. Dr hab. inż. Jerzy Pamin from the Krakow University of Technology, in cooperation with German partners, will conduct a research project worth nearly PLN 681,000.