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  • Polish and German research project funded under Weave-UNISONO

    Tue, 06/25/2024 - 15:00

    Dr Maciej Starostka from the Gdańsk University of Technology together with German researchers will carry out a research project funded under Weave-UNISONO. The Polish research team will be awarded nearly PLN 455,000. “… czytaj dalej
    Dr Maciej Starostka from the Gdańsk University of Technology together with German researchers will carry out a research project funded under Weave-UNISONO. The Polish research team will be awarded nearly PLN 455,000.
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    Black holes may only comprise a fraction of dark matter: Polish astrophysicists in Nature

    Mon, 06/24/2024 - 17:05

    Researchers involved in the Optical Gravitational Lensing Experiment (OGLE) have summed up several years of their research into dark matter, in particular massive primordial black holes. Their research findings have been published in two articles… czytaj dalej
    Polish researchers involved in the OGLE project have summed up several years of their research into dark matter, in particular massive primordial black holes. Their research findings were published in Nature on 24 June. Their work was funded by the National Science Centre.
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    “Notes from Council Meeting”, part 2.

    Fri, 06/21/2024 - 13:45

    Over the past few months, the NCN Council has discussed many topics, e.g. NCN call portfolio, principal investigator’s grace period and mentoring programme. Prof. Alicja Kazek-Kęsik writes about the work of the Council. “Notes from Council Meeting” are… czytaj dalej
    Over the past few months, the NCN Council has discussed many topics, e.g. NCN call portfolio, principal investigator’s grace period and mentoring programme. Prof. Alicja Kazek-Kęsik writes about the work of the Council.
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    ERC Advanced Grant for researcher from Jagiellonian University

    Thu, 06/20/2024 - 14:00

    Prof. Karol Życzkowski has been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his research in quantum mechanics. The ERC Advanced Grant was awarded to a researcher working in Poland for the thirteenth time.  Prof. Karol Życzkowski from the Faculty of… czytaj dalej
    Prof. Karol Życzkowski has been awarded the prestigious ERC Advanced Grant for his research in quantum mechanics. The ERC Advanced Grant was awarded to a researcher working in Poland for the thirteenth time. 
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    Informed action

    Tue, 06/18/2024 - 15:00

    “I came from the debate feeling really reassured, because it seemed to me that the NCN had thought through its principles really well”, says Michał Żmihorski. “The fact that the NCN decided to host the meeting at all shows that it is open to voices coming… czytaj dalej
    “It seemed to me that the NCN (...) thought through its principles really well”, says Michał Żmihorski. “The fact that the NCN decided to host the meeting at all shows that it is open to the voices coming from the scientific community”, adds Wojciech Jasiński. We asked 5 researchers for feedback on a meeting that took place in Kraków on 4 June.
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    Announcing MAESTRO 16 and SONATA BIS 14

    Mon, 06/17/2024 - 14:00

    We are now taking in proposals under the SONATA BIS 14 call for researchers planning to set up new research teams and MAESTRO 16 for advanced researchers involved in pioneering research. The total budget of the two calls is PLN 170 million. The two… czytaj dalej
    We are now taking in proposals under the SONATA BIS 14 call for researchers planning to set up new research teams and MAESTRO 16 for advanced researchers involved in pioneering research. The total budget of the two calls is PLN 170 million.

  • Third grant for research component under Polish Returns NAWA 2023

    Mon, 06/17/2024 - 13:00

    Dr Ludwik Gąsiorowski is the third researcher to receive funding for his research component under Polish Returns NAWA 2023 this year. He will receive PLN 200,000. Dr Ludwik Gąsiorowski from the Faculty of Biology at the University of Warsaw studies the… czytaj dalej
    Dr Ludwik Gąsiorowski is the third researcher to receive funding for his research component under Polish Returns NAWA 2023 this year. He will receive PLN 200,000.
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    Fourth Polish-German Science Meeting

    Fri, 06/14/2024 - 14:30

    “Science for Policy – Policy for Science” was the theme of the Fourth Polish-German Science Meeting, held on June 10–11 in Warsaw. The event was organized by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) in cooperation with Poland’s National Science Centre (NCN… czytaj dalej
    “Science for Policy – Policy for Science” was the theme of the Fourth Polish-German Science Meeting, held on June 10–11 in Warsaw. The event was organized by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) in cooperation with Poland’s National Science Centre (NCN) and the German Research Foundation (DFG).

  • BiodivTransform: a new call of the Biodiversa+ partnership will be launched soon

    Fri, 06/14/2024 - 13:30

    The European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+ will soon launch a new transnational joint research call on Biodiversity and Transformative Change: BiodivTransform. The call is embedded in the Flagship Programme “Supporting societal transformation for… czytaj dalej
    The Biodiversa+ partnership is organising a new transnational joint research call on Biodiversity and Transformative Change: BiodivTransform. The call will be launched in autumn.
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    Six research projects with IMPRESS-U funding

    Fri, 06/14/2024 - 11:00

    Researchers from Bydgoszcz, Gliwice, Lodz, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wroclaw among winning applicants of prestigious IMPRESS-U. Projects will be carried out in international collaboration with US and Ukrainian scientists. NCN will award over 7.3 million zlotys… czytaj dalej
    Researchers from Bydgoszcz, Gliwice, Lodz, Szczecin, Warsaw and Wroclaw among winning applicants of prestigious IMPRESS-U. Projects will be carried out in international collaboration with US and Ukrainian scientists. NCN will award over 7.3 million zlotys for that purpose.
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    NCN project in “Science”

    Wed, 06/12/2024 - 11:30

    The chemical formula of the studied liquid crystal compound and the scheme of the structure of the discovered twist-bend ferroelectric nematic phase (NTBF). Credit: D. Pociecha/UW The findings of recent research into a new nematic phase of liquid… czytaj dalej
    The findings of recent research into a new nematic phase of liquid crystals, discovered by scientists from the Military University of Technology (WAT) and the University of Warsaw, were just published by “Science”. The research was conducted within the framework of an NCN-funded project and is expected to find many important applications.
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    All waiting list projects get NCN grants

    Fri, 06/07/2024 - 13:00

    All 323 proposals that were put on waiting lists under OPUS 25, PRELUDIUM 22, MAESTRO 15 and SONATA BIS 13 will now be funded, swelling the ranks of winners from 452 to 774. Additional research projects under OPUS 25, PRELUDIUM 22, MAESTRO 15 and SONATA… czytaj dalej
    All 323 proposals that were put on waiting lists under OPUS 25, PRELUDIUM 22, MAESTRO 15 and SONATA BIS 13 will now be funded, swelling the ranks of winners from 452 to 774.