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    Announcing MAESTRO 16 and SONATA BIS 14

    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

    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

    “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

    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

    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”

    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

    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.

  • Prof. Anetta Undas to head NCN Council

    Prof. Anetta Undas Prof. Anetta Undas, researcher from the Institute of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University Medical College, was elected as the new President of the NCN Council at the Council’s session of 6 June.… czytaj dalej
    Prof. Anetta Undas, researcher from the Institute of Medicine of the Jagiellonian University Medical College, was elected as the new President of the NCN Council at the Council’s session of 6 June.
  • Meeting at the NCN headquarters, 4 June 2024

    Open consultations

    Researchers from various research centres, NCN Council members and other NCN representatives gathered in Kraków to discuss the need to support basic research, increase the NCN budget and work out solutions to allow the agency to better respond to the… czytaj dalej
    Researchers from various research centres, NCN Council members and other NCN representatives gathered in Kraków to discuss the need to support basic research, increase the NCN budget and work out solutions to allow the agency to better respond to the needs of the academic community. The meeting was held on 4 June.
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    First project under Weave-UNISONO 2024

    Together with Austrian researchers, Dr hab. Robert Zajkowski from the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin will carry out a research project under Weave-UNISONO. He will receive nearly PLN 500 thousand for his research. The project “Family Firms’… czytaj dalej
    Together with Austrian researchers, Dr hab. Robert Zajkowski from the Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin will carry out a research project under Weave-UNISONO. He will receive nearly PLN 500 thousand for his research.

  • JPND Call 2024 – the opportunity to join international research teams

    The current JPND Call 2024 „Mechanisms and measurement of disease progression in the early phase of neurodegenerative diseases” launched by the National Science Centre in collaboration with the JPND Network (Neurodegenerative Disease Research),… czytaj dalej
    The current JPND Call 2024 launched by the National Science Centre in collaboration with the JPND Network (Neurodegenerative Disease Research), international research projects recommended for the second stage of the call can include Polish research teams.
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    NCN participating in the Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit 2024

    Representatives of the National Science Centre and QuantERA network will participate in the Women in Tech Summit 2024 that will take place on 12 and 13 June in Warsaw. The Perspektywy Women in Tech Summit is one of the most important conferences for… czytaj dalej
    Representatives of the National Science Centre and QuantERA network will participate in the Women in Tech Summit 2024 that will take place on 12 and 13 June in Warsaw.