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    Pre-announcement of the LUKE Joint Call (updated)

    Mon, 01/12/2026 - 11:00

    The launch of the LUKE Joint Call for international research projects in cooperation with researchers from Ukraine has beenm rescheduled for 27 February 2026. The call aims to support research projects implemented through international cooperation,… czytaj dalej
    The launch of the LUKE Joint Call for international research projects in cooperation with researchers from Ukraine has been rescheduled for 27 February 2026.
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    NCN in 2026

    Fri, 01/09/2026 - 16:00

    This year, the National Science Centre will celebrate its 15th anniversary. As usual, we will continue our hard work to support Polish researchers. We also wish to share the impact of basic research on the social, economic and national development. “Our… czytaj dalej
    This year, the National Science Centre will celebrate its 15th anniversary. As usual, we will continue our hard work to support Polish researchers. We also wish to share the impact of basic research on the social, economic and national development.
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    Business and Basic Research

    Fri, 01/09/2026 - 09:00

    In the first episode of our podcast this year, with the economists, Prof. Joanna Tyrowicz from the University of Warsaw and GAPE Research Centre and Prof. Łukasz Woźny from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, discuss private research funding. The… czytaj dalej
    In the first episode of our podcast this year, our guests today, Prof. Joanna Tyrowicz from the University of Warsaw and Prof. Łukasz Woźny from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, discuss private research funding.
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    Free-Floating Planets in "Science"

    Thu, 01/01/2026 - 20:00

    An international team of astronomers, among them researchers from the OGLE sky survey run at the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw, as well as from the Gaia Alert System, announced in Science the discovery of a new class of exoplanets:… czytaj dalej
    An international team of astronomers, among them researchers from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw announced in "Science" the discovery of a new class of exoplanets: free-floating planets. These are objects that roam the Milky Way on their own, not gravitationally bound to any star. Research was co-funded by the NCN.
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    Dioscuri as a European success story

    Mon, 12/22/2025 - 16:00

    The first transnational Dioscuri Symposium in Krakow showcased the achievements of the Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence to date, and sparked discussions on the responsibility of science towards society, as well as science communication. The fifth… czytaj dalej
    The first transnational Dioscuri Symposium in Krakow showcased the achievements of the Dioscuri Centres to date, and sparked discussions on the responsibility of science towards society, as well as science communication. The fifth Dioscuri call will be launched in the first half of 2026.

  • Polish-Austrian Research Into Complex Analysis

    Fri, 12/19/2025 - 17:39

    The research team headed by Prof. Dr. hab. Włodzimierz Zwonek from the Jagiellonian University has received funding of their research into Complex Analysis, PDE, geometry and the pluripotential theory. The project “Analysis and Geometry in Several Complex… czytaj dalej
    Nearly PLN 950,000 will go to the research team from the Jagiellonian University for the research project carried out in trilateral collaboration under Weave-UNISONO.

  • Weave-UNISONO call: important notice for Polish research teams

    Fri, 12/19/2025 - 15:00

    The budget of the Polish part of the project in the joint proposal should be calculated according to the following exchange rates: in joint proposals, for which NCN proposals are processed in and submitted via the OSF submission system by 31 December… czytaj dalej
     Information for Polish research teams on to the deadlines and rules of preparing joint and NCN proposals within the Weave-UNISONO. 
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    Online Lecture by Bartosz Szyszko

    Wed, 12/17/2025 - 09:30

    Bartosz Szyszko, 2025 NCN Award winner, will deliver an online lecture: ‘Chemical topology: From Molecular Knots to Molecular Machinery’. The event is organised by the Copernicus Centre and will be held on 17 December, at 6 p.m.. Bartosz Szyszko, photo… czytaj dalej
    On 17 December 2025, Bartosz Szyszko, 2025 NCN Award winner, will deliver an online lecture: ‘Chemical Topology: From Molecular Knots to Molecular Machinery’. The event will be organised by the Copernicus Centre.

  • End of Call for Proposals under IMPRESS-U

    Tue, 12/16/2025 - 15:00

    With reference to the NCN Director’s Communique of 9 June 2025 and pursuant to Point 3 (3) (5) of NCN Council Resolution No 64/2023 of 5 July 2023 on the terms of the International Multilateral Partnerships for Resilient Education and Science System in… czytaj dalej
    As funds allocated for research projects under IMPRESS-U by one of the partner institutions have been fully used and the US National Science Foundation (NSF) suspended the call for proposals, the NCN Director decided to end the call for proposals under IMPRESS-U.
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    Over PLN 3,500,000 for Polish and Czech Research Projects

    Tue, 12/16/2025 - 12:22

    Three research projects in Physical Sciences and Engineering, and one project in Humanities, Social Sciences and Art Sciences, will be funded under Weave-UNISONO. Polish research teams have been awarded over PLN 3,500,000. Greenwashing - Consumers… czytaj dalej
    Three research projects in Physical Sciences and Engineering, and one project in Humanities, Social Sciences and Art Sciences, will be funded under Weave-UNISONO. Polish research teams have been awarded over PLN 3,500,000.
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    Opportunity for a postdoctoral research grant

    Mon, 12/15/2025 - 12:00

    We are announcing the SONATINA 10 call. It is designed for researchers at an early stage of their careers and offers an opportunity to gain the experience and skills needed for further academic development. … czytaj dalej
    We are announcing the SONATINA 10 call. It is designed for researchers at an early stage of their careers and offers an opportunity to gain the experience and skills needed for further academic development.
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    Three Polish-Flemish Research Projects Awarded under Weave-UNISONO

    Fri, 12/12/2025 - 14:39

    Research teams from Poland and Belgium-Flanders will receive nearly PLN 3.3 million for their research projects investigating holography, cyclostationary signals and mystery of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe. The three proposals have been… czytaj dalej
    Research teams from Poland and Belgium-Flanders will receive nearly PLN 3.3 million for their research projects investigating holography, cyclostationary signals and mystery of matter-antimatter asymmetry in the universe.