Between 19 and 21 November, the first National Congress “Science for Business” will be held in Warsaw. The event will bring together the scientific community, business and public administration. We will discuss mechanisms for technology transfer, innovation implementation and building a knowledge-based economy.

The NCN Council emphasises the urgent need to increase NCN funding by 400 million PLN in 2026. Without this increase, the grant system cannot continue to grow, opportunities for early-career researchers will be curtailed and the overall innovativeness of Polish research will decline. This statement refers to the draft state budget released on August 28.

Professor Marcin Zajenkowski from the University of Warsaw has been awarded an Ig Nobel Prize in psychology for his research on the impact of feedback about intelligence levels on temporary feelings of narcissism. His research has been supported by the NCN for many years.

For more than a decade, the NCN Award has honoured researchers who, at the outset of their careers, have achieved significant accomplishments in basic research. The winners of this year’s edition will be announced on 15 October.

We are launching the thirtieth edition of the OPUS call for national and international research projects, as well as the twenty-first edition of the SONATA call for researchers holding a PhD degree. The total funding available amounts to 720 million PLN.

In cooperation with the European Biodiversity Partnership BIODIVERSA+, we invite submissions for international, interdisciplinary research projects in the field of biodiversity conservation sciences.

At the Economic Forum in Karpacz, researchers and heads of research institutions discussed how research influences innovation and the economy, and what decisions authorities should make for Poland to compete more effectively globally.

The second project submitted to Weave-UNISONO 2025 has been awarded funding. Nearly PLN 2 million was slated for research on enzymes that catalyse RNA synthesis. The project will be performed by Dr hab. Tomasz Turowski and his team from the Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences.