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

    Under the Weave-UNISONO call, if a joint proposal is submitted to the SNSF as the lead agency by 1 October 2026, an NCN proposal must be submitted electronically via the OSF submission system as soon as possible following the submission of the joint… 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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    SHENG: Pre-announcement of the fifth call for Polish-Chinese research projects

    The National Science Centre (NCN), in cooperation with the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), plans to launch the fifth edition of the call for research projects carried out by Polish and Chinese research teams.Under the SHENG 5 call,… czytaj dalej
    The National Science Centre (NCN), in cooperation with the National Natural Science Foundation of China (NSFC), plans to launch the fifth edition of the call for research projects carried out by Polish and Chinese research teams.
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    #NCNGeneration– Rafał Szabla: Basic building blocks of life on early Earth

    In the 10th episode of the series, we talk to Rafał Szabl, chemist from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, who studies how simple chemical compounds could have given rise to the basic building blocks of life on the early Earth  … czytaj dalej
    In the 10th episode of the series, we talk to Rafał Szabl, chemist from the Wrocław University of Science and Technology, who studies how simple chemical compounds could have given rise to the basic building blocks of life on the early Earth.  
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    BiodivFuture Call Now Open

    In cooperation with the European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+ we have launched a call for transnational and interdisciplinary research projects in the field of biodiversity conservation science. A total of 1 million EUR is allocated for all… czytaj dalej
    In cooperation with the European Biodiversity Partnership Biodiversa+ we have launched a call for transnational and interdisciplinary research projects in the field of biodiversity conservation science. A total of 1 million EUR is allocated for all Polish research teams.
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    NCN at 35th Economic Forum in Karpacz

    NCN will participate in the 35th Economic Forum in Karpacz which will start on 8 September 2026. It is one of the largest gathering of representatives from science, economy and politics in Central and Eastern Europe.We will take part in the panel… czytaj dalej
    NCN will participate in the 35th Economic Forum in Karpacz which will start on 8 September 2026. It is one of the largest gathering of representatives from science, economy and politics in Central and Eastern Europe.
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    Babies smell divine. Teenagers, not so much.

    An international research team involving researchers from the University of Wrocław received an Ig Nobel Prize for research into why babies smell better than teenagers. A research team comprising Prof. Ilona Croy from the University of Jena, Prof.… czytaj dalej
    An international research team involving researchers from the University of Wrocław received an Ig Nobel Prize for research into why babies smell better than teenagers. 
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    AI-based Wi-Fi optimization

    Under the Weave-UNISONO call, researchers from AGH University of Krakow, in collaboration with German researchers, will leverage machine learning to develop more efficient, reliable and equitable Wi-Fi networks. The Polish research team headed by… czytaj dalej
    Under the Weave-UNISONO call, researchers from AGH University of Krakow, in collaboration with German researchers, will leverage machine learning to develop more efficient, reliable and equitable Wi-Fi networks. 
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    Molecular ion, photon and ‘Schrödinger cat in Nature

    Polish researchers from the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with researchers from the Czech Republic and Austria, have developed a method for detecting single-photon absorption by a single molecular ion. … czytaj dalej
    Michał Tomza and Marcin Gronowski from the University of Warsaw, in collaboration with researchers from the Czech Republic and Austria, have developed a method for detecting single-photon absorption by a single molecular ion. Their research findings have just been published in Nature.
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    Call for Polish and Spanish research projects launched

    We have just launched the first round of the FLAMENCO call for researchers working in Poland who wish to collaborate with Spanish researchers. The call budget is PLN 15.6 million. FLAMENCO is a joint initiative of the National Science Centre and the… czytaj dalej
    We have just launched the first round of the FLAMENCO call for researchers working in Poland who wish to collaborate with Spanish researchers. The call budget is PLN 15.6 million.
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    MINIATURA call results for proposals submitted in May

    88 researchers have joint the winning applicants of MINIATURA 10. NCN grants totalling nearly PLN 3.3 million will enable them to conduct preliminary studies, library and archive searches or research visits. The call is addressed to researchers with… czytaj dalej
    88 researchers have joint the winning applicants of MINIATURA 10. NCN grants totalling nearly PLN 3.3 million will enable them to conduct preliminary studies, library and archive searches or research visits.
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    #NCNGeneration– Maciej Grzybek: One Health – humans, animals and environment

    The next researcher in the series, Maciej Grzybek, studies pathogens transmitted by ticks, mosquitoes, and rodents, and analyses how climate change is driving the spread of tropical diseases northwards.The NCN Generation is made up of researchers whose… czytaj dalej
    The next researcher in the series, Maciej Grzybek, studies pathogens transmitted by ticks, mosquitoes, and rodents, and analyses how climate change is driving the spread of tropical diseases northwards.
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    Information webinar: GRIEG BIS and preview of LANGSPIL call

    Join us for an information webinar dedicated to the GRIEG BIS call and the upcoming LANGSPIL call, implemented under the Basic Research Programme within the fourth edition of the EEA and Norway Grants.The webinar will take place on 3 September 2026 at 10:… czytaj dalej
    Join us on 3 September for a webinar on the GRIEG BIS call and the upcoming LANGSPIL call. We will discuss the call rules, applicants’ most frequently asked questions, and the matchmaking tool.