Polish researchers, in collaboration with colleagues from the US, Ukraine and the Baltic states, will conduct two research projects under the IMPRESS-U call. 

150 researchers will pursue research activities owing to NCN grants. They will receive a total of over PLN 6 million for preliminary/ pilot studies, research visits, and library and archive searchers. Here are the results for MINIATURA 9 proposals submitted in June.

Twenty five international research projects involving researchers from Poland, Germany, Slovenia, Austria, Switzerland and Czechia have been awarded funding under OPUS 28+LAP/Weave. Polish research teams will receive an overall of nearly PLN 42.9 million zloty from the National Science Centre.

In November 2025, the European Partnership One Health Antimicrobial Resistance (EUP OHAMR) will announce its first call for international research projects entitled Treatments and Adherence to Treatment protocols.

In November 2025, the LEAP-SE network consortium will announce a call for international research projects aimed at developing cooperation between researchers from Europe and Africa in the area of energy transition.

This year, the NCN awards for early-career researchers, who have made a significant contribution to research development, go to Łucja Kowalewska, Maciej Stolarski and Bartosz Szyszko. The Award ceremony was held on 15 October, at the Manggha Museum of Japanese Art and Technology, in Kraków.

The NCN Award is the most prestigious distinction for early-career researchers in Poland. The winners will be announced on 15 October 2025, 6:30 pm during the Award ceremony which will be broadcasted online.

“The public debate lacks what could be called intergender empathy. Equality is not about talking about women against men; it is about including different perspectives. This approach should be mutually beneficial,” says Professor Natasza Kosakowska-Berezecka in a conversation with Anna Korzekwa-Józefowicz held as part of the #rozmowaNCN series.

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.