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    Record-breaking findings in OPUS and PRELUDIUM

    Wed, 12/04/2024 - 14:30

    Seven hundred and nineteen researchers received grants for research projects in the OPUS 27 and PRELUDIUM 23 calls, with a total value of almost 665 million zlotys. In OPUS alone, a record was set – we awarded funding of 600 million zlotys. The highest… czytaj dalej
    Seven hundred and nineteen researchers received grants for research projects in the OPUS 27 and PRELUDIUM 23 calls, with a total value of almost 665 million zlotys. In OPUS alone, a record was set – we awarded funding of 600 million zlotys. The highest budget in OPUS history.
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    Online lecture: Beneficial “Poisons”

    Wed, 12/04/2024 - 09:30

    Please join a meeting with Marcin Magierowski to be held on 4 December at 6 pm. The NCN Award winner will deliver a lecture in a series organised by the National Science Centre and the Copernicus Center. Prof. Marcin Magierowski conducts… czytaj dalej
    Please join a meeting with Marcin Magierowski to be held on 4 December at 6 pm. The NCN Award winner will deliver a lecture in a series organised by the National Science Centre and the Copernicus Center.
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    Prof. Małgorzata Kot to receive a Consolidator Grant

    Tue, 12/03/2024 - 14:30

    The European Research Council has published a list of 328 recipients of the Consolidator Grant 2024, including Prof. Małgorzata Kot, archaeologist from the University of Warsaw and former winner of NCN grants. “We are the only living human species on… czytaj dalej
    The European Research Council has published a list of 328 recipients of the Consolidator Grant 2024, including Prof. Małgorzata Kot, archaeologist from the University of Warsaw and former winner of NCN grants.  
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    Podcast No 6, 2024: The Root of Innovation

    Mon, 12/02/2024 - 10:00

    In this episode, we are joined by an NCN Council member, Prof. Krzysztof Fic, who is a researcher working at the Poznań University of Technology. An expert in energy storage and conversion, he tells us about his research and explains why we really need to… czytaj dalej
    In this episode, we are joined by an NCN Council member, Prof. Krzysztof Fic, who is a researcher working at the Poznań University of Technology. An expert in energy storage and conversion, he tells us about his research and explains why we really need to invest in fundamental science.

  • Results of a call for proposals in information and communication technologies

    Fri, 11/29/2024 - 14:00

    Two international research projects that include Polish researchers have won funding under the 2023 CHIST-ERA Call. The Polish researchers in question will be working in Poznań, with a total budget of nearly 1.3 million zlotys. The call was launched in… czytaj dalej
    Two international research projects that include Polish researchers have won funding under the 2023 CHIST-ERA Call. The Polish researchers in question will be working in Poznań, with a total budget of nearly 1.3 million zlotys.
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    500 million zlotys in bonds for the NCN

    Fri, 11/29/2024 - 12:00

    PM Donald Tusk announced earlier today that the National Science Centre will receive an additional 500 million zlotys in bonds. The announcement was made during an awards ceremony for the winners of the Prime Minister’s Awards for research achievements… czytaj dalej
    PM Donald Tusk announced earlier today that the National Science Centre will receive an additional 500 million zlotys in bonds. The announcement was made during an awards ceremony for the winners of the Prime Minister’s Awards for research achievements.
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    How dinosaurs rose to rule the Earth

    Thu, 11/28/2024 - 16:30

    Scientists analysed hundreds of pieces of fossilised digestive material to reconstruct the diet of the dinosaurs. Their findings, based on research funded in part by the #NCN, were published by “Nature” on 27 November. An international research team… czytaj dalej
    Scientists analysed hundreds of pieces of fossilised digestive material to reconstruct the diet of the dinosaurs. Their findings, based on research funded in part by the #NCN, were published by “Nature” on 27 November.

  • SONATA BIS 14 and MAESTRO 16 interview dates

    Thu, 11/28/2024 - 16:00

    SONATA BIS 14 and MAESTRO 16 interview dates  Dates have been released for interviews in the calls launched on 17 June 2024. The results of the first stage of merit-based evaluation under MAESTRO 16 and SONATA BIS 14 will be published in the second half… czytaj dalej
    Dates have been released for interviews in the calls launched on 17 June 2024. The results of the first stage of merit-based evaluation under MAESTRO 16 and SONATA BIS 14 will be published in the second half of December.
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    Online lecture: Smelling Space

    Tue, 11/26/2024 - 10:00

    On 27 November, join us for a meeting with Błażej Skrzypulec, a philosopher from the Jagiellonian University and winner of the 2024 NCN Award for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, who will give a talk in a series organised by the NCN and the… czytaj dalej
    On 27 November, join us for a meeting with Błażej Skrzypulec, a philosopher from the Jagiellonian University and winner of the 2024 NCN Award for Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, who will give a talk in a series organised by the NCN and the Copernicus Center.
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    Results of the eighth call for small grants

    Mon, 11/25/2024 - 11:00

    339 researchers are joining the ranks of MINIATURA 8 grant holders. They will receive a total of more than 13.7 million zlotys in funding for their research tasks. Here are the results for the July batch of proposals and a final round-up of this year’s… czytaj dalej
    339 researchers are joining the ranks of MINIATURA 8 grant holders. They will receive a total of more than 13.7 million zlotys in funding for their research tasks. Here are the results for the July batch of proposals and a final round-up of this year’s edition of the call.

  • Pre-announcement of the JPND Call 2025

    Mon, 11/25/2024 - 10:00

    The JPND network, which supports research on neurodegenerative diseases, will be announcing a new international call for proposals in January 2025. The JPND Call 2025 topic is: Health and social care research with a focus on the moderate and late stages… czytaj dalej
    The JPND network, which supports research on neurodegenerative diseases, will be announcing a new international call for proposals in January 2025.
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    Online lecture: The nanoworld and its secrets

    Tue, 11/19/2024 - 14:30

    Dr hab. Wiktor Lewandowski is a chemist working in photonics and materials chemistry and a professor at the Faculty of Chemistry of the University of Warsaw. He is also the winner of this year’s NCN… czytaj dalej
    Join us for a lecture by Wiktor Lewandowski! On 20 November, the winner of the 2024 NCN Award will explain “How to Obtain Self-Organising Nanomaterials and Why?” The meeting is co-organised by the Copernicus Centre.