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  • NCN Council’s position on NCN’s Open Access Policy

    Mon, 12/16/2024 - 13:00

    The Council of the National Science Centre has passed resolutions 116/2024 and 130/2024 to express its position on the policy of open access to research publications. It recommends that the NCN Director should not extend the agency’s membership in the “… czytaj dalej
    The Council of the National Science Centre has passed resolutions 116/2024 and 130/2024 to express its position on the policy of open access to research publications. It recommends that the NCN Director should not extend the agency’s membership in the “cOAlition S” consortium, but should continue to support OA publishing, with concessions made to the nature of each individual discipline.
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    Winter round of NCN calls

    Mon, 12/16/2024 - 12:30

    Proposals are now being accepted under SONATINA 9 and SHENG 4, which are open, respectively, to researchers within 3 years of earning their PhD and Polish teams working with Chinese partners. The total budget of the two calls equals PLN 86 million. We… czytaj dalej
    Proposals are now being accepted under SONATINA 9 and SHENG 4, which are open, respectively, to researchers within 3 years of earning their PhD and Polish teams working with Chinese partners. The total budget of the two calls equals PLN 86 million.

  • NCN 2025 call timeline now available

    Fri, 12/13/2024 - 12:00

    We present a preliminary timeline for calls operated by the National Science Centre in the year 2025. The call timeline does not include multilateral calls launched by the international networks of research funding agencies, including the NCN, which are… czytaj dalej
    The National Science Centre presents a preliminary timeline for calls operated by the NCN in the year 2025.

  • New member of the NCN Council

    Wed, 12/11/2024 - 08:00

    Minister of Science Dariusz Wieczorek has appointed Dr hab. Marta Bucholc to the NCN Council. The Council is now restored to a full 24 members. Dr hab. Marta Bucholc is a professor at the Faculty of Sociology of the University of Warsaw and Chercheuse… czytaj dalej
    Minister of Science Dariusz Wieczorek has appointed Dr hab. Marta Bucholc to the NCN Council. The Council is now restored to a full 24 members.

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

    Mon, 12/09/2024 - 11:30

    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 2024… czytaj dalej
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    Five ways of protecting biodiversity

    Mon, 12/09/2024 - 11:00

    Free-living honeybee colonies in Europe, solar farms, urban transformation labs, marginal saltlands and healing forests will be at the centre of interest for five Polish research teams that have just won funding under BiodivNBS, a call for proposals… czytaj dalej
    Free-living honeybee colonies in Europe, solar farms, urban transformation labs, marginal saltlands and healing forests will be at the centre of interest for five Polish research teams that have just won funding under BiodivNBS, a call for proposals organised by the BIODIVERSA+ European Biodiversity Partnership. Their total budget is more than PLN 5.8 million.
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    2024 FNP Prizes presented

    Thu, 12/05/2024 - 08:00

    Four researchers received the 2024 Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science. The prize is given for outstanding research achievements and discoveries. This year’s winners are also the winning applicants of NCN calls. The Prize of the Foundation for… czytaj dalej
    Four researchers received the 2024 Prize of the Foundation for Polish Science. The prize is given for outstanding research achievements and discoveries. This year’s winners are also the winning applicants of NCN calls.
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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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    Join us in free MOOCs on research data management

    Mon, 12/02/2024 - 11:30

    Join us in the second edition of the free MOOCs on research data management. The first edition attracted great interest, with more than 5,000 participants. The aim of the courses is to support researchers involved in research projects in acquiring new… czytaj dalej
    Join us in the second edition of the free MOOCs on research data management. The first edition attracted great interest, with more than 5,000 participants.
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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.