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    ERC PoC Grant for Autonomous Observatories

    Prof. Grzegorz Pietrzyński from the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences has been awarded funding for the project “Toward Autonomous Observatories”. In the second and final round of the 2025 call, the European Research… czytaj dalej
    Prof. Grzegorz Pietrzyński from the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and NCN grantee, has been awarded funding for his project “Toward Autonomous Observatories” under the ERC Proof of Concept 2025 call. 
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    Seven stories

    “The NCN is the best thing that has happened to the scientific community in free Poland,” says Prof. Jacek Jemielity. Stories of researchers implementing NCN-funded projects clearly illustrate how funding decisions translate into specific research… czytaj dalej
    “The NCN is the best thing that has happened to the scientific community in free Poland,” says Prof. Jacek Jemielity. Stories of researchers implementing NCN-funded projects clearly illustrate how funding decisions translate into specific research projects and their real-world impact.
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    Nearly PLN 2,500,000 for Polish and Slovenian Research Projects

    Polish scientists from the University of Gdansk and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, together with their partners from Slovenia, will develop an innovative biomaterial to enhance bone healing as part of the Weave-UNISONO collaboration.… czytaj dalej
    Polish scientists from the University of Gdansk and Wroclaw University of Science and Technology, together with their partners from Slovenia, will develop an innovative biomaterial to enhance bone healing as part of the Weave-UNISONO collaboration. 

  • EU Survey on new Agricultural R&I Strategic Approach

    The European Commission, led by DG AGRI, is preparing a new EU Agricultural Research and Innovation (R&I) Strategic Approach, planned for mid-2026. This Strategic Approach aims to secure the long-term competitiveness, sustainability and… czytaj dalej
    The European Commission is preparing a new EU Agricultural Research and Innovation (R&I) Strategic Approach, planned for mid-2026. Share your thoughts and contribute to revamping  the EU innovation journey from research to market.
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    Pre-announcement of the LUKE Joint Call (updated)

    The launch of the LUKE Joint Call for international research projects in cooperation with researchers from Ukraine has beenm rescheduled for 27 February 2026. The call aims to support research projects implemented through international cooperation,… czytaj dalej
    The launch of the LUKE Joint Call for international research projects in cooperation with researchers from Ukraine has been rescheduled for 27 February 2026.
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    NCN in 2026

    This year, the National Science Centre will celebrate its 15th anniversary. As usual, we will continue our hard work to support Polish researchers. We also wish to share the impact of basic research on the social, economic and national development. “Our… czytaj dalej
    This year, the National Science Centre will celebrate its 15th anniversary. As usual, we will continue our hard work to support Polish researchers. We also wish to share the impact of basic research on the social, economic and national development.
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    Business and Basic Research

    In the first episode of our podcast this year, with the economists, Prof. Joanna Tyrowicz from the University of Warsaw and GAPE Research Centre and Prof. Łukasz Woźny from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, discuss private research funding. The… czytaj dalej
    In the first episode of our podcast this year, our guests today, Prof. Joanna Tyrowicz from the University of Warsaw and Prof. Łukasz Woźny from the SGH Warsaw School of Economics, discuss private research funding.
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    Free-Floating Planets in "Science"

    An international team of astronomers, among them researchers from the OGLE sky survey run at the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw, as well as from the Gaia Alert System, announced in Science the discovery of a new class of… czytaj dalej
    An international team of astronomers, among them researchers from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw announced in "Science" the discovery of a new class of exoplanets: free-floating planets. These are objects that roam the Milky Way on their own, not gravitationally bound to any star. Research was co-funded by the NCN.
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    Dioscuri as a European success story

    The first transnational Dioscuri Symposium in Krakow showcased the achievements of the Dioscuri Centres of Scientific Excellence to date, and sparked discussions on the responsibility of science towards society, as well as science communication. The fifth… czytaj dalej
    The first transnational Dioscuri Symposium in Krakow showcased the achievements of the Dioscuri Centres to date, and sparked discussions on the responsibility of science towards society, as well as science communication. The fifth Dioscuri call will be launched in the first half of 2026.

  • Polish-Austrian Research Into Complex Analysis

    The research team headed by Prof. Dr. hab. Włodzimierz Zwonek from the Jagiellonian University has received funding of their research into Complex Analysis, PDE, geometry and the pluripotential theory. The project “Analysis and Geometry in Several Complex… czytaj dalej
    Nearly PLN 950,000 will go to the research team from the Jagiellonian University for the research project carried out in trilateral collaboration under Weave-UNISONO.

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

    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… 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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    Online Lecture by Bartosz Szyszko

    Bartosz Szyszko, 2025 NCN Award winner, will deliver an online lecture: ‘Chemical topology: From Molecular Knots to Molecular Machinery’. The event is organised by the Copernicus Centre and will be held on 17 December, at 6 p.m.. Bartosz Szyszko, photo… czytaj dalej
    On 17 December 2025, Bartosz Szyszko, 2025 NCN Award winner, will deliver an online lecture: ‘Chemical Topology: From Molecular Knots to Molecular Machinery’. The event will be organised by the Copernicus Centre.