Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange announce the call for applications for the fifth edition of the NAWA Polonist Programme. Its aim is to promote the Polish language and popularise […] [+]
What is the relationship between experimental film, genre studies and the body? How do makers experiment with and challenge some key conventions of the road movie, often identified as one […] [+]
A scientist from the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection, and Centre for Data Analysis, Modelling and Computational Sciences (CAMINO), working at the Biobank Laboratory of the largest university in […] [+]
NAWA invites scholars from foreign universities and research centres with a PhD to apply for the Ulam Programme This is the 5th edition of the Stanisław Ulam programme! Our aim […] [+]
The event, which aims to highlight the role of women and girls in science, will be held for the eighth time this year. Poland has been included in a small group […] [+]
Researchers from the Department of Physical Chemistry at the Faculty of Chemistry have developed a method to synthesize water immiscible polymers using a dry wine-based miniemulsion. Monika Flejszar, MSc., and […] [+]
The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) with Consulate General of Poland in New York invite to “Polish Science and International Mobility – Meetup New York”. The event will […] [+]
Polish HEIs associated in European Universities alliances will receive almost PLN 16 m in total to foster cooperation with Ukrainian universities on a supranational level. All of this under NAWA’s […] [+]
Small forest birds are increasingly looking for food and often nesting sites in the city. In winter, great tits, green finches, siskins, common redpolls and many other species of small […] [+]
ISAS is a type of external wall that can be used in a variety of residential, public or industrial applications. The project entitled “Interactive solar active thermal insulating wall with […] [+]
The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange has selected the winners of the second edition of the NAWA Chair programme. Three outstanding scientists will visit Polish universities under the programme. […] [+]
The device is intended for patients with locomotor system dysfunctions, mainly for rehabilitation of knee and hip joints, and is used to restore the efficiency of lower limbs musculoskeletal system. […] [+]
The Department of Slavic Languages and Literatures at the University of Washington (Seattle) is pleased to invite applications for the Maria Kott endowed Professorship of Polish Studies. This is a full-time, […] [+]
Happening on 21st of November in a hybrid format, it will provide a platform for different stakeholders – government officials, researchers, innovators and universities – to exchange ideas, views, experiences […] [+]
We are excited to share an upcoming event organised by @PoloniumFoundation! Get ready for 12th Science: Polish Perspectives conference aka #SPP2022! This October (29-30.10.2022) Polish researchers from all over the […] [+]
We are extremely pleased to announce that SWPS University has joined the European Reform University Alliance (ERUA). The ERUA Board unanimously approved SWPS University’s membership in the consortium. SWPS University […] [+]
“Science is exciting. There is no room for routine and boredom, but quite enough of it for inquisitiveness, never-ending questions, and search for answers. Besides the fact that science allows […] [+]
The last couple of years were groundbreaking for Polish AI both academically and business-wise. One of the pillars of the emerging ecosystem is IDEAS NCBR, a research and development center […] [+]
Dr hab. Paweł Kowalczyk (prof. UŁ) from the Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics, University of Lodz, together with the scientists from the USA, China and Taiwan have discovered that […] [+]
The success of scientists from the Faculty of Mathematics and Computer Science of the Adam Mickiewicz University in the world’s most important competition in the field of automatic translation. PhD […] [+]
Lodz University of Technology is the leader of an EU project from the LIFE Programme to support activities for nature and climate protection and energy transition. The project, coordinated by […] [+]
Prof. Andrzej Indrzejczak, Head of the Department of Logic and Methodology of Sciences at the Faculty of Philosophy and History of the University of Lodz, has been awarded a prestigious European […] [+]
A team of employees from the Department of Electronics and Telecommunication Systems at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Rzeszow University of Technology, under the supervision of Piotr […] [+]
The European Research Council has announced the results of Consolidator Grant 2021 competition. The awarded researchers include Dr hab. Dawid Pinkowicz, Prof. UJ from the Jagiellonian University Faculty of Chemistry, who […] [+]
According to a recent study (published in the prestigious journal Conservation Letters), led by prof. Philippe Kok from the Department of Ecology and Vertebrate Zoology, University of Lodz, uncontrolled tourism – […] [+]
Innovative approach to archaeological research of the Polish Centre of Mediterranean Archaeology UW appreciated by the European Research Council. Artur Obłuski, head of the ERC Starting Grant UMMA project implemented at the […] [+]
We are pleased to announce that Maria Curie-Skłodowska University in Lublin has joined the prestigious ATHENA consortium of European Universities (Advanced Technology Higher Education Network Alliance). Together with other universities from […] [+]
The EU ProSPERES project is implemented at the Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection of the University of Lodz. The international consortium of 18 partners led by the University of […] [+]
In the latest work published in the Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences scientists from the Center of Excellence for Neural Plasticity and Brain Disorders BRAINCITY from the Nencki Institute of the Polish […] [+]
Scientists from the Department of Computer and Control Engineering at the Faculty of Electrical and Computer Engineering of Rzeszow University of Technology developed an automatic method for determining the quality […] [+]
NAWA Summer Courses of Polish language, history and culture provide a unique opportunity not only to learn the language, but also to visit the greatest tourist attractions, meet Poles and […] [+]
Depression and anxiety disorders are the most commonly diagnosed psychological ailments in children with type 1 diabetes (CT1). – Research shows that up to 30.4% of them suffer from depression […] [+]
Until 31 May, NAWA conducts a call for proposals for the NAWA Chair Programme. Its objective is to support the highest quality scientific and research as well as teaching activities conducted […] [+]
Interest in the “Solidarity with Ukraine” programme was enormous. The academic and scientific community decided to support students and doctoral candidates who had to seek refuge in Poland because of […] [+]
The publication authored by Joanna Nizioł, PhD, and Tomasz Ruman, PhD, scientists from the Department of Chemistry, Rzeszów University of Technology, was recognized in a prestigious specialized scientific journal. The […] [+]
As many as 23 Polish higher education institutions have been ranked among the world’s best universities in the QS World Ranking by Subject 2022. This is six universities more than last […] [+]
The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange has launched a call for proposals under the Programme POLONISTA NAWA. Students, doctoral students as well as scientists from foreign universities and scientific […] [+]
Dean of the Faculty of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering Warsaw University of Technology, prof. Tomasz Chmielewski invites to the Symposium “Industry 4.0”, which will take place on 9-10 May 2022 in the Auditorium of the Main […] [+]
The National Science Centre is launching a special scheme to allow researchers from Ukraine to continue their research at the Polish research centres. A special scheme has been launched by […] [+]
The Polish Academy of Sciences, Scientific Center in Rome, together with the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange and the National Science Center invite foreign scientists and representatives of Polish […] [+]
On March 17, 2022, the Polish Academy of Sciences and the U.S. National Academy of Sciences (NAS) signed an agreement to support scientists from Ukraine. NAS has launched a special […] [+]
Aleksandra Bocian’s team, which includes Konrad Hus, MSc, Eng. and Justyna Buczkowicz, MSc, Eng., is the only scientific group in Poland that deals with snake venom analysis on a large […] [+]
Prof. Bozena Czerny from Center for Theoretical Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences is the first ever Polish woman to be awarded by the European Astronomical Society. The Lodewijk […] [+]
Due to the war in Ukraine and out of solidarity with the academic and scientific community there, the Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange NAWA opens the call for applications […] [+]
Can organometallic compounds prove to be an effective weapon in the fight against the SARS-CoV-2 virus? It turns out that yes, they can! This has been confirmed by the results […] [+]
Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange expresses its readiness to help students and scientists from Ukraine. The experience of helping Belarusians after the repressions related to undemocratic elections that took […] [+]
The Polish Science Day is to be an inspiration to follow in the footsteps of Polish researchers and to strengthen interest in science. ‘Stopped the Sun, moved the Earth. Of […] [+]
From 17 to 23 February at the EXPO Dubai, scientists, students, but also all visitors including children, will have the opportunity to get to know Polish science. There will also […] [+]
Climate change and the increasing demand for energy, including heat, have become global challenges. One of the options for reducing the thermal energy demand of buildings is to make more […] [+]
LST, the Large Size Telescope with a 23-meter diameter parabolic reflective surface, is the largest of the telescopes that will become part of the global observatory of Cherenkov Telescope Array […] [+]
The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) is pleased to announce the fourth edition of the programme for post-doctoral incoming researchers: The Ulam NAWA Programme. We would like to […] [+]
What would you feel when looking at a robot almost entirely based on human anatomy? Excitement, anxiety, fear? If you want to find out, watch a short video by Lucas Kozlik […] [+]
Over the past decades, psychiatrists and psychologists have been increasingly diagnosing patients with a personality disorder called borderline. They even call it “a personality disorder of our time.” Scientists from […] [+]
Age, obesity, and sex play a role in the course of COVID-19. Scientists from the Medical University of Bialystok have identified a genetic variant that doubles the risk of severe […] [+]
At the end of December 2021, Eurostat released a new report covering preliminary data on research and science between 2010-2020.[1] The data reveals interesting insights on the research landscape in […] [+]
Tonic water contains quinine, a substance responsible, among other things, for the bitter taste of this drink, once used to treat malaria. As the recent research by chemists from the […] [+]
The year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth, as well as the 140th anniversary of the death of this eminent Pole, called by many “the Polish king of paraffin”. […] [+]
Popularisation of scientific research is currently one of the major challenges related to the social impact of universities’ activities. “Translating” complicated jargon into a language understandable to broader audiences can […] [+]
How does ultraviolet radiation influence the process of forming new stars and the entire planetary systems? The topic remained largely unexplored until Dr. Agata Karska from Nicolaus Copernicus University in […] [+]
A group of physicists from the University of Lodz is investigating whether it is possible to construct a computer from two-dimensional materials, i.e., materials with a thickness of one or […] [+]
In 2015 Hasan Maridi survived a humanitarian disaster in Yemen. “This conflict, war, and siege left one of the largest humanitarian disasters in the world with more than one […] [+]
Conspiracy theories have become a widely spread problem due to the digital revolution and the fake news epidemic that follows. They feed extremisms, and we can observe their dangerous effects […] [+]
Polish research institutions and innovation companies are increasingly interested in the Horizon Europe Programme. The National Centre for Research and Development, in cooperation with Business & Science Poland (BSP), […] [+]
“I started looking into the topic of airborne transmission, and I realised to my absolute amazement that there was barely any science at all”, says Prof. Lidia Morawska, a champion […] [+]
The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange has launched a new platform for building an international community among alumni of the agency’s programs. This is a new tool, that will allow […] [+]
On November 10, 2021, a team of scientists left from the German port of Bremerhaven. They will reach the South Pole in two months to reopen the Antoni Boleslaw Dobrowolski […] [+]
Orchids are one of the most diverse groups of plants globally, with over 27,000 species described so far. But for Dr Marta Kolanowska, each newly discovered orchid species is an […] [+]
The opening ceremony of the new seat of the Polish Archaeological Institute in Athens (PAIA) was held on 26 October. The event finalized a long process of creating an institution […] [+]
The Łukasiewicz Research Network established on 1 April 2019 is the third largest research network in Europe and the largest network in Poland. Its major purpose is to enhance the transfer […] [+]
The International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw (IIMCB) invites to the Opening of the Laboratory of RNA-Protein Interactions – Dioscuri Centre. During the meeting, the topic of RNA-protein […] [+]
The Polish National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA) and the German Academic Exchange Services (DAAD) officially signed a Cooperation Agreement on 21 September. This is the first such agreement with […] [+]
Wrocław University of Science and Technology is going to award Lem Prize. The winner will receive PLN 100,000. We will find out the name of the first winner of Stanisław […] [+]
The Tibetan Plateau in the Chinese Qinghai province is characterised by low precipitation, low oxygen partial pressure, and temperatures routinely dropping below −30 °C in winter. Despite posing so challenging […] [+]
Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology in Warsaw nd Pikralida Sp. z o. o. collaborate on „Use of matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor to develop an innovative therapy of preventing the development of post-traumatic and post-stroke epilepsy” […] [+]
The Digital Repository of Scientific Institutes (RCIN) was established in 2010 at the initiative of the Scientific Institutes mostly of the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS). Its mission is to […] [+]
Nickel vapours found within the atmosphere of the icy interstellar comet 2I/Borisov. The finding was made by Piotr Guzik and Michal Drahus, scientists based at the Astronomical Observatory of the […] [+]
Every part of our body is made up of cells – small units that work together. Although there are many different types of cells, they all have a few things […] [+]
The team of Polish and Japanese scientists led by a palaeontologist Mikolaj Zapalski of the University of Warsaw in Poland found corals on crinoid stalks that are thought to disappear […] [+]
The world’s first factory producing perovskite photovoltaic cells was opened on 1 June 2021 in Wroclaw. The plant belongs to Saule Technologies, a company whose co-founder and director of technology […] [+]
After nearly a decade of research, an international team led by prof. Bo Wang and prof. Gongle Shi from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy […] [+]
In March 2021, a discovery of the largest megalithic cemetery in Poland was revealed in Dębiany in south-central Poland, Świętokrzyskie Province. The cemetery is dated to be at least 5500 […] [+]
As many as 726 scientists from Poland were included in the list of the most-cited researchers from around the globe prepared by Stanford University. Who are the authors and co-authors […] [+]
It is not – nomen omen – rocket science if we state that one of the greatest motivations to study and work abroad is following one’s passion. The profile of […] [+]
Polish scientists have discovered that the mummy in the collection at the National Museum in Warsaw contains a pregnant woman’s body. Until 2016, the mummy was thought to hide the […] [+]
