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Third Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship Awarded

20.01.2021
"Dr. Julia Borcherding from the University of Cambridge is the winner of the third Leszek Kołakowski Honorary Fellowship, awarded by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP). The Fellowship seeks to honor scholars who are at the beginning of their scientific careers but can already boast...

How much carbon dioxide can a forest absorb?

15.01.2021
"In the process of photosynthesis, trees capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and convert it into organic carbon which is accumulated in their biomass ? wood, bark and roots. By being able to fix carbon dioxide, forest ecosystems help reduce its concentration in the atmosphere. And since...

FNP Partners with the ?Science Against the Pandemic? Campaign

08.01.2021
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has become one of the institutions supporting the action ?Science against the pandemic.? This initiative aims to spread reliable and proven knowledge about Covid-19 vaccines. The action is organized by recognized experts from the scientific community,...

Prof. Maciej Żylicz on the Körber European Science Prize Jury

07.01.2021
"We are pleased to announce that Professor Maciej Żylicz, President of the Foundation for Polish Science, has become a member of the jury of the Körber European Science Prize, one of the most important scientific awards in the world. The Körber European Science Prize recognizes the achievements...

Important notice for FNP beneficiaries and grantees

05.01.2021
"The Guidelines on the eligibility of expenditures under the European Regional Development Fund, the European Social Fund and the Cohesion Fund for the years 2014-2020 were amended with effect as of 1 January 2021. On 21 December 2020 the Minister of Finance, Development Funds and Regional...

Additional resources allocated for new research tasks

21.12.2020
"The Foundation for Polish Science has granted additional resources to finance new research tasks in ongoing projects under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the Human Resources Potential of the R&D Sector?. The Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 (SG OP). The funding in the total amount of PLN...

FNP Laureates awarded with ERC grants

09.12.2020
"Three Polish scientists are among the winners of the prestigious Consolidator grant, announced today by the European Research Council (ERC). International experts who reviewed the 2020 competition applications recognised projects submitted by Justyna Olko, PhD Hab. from the ?Artes Liberales?...

Call for FNP experts ? the 29th round

03.12.2020
" The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is announcing a call for expert candidates as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the human potential in the R&D sector? as part of which it fulfils the role of the Implementing...

Where are the tails in the coronavirus mRNA from?

01.12.2020
"We already know quite a lot about the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus. We understand how it spreads and penetrates into human cells; we recognise its genome and the proteins that build it. However, several details relating to the production of virus proteins in host cells still remain unclear. The answer...

We Hope Centers of Excellence Will Inspire Others

12.11.2020
"We speak with the President of the FNP Board, Prof. Maciej Żylicz, about the beginnings, current activities, successes, and the future of International Research Agendas (MAB) units, created through the FNP?s MAB program. Professor, what exactly are the MAB research units, and what is the role...

Polish researcher among the Falling Walls 2020 winners

10.11.2020
"FNP programme laureate Justyna Olko, PhD Hab.,  from the Faculty of Artes Liberales at the University of Warsaw is one of the winners of the Falling Walls 2020 competition in the field of humanities and social sciences. The competition was held as part of the World Science Summit / Berlin Science...

Two open access publications about nanomaterials by FNP laureate

09.11.2020
"Dr hab. Wiktor Lewandowski and his team from the Faculty of Chemistry, University of Warsaw, together with an international team of specialists from Japan, Spain and the USA, have explored how to produce nanostructures using controlled crystallisation. Their experiments have provided insights...

Cooperation Pays Off: Advanced Functional Materials Discovery by FNP Winner

06.11.2020
"Prof. Tomasz Klimczuk from the Gdańsk University of Technology, winner of programs by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP), together with researchers from Poland and the USA, discovered two new inorganic compounds which ? despite their low-dimensional and non-centrosymmetric structure ?...

Call for FNP experts ? the 28th round

05.11.2020
" The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) is announcing a call for expert candidates as part of the Smart Growth Operational Programme 2014-2020 under Measure 4.4 ?Increasing the human potential in the R&D sector? as part of which it fulfils the role of the Implementing...

2020 Foundation for Polish Science Prizes awarded

04.11.2020
"For the 29th time, the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) has awarded the Foundation for Polish Science Prizes, which enjoy the reputation of the most important scientific honours in Poland. The laureates are four distinguished scholars: Prof. Jacek Radwan, Prof. Ewa Górecka, Prof. Krzysztof M....

FNP Winners Among Discoverers of the Smallest Rogue Planet

29.10.2020
"Our galaxy may contain billions of rogue planets, unconnected to any stars. An international team of scientists, led by Polish astronomers, announced the discovery of the smallest rogue planet of the Earth type. The research team includes many laureates of Foundation for Polish Science (FNP)...

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