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START 2020 recruitment launched

17.09.2019
"From today, 17 September 2019, through the end of October, young researchers can file applications for stipends in the START programme (2020 competition). The START stipend is a distinction for the most talented young researchers awarded in recognition of their scientific accomplishments....

In search of new sources of terahertz radiation

12.09.2019
"Terahertz radiation, invisible to the human eye, can be placed in the electromagnetic spectrum between infrared radiation and microwaves. It is often called the ?the forgotten band?, or ?the Terahertz gap.? This is because we still have not found the way to use it in practice, although in...

Call for FNP experts ? the 18th round

29.08.2019
"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...

Phantoms to aid radiation therapy

26.08.2019
"How to make radiation therapy more accurate and effective in cancer treatment? Researchers and doctors have joined forces to create a medical phantom for precise dose planning in radiation therapy. The device will enable adjusting both the dose and the angle of the radiation beam to the needs of...

Poland, here I come!

22.08.2019
"They?re foreigners and they come to Poland especially to work in science. Or they are Poles who have lived abroad for a long time but choose to return home for the next stage in their scientific career. What are their reasons? What are they involved in? How is it to work here? What do you like...

A project by a Foundation for Polish Science?s laureate awarded a prestigious EIC grant and distinguished in a competition organised by the American Association for Clinical Chemistry

21.08.2019
"Co-founded by one of FNP?s laureates, prof. Piotr Garstecki, the company received a grant of EUR 1.9 million for further research on the innovative BacterOMIC system designed to support faster and cheaper diagnostics of bacterial infections, which is particularly important in difficult infections...

Polish?French Scientific Award: Now accepting nominations

20.08.2019
"The Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) and the French Ministry of Higher Education, Research and Innovation (MESRI), in cooperation with the French Academy of Sciences, invite the submission of nominations for the first competition for the Maria Skłodowska and Pierre Curie Polish?French...

Dr Filip Taterka: The puzzles of an Egyptologist

14.08.2019
"It might seem that a researcher of the temple of Hatshepsut and translator of tales written in a mysterious script would have to be a pretty busy person. But the mystery of the space-time inhabited by Filip Taterka, a 2019 laureate of the START programme of the Foundation for Polish Science,...

Success of FNP laureates in prestigious QuantERA competition

05.08.2019
"We are pleased to report that in the prestigious competition for research on quantum technology organized by the QuantERA consortium, of the 12 winning international projects, five of them involve researchers from Poland, including four of our own laureates. The winning projects will be...

The Milky Way in three dimensions

02.08.2019
"A team of Polish astronomers from the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw working in the OGLE project have created a unique three-dimensional map of the Milky Way. The map presents a precise picture of our galaxy and provides lots of new information on the structure and history...

Discoveries made by FNP programme winners, featured in Nature Communications

25.07.2019
"FNP programme winners, in cooperation with Dutch and Australian researchers, have discovered a new model of droplet formation in microfluidic channels. The article is the result of work under the FIRST TEAM grant programme of the Foundation for Polish Science, led by Dr hab. Piotr Korczyk of...

A tRNA modifier at work - paper of our laureate in Science Advances

15.07.2019
"All living cells employ ribosomes and transfer RNA (tRNA) molecules to decode mRNA sequences and translate the codon-triplet-encoded information into correctly assembled and functional proteins. Furthermore, it is crucial for the cells to produce these proteins at the right speed to avoid protein...

Prof. Marek Samoć wins 2019 SCF French-Polish Prize

11.07.2019
"We are pleased to report that one of the Foundation?s laureates, Prof. Marek Samoć, has been awarded the 2019 French?Polish Prize of the Société Chimique de France.  The award was given in recognition of Prof. Samoć?s eminent works on the nonlinear optics properties of inorganic and...

Foundation?s Annual Report

10.07.2019
"We present the FNP Annual Report on our operations in 2018. As in prior years, it contains a report on our statutory activity in 2018 along with the financial statement and auditor?s report. The supplement explores certain FNP initiatives, as well as selected research projects and business...

Prof. Maciej W. Grabski Award delivered

04.07.2019
"For the second time, the Foundation for Polish Science has delivered the Prof. Maciej W. Grabski Award for activity furthering the understanding of science in society. The laureates this year are Prof. Fr. Michał Heller and Prof. Jan Madey. The awards were given out on 2 July 2019 at the...

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