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Krystian Barzykowski, PhD, a professor at the Jagiellonian University (L), photo by Agnieszka Fiejka, and Professor Chris Moulin (R), photo from private archive.

Polish and French scientists win award for groundbreaking ‘déjà vu’ research

A Polish and a French psychologist have won the 2026 Marie Skłodowska-Curie and Pierre Curie Polish-French Science Award for pioneering research that has transformed scientists' understanding of déjà vu and spontaneous memories.

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    Poland's Professor Piotr Sankowski joins UN global panel on AI

    Professor Piotr Sankowski, director of the IDEAS Research Institute, has been selected to join a global scientific panel on artificial intelligence established by the United Nations, the institute announced.

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    Asteroid named after Polish astronomer

    Another asteroid has joined the list of “Polish” objects in space, now officially named Wolszczan after Polish astronomer Aleksander Wolszczan, who discovered the first extrasolar planets.

  • Toruń, 08.03.2016. Professor Włodzisław Duch. Credit: PAP/Tytus Żmijewski
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    Nicolaus Copernicus University professor elected to World Academy for Artificial Consciousness

    Professor Włodzisław Duch of Nicolaus Copernicus University has been elected to the World Academy for Artificial Consciousness (WAAC), an international organization bringing together leading researchers in artificial intelligence and cognitive science. For his contributions to AI research, he has been awarded the title of Academician, the university announced.

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    Polish scientists wins Ig Nobel Prize for study on intelligence and narcissism

    Professor Marcin Zajenkowski from the University of Warsaw has received the Ig Nobel Prize in Psychology for research showing that praising someone for their intelligence can temporarily increase narcissism.

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    Polish physicist honoured with prestigious Japanese award

    Professor Tomasz Dietl, a leading physicist with the Institute of Physics of the Polish Academy of Sciences, has been awarded the prestigious Tohoku University International Award – Special Award.

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    ERC awards 281 Advanced Grants, 4 winners from Poland

    The European Research Council (ERC) announced the results of the Advanced Grants competition. 281 outstanding scientists from Europe will receive a total of EUR 721 million to carry out ambitious research projects under the Horizon Europe programme. The grants will also be awarded to four winners from Poland.

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    Pole named one of the world’s top 10 best students

    Mikołaj Wolanin, a law student at the University of Warsaw and the Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, is among the 10 best students in the world, the Foundation for Student Rights has announced.

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    Henryk Arctowski - pioneer of Polish polar research

    A scientist to the core, a traveller, an explorer, an activist, a dreamer, an idealist - this is how Henryk Arctowski is described by Dagmara Bożek and Katarzyna Dąbkowska in "Henryk Arctowski. In a World of Thoughts", the first full biography of this pioneer of Polish polar research.

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    Polish space law expert receives Rosalind Franklin Society Award

    The director of the Centre for Space Studies at Poland’s Kozminski University has received the Rosalind Franklin Society 2023 Award for outstanding scientific achievements in the field of space law, the university reports.

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