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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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    Swiss team wins 10th edition of European Rover Challenge in Kraków

    The Swiss FHNW Rover Team won the 10th edition of the European Rover Challenge, a competition for Mars rovers. Twenty four teams representing universities from all over the world participated in the competition in Kraków, in the so-called Marsyard - a space inspired by the Red Planet.

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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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    Young Polish physicists win medal at international tournament

    Young Polish physicists took third place at the International Young Physicists' Tournament in Budapest.

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    NAWA Lecturers promote Polish language abroad

    Polish language courses in 86 academic centres in 43 countries will be taught by 89 teachers selected by the National Agency for Academic Exchange (NAWA).

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    Polish inventor wins European Inventor Award and Popular Choice Award

    Inventor Olga Malinkiewicz is the first Pole in history to win the European Inventor Award - a distinction awarded by the European Patent Office (EPO). At the ceremony in Valletta, Malta, she also received the Popular Choice Award.

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    Polish graphic designer awarded in New York

    A graphics graduate from the Faculty of Architecture at the Białystok University of Technology, won the Student Prize category in the 'Alter Ego' competition organized in the United States.

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    Physicist from Kraków’s Jagiellonian University wins EUR 2.5 million grant for quantum mechanics project

    Professor Karol Życzkowski from the Faculty of Physics, Astronomy and Applied Computer Science at the Jagiellonian University acquired funding of over EUR 2.25 million for the implementation of a quantum mechanics research project. The research will be financed by the European Research Council under the ERC Advanced Grant 2023 competition.

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    Foundation for Polish Science launches fourth call of FOR UKRAINE Programme

    Scientists from Ukraine are invited to establish cooperation with Polish researchers to undertake joint research in humanities and social sciences. The deadline for applications is June 3, 2024. The funds have been made available by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) as part of the fourth call in the FOR UKRAINE Programme.

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    The call for applications for the POLONISTA NAWA program is open

    NAWA is announcing recruitment for the 6th edition of the POLONISTA NAWA program. Its aim is to promote the Polish language and popularize Polish studies and research around the world by enabling foreigners interested in the Polish language and culture to undertake studies or carry out research projects in Poland.

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Hornet moth mimics buzz and appearance of hornets to scare off predators, study finds

The hornet moth (Sesia apiformis) has evolved not only to look like a hornet but also to sound like one, a rare form of mimicry that fools predators into keeping their distance. According to new research led by Dr. Marta Skowron Volponi from the University of Białystok, the moth’s acoustic camouflage is so effective that robins—the study’s test predators—reacted to it almost exactly as they would to a real hornet.