The Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences Join EBRAINS

The PolSCA Office has initiated contacts between the Institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences and members of EBRAINS – the European digital infrastructure for brain research. Today, we are delighted to announce that the Poznań Supercomputing and Networking Center affiliated with the Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry of the Polish Academy of Sciences (ICHB PAN) in Poznań has joined EBRAINS as a full member. This affiliation grants PCSS the opportunity to actively contribute to the development of research infrastructure and engage in the advancement of digital tools supporting brain research. Additionally, as of 2024, the Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology of the Polish Academy of Sciences has also joined EBRAINS as an Associated Member.

V4 Training for Research Project Managers – we have started the recruitment for the next edition (spring 2024)!

The call for participants for the next – already fifteenth – edition of the ‘V4 Training for Research Project Managers’ has started again! We invite research managers working in the project departments of universities, scientific and research institutes responsible for acquisition, management and reporting to Brussels (11, 12 and 13 March). Applications are being accepted until 10 January 2024!

Recap of the Focus on ERC: study visit for Polish research organizations.

We are delighted to share the success of the study visit organized by the Polish Science Contact Agency „PolSCA” of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels, in collaboration with the Excellence in Science Department of the Polish Academy of Sciences (Biuro Doskonałości Naukowej, BDN PAN). This remarkable event took place from November 22-24, 2023, attracting participants from distinguished Polish research organizations eager to develop their knowledge and understanding of ERC grants and increase the capacity of their organizations in applying for those prestigious funding schemes.

“V4 Training for Research Project Managers” – Summary of the Autumn 2023 edition

In November, another – already the fourteenth – edition of the ‘V4 Training for Research Project Managers’.  This is the PolSCA Office’s flagship training course aimed at supporting and developing managers of European research projects (primarily Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe) working at universities, scientific and research institutes in departments responsible for acquisition, management and reporting. We organise them together with the Czech Liaison Office for Research, Development and Innovation (CZELO), the National Research, Development and Innovation Office in Hungary (NRDIO) and the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD).

Outstanding Research Careers conference

The conference on Outstanding Research Careers will take place on Tuesday, 28 November 2023 in the premises of the Nordic House in Brussels. This event will be hosted by V4 Research & Innovation in Brussels with the participation of the Young European Universities Network (YERUN).

“Copernicus Dialogues” – the focus of Polish-Italian Cooperation. First conference of the series in the area of biomedicine

The first conference of the series “Copernicus Dialogues” will take place on 27 October at the Polish Academy of Sciences – Scientific Centre in Rome. The focus of the first event will be Polish-Italian cooperation in the field of biomedicine. The conference is co-organised by the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) and the Research Council of Italy (CNR) with a strategic partnership of the Maj Institute of Pharmacology Polish Academy of Sciences. Polish Science Contact Agency will provide information on joint research funding opportunities of the Horizon Europe.

Summary of the Open Science Webinar on Publishing Strategies & Platforms

Integration of SSH and societal/policy impact within Biodiversa+ calls 2023 & 2024

On Friday, June 16 the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels and the National Science Centre, Poland held an online information session aiming to introduce new calls to be launched by the Biodiversa+ European Partnership under Horizon Europe framework programme in September 2023 and 2024, as well as to highlight some important aspects to be considered by potential applicants.

New Programme Council of the Polish Science Contact Agency PolSCA

In March 2023, Prof. Marek Konarzewski – President of the Polish Academy of Sciences and former Chairman of the Programme Council of PolSCA – appointed a new Programme Council for the Polish Science Contact Agency “PolSCA” of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Brussels for a term of 2023 – 2026.

“V4 Training for Research Project Managers” – summary of the spring 2023 edition

On Friday we concluded another – already the thirteenth – edition of the “V4 Training for Research Project Managers”.  This is the PolSCA Office’s flagship training course aimed at supporting and developing managers of European research projects (primarily Horizon 2020 and Horizon Europe) working at universities, scientific and research institutes in departments responsible for acquisition, management and reporting. We are organising it together with the Czech Liaison Office for Research, Development and Innovation (CZELO), the National Research, Development and Innovation Office in Hungary (NRDIO) and the Slovak Liaison Office for Research and Development (SLORD).