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Expert: EISMEA grants - an opportunity for Polish businesses and scientists

Polish companies in scientific consortia, working, for example, on the use of AI in complex economic, industrial and even agricultural problems, can apply for grants from the European agency EISMEA, says Jerzy Respondek, a Polish expert who evaluates applications.

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    Health

    PLN 9.5 million grant for innovative treatment of pancreatic cancer

    Innovative treatment method of pancreatic cancer using the NanoKnife device and administration of calcium ions or a chemotherapeutic has been launched at the University Clinical Hospital in Wrocław. Thanks to the grant, only in this institution about 70 patients will benefit from free therapy.

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    Awards

    Michał Bogdziewicz awarded the Tansley Medal

    Michał Bogdziewicz from the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań received the 2021 New Phytologist Tansley Medal for Excellence in Plant Science, one of the most important awards for biologists specialising in plants, the National Science Centre reports. He is the first Polish researcher awarded this distinction.

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    Health

    Genome editing in polyglutamine diseases therapy

    Polyglutamine diseases, such as Huntington's disease, lead to cell death in the brain. Magdalena Dąbrowska, scholarship holder in the 21st edition of the L'Oréal For Women & Science Scholarship Programme, investigates the methods for removing unwanted mutations in the genome that lead to these rare, incurable diseases.

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    Technology

    Teams from Poland and India win European Rover Challenge

    Kielce University of Technology’s ‘Impulse’ team has taken first place in the on-site competition at the seventh edition of the European Rover Challenge.

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    People

    Polish biologist in Future Science Future Star Award finals

    Dr. Karolina Pierzynowska from the Faculty of Biology of the University of Gdańsk is among four finalists competing for the international Future Science Future Star Award.

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    Scholarships for over 600 young people of Polish origin from around the world

    Over 600 young people from around the world who have Polish origins are to be offered a scholarship to study at Polish universities.

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    Sci-fi literary comp inspired by Polish scientific research launched

    A sci-fi writing competition has been launched to celebrate the Year of Lem.

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    Awards

    ELSEVIER Research Impact Leaders Awards given to SIX Polish universities for excellence

    Six Polish universities have been awarded for their excellence and put forward to improve the visibility of Polish universities in the world.

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    Popularisation

    Popularizer of Science 2021 competition launched

    The 17th edition of the Popularizer of Science has been launched.

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The geometric patterns, lines and zigzags that accompany the images of dancers (danzantes) carved in the rocks of the Peruvian Toro Muerto are not snakes or lightning bolts, but a record of songs - suggest Polish scientists who analyse rock art from 2,000 years ago.