Winners of Popularizer of Science, 17th edition announced
Nearly 80 candidates entered this year's 17th edition of the Popularizer of Science competition. In the first stage, the Competition Jury selected 23 finalists. In the second stage, the jury selected competition winners in five categories as well as the Grand Prize winner, and awarded two special mentions. The editors of PAP - Science in Poland also granted the special Tomasz Trzciński Award.
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Six scientists from Poland among the world's most cited researchers
Six scientists from Polish institutions have been added to the prestigious list of Highly Cited Researchers 2021 (HCR).
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Kraków/ 2020 and 2021 NCN Awards presented to outstanding researchers
Dr. Paweł L. Polkowski, Dr. Sebastian Glatt and Professor Jonatan Gutman are the winners of 2021 NCN Award for young researchers, awarded for significant achievements for research carried out in Poland.
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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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Parents of children with autism spectrum disorders often stigmatise themselves, says psychologist
Persistent feeling of being a terrible parent, a sense of alienation, 'stigma' - this is how parents of children with autism spectrum disorders often think of themselves. Anna Pyszkowska, a psychologist from the University of Silesia, adds that stereotypes strongly affect such self-stigma.
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Katowice researcher joins prestigious European Academy of Sciences and Arts
Professor Ewa Ziemba from the University of Economics in Katowice has joined the prestigious European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA), becoming the 31st Polish representative in the institution.
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Opole doctor becomes first Polish specialist to join UCARE
An allergies expert from Opole has become the first Polish doctor to join the prestigious international Urticaria Center of Reference and Excellence (UCARE).
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Chilean government awards Professor Andrzej Udalski for achievements in astronomy
In commemoration of the '500th Discovery of the Strait of Magellan', the Chilean government has awarded Polish astronomer, Professor Andrzej Udalski, a member of the Polish Academy of Sciences and an employee of the Astronomical Observatory of the University of Warsaw.
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Przemysław Czarnek appointed Minister of Education and Science
Przemysław Czarnek has been made Minister of Education and Science.
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Dr. Pętkowski: New Mystery Emerges Concerning Possible Life on Venus
In an interview with PAP, astrobiologist Dr. Janusz Pętkowski from MIT who is one of the scientists to discover phosphine in Venus's clouds, says: “Either we do not understand the chemistry of rocky planets, or we have the first potential suggestion that there is life in the clouds of Venus.”
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