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Lodz professor among scientists who protect Pacific Ocean floor
Extraction of elements used in modern technologies from the ocean floor can have a negative impact on the environment and threaten marine biodiversity.
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Number of foreign students in Poland is growing, says new report
International students now account for more than 7.3 percent of the total number of students enrolled in Poland, according to a new report.
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Polish AI papers are rarely cited compared to EU average
Polish scientists publish a lot about artificial intelligence compared to the rest of Europe, but their impact measured by citation rate is low.
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War increases risk of trafficking in cultural goods, says expert
Warfare creates conditions for smuggling works of art and destruction of cultural heritage. In Ukraine, Syria, Iraq and other countries affected by the consequences of armed conflicts, the risks of illegal exports of cultural goods is high. Polish researchers from the UNESCO Chair on Cultural Property Law in Opole promote and regulate a conscious art market.
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AGH Space Systems team wins planetary rover competition in India
The AGH Space Systems team from the AGH University of Science and Technology in Kraków have won the International Rover Challenge 2023 in India.
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Three Polish universities publish most scientific articles on AI
Academics from AGH University of Science and Technology, Warsaw University of Technology and Wrocław University of Science and Technology are the most published AI researchers in Poland.
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Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences joins global campaign to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
The Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences has joined the global Race to Zero campaign that brings together cities, regions, enterprises and institutions that have committed to halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.
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Professor Magdalena Król awarded prestigious ERC grant for cancer research
Professor Magdalena Król, an experimental cancer research expert from the Warsaw University of Life Sciences, has been awarded a Proof of Concept grant by the European Research Council (ERC). The list of 90 ERC grant winners was published earlier this week. Magdalena Król is the only person in this group to carry out the grant project in Poland.
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2022: The most important events in Polish and world science
A breakthrough in research on obtaining energy from nuclear fusion, the release of images from the James Webb Space Telescope, the launch of the space mission Artemis, in which Poles also participated, the discovery of Endurance - the ship of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton, new findings concerning COVID-19, selection of a Polish researcher to join ESA Astronaut Reserve - these are some of the important scientific events of 2022.
