Prizes & Awards

‘Rogue Planet’ Scientist is First Pole to Win International Astronomical Union Prize

Space scientist Dr. Przemysław Mróz has become the first Pole to receive the prestigious International Astronomical Union (IAU) PhD Prize for his research on rogue planets and the Milky Way.

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    Health

    Polish Doc Awarded by Italian President for COVID-19 Work

    A Polish medical biologist working in Milan has been awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of the Crown of Italy by Italian President Sergio Mattarella for his services in the fight against the coronavirus epidemic.

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    Universities

    Warsaw Cryptology Prof Gets Massive 2.4 Million Euro from Prestigious ERC

    A Warsaw professor of cryptography has been awarded a prestigious European Research Council grant.

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    Jagiellonian University Students Win First Place in Oldest Mediation Competition

    Law students from the Jagiellonian University have taken first place in the oldest international mediation competition, the INADR International Law School Mediation Tournament in Chicago, the university press office announced.

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    Ooh, lal, la! Four Scientists Receive First Polish-French Science Award

    Polish scientists have a lot to be proud of after four of them received the first Polish-French Science award.

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    Winners of the Polish Press Agency and the Ministry of Science Competition for Science Popularisers Announced

    The creators of the Lower Silesian Science Festival, the Crazy Nauka duo, Dawid Myśliwiec, the Association of Science Advocates, Dr. Wojciech Glac, and Heweliusze Nauki are the winners of the Popularizer of Science 2019 competition organized by PAP - Science in Poland and the Ministry of Science.

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    Students From Poznań Show How to Predict Cyanobacteria Blooms and Win NASA Competition

    Students from the Poznan University of Technology wrote a program that predicts one month in advance, where cyanobacteria blooms will occur on Earth. The app secured them a win in NASA Space Apps Challenge.

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    Mars-elous! Space Ace Teams from Kraków and Warsaw take 1st and 2nd Place at International Mars Rover Comp in India

    Students from Kraków have taken first place in the International Mars Rover competition in India.

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    Life

    Stunning Photo of Daphnia Giving Birth Wins Wiki Science Competition

    An incredible photo of Daphnia giving birth has won the Polish edition of the Wiki Science Competition 2019.

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    Health

    ‘Miracle Surgeon’ Awarded for Best Reconstruction Surgery in the World

    A surgeon who carried out groundbreaking transplants on a six-year-old boy suffering from horrific burns has been honoured with a prestigious award for ‘best reconstruction surgery’ in the world.

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Shaking nanotubes

The properties of nanomaterials depend on how these structures vibrate, among other things. Scientists, including a Polish researcher, investigated the vibrations occurring in various types of carbon nanotubes.