Is it true that in the early history of the Earth, over 3.6 billion years ago, Antarctica, Greenland and Labrador formed a part of a single supercontinent? This theory is investigated by Prof. Monika Kusiak from the Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, author of the project “Poles together – missing links between Arctic and Antarctic early Earth records” funded under the GRIEG call. Prof. Kusiak’s project will be presented at the conference promoting the Basic Research Programme on 17 June 2021. »

Among the projects carried out within the framework of NCN calls, those dealing with ecology and the natural environment are particularly topical. One such project will be implemented by Dr Maciej Liro from the Institute of Environmental Protection of the Polish Academy of Sciences, who will analyse the pollution of Carpathian mountain rivers with macroplastics. »

We are pleased to announce the next results of the international CEUS-UNISONO call for bilateral and trilateral research projects carried out by research teams from Austria, the Czech Republic, Slovenia and Poland under the multilateral CEUS programme pursuant to the Lead Agency Procedure (LAP). Prof. dr hab. Janusz Rak from the University of Gdańsk is the third person recommended for funding as a result of merit-based evaluation performed by the Austrian agency Fonds zur Förderung der wissenschaftlichen Forschung (FWF). Professor Rak will receive over 1.6 million PLN for his project “Radiosensitizing derivatives of pyrimidine or purine bases: mass spectrometry and quantum chemistry methods in research on interactions with low-energy electrons in the gas phase, water clusters and solution”. »