OPUS 24 – call for research projects
OPUS is the most popular call in the call portfolio of the National Science Centre. It is targeted at a wide audience, placing no restrictions as to the career level, degree / title or research experience of the principal investigator.
The University of Lodz projects with OPUS 24 funding:
- Dr hab. Martin Hinton (Faculty of Philology): AIDA – Attitude and Identity in Argumentation (708 848,00) / Sukces Prof. Martina Hintona w konkursie OPUS24 [Success of Prof. Martin Hinton in OPUS24 call ] (the faculty publicaton)
- Prof. Dr hab. Mirosław Leszka (Waldemar Ceran Research Centre for the History and Culture of the Mediterranean Area and South-East Europe Ceraneum): Hamartolus Re-discovered. The Byzantine Chronicle of George the Monk from the 9th Century in the Light of Previously Unpublished Greek and Church Slavic Manuscripts (614 249,00) A New Grant for a Project with the Participation of the Employees of the Department of Slavic Philology (the faculty publication)
- Dr hab. inż. Marek Matejun (Faculty of Management): Green human resources management and environmental performance of enterprises: Mediation analysis in multi-level approach (240 340,00)
- Dr hab. Tomasz Kamiński (Faculty of International and Political Studies): The role of regions and cities in transatlantic relations (511 880,00) / Kolejny grant pracowników WSMiP w konkursie OPUS! [Yet another grant for the project implemented by employees of the Faculty of International and Political Studies in the OPUS call!] (the faculty publication)
- Prof. Dr hab. Joanna Mankiewicz-Boczek (Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection): Intercontinental comparison of bacterial and archaeal communities associated with the cosmopolitan cyanobacterium Microcystis - unveiling their ecological roles in anthropopressure and climate change (1 247 916,00)
SONATA 18 – a call for research projects carried out by persons who hold a doctoral degree
SONATA 18 call is addressed at researchers who hold a PhD degree conferred 2 to 7 years before the proposal submission year; its objective is to support those at the outset of their careers in innovative research.
The University of Lodz projects with SONATA 18 funding:
- Dr Weronika Gonciarz (Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection): Assessment of the ability of Mycobacterium bovis BCG- onko bacilli to control the development of Helicobacter pylori infection (1 940 000,00)
- Dr inż. Maxime Le Ster (Faculty of Physics and Applied Informatics): Moiré superlattices: towards a more general understanding of interlayer coupling in 2D materials (625 360,00)
- Dr inż. Paulina Bartos (Faculty of Chemistry): Spin injection to large polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons- construction of stable ring-fused [1,2,4]triazinyl radicals (1 160 800,00)
- Dr Karolina Kwaczyński (Faculty of Chemistry): 3D fabricated dual sensing platforms (3D-Dual-Sens) (1 573 800,00)
MINIATURA 7 – preliminary/pilot studies, library and archive searches, fellowships, research visits and/ or consultations
The purpose of the MINIATURA call is to support research activities promoting the development of a concept for projects submitted to NCN calls or other national or international calls.
The University of Lodz projects with MINIATURA 7 funding:
- Dr Sebastian Sakowski (Centre for Data Analysis, Modelling and Computational Sciences): Badania podstawowe nad nową koncepcją zastosowania obliczeń DNA – a research visit (49 900)
- Dr Sylwia Michlewska (Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection): Polifenolowe dendrymery nowej generacji, jako nośniki paklitakselu w terapii lekoopornego drobnocząsteczkowego raka płuc – preliminary/pilot studies (48 752)
POLONEZ BIS 3 is a call for scientists who will come to Poland for 24 months to conduct basic research. The programme guarantees the winners full-time employment and funds to implement their own research projects in any scientific discipline.
The University of Lodz projects with POLONEZ Bis 3 funding:
Dr Annalakshmi Muthaiah, working under the scientific supervision of Dr hab. Łukasz Półtorak, Associate Professor (Faculty of Chemistry): Soft sensing interfaces for monitoring plant nutrients and harmful algal blooms in aquatic eco-systems (1,082,359.00).
PRELUDIUM BIS 4 provides suport for the education of doctoral students and financing research projects carried out by them as part of their doctoral dissertations. The research team consists of only two people – the supervisor, who is the project manager, and a doctoral student.
The University of Lodz projects with PRELUDIUM BIS 4 funding:
Dr hab. Łukasz Półtorak, Associate Professor (Faculty of Chemistry): Wireless deposition of materials at the electrified 3D liquid-liquid interfaces (543 022,00).
START 2023 – support for the best young scientists representing all fields of science.
The FNP START programme is the oldest stipend programme in Poland for the best young scientists representing all fields of science. Its aim is to support outstanding young scientists and encourage them to further their scientific development. All START programme winners receive an annual stipend of PLN 30,000, which they may use for any purpose.
The winners of the 2023 edition from the University of Lodz:
- mgr Krzysztof Sztandera (Faculty of Biology and Environmental Protection)
- Dr Ewa Urbaniak (Faculty of Philology) / Sukces dr Ewy Urbaniak w konkursie START [Success of Dr Ewa Urbaniak in the START programme] (the faculty publication)
Source: NCN, FNP
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