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Ethics in Science

Very strict professional demands are made of scientists, and they have an important duty to adhere to the highest standards. This has an impact not only on their own further achievements, but also on whether they are recognized by society as authorities, perceived as honest and credible.

“Research workers should constantly strive to broaden their knowledge, and their primary motivation should be a passion to investigate and a desire to advance the frontiers of science. Research workers respect the human right to truthful information and strive to bring that principle to bear in practice.” Since the early 1990s, the PAS Committee for Ethics in Science has created and updated a set of principles, recommendations, and standards that apply to all researchers working in Poland. They are expected to be conscientious, objective, thorough, critical, honest, concerned, and take responsibility for what they say. In 2011 the Science Ethics Committee was appointed within PAS structures.

Its “Code of Ethics for Research Workers”, which the Academy put forward in 2012, also provides guidelines for the handling of research data, research procedures, publication practices, reviewing papers, etc.

 

Members of the Committee for 2015-2018:

Prof. Andrzej Zoll, President of the Committee
Prof. Andrzej Górski, Vice-President of the Committee
Prof. Osman Achmatowicz, member
Prof. Andrzej Białynicki-Birula, member
Prof. Andrzej Grzywacz, member
Prof. Janusz Limon, member
Prof. Tadeusz Luty, member
Prof. Piotr Węgleński, member
Prof. Franciszek Ziejka, member


Contact:

Science Ethics Committee
Polish Academy of Sciences
Palace of Culture and Science
pl. Defilad 1
00-901 Warsaw
phone: 48 22 182 61 15
fax: 22 182 70 50
e-mail: kewn@pan.pl

Chancellery of the Polish Academy of Sciences

Chancellery is the central office of the Academy, coordinating and implementing formal affairs and tasks of community of scientists. It is responsible, among others, for public procurement, management of property and finances, accounting, international cooperation, promotion of science and assessing requests for financing of disseminating science activities. It also publishes journals about the activities and achievements of the Academy: scientific (quarterly magazine "Science") and popularizing science (including Magazine of Sciences "Academia" appearing also in a version for smartphones and tablets).

The Chancellery is supervised by the Chancellor of the Polish Acacemy of Sciences. 

 

Chancellery is divided into several departments or services:

 

CHANCELLOR OF THE ACADEMY

Tadeusz Zbigniew Latała
room 2603, phone: (+48 22) 182 61 82, 182 61 80, 
fax (+48 22) 182 70 56
e-mail: anna.nestoruk@pan.pl

 

GENERAL SECRETARIAT
INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION DEPARTMENT
COMMUNICATIONS AND SCIENCE PROMOTION DEPARTMENT
EXCELLENCE IN SCIENCE DEPARTMENT
PUBLIC PROCUREMENT DEPARTMENT
POLISH-CHINESE CENTER FOR DIALOGUE OF SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS
THE POLISH YOUNG ACADEMY
COMMITTEE FOR ETHICS IN SCIENCE
BUDGET AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
LEGAL AFFAIRS AND PROPERTY DEPARTMENT
HUMAN RESOURCES
CORRUPTION PREVENTION SERVICES
MANAGEMENT CONTROL SERVICES
INTERNAL AUDIT SERVICES
IT SERVICES

 

 

 

Contact to Chancellery:

Polish Academy of Sciences
Palace of Culture and Science
pl. Defilad 1
00-901 Warsaw
phone: +48 22 182 60 00
fax: +48 22 182 70 50
e-mail: akademia@pan.pl or kancelaria@pan.pl