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Is chloroquine effective in treating patients with COVID-19? Should it be used prophylactically to avoid new coronavirus infection? A stand on this matter was prepared by Polish pharmacy experts.

The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS) is actively engaged in the fight against COVID-19 pandemic. Our researchers perform advisory role for the Ministry of Science and Higher Education.

The Polish-U.S. Fulbright Commission invites applications for Humanities and Social Sciences Research Fellowships at the Polish Institute of Advanced Studies (PIASt). Application deadline: Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

A special advisory team was appointed by the Minister of Science and Higher Education on 25 March. Its task? To formulate recommendations on preventing the spread of the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. The team of experts includes scientists from the Polish Academy of Sciences (PAS).

Should we be wearing masks? Is it possible to catch the virus from a dog? What’s the purpose of a quarantine, since we can test for the virus? When will the epidemic end? The Polish Academy of Sciences has been inundated with questions about the pandemic, so we have collated some answers to the most commonly asked ones. We will update this page whenever new scientific information emerges.

The institutes of the Polish Academy of Sciences are involved at the forefront of the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.

First, state-of-the-art supercomputers will analyze 500 billion chemical molecules. This will help scientists to select substances with potential therapeutic properties. Next, the experimental part of the project will be launched, with molecular biologists stepping into their labs. We asked Dr. Marcin Nowotny from the International Institute for Molecular and Cellular Biology in Warsaw to tell us more. His team is working on developing an effective therapy for the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.

Researchers from the Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering of the Polish Academy of Sciences created a device that helps to ventilate two patients simultaneously by a single respirator. Equipment production has started due to the current epidemic situation.

Climate change will affect the availability, quality and quantity of water needed for basic human needs, thus undermining enjoyment of the basic rights to safe drinking water and sanitation for billions of people, warns the latest UN World Water Development Report. The authors call on States to make more concrete commitments to address the challenge.

The European Academies of Science (EASAC) warn that current efforts to resolve the plastics crisis are ineffective and misleading. Policymakers and industry must address conflicts in the whole system, from production to end-of-life.

When uncertainty really makes itself felt, some people try to fight it by focusing on conspiracy theories. “A sense of losing control, frequently fed by the media or by political sniping, can in extreme cases have even more severe effects than the virus,” writes Dr. Marta Marchlewska from the PAS Institute of Psychology. Read her article to find out more.

Who is most at risk of infection and falling ill? What preventive action can we take? What is the mortality rate? We have prepared answers to some of the most frequently asked questions.

The Pan-Cancer project provides a turning point for further treatment of tumours. More that one thousand scientists from the entire world built to date the most detailed picture of tumours. Their studies were published last week in two articles in the “Nature” journal and in 4 other articles in “Nature Communications” and “Biology Communications” and report an almost complete picture of all tumours. These studies will enable individualised treatment for every patient and an earlier discovery of the tumours.

The Polish Science Contact Agency (PolSCA) cordially invites managers of European research projects from Poland to take part in the next edition of #V4Training co-organized by the V4 group!

Dioscuri programme is initiated by the Max Planck Society, jointly managed with the National Science Centre in Poland, and mutually funded by the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education (MNiSW) and the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).

In the context on the ongoing debate on the Polish Judiciary System, the Polish Academy of Sciences has been asked to organize and host a “Forum for the Rule of Law”. The event will gather together the highest representatives of the state, government, legislative branch, judiciary, as well as scholars and NGOs.

Do you hold a PhD since at least two years? Do you have an innovative and excellent research idea? Are you ambitious and ready to take up new challenges? Apply for the ERC grant!

What are the latest trends related to geomechanics and geotechnics in mining? What are the biggest challenges for post-mining areas in the context of the environment? The Strata Mechanics Research Institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences invites you to an international scientific conference.