Astrocent joins the Science Festival in Warsaw: A meeting with Nobel Prize laureate Barry Barish
How does modern physics allow us to listen to the quiet whispers of the invisible cosmos? A meeting with Nobel Prize laureate Barry Barish and a moderated discussion featuring Prof. Leszek Roszkowski. Join us for an extraordinary afternoon at the Science Festival in Warsaw featuring Nobel Prize laureate Barry Barish, a pioneer in the discovery […]
Joining Meeting of Teaming for Excellence Centres
On 8 June 2026, Astrocent representatives took part in a meeting of Polish Centres of Excellence established through the Teaming for Excellence programme. Hosted by Sano – Centre for Computational Personalised Medicine International Research Foundation in Kraków, the event brought together institutions developing world‑class research capacity in Poland, as well as organisations supporting their growth. […]
Astrocent at the first meeting of the Polish Teaming Club
On 25 February, Astrocent had the pleasure of taking part in the inaugural meeting of the Polish Teaming Club (PTC), hosted by the International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology in Warsaw. The Polish Teaming Club unites all Polish Centres of Excellence implementing Teaming for Excellence projects under HorizonEU and Horizon2020. Its mission is to […]
Starting operations as the newly registered Astrocent Institute
We are pleased to announce that the Astrocent institute: International Institute for Particle Astrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, is now officially registered. It began its operations on 1 March 2026, with prof. dr hab. Leszek Roszkowski serving as its Director. This marks an exciting milestone for our community and the beginning of a new chapter […]
Astrocent showcased at the Foundation for Polish Science IRAP beneficiaries meeting
On 24 February 2026, we had the pleasure of participating in the meeting organized by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) for beneficiaries of the International Research Agendas Programme (IRAP). During the event, our project leader, Prof. Marcin Kuźniak, delivered a short presentation on the newly awarded project “Astrocent – Particle Astrophysics Technology Centre.” This […]
Astrocent becomes a new international institute of the Polish Academy of Sciences
The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) has officially established the International Institute for Particle Astrophysics, operating under the name Astrocent. Based in Warsaw, it is the first institute in Central and Eastern Europe to become fully dedicated to particle astrophysics and enabling technologies. Astrocent will strengthen Poland’s participation in world-leading international collaborations exploring the “hidden […]
IRAP: FNP awarded Astrocent with more then 34M PLN
On 19 December, the Foundation for Polish Science announced that Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (NCAC PAS) has received funding from the European Union under the International Research Agendas Programme (IRAP) action, financed by the European Funds for a Smart Economy (#FENG) programme, for the project “ASTROCENT – Particle Astrophysics Technology Centre.” […]
The Ministry will provide complementary funding for the Astrocent Plus project
In a communiqué dated 29 December, the Ministry of Science and Higher Education announced its support for the project “Astrocent Plus – Particle Astrophysics Science and Technology Centre (Astrocent Plus)”. The aim of this initiative is to develop the Astrocent Centre of Excellence in the area of fundamental research combined with innovative applied research and development […]
Astrocent supported by Wektory Nauki programme
Astrocent is proud to acknowledge the support of the “Wektory Nauki” programme of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education, which made possible the organisation of the 6th CERN-DRD1 Collaboration Meeting, held in Warsaw on 6–10 October 2025. Co‑hosted by Astrocent and the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CAMK PAN), […]