IDUB competition for scientific groups (former PZB)
Call for proposals
19.09.2022 – 17.10.2022
Competition description
The purpose of the competition is to select IDUB’s scientific groups and to support the development of their scientific activities in line with the four most important goals of the University as a research university (4xI@NCU), which are internationalization, interdisciplinarity, innovation and integrity. No more than 5 groups in each field group will be selected: i.e. humanities, social and arts sciences, life sciences, and science and technology.
The selected IDUB scientific groups are characterized by significant scientific potential confirmed by publications in recognized journals and monographs published by prestigious publishing houses.
The winner of the competition – the IDUB scientific group will receive support in the amount of PLN 200,000 for a period of 3 years of operation, i.e. from January 1, 2023 to December 31, 2025.
The competition is open to scientific teams operating at the University. The members of these teams demonstrate (for the last 5 years): documented scientific activity, activity in obtaining external funds, patents, commercialization of research results and activity in international cooperation. The competition is open to interdisciplinary teams. Applications can be submitted via the application form.
Announcements and documents
Questions about the competition can be sent to grupynaukoweIDUB@umk.pl.
During the recruitment period, we invite you to consultations. Ms. Natalia Proń-Nowak, MA, and Ms. Liliana Rynkiewicz, MA, are on duty; consultations will be held through the Teams application on Mondays, September 19, 26, and October 10, from 2:00 to 3:00 p.m. Link to the meeting.
Contact
Contact person: Liliana Rynkiewicz, MA, phone: 56 611 31 41.
Results
Previous editions
1. Description of the competition:
The competition for “Priority research teams of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń” was organized by Team 2 of the project “Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń – a vision of research excellence” within the framework of the project “Strategy of excellence – a research university” funded by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. The purpose of the competition was to select priority research areas and strategic international partners. The selected research teams are characterized by outstanding scientific activity, strong international cooperation and will present a plan for the development of scientific potential for a period of 3 years. The competition received 52 applications by the deadline.
2. Results:
Priority university teams supported under ID-UB in 2020-2022.