Selection of research teams representing priority research areas of NCU in Toruń
On 26 November 2025, we will announce the list of winners of the POB!
We would like to inform you that as part of the second stage of recruitment for the competition for the selection of research teams representing priority research areas of the Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, the following applications were received:
Discovery, Diagnostics, Therapy for Healthcare (D2TH)
- Paweł Pomastowski
- Marta Pokrywczyńska
- Jarosław Meller
- Bibianna Bałaj
- Jacek Kubica
- Karolina Mikulska-Rumińska
- Mauro Panteghini
- Michał Marszałł
- Maciej Gagat
- Anna Bajek
- Barbara Bojko
Interfaces of Human Experience: Communication, Cognition, Culture, Wellbeing (InC3Web)
- Maria Lewicka
- Marta Białecka
- Grzegorz Osipowicz
- Anna Maleszka
- Andrzej Pydyn
- Karolina Finc
- Dominik Antonowicz
- Tomasz Jarmużek
- Sławomir Wacewicz
- Michał Polasik
- Waldemar Glabiszewski
- Michał Głuszkowski
- Jacek Matulewski
- Kamil Adamczak
Nature-based Solutions, Biodiversity and Climate change (NatBio)
- Aldona Glińska-Neweś
- Krzysztof Szpila
- Rajmund Przybylak
- Agnieszka Zienkiewicz
- Adrian Wójcik
- Wojciech Kujawski
- Agnieszka Szpak
- Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz
- Alina Sionkowska
Novel Materials and Technologies for the Future (MoTiF)
- Karolina Słowik
- Mariusz Lemańczyk
- Marek Wiśniewski
- Roman Ciuryło
- Marta Chylińska
- Borys Ośmiałowski
- Katharina Boguslawski
- Beata Kaczmarek-Szczepańska
- Piotr Kamedulski
- Maciej Szkulmowski
- Jarosław Mederski
- Piotr Kolenderski
STAGE II
Call for proposals
17.03.2025 – 07.04.2025
Description of the competition
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is announcing a competition for the selection of research teams under the ‘Initiative of Excellence – Research University’ (IDUB) programme. The aim of the competition is to support research in priority research areas (POB):
- D2TH (Discovery, Diagnostics, Therapy for Healthcare),
- InC3Web (Interfaces of Human Experience: Communication, Cognition, Culture, Wellbeing),
- NatBio (Nature-based Solutions, Biodiversity and Climate change),
- MoTiF (Novel Materials and Technologies for the Future).
Conditions of participation:
The competition is aimed at UMK employees who have demonstrated scientific activity and experience in obtaining external funding.
Course of the competition:
The competition is divided into two stages:
Stage I – submission and evaluation of initial competition applications and selection of successful candidates eligible to participate in Stage II;
Stage II – submission of full competition applications by Stage I laureate leaders, evaluation of applications and selection of competition winners.
20 teams (5 in each POB) will be selected to receive up to PLN 600,000 for project implementation (PLN 200,000 per year for 3 years: 2026-2028).
Announcements and documents
Applications with the required attachments must be submitted electronically, using the application form:
The list of successful applicants will be announced on the IDUB website. Decisions, together with the evaluation sheet, will be sent by e-mail to the address provided in the application form.
Contact
Questions about the project can be addressed to idub2@umk.pl
IDUB Programme Section:
Joanna Flejszar, MA, e-mail: j.flejszar@umk.pl, tel: 56 611 4353;
Dominika Kwiecińska, MA, e-mail: d_kwiecinska@umk.pl, tel: 56 611 31 52
STAGE I
Call for proposals
17.03.2025 – 07.04.2025
Description of the competition
Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń is announcing a competition for the selection of research teams under the ‘Initiative of Excellence – Research University’ (IDUB) programme. The aim of the competition is to support research in priority research areas (POB):
- D2TH (Discovery, Diagnostics, Therapy for Healthcare),
- InC3Web (Interfaces of Human Experience: Communication, Cognition, Culture, Wellbeing),
- NatBio (Nature-based Solutions, Biodiversity and Climate change),
- MoTiF (Novel Materials and Technologies for the Future).
Conditions of participation:
The competition is aimed at UMK employees who have demonstrated scientific activity and experience in obtaining external funding.
Course of the competition:
The competition is divided into two stages:
Stage I – submission and evaluation of initial competition applications and selection of successful candidates eligible to participate in Stage II;
Stage II – submission of full competition applications by Stage I laureate leaders, evaluation of applications and selection of competition winners.
20 teams (5 in each POB) will be selected to receive up to PLN 600,000 for project implementation (PLN 200,000 per year for 3 years: 2026-2028).
Announcements and documents
Applications with the required attachments must be submitted electronically, using the application form:
The list of successful applicants will be announced on the IDUB website. Decisions, together with the evaluation sheet, will be sent by e-mail to the address provided in the application form.
Contact
Questions about the project can be addressed to idub2@umk.pl
IDUB Programme Section:
Joanna Flejszar, MA, e-mail: j.flejszar@umk.pl, tel: 56 611 4353;
Dominika Kwiecińska, MA, e-mail: d_kwiecinska@umk.pl, tel: 56 611 31 52
THE RESULTS OF STAGE 1
The first round of the competition to select research teams representing the priority research areas of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Torun:
The competition is aimed at employees of the University who, over the past 10 years have demonstrated significant scientific activity, acquisition of external funds for research and internationalization activities. Submitted teams may include existing teams or new teams whose employees plan close scientific cooperation, including interdisciplinary cooperation, in particular combining people from different organizational units of the University.
The activities of the submitted research teams should be part of one of the priority research areas implementing the strategic goals of the University as a research university:
1) Discovery, Diagnostics, Therapy for Healthcare (D2TH);
2) Interfaces of Human Experience: Communication, Cognition, Culture, Wellbeing
(InC3Web);
3) Nature-based Solutions, Biodiversity and Climate change (NatBio);
4) Novel Materials and Technologies for the Future (MoTiF).
The first round of the competition received 113 applications (1 application was withdrawn at the request of the applicant). All applications that met the formal requirements were subjected to substantive evaluation by the selection committee:
– dr hab. Adam Kola, prof. UMK – Vice-Rector for Research – chairman;
– dr hab. Daniel Gackowski, prof. UMK;
– dr hab. Małgorzata Maj, prof. UMK;
– prof. dr hab. Sebastian Maćkowski;
– dr Agata Karska;
– dr hab. Arkadiusz Gut, prof. UMK;
– prof. dr hab. Przemysław Żywiczyński;
– prof. dr hab. Adriana Szmidt-Jaworska;
– mgr Joanna Flejszar.
As a result of the committee meetings held on 29 April 2025 and 8 May 2025, a list of winners of the first stage of the competition for the selection of research teams representing the priority research areas of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń was prepared:
Discovery, Diagnostics, Therapy for Healthcare (D2TH):
- prof. dr hab. Anna Bajek
- dr Bibianna Bałaj
- prof. dr hab. Barbara Bojko
- dr hab. Maciej Gagat, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Ireneusz Grulkowski, prof. UMK
- prof. dr hab. Tomasz Grzybowski
- dr hab. Paweł Kordowitzki, prof. UMK
- prof. dr hab. Jacek Kubica
- prof. dr hab. Michał Marszałł
- prof. dr hab. Jarosław Meller
- dr hab. Karolina Mikulska-Rumińska, prof. UMK
- prof. Mauro Panteghini
- dr hab. Wojciech Pawliszak, prof. UMK
- prof. dr hab. Marta Pokrywczyńska
- dr hab. Paweł Pomastowski, prof. UMK
- dr Magdalena Wujak
- prof. dr hab. Paweł Zalewski
Interfaces of Human Experience: Communication, Cognition, Culture, Wellbeing (InC3Web):
- dr Kamil Adamczak
- dr hab. Dominik Antonowicz, prof. UMK
- prof. dr hab. Marta Białecka
- dr Karolina Finc
- dr hab. Waldemar Glabiszewski, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Michał Głuszkowski, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Tomasz Jarmużek, prof. UMK
- dr Oliwia Kowalczyk
- prof. dr hab. Maria Lewicka
- dr Anna Maleszka
- dr hab. Jacek Matulewski, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Grzegorz Osipowicz, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Michał Polasik, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Andrzej Pydyn, prof. UMK
- ks. prof. dr hab. Piotr Roszak
- prof. dr hab. Maciej Serowaniec
- dr hab. Rafał Toczko, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Sławomir Wacewicz, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Marcin Wiewióra, prof. UMK
Nature-based Solutions, Biodiversity and Climate change (NatBio):
- prof. dr hab. Aldona Glińska-Neweś
- prof. dr hab. Katarzyna Hrynkiewicz
- dr Magdalena Krajcarz
- prof. dr hab. Wojciech Kujawski
- prof. dr hab. Rajmund Przybylak
- prof. dr hab. Alina Sionkowska
- dr hab. Katarzyna Stadnicka, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Agnieszka Szpak, prof. UMK
- prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Szpila
- dr Adrian Dominik Wójcik
- dr hab. Agnieszka Zienkiewicz, prof. UMK
Novel Materials and Technologies for the Future (MoTiF):
- prof. dr hab. Katharina Boguslawski
- dr Dorota Chełminiak-Dudkiewicz
- dr Marta Chylińska
- prof. dr hab. Roman Ciuryło
- dr Maciej Gawroński
- dr hab. Beata Kaczmarek-Szczepańska
- dr Piotr Kamedulski
- dr hab. Piotr Kolenderski, prof. UMK
- prof. dr hab. Mariusz Lemańczyk
- prof. dr hab. Jarosław Mederski
- prof. dr hab. Borys Ośmiałowski
- dr hab. Dawid Piątkowski, prof. UMK
- dr Piotr Przymus
- dr hab. Karolina Słowik, prof. UMK
- dr inż. Marcin Szalkowski
- dr hab. Maciej Szkulmowski, prof. UMK
- dr hab. inż. Tomasz Tarczewski, prof. UMK
- dr hab. Marek Wiśniewski, prof. UMK