{"id":250666,"date":"2026-06-22T12:30:56","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T10:30:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/?p=250666"},"modified":"2026-06-30T17:27:24","modified_gmt":"2026-06-30T15:27:24","slug":"podsumowanie-sukcesow-grantowych-uniwersytetu-slaskiego-czerwiec-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/us.edu.pl\/en\/podsumowanie-sukcesow-grantowych-uniwersytetu-slaskiego-czerwiec-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Successes of USil researchers in national and international grant programmes"},"content":{"rendered":"

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In June, researchers from the University of Silesia in Katowice achieved significant success in national and international grant programmes, securing funding for research, educational and infrastructure projects. The funding awarded, covering programmes run by the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR), the National Science Centre (NCN), INTERREG, FERS, the Visegrad Fund and the Voivodeship Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (WFO\u015aiGW), confirms the high quality of the research being conducted, the competitiveness of the University of Silesia\u2019s research teams and the university\u2019s growing standing within the European Research Area.<\/p>\n

Below we present the grants awarded in June for the implementation of research, teaching and science communication projects:<\/p>\n

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  • S\u0142awomir Pytel, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof. from the Faculty of Natural Sciences has secured funding from the National Centre for Research and Development (NCBR) under the Strategic Programme for Research and Development \u2018Advanced information, telecommunications and mechatronics technologies\u2019 \u2013 INFOSTRATEG<\/strong>.
    \nThe project entitled \u2018exPLo AI \u2013 Intelligent Tourist Activity Analyser\u2019, with a budget of PLN 33,178,130.11, is being carried out as part of a consortium led by the Kielce University of Technology, with \u2018ALTAR\u2019 Sp. z o.o. (Partner) and the University of Silesia in Katowice (Partner). As part of the project, an intelligent, dedicated and innovative system (monitoring platform) called exPLo AI will be developed, the main purpose of which will be the comprehensive analysis and advanced prediction of tourist activity across Poland. The system\u2019s concept provides for in-depth analysis, forecasting and interactive visualisation of the spatial distribution of tourist demand and tourist flow in near real time.
    \nFunding for the University of Silesia PLN 2.5 million<\/strong><\/li>\n
  • Monika Frania, PhD, Assoc. Prof. from the Faculty of Social Sciences of the University of Silesia, has secured funding from the Visegrad Fund to carry out the project \u2018Educational influencing as a tool for promoting knowledge, values and culture in the V4 countries\u2019. The aim of the project is to investigate the role of educational content creators on social media in the Visegrad Group (V4) countries by analysing the educational activities of influencers and the opinions of future teachers. Funding: EUR 28,073.<\/li>\n
  • Aleksandra Ha\u0142at, PhD, from Faculty of Arts and Educational Science has secured funding from INTERREG Poland-Czech Republic for the project \u2018OPEN CLASSICS FESTIVAL IN BESKIDS\u2019. Funding: EUR 16,000.<\/li>\n
  • Funding of PLN 6 million was secured from EU funds under the FERS 2021\u20132027 NCBiR programme for the implementation of the project \u2018TECH3 \u2013 education for three critical technology areas\u2019, which aims to strengthen and adapt the academic programme of the University of Silesia in Katowice to the needs of the economy and the green and digital transition through the development of competences and qualifications relevant to critical technologies within the framework of STEP (European Commission Communication C(2024)3209).
    \nThe project will be implemented between 1 September 2026 and 30 September 2029 in the following degree programmes: Applied Computer Science (1st cycle studies), Biotechnology (2nd cycle studies), Environmental Technologies and Modern Materials (1st and 2nd cycle studies).<\/li>\n
  • Funding of PLN 0.5 million was secured from the Voivodeship Fund for Environmental Protection and Water Management (WFO\u015aiGW) for the purchase of research infrastructure for the Faculty of Natural Sciences: \u2018Mobile laboratory for water and soil testing\u2019 and \u2018Upgrading of the light microscopy laboratory\u2019.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Ten projects were also secured from the National Science Centre (NCN) with a total funding value of PLN 17.3 million:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Principal investigator<\/strong><\/td>\nFaculty \/ Institute<\/strong><\/td>\nProject \/ Programme name<\/strong><\/td>\nFunding amount<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    Krzysztof Gaidzik, PhD<\/td>\n\n

    Faculty of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

    Institute of Earth Sciences<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		Active Tectonics, Past Earthquakes and Seismic Hazards Along the Silk Road Region in Central Asia (OPUS)<\/span><\/td>\nPLN 2,061,180<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Agata Burian, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof.<\/td>\n\n

    Faculty of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

    Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		Stem Cell Dynamics in Plants: Mechanisms and Implications for Somatic Evolution (OPUS)<\/td>\nPLN 1,833,294<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Bo\u017cena Kolano, PhD, DSc<\/td>\n\n

    Faculty of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

    Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		Drivers of polyploid genome evolution: repetitive DNA dynamics and chromosome rearrangements (OPUS)<\/td>\nPLN 2,501,610<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Magdalena Opa\u0142a-Owczarek, PhD, DSc<\/td>\n\n

    Faculty of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

    Institute of Earth Sciences<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Dendrochronological and isotopic record of 2,000 years of climate change and volcanic activity in the wood of newly discovered relict junipers from Iceland and Greenland (JUNIPER2k) (OPUS)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    PLN 1,187,493<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Tomasz Sp\u00f3rna, PhD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Faculty of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

    Institute of Social and Economic Geography and Spatial Management<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Polycentric (Post-)Industrial Urban Regions in Poland \u2013 typology, transformation trajectories and spatial development challenges (OPUS)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    PLN 402,502<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Prof. Grzegorz Racki<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Faculty of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

    Institute of Earth Sciences<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Geochemical proxies for salinity: the case of Devonian limestones (OPUS)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    PLN 1,843,741<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Ewa Robaszkiewicz, PhD<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Faculty of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

    Institute of Biology, Biotechnology and Environmental Protection<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Does it matter which is active? Understanding the role of nucleolar dominance and different rRNA variants in grasses via CRISPR-Cas9-mediated subgenomic 35S rDNA elimination in Brachypodium hybridum (SONATA).<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    PLN 2,397,544<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Jacek Nycz, PhD, DSc, Assoc. Prof.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Faculty of Science and Technology<\/p>\n

    Institute of Chemistry<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Ultrasensitive Detection of Peroxymonosulfate as a Tool for Measuring Sulfate Radical-Induced Reactive Oxygen Species Explosion (OPUS)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

    		PLN 2,449,028<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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    Karolina Jurkiewicz, PhD Eng.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Faculty of Science and Technology<\/p>\n

    August Che\u0142kowski Institute of Physics<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Graphitization of bio-based carbon precursors using low-temperature hybrid catalysts (SONATA)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    PLN 1,949,559<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

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    Prof. Ireneusz Roman Malik<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    Faculty of Natural Sciences<\/p>\n

    Institute of Earth Sciences<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    The Tarnowskie G\u00f3ry UNESCO Site: Uncovering a complex mining landscape and its evolution by a geoarchaeological approach (WEAVE-UNISONO)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n

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    PLN 665,094<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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