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 activities in particle astrophysics.

The Ministry will allocate a total of PLN 29.7 million (the equivalent of EUR 7 million) to the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CAMK PAN). The funds will be disbursed in annual instalments through 2030.

MAB FENG: FNP awarded Astrocent with more then 34M PLN

On 19 December, the Foundation for Polish Science announced that it had awarded over PLN 34 million the project “Astrocent – Particle Astrophysics Technology Centre” in the MAB FENG competition.

Project description:

The overarching goal of the project is to develop breakthrough, highly scalable and multi-channel detection systems for scientific and commercial applications. The technologies being developed are crucial for research into the biggest questions of modern physics (including dark matter, neutrinos and gravitational waves), while also opening up new opportunities in areas such as medicine, security, environmental and climate monitoring, renewable energy, and seismology (including early-warning systems).

Celebrating Dark Matter Day 2025 at Astrocent

On November 4, we joined the global celebration of Dark Matter Day 2025 with a public talk by Dr Sebastian Trojanowski, theoretical physicist at Astrocent and the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCNR).

The lecture took the audience on a journey through one of the biggest mysteries in modern science — the nature of dark matter.

At Astrocent, we believe in sharing knowledge and inspiring curiosity — opening science to everyone, not just researchers. This event was part of that mission and fits perfectly within our Teaming for Excellence project, which builds bridges between science and society.

Astrocent Joins International DRD1 Collaboration Through New MoU with CERN

We are proud to announce that Astrocent (NCAC PAS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with CERN to become a participating institution in the Detector Research and Development 1 (DRD1) Collaboration, which focuses on advancing gaseous detector technologies.

The MoU was signed on 29 July 2025 by Prof. Rafał Moderski, Director of NCAC PAS, formalizing Astrocent’s involvement in this cutting-edge R&D initiative hosted by CERN. While the scientific proposal for DRD1 was reviewed and approved by CERN’s Research Board in late 2023, the signing of this MoU marks the official establishment of the collaboration.

Merry Christmas!
Wishing you a joyful holiday season filled with
                 light,
                              discovery,
                                              and inspiration!
May the coming year bring new insights and breakthroughs in our shared quest for knowledge!
With warm regards,
Astrocent team

Astrocent starts hiring for the prestigious Teaming for Excellence project

With the launch of the Teaming for Excellence flagship project on 1 January 2025, Astrocent is embarking on an intensive recruitment drive!

As our Centre of Excellence is expanding, we have ambitious goals to recruit approximately 100 research staff (scientists, engineers, PhD and MSc students) and build a highly functional administrative team to support groundbreaking scientific activities.

Please visit our website regularly to find out more!

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