The activity of forScience Foundation includes not only the execution of long-term projects, but also co-organisation and participation in a range of events. What do they all have in common? A scientific or ecological focus and, almost as importantly, an excellent vibe!

IPS-2023 in Svalbard

Here it is at last! The official report from the Interdisciplinary Polar Studies (IPS-2023) Modular Meeting: Arctic Amplification–Glaciers–Environment, which took place over six days at the end of August and the beginning of September last year in Svalbard. Fancy reading it? Click here. The event was organized by the Centre

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Arctic Plastics Symposium 2023

Plastic pollution is an increasingly serious problem in the Arctic, where it exerts a damaging effect on the ecosystem already struggling under climate change. Luckily, it’s not only the amount of mismanaged plastic waste that has been on the rise over the last few decades. It’s also the amount of

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Six years of letter writing

The letter-writing competition “Ludzie Listy Piszą” was held for the first time in 2014. The title could be translated as “People Write Letters”, but to a Polish person there’s a lot more to the pharse than its literal meaning. The words come from a song which has been around since

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Meet the Space III Conference

The third edition of Meet The Space conference took place on 28–29 November 2015 at the Polish Aviation Museum in Kraków, Poland. Meet The Space III 28-29 November 2015, Museum of Polish Aviation, Kraków, Poland Conference theme: Planetary Atmosphere Sampling This international conference, which brings together space enthusiasts, scientists and

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European Rover Challenge 2015

On 5–6 September 2015 took place another edition of European Rover Challenge, whose main part is a prestigious international competition of Mars rovers designed and constructed by teams of students. The competition, as well as science and technology shows, and meetings with experts, took place in the Regional Science and

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Opening Day of the Astronomical Observatory in Rzepiennik Biskupi

On 6–8 June 2015, an event promoting astronomy took place on the premises of the largest, privately owned astronomical observatory in Poland (Rzepiennik Biskupi, Małopolska). The three-day event included: Astronomical Cross Country Run/Walk, Space Picnic “Space Station III”, Grand Opening of the Observatory. On the last day, as part of

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Polar4Space Conference

Can polar regions be useful in space research? Answering this question was the aim of Polar4Space meeting organized jointly by the forScience Foundation and Telemetrica at the Institute of Tourism, Warsaw School of Tourism and Hospitality Management, on 30 January 2015. The meeting was attended by 27 people from the

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