Poland
Since 2010, the Leopoldina and the Polish Academy of Sciences (Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) have been working together. Together, they are committed to a strong European research and innovation landscape and stand in solidarity with Ukrainian science.
Last edited: 17. June 2026
Markus Scholz | Leopoldina
The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) as the Principal Partner
The Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN) holds a special position within Poland’s science system: it is not only a learned society, but also brings together research institutes and infrastructures under one roof, making it the country’s leading research institution. Through joint symposia, the two academies connect German and Polish researchers and promote exchange on current scientific issues.
A Shared European Focus
Dialogue on questions of European science policy also forms part of the cooperation with PAN. The aim is to support a more cohesive, excellence-based research landscape across Europe and thereby strengthen the global competitiveness of EU research and innovation.
The two academies also work together in European policy advice, for example through the organisation of the European Climate Conference in Warsaw in 2023, at which experts from 45 countries analysed the effects of climate change in Europe and Eurasia at national and regional level. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the Leopoldina and PAN also maintained a regular exchange on science-based crisis response.
Commitment to Ukraine
In the field of science diplomacy, PAN and the Leopoldina provided important impetus following the outbreak of Russia’s war of aggression: together with the national academies of the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Denmark, Sweden and the Czech Republic, they formed an alliance to support the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine.
events
Vorträge & Diskussionen 15. - 16. Mai 2023 European Climate Conference ▸
Polnische Akademie der Wissenschaften, Staszic-Palast (Pałac Staszica), Nowy Świat 72, 00-330 Warschau, Polen
Impressions
4th Symposium “Human Rights and Science”, September 12–13, 2013, Warsaw, Poland Participants of the Symposium in Warsaw 2013, from left to right: Roman Wieruszewski, Ms Zenner, Gereon Wolters ML, Florian Steger, Carol Corillon, Alenka Šelih, Carl E. Norbby, Hans-Peter Zenner ML, Karl Peter Fritzsche, Pieter Drenth, Marina Koch-Krumrei, Christine Knaevelsruth, Johannes Eckert ML, Kirsten Gollatz, Roger Pfister, Janusz Symonides, Yves Quéré, Ireneusz Kaminski, Claudia Lohrenscheit, Jan Nissen.
European Climate Conference, May 15–16, 2023, Warsaw, Poland
European Climate Conference, Session, May 16, 2023, Cluster 4 “Infrastructure and Mobility,” Warsaw, Poland From left to right: Georgi Gadzhev, National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography – Bulgarian Academy of Sciences BAS; Charles Yousif, University of Malta; Tarmo Soomere, Estonian Academy of Sciences; Izabela Sówka, Wrocław University of Technology; Lucian Brujan, Leopoldina
European Climate Conference, May 16, 2023, Cluster 1 “Agriculture and Land Use,” Warsaw, Poland From left to right: José Manuel Moreno Rodriguez, Royal Spanish Academy of Sciences; Itzhak Mizrahi, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev; Hojka Kraigher, Slovenian Forestry Institute / Slovenian Academy of Sciences; Charles Galdies, University of Malta; Ana Vuković Vimic, University of Belgrade
European Climate Conference, 15. Mai 2023, Keynote “Sliding into the Anthropocene: Surprises Ahead?”, Thomas Stocker, Warschau, Polen
European Climate Conference, May 15–16, 2023, Warsaw, Poland
Further information
Kontakt Lucian Brujan
