{"id":15834,"date":"2026-11-05T11:29:13","date_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:29:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/?p=15834"},"modified":"2026-11-05T11:30:22","modified_gmt":"2026-11-05T10:30:22","slug":"new-ncn-grant-for-prof-olga-dlugosz-polish-norwegian-cooperation-for-sustainable-agriculture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/en\/new-ncn-grant-for-prof-olga-dlugosz-polish-norwegian-cooperation-for-sustainable-agriculture\/","title":{"rendered":"New NCN grant for Prof. Olga D\u0142ugosz: Polish-Norwegian cooperation for sustainable agriculture"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns pk-wpis-intro is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Projekt-bez-nazwy-14-1024x683.png\" alt=\"Prof. Olga D\u0142ugosz of PK Krakow University of Technology\" class=\"wp-image-15837\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Projekt-bez-nazwy-14-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Projekt-bez-nazwy-14-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Projekt-bez-nazwy-14-767x511.png 767w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Projekt-bez-nazwy-14-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/pk.edu.pl\/wp-content\/uploads\/Projekt-bez-nazwy-14.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-pk-typografia-lead pk-lead has-text-align-justify\">Prof. Olga D\u0142ugosz from the Faculty of&nbsp;Chemical Engineering and Technology has received funding from the National Science Centre (NCN) to&nbsp;start a&nbsp;research collaboration with the University of&nbsp;Bergen on&nbsp;innovative biostimulants for crop plants.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<nav class=\"pkng-toc\" aria-label=\"Contents\"><p class=\"pkng-toc__title\">Contents<\/p><ul class=\"pkng-toc__list\"><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-a-new-approach-to-supporting-crops\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">1.<\/span> A&nbsp;new approach to&nbsp;supporting crops<\/a><\/li><li class=\"pkng-toc__item pkng-toc__item--h3\"><a href=\"#h-science-meets-climate-challenges\"><span class=\"pkng-toc__nr\">2.<\/span> Science meets climate challenges<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">How can we&nbsp;support crop growth and increase resilience to&nbsp;adverse environmental conditions, while reducing dependence on&nbsp;traditional agrochemicals? Researchers will seek answers to&nbsp;this question within a&nbsp;collaboration to&nbsp;be&nbsp;developed by&nbsp;Prof. Olga D\u0142ugosz from the Faculty of&nbsp;Chemical Engineering and Technology, PK&nbsp;Krakow University of&nbsp;Technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our researcher is&nbsp;among the 53 laureates of&nbsp;the Coordination &amp; Capacity Kick-off call, resolved by&nbsp;the National Science Centre (NCN). The funding amounts to&nbsp;PLN 11,879. The partner of&nbsp;the planned collaboration is&nbsp;the University of&nbsp;Bergen, Faculty of&nbsp;Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Norway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>A&nbsp;new approach to&nbsp;supporting crops<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The aim of&nbsp;the initiative is&nbsp;to&nbsp;establish scientific cooperation and lay the groundwork for joint research on&nbsp;innovative biostimulants for crop plants. The planned solutions will use:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>deep eutectic solvents (DES),<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>micronutrient nanoparticles,<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>bioactive compounds.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Unlike approaches focused primarily on&nbsp;combating plant diseases, this concept seeks solutions that stimulate crop growth and strengthen plants\u2019 natural resistance to&nbsp;environmental stress. In&nbsp;the future, deep eutectic solvents may serve as&nbsp;a&nbsp;common platform for obtaining bioactive compounds and developing functional nanomaterials.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Science meets climate challenges<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The planned research responds to&nbsp;the need for more sustainable agricultural production methods, especially in&nbsp;the face of&nbsp;climate change and increasingly difficult growing conditions. Its potential applications are also in&nbsp;line with the directions set by&nbsp;the EU&nbsp;\u201cFarm to&nbsp;Fork\u201d strategy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">The Coordination &amp; Capacity Kick-off grant will enable direct cooperation, exchange of&nbsp;experience and preparation of&nbsp;a&nbsp;concept for a&nbsp;future interdisciplinary research project. The initiative is&nbsp;a&nbsp;preparatory stage for the LANGSPIL call, funded by&nbsp;the EEA Grants.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-justify wp-block-paragraph\">Congratulations, Professor, and we&nbsp;wish you every success in&nbsp;developing Polish-Norwegian scientific cooperation!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Photo courtesy: Olga FD\u0142ugosz and faculty of&nbsp;Chemical Engineering and Technology<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NCN call results: <a href=\"https:\/\/ncn.gov.pl\/sites\/default\/files\/listy-rankingowe\/coordination-capacity-kick-off-lr.pdf?fbclid=IwY2xjawVZOTVleHRuA2FlbQIxMABwZG9mAWJyaWQRMWtVdmxzZ2VzVUo4TDdrMzBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEfMAj1jLy-1bgXzdniQXskjtIiGUc_zxe7VLreQs5w59wpIF5tiKazrl2aUMs_aem_78ub8ke4juIltob1l1ci5g\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">coordination-capacity-kick-off-lr.pdf<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How can we&nbsp;support crop growth and increase resilience to&nbsp;adverse environmental conditions, while reducing dependence on&nbsp;traditional agrochemicals? 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