ET-COMPASS 🧭 (COordination, Management, Planning And Strategic Support), a new EC-funded project to support ET implementation, received the green light! Astrocent will lead Strategic Communication activities. #HorizonEurope #ESFRI

Is science in full bloom - or in crisis? Our director, Prof. Leszek Roszkowski, joined a debate asking this bold question - and you can now watch it online! Link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLHz... #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation #WIDERA #TfE #TeamingForExcellence #EU #HorizonEurope

Frontiers Seminar - to join us, register at tinyurl.com/3p8c93cb! We look forward to seeing you at this inspiring seminar! #AstroparticlePhysics #MSCAActions #NCN #MNiSW #Poland #FunduszeEuropejskie #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation #WIDERA #TfE #TeamingForExcellence #EU #HorizonEurope

The Astrocent Take Over presentations are now live on YouTube! 🎥 Watch the talks online: tinyurl.com/fjbwfyz7 #WomenInScience #STEM #Astrocent #DarkMatter #ScienceForAll #FunduszeUE #FunduszeEuropejskie #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation #WIDERA #TfE #TeamingForExcellence #EU #horizoneurope

🔦 Astrocent is growing, and this is your chance to grow with us! Astrocent is opening several new research positions and inviting talented scientists to join our community. Find out more: www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

We invite all Polish‑speakers to read an in‑depth conversation with Dr. Hab. Marcin Kuźniak 🔗 Read the full interview: info.newseria.pl?show_news=19... #FunduszeUE #FunduszeEuropejskie #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation #WIDERA #TfE #TeamingForExcellence #EU #HorizonEurope

📅Join us on March 26 at 2 PM! To attend, make sure to register and secure access to the link: tinyurl.com/3p8c93cb #AstroparticlePhysics #MSCAActions #NCN #MNiSW #Poland #FunduszeEuropejskie #HorizonEU #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation #WIDERA #TfE #TeamingForExcellence #EU #HorizonEurope

🌌 On 9–13 March 2026, researchers from around the world gathered at the University of Manchester for this year’s DarkSide‑20k Collaboration Meeting and we were there! Read more: astrocent.camk.edu.pl?event=darksi... #NCN #Opus #Sonata #DarkSide-20k #CollaborationMeeting2026

Look out for the next Astroparticle Frontiers seminar! Registration (free): tinyurl.com/3p8c93cb #AstroparticlePhysics #NEXTExperiment #Astrocent #MSCAActions #NCN #MNiSW #Poland #FunduszeEuropejskie #ResearchImpactEU #EUInnovation #WIDERA #TfE #TeamingForExcellence #EU #HorizonEurope

We recently reached an important milestone at Astrocent: for the first time, we successfully operated a Time Projection Chamber (TPC) using ultra-cold argon gas in our cleanroom at CEZAMAT. Read about it at: astrocent.camk.edu.pl?p=8788

You are warmly invited to the next edition of “Prosto z nieba”, a unique multimedia lecture series held at the Planetarium of Centrum Nauki Kopernik. This month’s lecture is led by our colleague dr. hab. Sebastian Trojanowski on 12 March 2026 at 7:00 PM. More information: tinyurl.com/2d97kxa6

We are pleased to announce that the Astrocent institute: International Institute for Particle Astrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences, is now officially registered and began its operations on 1 March 2026, with prof. dr hab. Leszek Roszkowski serving as its Director!

Big congratulations to our Astrocent colleagues Dr. André Ventura Cortez and Dr. Azam Zabihi on joining the Scientific Council of the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (CAMK PAN) for the 2023–2026 term. 📣 We’re really happy to see your hard work and talent recognized!

DEAP-3600 Collaboration Meeting (17–20 Feb) at Queen’s Univ. Our contribution to the experiment: Marcin Kuźniak on Scientific Board; Michał Olszewski - DB coordinator; Yuliya Hoika - outreach coordinator. Thank you to organisers for a productive meeting! @snolabscience.bsky.social

Yesterday, we had the pleasure of participating in the meeting organized by the Foundation for Polish Science (FNP) for beneficiaries of the International Research Agendas Programme (IRAP). Read more about our presentation: astrocent.edu.pl/astrocent-sh... #FunduszeUE #FunduszeEuropejskie

By decision of the Polish Academy of Sciences, we’re now the International Institute for Particle Astrophysics PAS - the first in Poland & Central/Eastern Europe! Backed by €30M EU+national funding, we’ll probe #darkmatter, #neutrinos & #gravitationalwaves. New webpage live 👉 lnkd.in/dukx4gst

✨ On the International Day of Women and Girls in Science, we would like to invite you to join the “Astrocent Take Over: Meet the Women Exploring the Dark Matter’s Riddles” this Friday at 1 PM CET! See LinkedIn event: lnkd.in/d_eDGg8a #WomenInScience #STEM #Astrocent #DarkMatter #ScienceForAll

On 22 January 2026, Dr. Rita Antonietti was awarded by ARAP (Associazione Romana per le Astroparticelle) for its valuable contribution to dark matter research. 👏Congratulations to Rita on this achievement and well‑deserved recognition. #WomeninScience #ARAP #AstrocentTeam

You can now tune in to Jedynka - Program 1 Polskiego Radia, where our group leader, Prof. Marcin Kuźniak, appeared as a guest on the programme “Eureka. Ludzie Nauki”. #MAB #TeamingForExcellence #WIDERA #FNP #FunduszeUE #FunduszeEuropejskie Audio: www.polskieradio.pl/jedynka/podc...

On Monday, we were happy to host Matthias De Moor, General Representative of Flanders, and Tijs Verstraete, Policy Officer, from the Delegation of Flanders in Poland and the Baltic States. Read more about the visit: tinyurl.com/yc3w4579 #EinsteinTelescope #Belgian-Polishpartnership #Flanders

Astrocent is proud to receive support from the Polish Ministry of Science and Higher Education as a part of the "International Projects Co-financed" programme for the PROBES project, advancing global collaboration in particle and gravitational‑wave physics. Find out more: astrocent.camk.edu.pl

Great news from our scientist Dr. Sebastian Trojanowski to kick off the year! His team’s work opens a new path toward detecting relic neutrinos - a key prediction of the Hot Big Bang theory. You can read the publication online: www.nature.com/articles/s41...

Last day of the year, one more reason to celebrate ✨ Astrocent Plus (NCAC PAS) has received funding from @ministerstwonauki.bsky.social! 🚀 PLN 29.75M to support frontier particle astrophysics & technologies for global challenges. Read more: astrocent.camk.edu.pl?p=8708 #HorizonEurope #TfE

We received an EU grant (International Research Agendas #MAB, #FENG) for “ASTROCENT – Particle Astrophysics Technology Centre”! 🇪🇺🔬 We’ll develop next-gen detectors & sensors for science + real-world use: medical imaging, renewables, and monitoring. 🚀🌍 #FunduszeUE Read more: url-shortener.me/5NB8

✨ Astrocent’s Christmas Party brought us together for an afternoon of festive spirit, delicious treats, and warm conversations. Thank you to everyone who joined, shared traditions, and helped make it special. 🎄 #teamAstrocent

📢 Save the date: 21–22 Apr 2026 | CERN, Geneva — ET Vacuum & Cryogenic Industrial Workshop. Two days of technical exchange on UHV beam pipes, large components & ET-LF cryogenics. Companies welcome + flash talks. Register: indico.cern.ch/event/160448... #ET_tech

On December 3rd, we joined the APC @cnrs.fr in welcoming a distinguished delegation of @ministerstwonauki.bsky.social and French Embassy in Poland. This meeting consolidates seven years of Polish-French cooperation! #TeamingforExcellence

Astrocent supports the Einstein Telescope not only through science, but also by helping Europe tell its story. In Opatija we shared ET-PP communication progress and citizen-engagement plans; in Hasselt we learned from the #ETRoadshow. More: shorturl.at/hRaBc @einsteintelescope.bsky.social

Dear Astroparticle Physics Enthusiasts, we’re excited to invite you to the next talk in our Astroparticle Frontiers seminar series! Date & Time: Thursday, November 27, 2025, at 2 PM (CET) Location: ul. Rektorska 4, room 5.05, Warsaw Zoom link: princeton.zoom.us/j/97132651029

Astrocent joined the DarkSide-20k Fall Collaboration Meeting at GSSI (L’Aquila, Italy, 17–21 Nov 2025). Our team contributed to reports on vPDU production and QA/QC and to the Review Office. #DarkSide20k #darkmatter #TeamingForExcellence #NCN

🎉 Congratulations to Dr. Azam Zabihi for receiving the prestigious MINIATURA‑9 grant from the National Science Centre (Narodowe Centrum Nauki)! We are delighted to see her dedication recognised, and we look forward to supporting her work and celebrating the achievements that will follow.

🚀 GWECS Job Fair 2025! We’re collecting job offers for the upcoming online fair connecting early-career GW scientists with employers. Submit your openings: shorturl.at/4siMH More details soon! ET job opportunities: lnkd.in/d9S2-sRj

Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research position at Astrocent! More information: lnkd.in/dEc8dNME

What an evening! On the 4 Nov, we celebrated #DarkMatterDay 2025 with a captivating lecture by Dr. Sebastian Trojanowski. Huge thanks to everyone involved in organising this inspiring event! Read more: astrocent.camk.edu.pl?p=8538

Congrats to our former postdoc Dr Kimura (supervised by Prof. Masayuki Wada) for receiving the 20th Young Encouragement Prize of the Physical Society of Japan for his #DarkSide-50 #darkmatter study — conducted at Astrocent — and for his new role as Assistant Professor at the University of Tokyo! 🎉

Join us for the next Astroparticle Frontiers seminar with Dr. Yue-Lin Sming Tsai! 📅 Thursday, November 6, 2025 🕑 2 PM (CET) 📍 Rektorska 4, room 5.05, Warsaw 🔗 Zoom: princeton.zoom.us/j/97132651029

🎊Today is the International Dark Matter Day — a global celebration of the hunt for the unseen! Astrocent will mark the occasion next week with a popular science lecture in Polish by Dr. Sebastian Trojanowski (Astrocent, CAMK PAN). Link to the event: tinyurl.com/4jjd8wye

We took part in #LIDINE2025 in China 🇨🇳, contributing 3 presentations — 2 talks and a poster — on noble-element detector technologies. 🏅 Congratulations to Diego Rodas Rodríguez, who received a poster award for the innovative work on cryogenic detector applications! Proud moment!💡 @ncn.gov.pl

Astrocent’s Leszek Roszkowski and Marta Borowiec joined the 4th Teaming Club Conference in Portugal 🇵🇹 — connecting with Centres of Excellence across Europe to share ideas and build lasting collaborations. 🌍 #TeamingForExcellence

New energy, new ideas, new discoveries ahead! ⚡️ Four amazing researchers are joining the Astrocent team - welcome Rita, Miroslav, Pedro, and Sebastian! 🌌 Check out full bios of our new team members at: astrocent.camk.edu.pl #team #Astrocent #CAMKPAN

Our Comms Officer, Magda Jakubiak, spent the day at the Illustrated Communication Festival surrounded by fresh ideas on how to use visual communication. We’re proud to see our teammates keeping their curiosity alive! #TeamingforExcellence #EU #HorizonEurope #communication

Uff, what a week we have had at the 6th DRD1 Collaboration Meeting (6–10.10), full of engagement! From daily presentation sessions to a schedule rich with social activities. Thank you, CERN, for entrusting us to deliver an enjoyable experience for our guests. Find out more: astrocent.camk.edu.pl

On Monday, we are starting a special gathering as the 6th DRD1 Collaboration Meeting lands in Warsaw - its first edition outside CERN! This global event brings together leading researchers in gas radiation detector development. The countdown is on! #DRD1Meeting #ParticleAstrophysics

Astrocent joined the APPEC Town Meeting in Zaragoza (22–25 Sept 2025). Prof. Roszkowski (APPEC GA Deputy Chair) and Prof. Kuźniak (APPEC SAC) took part in plenaries & round tables shaping the next European strategy in #AstroparticlePhysics. Briefing book out this summer → roadmap next year. 🚀

Between September 7th - 18th, we were rooting for Samuel Belayneh while he attended the respected Gran Sasso Hands-on 2025. 💪We are on track with our Astrocent Plus project and excited to see where this journey leads! #summerschool #GranSassoHandson2025

🌟 On Sept 21, 2025, CAMK opened its doors for the Festiwal Nauki! 🚀 Visitors explored lectures, VR journeys, a planetarium, sunspot observations & more. 👉 Astrocent was proud to contribute, bringing science closer to everyone. ✨

The Astroparticle Frontiers Seminar Series is back! We’re kicking off the season next Thursday, Sept 25, at 2 pm, with a deep dive into neutrino detection in dark matter experiments. 👤 Featuring Dr. Ricardo Peres (Imperial College of London) 🎙️Tune in: tinyurl.com/pjckct6r #Astroparticle

Astrocent at #TAUP2025 (Aug 24–30, Xichang)! Prof. Masayuki Wada on light #darkmatter with DarkSide-20k & DarkSide-LowMass, and Michal Olszewski on DEAP-3600’s sensitivity to supermassive gravitinos. 🌌 @deap3600.bsky.social

We are proud to be part of the DEAP-3600, working to uncover the invisible #darkmatter. The latest meeting took place at Carleton U. on 10–13 Aug, where we shared talks on database management, light/charge collection and detection R&D at Astrocent, and outreach activities. @carleton.ca

Astrocent (NCAC PAS) has signed an MoU with @cern.bsky.social to join the DRD1 Collaboration! 🚀 We’ll help develop cutting-edge gaseous detector tech for future physics experiments - and we’re hosting the next DRD1 meeting in Warsaw, 6–10 Oct 2025! #DRD1 #collaboration