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Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.
— Maria Skłodowska-Curie

The research focused on understanding the Polish scientific diaspora, the 'brain drain,' and talent mobility is a central and ongoing element of the Polonium Foundation's mission.

 

CONNECTS-UK

Polonium Foundation is part of the first pan-EU platform in the UK created in 2022 and aimed at fostering scientific collaborations between EU and the UK. Funded with €580K by European Commission for years ‘24-’25.

Analysis of the Current and Future UK-Polish Research and Innovation Relationships

In this survey based and stakeholder feedback driven report we search for incentives driving relationships between PL and UK entrepreneurs and researchers.

Report on Polish Research Diaspora

This 2018 study is the largest snapshot of the Polish research diaspora in recent years.

Brexit Report

Approaches towards Brexit among Polish researchers in the UK.

 

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The Pivotal Role of EU Research Diasporas in EU-UK Scientific and Diplomatic Relations

Science & Diplomacy, The Special Issue: Science Diplomacy — 15 Years On (2024)

https://doi.org/10.1126/scidip.adt9867

Views of European Scientific Diasporas on UK-European cooperation after Brexit

SocArXiv, Cornell University (2023)

doi: https://doi.org/10.31235/osf.io/hmc7f

Brexit: delays worry diaspora researchers

Nature 604, 425 (2022)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-022-01059-6

Danger to science of no-deal Brexit

Nature 572, 312 (2019)

doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-019-02433-7