LIFE-CHANGING EXPERIENCES
About the Conference
The YSBB 2025 is the fourth edition of the multidisciplinary research and networking conference intended to create a discussion forum for Early and Mid-Career Researchers (EMCRS) up to 12 years after PhD from Poland with students and young researchers primarily from Eastern Europe and Central Asia. In particular, the conference is dedicated to scientists at risk, including conflict-affected countries (e.g. Ukraine).
The Polish Young Academy is the main organizer of this event. The conference is planned as an online meeting to facilitate participation in current times.
The YSBB 2025 aims to encourage students and Early Career Researchers to pursue scientific careers and to consider Poland and Polish scientific community as a partner in this process. The YSBB 2025 will gather young group leaders, postdocs, PhD students, and students that will have the opportunity to talk about themselves and their research interests. The event has a particular emphasis on networking with the aim of allowing to share knowledge, make new contacts and establish new collaboration links. It will also feature a dedicated session for students and Early and Mid-Career Researchers on career and funding opportunities in Poland and the EU.
Conference Tracks
• Environmental Sciences
• Civil, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
• Interdisciplinary Research in Biological and Medical Sciences
• Physics & Chemistry
• Interdisciplinary Research in Human Sciences
Have a totally different life.
Conference Programme
Day 1 (23th October)
| 9:00-9:15 | Opening Ceremony |
| 9:15-11:15 | Session 1: Invited Speakers and EMCR Presentations |
| 11:15-12:30 | Session 2: Flash Presentations |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch break |
| 13:30-16:30 | Session 2: Flash Presentations |
Day 2 (24th October)
| 9:00-9:10 | Introductory words |
| 9:10-10:50 | Session 3: Funding and career opportunities in Poland, EU |
| 10:50-11:15 | Q&A session on funding opportunities |
| 11:15-12:30 | Discussion panel – Why scientist leave academia? |
| 12:30-13:30 | Lunch Break |
| 13:30-14:30 | Discussion panel on academic freedom |
| 14:30-15:00 | Closing Ceremony and Awards Announcements |
What they say
Invited speakers
Environmental Sciences
Edyta Łaskawiec
(Social Activity Laboratory – Urban Lab 5D in Gliwice)
Georgios Tsironis
(Technical University of Crete/ETH Zurich)
Rūta Ozola-Davidāne
(Latvia University of Life Sciences and Technologies)
Marzena Smol
(Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences)
Civil, Mechanical & Materials Engineering
Jürgen Kurths
(Humboldt University Berlin)
Piotr Brzeski
(Lodz University of Technology)
Magdalena Rucka
(Gdańsk University of Technology)Oleh Derkach
(G.S. Pysarenko Institute for Problems of Strength of the National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine)
Interdisciplinary Research in Biological and Medical Sciences
Mathias Z. Strowski
(Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin)
Birger Svihus
(Norwegian University of Life Sciences)
Tomasz Kościółek
(SANO Centre for Computational Personalised Medicine, International Research Foundation)
Marek Skrzypski
(Poznań University of Life Sciences)
Physics & Chemistry
Jakub Spiechowicz
(University of Silesia)
Mirosław Werwiński
(Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences)
Karolina H. Markiewicz
(University of Bialystok)
Magdalena Osial
(Institute of Fundamental Technological Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences)
Interdisciplinary Research in Human Sciences
Tomasz Panecki
(Institute of History Polish Academy of Sciences)
Stepan Stepanenko
(Leibniz-Zentrum für Archäologie)
Karolina Hansen
(University of Warsaw)
Monika Kostera
(University of Warsaw)