Polonium Foundation

We are an NGO that unlocks the potential of the Polish scientific diaspora. We connect its members at Science: Polish Perspectives events, research the community and provide policy recommendations for good science diplomacy practices. We are changing Polish brain drain into brain circulation. Some of our projects: >> Science: Polish Perspectives (SPP) series Conferences (2-3 days, ~150-350 people) are gathering Polish scientific diaspora, happening since 2012 in Oxford/Cambridge and since 2017 in Berlin. Planning for USA soon! MeetUps (1-2 days, ~40-100 people) are smaller events to foster the creation of local communities. Weve already been to Stockholm, Delft, Florence, NYC, Zurich, Copenhagen, Singapore, Brussels, Paris. Next: UC Berkeley! In plans: whole bunch of other leading R&I hub cities! >> Research on Polish Scientific Diaspora The goal of the studies we conduct is to learn how Polish scientists spread across the world, collaborate, network and link to Poland. To da...