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National academy of sciences for Poland

The Polish Academy of Sciences (Polish: Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored national academy of sciences and institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars and a network of research institutes. It was established in 1951, during the early period of the Polish People's Republic following World War II.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Oct 30, 1951Founded1
  • Industryhigher education1
  • HeadquartersPalace of Culture and Science1
  • Websitewww.pan.pl

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The Polish Academy of Sciences (Polish: Polska Akademia Nauk, PAN) is a Polish state-sponsored national academy of sciences and institution of higher learning. Headquartered in Warsaw, it is responsible for spearheading the development of science across the country by a society of distinguished scholars and a network of research institutes.2

Corporate structure

Polish Academy of Sciences sits at the top of its group. 76 entities, 2 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Polish Academy of Sciences Palace of Culture and Science
    • Civitas University Subsidiary
    • InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Olsztyn, Poland
    • Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · PAS building at Twarda Street in Warsaw, Poland
      • Clay Minerals Laboratory Subsidiary · Kraków, Poland
    • Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · PAS building at Twarda Street in Warsaw, Poland
    • Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary
    • Mineral and Energy Economic Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary
    • Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · PAS building at Twarda Street in Warsaw
    • Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
    • Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Katedralna, Poland
    • Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Zabrze, Poland
    • Committee on Political Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Poland
    • European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Katedralna, Poland
    • Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Poland
    • Institute for Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Łódź, Poland
    • Institute for the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Poland
    • Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Lublin, Poland
    • Institute of Archeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
    • Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
    • Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
    • Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
    • Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Poznań, Poland
    • Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Kraków, Poland
    • Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Gliwice, Poland
    • Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Warsaw, Poland
    • Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences Subsidiary · Kórnik, Poland
    • and 49 more

Built from subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0); major holders from Schedules 13D and 13G. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

The Polish Academy of Sciences was established by the merger of earlier science societies, including the Polish Academy of Learning (Polska Akademia Umiejętności, abbreviated PAU), with its seat in Kraków, and the Warsaw Society of Friends of Learning (Science), which had been founded in the late 18th century.

The Polish Academy of Sciences functions as a learned society acting through an elected assembly of leading scholars and research institutions. The Academy has also, operating through its committees, become a major scientific advisory body.

Another aspect of the Academy is its coordination and overseeing of numerous (several dozen) research institutes. PAN institutes employ over 2,000 people and are funded by about a third of the Polish government's budget for science.

From Wikipedia’s article on Polish Academy of Sciences, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

Who has led Polish Academy of Sciences, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.

Chair

  1. Marek Konarzewski2022–now

President

  1. Jan Dembowski1952–1956
197019801990200020102020

Subsidiaries and ownership

Subsidiaries

  • Center for Theoretical Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Centre of Molecular and Macromolecular Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Centre of Polymer and Carbon Materials, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Civitas University
  • Committee on Political Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • European Regional Centre for Ecohydrology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • InLife Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute for Agricultural and Forest Environment, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute for Medical Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute for the History of Science, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Agrophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Archeology and Ethnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Art, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Bioorganic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Catalysis and Surface Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Chemical Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Computer Science, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Dendrology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Economics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Environmental Engineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Fundamental Technological Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
All 74 subsidiaries
  • Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Geography and Spatial Organization, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Geological Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Geophysics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of High Pressure Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of History, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Human Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Hydroengineering, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Legal Sciences of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Literary Research, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Mathematics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Mediterranean and Oriental Cultures, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Metallurgy and Materials Science, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Molecular Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Nature Conservation, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Nuclear Physics Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Oceanology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Organic Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Philosophy and Sociology of the Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Physical Chemistry, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Physics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Plant Genetics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Plant Physiology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Political Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Psychology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Rural and Agricultural Development, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Slavic Studies, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of Theoretical and Applied Informatics, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Institute of the Polish Language
  • International Institute of Molecular Mechanisms and Machines, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Kielanowski Institute of Animal Physiology and Nutrition, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Ludwik Hirszfeld Institute of Immunology and Experimental Therapy, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Mammal Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Mineral and Energy Economic Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Mirosław Mossakowski Institute of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Museum and Institute of Zoology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Polish Academy of Sciences Center for Biological Diversity Conservation in Powsin
  • Scientific Center in Paris, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Space Research Centre, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Strata Mechanics Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Systems Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • WIT University
  • Witold Stefanski Institute of Parasitology, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Władysław Szafer Institute of Botany, Polish Academy of Sciences
  • Włodzimierz Trzebiatowski Institute of Low Temperature and Structure Research, Polish Academy of Sciences

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Timeline

  1. Oct 30, 1951Founded Founded1

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