The SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre has opened its autumn call for proposals for beamtime in 2027. From 1 September, researchers may apply for the opportunity to conduct experiments using the state-of-the-art facilities available at SOLARIS, including the ASTRA, CIRI, DEMETER (PEEM, STXM), PIRX, POLYX and URANOS beamlines, as well as the Cryo-Electron Microscope. Proposals can be submitted via the SOLARIS User Network (SUN) until 1 October 2026, 23:59 CEST. We warmly invite researchers from academia and industry to submit proposals and carry out their experiments at SOLARIS.

The SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre of the Jagiellonian University (NCPS SOLARIS) continues to foster the development of the next generation of researchers by providing young scientists with direct access to experiments employing advanced research techniques based on synchrotron radiation and cryo-electron microscopy. The results achieved to date demonstrate the programme’s importance for the development of the Polish scientific community, while the decision to continue the initiative creates new opportunities for future participants.

The SOLARIS National Synchrotron Radiation Centre has once again been included in the updated Polish Research Infrastructure Roadmap (PMIB), published by the Ministry of Science and Higher Education. Its presence on this prestigious list confirms the strategic importance of the Kraków-based synchrotron for the advancement of Polish science and highlights its role as a unique research infrastructure of international significance.

Researchers from around the world can now apply for free access to research infrastructures within the CERIC-ERIC consortium. The programme provides access to more than 60 instruments and laboratories through a single application process.

The activities of the National Synchrotron Radiation Centre SOLARIS have become the focus of a special issue of Acta Physica Polonica A. The publication showcases the latest scientific achievements enabled by synchrotron infrastructure and state-of-the-art cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) facilities, highlighting SOLARIS as one of the leading research centres in Central and Eastern Europe.