On 12 June, the second  “PASIFIC Networking with Scientific Community” event took place at the Staszic Palace in Warsaw. “Interdisciplinarity in scientific research” was the theme of the meeting, which brought together dozens of researchers from various scientific institutions. Scholars, the Polish Young Academy (AMU) representatives and other invited guests took part in three scientific sessions and a panel discussion.

The Life Sciences session, chaired by the PASIFIC Fellow, Dr Monika Hejna, Institute of Genetics and Animal Biotechnology, PAS, gathered 8 speakers:

• Vineeta Kaushik, PhD, Institute of Physical Chemistry, PAS, PASFIC Fellow;
• Mitrajit Ghosh, PhD, Institut für Molekulare Medizin II, Dusseldorf (former: Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, PAS) PASIFIC Fellow;
• Joanna Wierońska, Professor, Maj Institute of Pharmacology, PAS;
• Abdelaziz Gad, PhD, Intsitute of Biochemistry and Biophysics, PAS, PASIFIC Fellow;
• Ewa Poniecka, PhD, International Institute of Molecular and Cell Biology, PASIFIC Fellow;
• Karina Kwapiszewska, PhD, Institute of Physical Chemistry, PAS;
• Maja Makagon, PhD, University of California, Davis;
• Taina Rocha de Almeida, PhD, Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, PAS, PASIFIC Fellow.

The Physics and Engineering session, chaired by Dr hab Paweł Malinowski, Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery PAS, gathered 8 speakers:

• Magdalena Mazurek-Budzyńska, PhD, Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry;
• Shumaila Razzaque, PhD, Institute of Physical Chemistry, PAS, PASIFIC Fellow;
• Jakub Sitek, PhD, Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Physics;
• Agata Tyszka-Gumkowska, PhD, Centre of Excellence Ensemble3
• Ronald Terrazas Mallea, PhD, Institute of Physical Chemistry, PAS;
• Pallavi Kumari, PhD, Centre for Polymer and Carbon Materials, PAS, PASIFIC Fellow;
• Nilesh Manwar, PhD, Institute of Physical Chemistry, PAS, PASIFIC Fellow;
• Arun Kumar Awasthi, PhD, Space Research Centre, PAS, PASIFIC Fellow.

The Social Sciences and Humanities session, chaired by the PASIFIC Fellow Dr Imran Sarihasan, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, PAS, gathered 7 speakers:

• Daniela Hekiert, PhD, SWPS University;
• Marta Jackowska, Dr hab, SWPS University;
• Karolina Broś, PhD, University of Warsaw;
• Michał B. Paradowski, Dr hab, Institute of Applied Linguistics, University of Warsaw;
• Monika Chwalczuk, PhD, Institute of Psychology, PAS, PASIFIC Fellow;
• Kseniya Medvedeva, PhD student, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, PAS, PASIFIC Fellow;
• Jędrzej Niklas, PhD, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, PAS, PASIFIC Fellow.

Informative sessions were followed by fruitful discussions, and then a general panel discussion “Interdisciplinarity in scientific research” hosted by Professor Marzena Smol, Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, PAS and Dr hab Pawel Malinowski, Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery, PAS,  both representing the Polish Young Academy.

The panelists included Dr Magdalena Mazurek-Budzyńska, Warsaw University of Technology, Faculty of Chemistry; Dr Joanna Ciesielska, University of Warsaw, Dr hab Marta Jackowska, SWPS University, and Dr Mitrajit Ghosh, Institut für Molekulare Medizin II, Dusseldorf (former: Nencki Institute of Experimental Biology, PAS), PASIFIC Fellow.

Participants found the meeting to be a very good networking opportunity. They appreciated the friendly atmosphere and called for more interdisciplinarity. We hope to fulfil this wish when organizing future networking events.