Take part in the FameLab 2026 competition!

The Silesian University of Technology as a member of the Academic Consortium – Katowice City of Science invites students, PhD students, and researchers to participate in the FameLab 2026 competition – one of the most important European events devoted to scientific communication.

The competition is addressed to people who want to develop their skills in the field of popularization of science and scientific communication. The task of the participants will be to present a selected scientific issue in English in the form of a three-minute speech.

The call for applications runs until May 10th, 2026.

In the first stage, the international jury will select semi-finalists who will take part in an expert training in scientific communication, conducted by European specialists on the 8th and 9th of June 2026. On June 9th, 2026, Katowice will host the national finals of the FameLab competition, during which the finalists will present their scientific projects.

The winner of FameLab Poland will represent Poland during the FameLab World Finals, which will take place in December 2026 during the 10th Silesian Science Festival KATOWICE,

The winners of the first three places will receive cash prizes, the total value of which is at least PLN 20 thousand.

FameLab Poland has been organized since 2024 by the University of Silesia together with the Academic Consortium – Katowice City of Science.

We invite you participate in the competition. Information and application form can be found on the website: famelabpoland.pl

If you have any questions, please contact the FameLab Poland 2026 competition coordinator - Piotr Kaszuba: piotr.kaszuba@us.edu.pl.