UNIWERSYTET IM. ADAMA MICKIEWICZA WPOZNANIU

Their core work

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań is a major Polish research university with broad expertise spanning soft matter physics, environmental mapping, cultural heritage, and science communication. Their research groups contribute to EU projects in areas ranging from colloidal physics and nanomaterials to ecosystem services assessment, minority language preservation, and urban development. They are particularly active in public engagement through repeated participation in Researchers' Night events and edutainment initiatives across the Wielkopolska region.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the early period (2014–2018), AMU focused on foundational physical sciences (magnonics, colloidal dynamics, soft matter), environmental assessment (ecosystem services, shale gas monitoring), and bio-hybrid robotics (flora robotica). From 2019 onward, the emphasis shifted noticeably toward societal challenges — climate action, digital skills for youth, urban regeneration, and cultural heritage preservation — while maintaining physics research in plasmonics and nanomaterials. The university also intensified its public engagement activities, running Researchers' Night events almost every funding cycle.

AMU is broadening from lab-based physical sciences toward interdisciplinary societal impact research, making them an increasingly attractive partner for projects combining scientific expertise with citizen engagement and policy relevance.

How they like to work

AMU predominantly joins projects as a participant (28 of 35 projects), coordinating only 5 — all in their core physics domain (magnonics, colloids, plasmonics, neurobiology). They operate across very large consortia, with 424 unique partners across 51 countries, indicating they are a well-connected hub rather than a repeat-partner organization. This profile suggests a reliable consortium member who brings specific scientific or regional expertise without seeking to lead, except in their strongest research niches.

AMU has collaborated with 424 unique partners across 51 countries, making them one of the more broadly networked Polish universities in H2020. Their partnerships span Western Europe, the Arctic (INTERACT), and planetary science networks, with no strong geographic bias beyond natural EU-wide reach.

What sets them apart

AMU stands out for an unusually broad disciplinary range — few universities combine colloidal physics, planetary science, minority language preservation, and urban regeneration under one H2020 portfolio. Their strong track record in science communication and Researchers' Night events makes them a natural partner for projects requiring public engagement or dissemination in Poland and Central Europe. For consortium builders, they offer a credible Polish partner with genuine research depth across both STEM and humanities.

Highlights from their portfolio

• flora robotica
  Highest single-project funding (EUR 353,750) in an unusual cross-disciplinary area combining modular robotics with botanical systems and architectural design.
• PLASMMONS
  Coordinated project in plasmonics and phononic crystals, representing AMU's strongest physics research niche and their ability to lead in nanoscale materials science.
• COLING
  Five-year MSCA-RISE project on minority language revitalization combining engaged humanities with participatory action research — highlights AMU's humanities depth beyond their physics core.