It produces 10% of the world’s molybdenum-99, a radioactive isotope used in diagnosing cancer.
Education
Far-right presidential candidate’s call for all Polish universities to charge tuition fees condemned by rivals
Sławomir Mentzen’s proposal has been rejected by all of his main rival candidates from the left, right and centre.
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Only vaccinated children could be allowed into schools, suggests top Polish health official
His announcement came after an unvaccinated child was admitted to hospital with a severe case of diphtheria.
Poland to add civil defence elements to school PE classes
“In these difficult times, the ability to cope with difficult situations is very much needed,” says the education minister.
Polish district wins compensation for former government’s cuts to teaching for German minority
The PiS government cut funding for teaching German to the German minority by two thirds.
Poland launches Polish Large Language Model
PLLuM is freely available for all to use and is intended to support the development of AI, in particular in providing public services.
Almost 40% of Poles don’t believe humans evolved from animals
Meanwhile, one third of Poles believe that humans lived at the same time as dinosaurs.
Rare meteoric iron found in 2,700-year-old artefacts in Poland
The find mean that the Polish sites now rank among the most concentrated sources of meteoric iron artefacts globally.
Large decline in children’s happiness in Poland over past five years, finds UNICEF report
Currently, 59% of children in Poland report feeling happy, down from 75% in 2019.
New Lego set honours Polish scientist Maria Skłodowska-Curie
But the toymaker has received some criticism for naming her as Marie Curie, excluding the Polish surname Skłodowska that she used throughout her life.
Over 64,000 sign petition demanding education minister be fired for saying “Polish Nazis” built camps
Barbara Nowacka has apologised for the remarks, which she said were a “slip of the tongue”. But the opposition wants her to be fired.
Polish astronaut to take pierogi into space on mission to ISS
Sławosz Uznański-Wiśniewski has worked with a Polish family firm to freeze dry the dumplings so that they can be taken on the mission.
Polish opposition PiS party tables bill tying child benefits for Ukrainians to employment
The move came after Rafał Trzaskowski, the presidential candidate from Poland’s main ruling group, said that such benefits “should go to those who contribute to our economy”.
Poland halves number of weekly religion classes in schools
The change, opposed by the Catholic church, will come into force at the start of the new school year in September.
