The Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies is an extradepartmental unit of Jagiellonian University.
The Center conducts advanced interdisciplinary research at the intersection of the natural sciences, humanities, and social sciences, including fields such as physics, cosmology, philosophy, the history of science, biology, mathematics, cognitive science, and psychology.
The Copernicus Center is also dedicated to the dissemination of science and education. It organizes numerous public lectures, debates, and events, runs the popular science YouTube channel YouTube.com/CopernicusCenter and the website www.wielkiepytania.pl. Additionally, it co-organizes the Copernicus Festival, a science and culture event. The Center also founded and continues to develop Copernicus College, the first Polish MOOC platform. Under its auspices operates the Copernicus Center Press publishing house.
The Director of the Copernicus Center for Interdisciplinary Studies is Dr. habil. Mateusz Hohol, Associate Professor at the Jagiellonian University. The Deputy Director is Michał Furman, M.A.
The Copernicus Center Board (term 2024–2028) consists of:
- Prof. Bartosz Brożek
- Prof. Dominika Dudek
- Prof. Michał Heller
- Prof. Stanisław Kistryn
- Prof. Teresa Obolevitch