Chris Moulin and Krystian Barzykowski, 2026 recipients of the Franco-Polish Marie Sklodowska Curie and Pierre Curie Award
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July 22, 2026
Chris Moulin, a professor at theUniversité Grenoble Alpes and a researcher at the Laboratory of Psychology and Neurocognition (LPNC - UGA/CNRS/USMB), and Krystian Barzykowski (Institute of Psychology, Faculty of Philosophy, Jagiellonian University in Kraków), have received the Franco-Polish “Marie Sklodowska Curie and Pierre Curie” Prize, awarded by the French Academy of Sciences and the Polish Science Foundation (FNP).
They are receiving this award for their pioneering work on involuntary autobiographical memory and the phenomenon of “déjà vu,” which offers a new approach to understanding human memory.
The award will be presented to them on October 27, 2026, during the formal session of the Academy of Sciences, under the dome of the Institut de France.
The winners will also have the opportunity to present their research at a public conference at the Academy of Sciences in June 2027.
Published on July 22, 2026
Updated on July 23, 2026
The Franco-Polish "Marie Sklodowska Curie and Pierre Curie" Award
This award highlights the excellence of Franco-Polish scientific cooperation. It recognizes a pair of researchers for their outstanding scientific contributions as well as their future projects. Each winner receives 15,000 euros (5,000 euros deposited into their individual accounts and 10,000 euros for their research, paid to their laboratory). This award is co-funded by the Polish Science Foundation and the Zygmunt Zaleski Foundation.
The selection was made by a Franco-Polish jury composed of members from the French Academy of Sciences and the Polish Science Foundation.
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