Dr Witold Kilarski
Whistleblower

Dr Witold Kilarski

A scientist who uncovered corruption at Poland's National Science Centre (NCN). Instead of prosecuting the guilty — the whistleblower was punished.

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A Whistleblower in Poland — the full story
3 min 12 sec · English narration · Full animated version: open

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On 29 May 2020, NCN Director Zbigniew Błocki — acting on behalf of Prof. Marcin Drąg of Wrocław University of Technology — allegedly ordered NN (Head of NCN Grants Control) to deliver an ultimatum to Dr. Kilarski: withdraw your grant application from NAWA (Polish Returns programme, aimed at curing Type 1 Diabetes) or face consequences.

"Withdraw your NAWA grant by Monday… you won't get it anyway… this is to appease Prof. Drąg."

Case

Corruption at Poland's National Science Centre

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Recordings

Interview with NN · Conversation 2 — NN's meeting with NCN Director Zbigniew Błocki — Tuesday 2 June 2020 · Conversation 3 — "talk with Zbigniew Blocki" — Thursday 4 June 2020

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Documents

Documents

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Proceedings

Prosecutor's refusal to open an investigation · The whistleblower punished, not the corrupt officials · A Kafkaesque judgment. Case I C 1671/22 — appeal rejected without my knowledge, the bailiff is already collecting money

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Institutions

NCN ignores serial (machine-style) review writing — the Manfred Mudelsee case · The Jagiellonian University's inaction (March 2026 – July 2026) · WUM cuts me off after the NCN Director's letter — one email that says it all

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About me

Dr Witold Kilarski · Corrections and errata · To Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Minister of Justice Waldemar Żurek

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