Prof. Leszek Roszkowski from the Department of Theoretical Physics at the National Centre for Nuclear Research (NCBJ), who at the same time heads the international research agency AstroCeNT operating at the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Centre of the Polish Academy of Sciences, has become a member of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts (EASA).

EASA is one of the most prestigious scientific and artistic organisations in Europe. Established in 1990, EASA aims to promote the advancement of scientific and artistic activity in the spirit of freedom and the search for truth. 

Its more than 2,000 members include scientists, people of culture, art and religion, including 37 Nobel Prize winners and the late Pope Benedict XVI. Among its members from Poland are Prof. Jerzy Buzek, Prof. Michał Kleiber, Prof. Henryk Skarżyński, Prof. Ryszard Tadeusiewicz, Prof. Jerzy Woźnicki and Prof. Andrzej Zoll.