In April, the Guangxi University campus in Nanning was the venue for in-depth discussions on the future of space research. During the "POLAR-2 Science Goals and Instrument Configuration Workshop", scientists from various countries came together to consider how best to harness the potential of the POLAR-2 mission.

Among the participants were representatives of the National Centre for Nuclear Research: Prof. Agnieszka Pollo, Deputy Director for Science at the NCBJ and the Polish project manager for POLAR-2, and Dominik Rybka, MSc Eng., the project coordinator. The meeting was also attended by researchers from the University of Geneva, Tsinghua University in Beijing, Guizhou University in Guiyang, and the Centre for Space Technology and Engineering of the Chinese Academy of Sciences.

Discussions focused on the correct “setting” of the POLAR-2 instrument to learn as much as possible about gamma-ray bursts – one of the most energetic phenomena in the Universe. Key aspects included adjusting detector parameters, planning observation strategies, and integrating data from other experiments. A highlight of the programme was a presentation by Prof. Agnieszka Pollo, who outlined the mission’s role in studying the evolution of galaxies and the large-scale structure of the Universe.