Among the recent Ministry of Science and Higher Education, National Science Centre, and international projects in the laboratory are:

Physicochemical properties of soil, species composition, and diversity of vegetation as factors determining the functioning of soil microorganisms in spoil tips in the Trzebinia, Jaworzyn and Olkusz areas; Ministry of Science and Higher Education; 2011–2014; director: Dr. Anna Stefanowicz.

Ecosystem changes due to Reynoutria japonica invasion: connecting the quantity and chemical quality of plant biomass with soil properties (NCN, 2016/23/B/NZ8/00564); director: Dr. hab. Anna Stefanowicz.

Cyclotides – cyclic polypeptides in defence mechanisms of Violaceae family plants against pathogenic fungi (NCN, 2017/01/X/NZ8/00606); director: Dr. Błażej Ślązak.

The impact of alien tree species – red oak (Quercus rubra L.) – on soil physicochemical properties, soil microbial communities and forest vegetation (NCN, 2016/23/N/NZ8/02778); director: Małgorzata Stanek, MSc.

Adaptation of Arabidopsis halleri to metal-polluted soils: linking environmental, genomic, and phenotypic information (Foundation for Polish Science, POWROTY/2016–1/1 program); director: Dr. Alicja Babst-Kostecka.