The project Boosting Digital Excellence and Governance Autonomy of Universities in the Countries of East Partnership (BEAUCOUP) has received funding of €69,759 from the Erasmus+ programme. The initiative aims to stimulate the digital transformation of universities and, consequently, schools, kindergartens and education in general in the European Union's eastern neighbours, such as Ukraine.   The EU partners intend to…

Professor Krystyna Bieńkowska-Szewczyk talks about Poland's most modern BSL3+ laboratory established at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG and discusses working with viruses in an interview with Julia Bereszczyńska. Julia Bereszczynska: - BSL3+ Laboratory. This acronym sounds quite mysterious to someone who does not deal with virus…

The project 'AOP-Anchored in silico-based NAMs for design safer multicomponent nanomaterials' led by dr Karolina Jagiełło, dr Alicja Mikołajczyk and prof. Tomasz Puzyn from the Laboratory of Environmental Chemoinformatics of the UG Faculty of Chemistry has been nominated as one of nine projects from around the world for the Lush Prize 2024 in the…

Prof. dr hab. Adam Lesner. Photo by Alan Stocki/UG.   The University of Gdańsk Technology Transfer Centre has just sold the rights to an invention by prof. dr hab. Adam Lesner and dr Natalia Gruba from the Faculty of Chemistry UG. Scientists have developed a diagnostic test for detecting epithelial cancer of the urinary tract,…

Participation in the Rector's Council, baking a pizza with the Dean, meeting with the world volleyball champion or a cruise on the Oceanographer - we invite you to take a look at all the auctions prepared by the UG community as part of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity. The 32nd Grand Finale of the Great Orchestra of Christmas Charity will take place on Sunday, January 28, 2024. It will be dedicated to purchasing…

The Biologists' Night at UG is becoming a more important event every year. Dozens of attractions, workshops and lectures attract representatives of all age groups. We could see how popular this event is on January 12 at the Faculty of Biology of UG and the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG. ‘I came here with my two children. We are…

The Minister of Science and Higher Education, Dariusz Wieczorek, presented, during a plenary meeting of the 7th-term Polish Accreditation Committee, nomination acts for members of the Polish Accreditation Committee appointed for the term 2024-2027. The University of Gdańsk will be represented in the PAC by prof. dr hab. Jolanta Kumirska from the Faculty of Chemistry (Science and Life Sciences Team) and prof. dr hab…

The Committee of the 'Visiting Professors UG' Programme has selected 14 scientists from 12 countries - South Africa, Germany, Canada, Iran, the United States, Colombia, Uzbekistan, Japan, Norway, the Netherlands, Rwanda and Austria - to visit the University of Gdańsk in 2024. This year's edition of the programme attracted record interest. ‘The…

Minister for Civil Society Agnieszka Buczyńska visited her Alma Mater. On January 15, the member of the Council of Ministers met with the Rector UG prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, and then gave a lecture to students and academic staff.   During the conversation with the Minister, prof. Piotr Stepnowski offered to cooperate in any activities where issues of social initiatives and science intersect. This includes expert…

After years of working in special services, dr Piotr Robakowski decided to use his experience in science. Currently, at the Institute of Political Sciences at the University of Gdańsk, he deals with security issues broadly, including security in medical institutions. We talk to our specialist about the causes of the recent attack on the premises of Charles University in Prague and the prevention of such incidents…

We are now partners in the Interreg South Baltic project on plastics ending up in the oceans.   Plastic waste in the oceans poses a threat to marine life and biodiversity in the Southern Baltic, with 80% of this waste coming from land-based sources and the result of human activities. The presence of this waste highlights the need to raise awareness and motivation to reduce the amount of rubbish entering the sea. The…

Dear Academia, His Magnificence, the Rector of the University of Gdańsk, and the University of Gdańsk Development Foundation would like to invite you to Carnival Ball for UG employees, organised on February 9, 2024 (Friday) from 08:00 p.m. to  02:00 a.m., at the Faculty of Economics in the Tadeusz Ocioszyński Auditorium (119/121 Armii Krajowej St., Sopot). Cost: 250 PLN/person   The price includes: - dinner served to…

Employees and students of the University of Gdańsk participated on Thursday in a meeting with the candidate for Rector for the term 2024-2028 - prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski. This was the candidate's eighth pre-election meeting with the university's academic community.   The meeting, announced in the election calendar, took place at 11.30…

During the pandemic, the Sports Section for People with Disabilities has been launched at the University of Gdańsk. Classes have been taking place for over three years, and their participants are achieving increasingly prestigious laurels at the Inclusive Championships of Poland (IMP). However, as they say, it is not about winning but about movement and deriving pleasure from it. We invite you to read the poll with the…

Director of the Office of Science Dr Katarzyna Świerk has been appointed Ambassador of the Research Evaluation and Assessment Expert thematic group in the international RM project ROADMAP - Creating Framework Conditions for Research Management to Strengthen the European Research Area. The project brings together a pan-European community involved in…

Thanks to the activities of the team appointed by the Rector, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, it is now possible to conduct commercial activities in university buildings. In the long term, this means, among other things, running full-time and part-time studies for a fee, organising refresher courses and specialised training, as well as the possibility of renting space on the UG campus, including the opening of catering outlets…

Five intriguing documentaries about social controversies and extraordinary characters from the world of American politics and beyond. Behind them all is one man: American director Errol Morris. We invite you to the Andrzej Wajda UG Film Centre, where a screening of the documentary filmmaker's films will begin on January 19. The screenings will be…

Photo by Alan Stocki/UG Prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn was elected Vice-Chairman of the CSE during the first plenary meeting of the Council for Scientific Excellence (CSE) for the term 2024-2027. Prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn served as the Chair of the CSE for the first term (2019-2023) after his appointment in 2019 by the Minister of Science and…

Dr inż. Beata Bajorowicz, dr Klaudia Godlewska, dr Mateusz Kosmol, and dr inż. Natalia Majewska - these are the scientists of the University of Gdańsk who found themselves on the list of laureates of the 3rd edition of the 'Foreign Internship Programme for Young UG Scientists'. ‘We refer to the internship programme for young scientists as a working…

Minister of Science and Higher Education Dariusz Wieczorek has announced a new list of scientific journals and peer-reviewed proceedings from international conferences. The list was drawn up based on a draft prepared by the Commission for the Evaluation of Science (KEN). The main objective of publishing the new list at the beginning of 2024 is to…

A forensic-biological escape room, participation in a cancer diagnosis, a 'colourful bacteria' show, DNA isolation from a strawberry, mysteries of the bottom of the seas and oceans or a workshop on a genetic model - the fruit fly - these are just some of the attractions prepared by the students and staff of the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology…

The shooting at Charles University in Prague has shocked not only the Czech Republic but the entire European academic community. Take a look at the materials of the 4U social campaign, an initiative of the Terrorism Prevention Centre of Excellence of the Internal Security Agency. Graphics, videos and animations prepared by ISA depict the appropriate…

Photo: Julia Agnieszka Szymala The internationalisation strategy of Polish science, the challenges of European University alliances, and the conclusions after the EAIE conference in Rotterdam were the topics discussed during the stationary meeting of the University Internationalisation Commission. The UIC was established by the…

Minister for Civil Society, Chairwoman of the Committee for Public Benefit, President of the Regional Volunteer Centre in Gdańsk in 2015-19 and graduate of the Institute of Political Science at the University of Gdańsk Agnieszka Buczyńska will visit the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Gdańsk. The Minister will meet with the UG academic community on January 15 (Monday) at 11:30 a.m. in auditorium S208 of…

Prof. Maciej Duszczyk, who has served as Chairman of the University of Gdansk Council since 2020, was appointed Secretary of State at the Ministry of Internal Affairs and Administration on December 22, 2023. He has thus completed his work at the Council. ‘I warmly congratulate the Professor on his appointment as Deputy Minister in the Ministry of Interior and Administration. Professor is an internationally respected…

Dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz talks to Dr Barbara Pawłowska, prof. UG from the Faculty of Economics, about the potential of the blue economy, 'maritime' PhD graduates, the competencies of the future and the SEA-EU DOC project.   Dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz: - You are the Director of the Doctoral School in Humanities and Social Sciences at the…

Wishing you all the best for the New Year! Rector prof. Piotr Stepnowski and Vice-Rectors

Dr John Selby What actually makes quantum computers faster than classical computers? Dr John Selby from the International Centre For Theory Of Quantum Technologies UG and an international team are looking for a complete answer to this question. The British scientist will coordinate the project, which is funded at €809,996 from…

We extend our solidarity to the Academic Community of Charles University in Prague. We deeply sympathise with the Families and loved ones of the shooting Victims. Honour to Their memory! Rector, Senate and Academic Community of the University of Gdansk

Candles were lit on Rector Prof. Andrzej Ceynowa Square in memory of the victims of the shooting at Charles University in Prague. On December 22, the UG academic community commemorated the deaths of 14 people with a moment of silence. On behalf of the UG academic community, Piotr Patalas from the Centre for Student and Doctoral Activities, the group's representative in the UG Senate, spoke: ‘It is hard to believe what…