Prof. Beata Możejko opens the debate. Who was Paul Beneke, thanks to whom Hans Memling's painting The Last Judgement appeared in Gdańsk? Was he a privateer who acted legally or a pirate who, against the law, together with his fleet, raided and plundered sailing ships that were not under the Hanseatic flag? This is what students from…

The University of Gdańsk has won the European Universities - Alliances of the Future competition in the Support for Ukraine category. At the European Universities Conference in Warsaw, the award was received by the Rector, prof. Piotr Stepnowski.  Sharing experiences and taking joint initiatives leading to the development of long-term, structural,…

The annual 'Gdańsk in Vilnius' festival is organised as part of the partnership between Gdańsk and Vilnius. This year, incidentally, marks the 25th anniversary of signing a partnership agreement between the Lithuanian capital and the city by the Motława River. Representatives of the University of Gdańsk attend the event - dr Tomasz Snarski and the Zygmunt Kamiński University of Gdańsk Song and Dance Ensemble 'Jantar…

The UG Careers Library invites Students of all majors to participate in the Mini Job Fair My Career. Meetings with potential employers will be held on May 16 between 9:00 am and 2:00 pm at the Faculty of Economics in Sopot. The event is an ideal opportunity to meet directly with people representing companies, discuss exciting internship or job offers…

The 8th European Congress of Virology (ECV) is the largest virology congress in Europe, attended by European scientists working in various fields of virology. The congress is held every 3 years; the previous one in 2019 was held in Rotterdam and 2016 in Hamburg. This year, the congress was held in Poland for the first time. This is, of course, a great honour for Gdańsk.  The European Society of Virology had entrusted…

As part of the ReSEArch-EU project implemented by SEA-EU alliance partners, we cordially invite you to a series of webinars in the series "Community Driven Participatory Research and Education", which will present various tools for public engagement through the Science Shop model. Following the webinar on April 24th with special guest from Bonn Science Shop - NORBERT STEINHAUS, the following webinars will be performed…

Conservation work on the facade of the Pelplin Abbots' House - one of the few tenement houses in Gdańsk to have survived the wartime destruction of 1945 - has come to an end. This Saturday, May 13, 2023, we invite you to a meeting during which we will look at the unique tenement house in a completely new version. In addition, there will also be an…

Ambassador of Azerbaijan Nargiz Gurbanova Contacts between Poland and Azerbaijan, particularly in the context of both countries' development after the collapse of the Soviet Union, was one of the topics discussed during a visit by Ambassador Nargiz Gurbanova of the Republic of Azerbaijan to the Faculty of Social Sciences on April 28…

How is social energy influenced by the contact between institutions of different spheres of social life: universities, businesses, local government, NGOs, and educational institutions? Does it dynamise the exchange of energy, or does it make the energy annihilate and drain away? What should be done so that the first type of process dominates? There is…

We are approaching a spring weekend rich in historical anniversaries. Because of the pandemic, it is devoid of joint patriotic demonstrations. It is more a time for reflection on history. The patriotic and festive weekend begins with International Workers' Solidarity Day, known as Labour Day, celebrated in Poland and around the world on May 1 for 130 years, as a symbolic commemoration of the workers' protests in Chicago…

What are the alternatives for 90-minute lectures? Does ChatGPT mean the end of essays written by students? We've sat down to talk about challenges of education with prof. Inna Romānova, Vice dean for Science at Faculty of Economics in University of Latvia. She arrived at our university thanks to “Visiting Professors” initiative…

What should a sustainable metropolis look like? This is what participants in the Blended Intensive Programme at the University of Gdańsk have been pondering for the past month. As part of a series of activities funded by Erasmus+, students from France, Croatia and Malta arrived in Gdańsk on April 17. They then attended lectures and toured the Pomeranian capital for five days to see how the city and businesses developed…

Dr Beata Czechowska-Derkacz talks about posthumanism, the role of women in culture, academic passion and the history of Gdańsk's Polish studies with Professor Małgorzata Książek-Czermińska from the Faculty of Philology at the UG. - The family home shapes our professional passions, approach to work, life and people. Was this also the case for you as a professor? - My childhood was quite characteristic of the just post…

Academics from Poland, Germany and the UK will discuss Shakespeare, not just according to the canon. On April 23, the conference Politically (in)correct Shakespeare will be organised by the Polish Shakespeare Society in cooperation with the Gdańsk Shakespeare Theatre. Two scholars from UG will participate in one of the two sessions.  Dr Barbara Świąder…

As part of the ReSEArch-EU project implemented by SEA-EU alliance partners, we cordially invite you to a series of webinars in the series "Community Driven Participatory Research and Education", which will present various tools for public engagement through the Science Shop model. The speaker for the first webinar will be NORBERT STEINHAUS - special…

Developing cooperation and strengthening university alliances through new projects were the leading themes of a visit by the rectoral authorities of the Spanish University of Oviedo, leader of the Igenium consortium of European universities, which has been collaborating with UG since 2018. The proposal to intensify joint projects is also the result of UG's activity in the SEA EU alliance. The University of Gdańsk was…

  At the request of the Student Parliament UG Rector prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski declares May 2 to be Rector's Day free from classes  

The Centre for Doctoral and Student Activities of the University of Gdańsk invites you to participate in a meeting related to one of the most important organisations of the pre-August opposition - the Free Trade Unions of the Coast. The occasion for the conference is the 45th anniversary of the organisation. The event will be attended by: dr Piotr Abryszeński (Institute of National Remembrance), dr Piotr Brzeziński…

Dr hab. Mariusz Czepczyński, prof. UG with participants of the BIP course 'Sustainable City'. Blended Intensive Programmes(BIP) is one of the latest initiatives of the Erasmus+ project, where students, researchers or university staff can participate in a course organised by another university in Europe. So far, the University of…

Due to increasing mental health problems among university students related to academic stress, the Institute of Psychology at the University of Gdańsk is running a project to support young people. It targets those feeling excessive pressure and compulsion to study, with accompanying chronic stress, depression and anxiety symptoms. Initiated two years…

How have people collected, created and used botanical collections over the centuries? What were the origins of species nomenclature? The answers to these and many other questions can be found at the newly opened UG Faculty of Biology exhibition entitled 'History of Botanical Collections'. You are welcome to take a tour. The ceremonial opening of the…

The research paper entitled. 'Lanthanide ions (Eu3+, Er3+, Pr3+) as luminescence and charge carrier centers in Sr2TiO4', published by a research team from the Institute of Experimental Physics at the University of Gdańsk in collaboration with the Institute of Nanotechnology and Materials Engineering at the Gdańsk University of Technology, was featured…

The University of Gdańsk's Career Service invites you to participate in a stationary workshop on preparing to go abroad to work. Find out where to look for verified offers and what to look out for in order to ensure your security. During the workshop, EURES advisors from the Voivodeship Labour Office in Gdańsk will share their knowledge on: how to…

Art historians, lawyers and medievalists will discuss the inspiration and context of the work of one of the pioneers of the Renaissance between April 20 and 22. During the conference, 'Artists, Bankers, and Sailors. Contexts of the times of Hans Memling' we will learn, among other things, what role pirates played in the transportation of the 'Last…

Flaming foam, fake blood, cute pharaoh snakes, dry ice... Sounds like SFX? Well, no! These are examples from the 'Book of Experiments by the Scientific Club of Chemists UG'. Tomasz Swebocki, Agnieszka Manikowska, Elżbieta Adamska and Daria Łada write about how creative chemistry can be and how to encourage pupils and students to do it, as well as how to carry out chemical experiments safely yourself…

The 7th edition of the Sopot Logistics Workshop, held at the Faculty of Economics of the University of Gdańsk, attracted great interest. Participants in the two-day event took part not only in workshops led by business world representatives but also in a mini job fair. They visited the headquarters of several large, local companies. There was no…

From March 31 to April 2, the eighth Shalom Polin Jewish Culture Festival took place at the Faculty of Philology of the University of Gdańsk. Organised by ACK UG Alternator, DKF Miłość Blondynki and the University of Gdańsk, the event brings closer Jewish culture and history - both traditional, orthodox and contemporary. Visitors could watch documentaries and feature films appreciated at festivals, talk to authors of…

The University of Gdańsk's Academic Psychological Support Centre invites you to the April psycho-educational meetings on neurodiversity and autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Three events are planned as part of the April meetings: 1. Lecture with discussion: how to create a safe space for an adult with autism spectrum disorder?  SEN teacher, psychologist…

Dr Daryna Sokolova from the Department for the Study of Biologically Active Compounds of the Inter-University Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG has received an EMBO Solidarity Grant. Her project is part of the NCN Sonata Bis 10 project 'Friends or foes? The role of prophages in environmental adaptation and virulence of pectinolytic bacteria: Dickeya…

Prof. Małgorzata Balwicka-Szczyrba Smoking is the number one cause of death for Polish men and the second most common cause for women in Poland. Nearly 29% of Poles smoke cigarettes daily, which is on an upward trend. Experts from the Polish Academy of Sciences have developed recommendations to reduce the use of nicotine products in…