Committee on issues related to the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools at the University of Gdańsk and Faculty HR Strategy Team of the Research in Excellence WPiA UG invite University of Gdańsk community to an online meeting to be held on November 29, 2023 (starting at 17.00), entitled: 'Ethics in science in the face of the challenges of artificial intelligence'. The meeting aims to reflect on the opportunities…

  Correction of symptoms of Huntington's disease by genistein through FOXO3-mediated autophagy stimulation - this is the title of an article published in the journal Autophagy, whose authors are scientists from the Department of Molecular Biology, Faculty of Biology, UG: prof. Grzegorz Węgrzyn, dr Karolina Pierzynowska, dr Magdalena Podlacha, dr Lidia…

First place for the 'SEA MATH' project submitted by physicists and mathematicians from the University of Gdańsk, three days of work, five thematic paths, 15 interdisciplinary teams, coaches and experts. For the first time, Fahrenheit Universities organised a hackathon that fostered entrepreneurship and idea development within the thematic tracks and…

Over 100 million years, ants have hardly changed, and prehistoric wasps once fed mainly on plants. What else we can learn from inclusions in amber is told by prof. Vincent Perrichot from the University of Rennes (France). The biologist came to the Department of Invertebrate Zoology and Parasitology as part of the UG Visiting Professors programme…

Russia's invasion of Ukraine surprised not only ordinary citizens but also international relations experts. Prof. Torbjørn Knutsen from the Norwegian University of Science and Technology discusses why the economic approach to interstate relations has failed. The academic visited the UG Institute of Political Science as part of the…

Katarzyna Dziubek in the laboratory; photo: Alan Stocki/UG. Cancer is a complex and devious disease, constantly evolving and trying to trick our immune system. It comes in many varieties, characterised by numerous genetic mutations. A doctoral student at the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG and a…

The fourth edition of the ‘Catalogue of Good Practices of Universities’ has been produced, this time devoted to ESG factors, i.e. environmental (Environmental), social (Social) and organisational governance (Corporate Governance). One of the signatories of the Declaration of University Social Responsibility since 2017 is the University of Gdańsk, which…

President of PRG Experior Aleksandra Wybrańska and Group member Piotr Luszuk with the award for the Best Supervisor of the Year 2023 in the StRuNa competition Dr Paweł Atroszko from the Institute of Psychology was awarded first prize in the category of Academic Supervisor of the Year 2023 for supporting the Psychological Research…

Joschka Fischer, former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Vice-Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany, will be a guest of the Institute of Political Science on Wednesday, November 22, 2023. On this occasion, the Director of the Institute of Political Science, dr hab. Arkadiusz Modrzejewski, prof. UG invites you to Joschka Fischer's lecture, which will be held at the Faculty of Social Sciences UG, assembly hall…

Representatives of the University of Gdańsk discussed the future of higher education and the challenges it faces with Pomeranian parliamentarians. This was the first initiative of its kind at the UG. The meeting was attended by members of the Polish Sejm of the 10th term and the Polish Senate of the 11th term. The invitation of the University of Gdańsk…

The University of Gdańsk Career Office invites students of all majors to take part in the 'My Career' Mini Job Fair. The event is an excellent opportunity to get in touch with employers, expand your knowledge of job, internship or apprenticeship opportunities, and consult your CV. The Fair is a chance to talk directly to people representing leading…

Photo Łukasz Bień The Ambassador of the Republic of Rwanda in Poland, prof. Anastase Shyaka, and his wife visited the University of Gdańsk. At the meeting, which took place at the Faculty of Social Sciences, the diplomat discussed with the Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Education Quality, dr hab. Arnold Kłonczyński, prof. UG,…

Over 64 thousand kilometres on the way to work or the place of study - by bicycle or hybrid car - from April to October this year were covered by employees, doctoral students and students of the University of Gdańsk, Gdansk University of Technology and the Medical University of Gdańsk. On November 17, we got to know the winners of the second edition of…

Female academics, staff and activists from Fahrenheit University will speak to those who want to hear about the situation of women in academia. During the open meeting of the FarU Women's Club, two presentations will be given: 'Understanding Gender Gaps in the Labour Market' and 'Could Fahrenheit Be a Woman Today?'. Join us on November 20…

photo L'Oreal for Women and Science Dr Magdalena Zdrowowicz-Zamojć was awarded the L'Oreal-UNESCO Prize for Women and Science in the habilitation category for her research in the field of radiation chemistry and radiobiology. 'My dream is to make radiotherapy a more effective and safer treatment method for cancer patients,' said the…

Want to see how research is carried out at foreign universities? Are you planning to improve your language skills? Or maybe you need to invest in your professional and academic development? SEA-EU MASTER INTERNSHIPS is the opportunity for you! This initiative of 9 SEA-EU partner universities is dedicated to Master's students. It is a unique…

Uncovering the 17th-century frescoes, the restoration of gilding within the portal, and the reconstruction of carvings - these are just some of the results of the months-long renovation works in the House of the Abbots of Pelplin, a historical townhouse belonging to the University of Gdańsk. On November 15 this year, the academic community of the…

‘Other universities have considered participating in the iGEM competition in recent years but deemed it impossible in Poland. And yet we succeeded!’ says the leader of the EDC Seas student team, Mateusz Rudnicki, a student of the second cycle studies in Biotechnology. ‘First gold medal in 7 years, fifth in 20 years of the competition for the Polish…

photo Alan Stocki A pocket park in the patio of the Faculty of Philology and the Faculty of History, bicycle racks at the Rectorate building, a co-working zone and an Eco-nomic park at the Faculty of Economics - the results of the second edition of the Academic Citizens' Budget at the University of Gdańsk have been announced. ‘This…

Who is favoured by luck in business? How do you manage your personal finances? How to create a good advertising campaign? These and many other questions will be answered during open lectures organised by the Faculty of Management at the University of Gdańsk. The event is being held as part of Global Entrepreneurship Week. On November 13-19, 2023, The…

How do you tell about your research while a match is burning or clearly explain difficult scientific terms such as ‘derivatives’? This is what researchers from the University of Gdańsk, the Technical University of Gdańsk, the Medical University of Gdańsk and the Stanisław Moniuszko Academy of Music found out during a media workshop of the Science…

Renowned researcher of Günter Grass's work, prof. Dieter Stolz was a guest at the University of Gdańsk on Tuesday, November 7 and gave a lecture entitled 'The Writer as Troublemaker. On the role of politics in the work of Günter Grass / Der Autor als Störenfried. Zur Rolle des Politischen bei Günter Grass'. The artist, born in the Free City of Gdańsk (…

The science prize awarded at the nanomedicine conference ChinaNanomedicine 2023: Nanomedicine Discovery and Translation in Guangzhou, China, went this year to Dr Alicja Mikołajczyk from the Environmental Chemoinformatics Laboratory of the UG Department of Chemistry. Dr Alicja Mikołajczyk presented the results of her research conducted within the…

An invention that can be used, among other things, in producing probiotics has received a patent from the Patent Office of the Republic of Poland. A team of scientists led by dr hab. Robert Czajkowski, prof. UG from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG and composed of dr Dorota Krzyżanowska, dr Tomasz Maciąg, dr Joanna Siwińska and…

The next league games of AZS UG athletes are coming up this Sunday. Come and cheer on our teams, or watch the online broadcast! Who will we see on the courts this coming weekend? AZS UG volleyball players will take on visiting Chemik Olsztyn in the second league. The charges of coach Rafał Murczkiewicz have scored 13 points so far, recording four wins…

Prof. Vincent Perrichot, who came to University of Gdańsk thanks to 'Visiting Professors' programme, will give three lectures on palaeoecology and palaeontology! The events will be held on November 9, 16 and 23 at the Faculty of Biology, room C108.  Details:  9.11 at 4 p.m.: The evolution of the ants 16.11 at 4 p.m.: Production and preservation of plant resins through time 23.11 at 4 p.m.: Insect deposits from France…

Fot. Magdalena Wiśniewska-Krasińska, Archiwum FNP Prof. dr hab. Krzysztof Liberek, from IFB UG and MUG, has been awarded the Foundation for Polish Science 2023 Prize in the area of Life and Earth Sciences for demonstrating the role of chaperone proteins in the recovery of proteins from aggregates and their folding into an active…

Images, sounds, and the social situation of the Nordic countries will be the theme of this year's Nordic Focus Festival. It is the eighth time that lovers of the North will meet in Gdańsk! In the current edition, we will be getting to know the culture, history and reality of the Nordic countries through, among other things, film screenings…

From left: prof. Waldemar Ossowski and prof. Piotr Stepnowski Rector UG prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski and the Director of the Gdańsk Museum, dr hab. Waldemar Ossowski, prof. UG have signed a cooperation agreement. The agreement provides, among other things, for the organisation of joint events and the popularisation of science and…

Dear Academia! As part of the Pro Juvenes student community competition, organised by the Students' Parliament of the Republic of Poland, the student-doctoral initiative - the online international conference - Baltic Chemistry Conference was awarded and made it to the final of the competition in the University without Borders category! Therefore, we…