Michał Krasodomski, fot. Sailing Energy Ten sailors will represent Poland in eight sailing classes at this summer's Olympic Games in Paris. The regatta will take place in Marseille between July 28 and August 8. Two University of Gdańsk students are among the representatives: Aleksandra Melzacka (psychology student), competing in the…

Almost 30,000 candidates have applied for admission to study at the University of Gdańsk. Recruitment for some first-cycle programmes is still ongoing, as is recruitment for second-cycle full-time and part-time programmes. According to the recruitment data, as of today, in terms of the number of persons per place, the most popular among candidates for first-cycle studies and unified Master's studies are: Criminology (13…

The 4th Young Science Congress, which took place on 11-14 July at the University of Gdańsk and Gdansk University of Technology, enjoyed great interest, attracting more than 400 participants from 80 scientific institutions from all over Poland and abroad. Organised jointly by the Fahrenheit Union Universities - the University of Gdańsk (UG), the Gdańsk University of Gdańsk (GdańskTech) and the Medical University of…

Inter-university cooperation, student exchange and differences and similarities in the context of educational levels were discussed at a meeting with the Rector of Tokiwa University, Professor Keiko Tomita. On 15 July, a meeting was held with the Rector of Tokiwa University in Japan, prof. Keiko Tomita. The University of Gdańsk was represented by the…

Why is water green? What is golden algae? Does the lake have a history? The answers to these and other questions will be known to the participants of the 1st Clean Lakes Festival organised by the Centre for Monitoring and Protection of Waters at the University of Gdańsk.   The event will take place on 31 July from 11:00 to 17:00 at the Centre for…

The challenges of internationalisation of Polish HEIs and the characteristics of visa and border traffic were discussed by the participants of the annual consultation meeting of the 'Study in Poland' programme. The consultative meeting of the 'Study in Poland' programme was held on 10 July 2024 at the Warsaw School of Economics. It was attended, among…

The Polish Geological Institute - National Research Institute and the University of Gdańsk have concluded an agreement on research and teaching cooperation. The management of both institutions recognises the need to take active measures for the development of Earth and environmental sciences and is convinced of the growing role of geological and…

Prof. Ewa Łojkowska from the Intercollegiate Faculty of Biotechnology UG and MUG and prof. Dorota Rancew-Sikora from the Faculty of Social Sciences have been appointed as chairpersons of the Scientific Committees of the Polish Academy of Sciences for the 2024-2028 term. There are dozens of committees at the Polish Academy of Sciences. They are groups that bring together specialists from different areas of science. They…

Psychological Support Centre of the University of Gdańsk addresses its offer also to the international members of the academic community. In this challenging time today, many can feel overwhelmed, anxious, or uncertain in the face of distressing news. It is worth to take care of the mental health and well-being.    You Are Not Alone Our dedicated team…

A poetry book in Italian entitled ‘Grovigli’ by dr Tomasz Snarski of the Faculty of Law and Administration of the UG was published in the spring by the Cacucci Editore publishing house from Bari. We talk about Polish-Italian poetic cooperation with Roberto M. Polce, author of the translation of the volume. We ask Dr Tomasz Snarski, the poet himself,…

The last meeting of the Senate of the University of Gdańsk this academic year was opened by the Rector, prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski, with the presentation of diplomas of recognition for the highest ranked courses of study in the Perspektywa 2024 ranking. The diplomas were received by: Dean of the Faculty of Languages dr hab. Arkadiusz Janicki, prof…

More than 400 applications from 80 institutions from all over Poland, a wide range of topical issues, and an opportunity to exchange knowledge and experience between the scientific community and the business sector - welcome to the 4th Young Science Congress. The event will take place on July 11-13, 2024. As well as fulfilling a very important…

After an over 30-day expedition, during which an international team of scientists studied the impact of the Baltic Sea on Arctic waters, r/v Oceanograf - the research vessel of the University of Gdańsk - arrived at the pier in Sopot. The ceremony marking the end of the BaltArctic Research Cruise was attended by the Rector of UG, prof. dr hab. Piotr…

An outstanding scientist and a true lady demanding not only from others but above all from herself, who always took into account the emotions and needs of others - this is how the Rector, prof. Piotr Stepnowski, spoke about prof. Urszula Jackowiak, who became an honorary professor of the University of Gdańsk on Thursday. On July 4, 2024, prof. dr hab.…

The scientific and development potential of Gdańsk universities and the increasingly close cooperation within the framework of the federalisation of Fahrenheit Universities was presented by the Rector of UG prof. dr hab. Piotr Stepnowski during a meeting in the series ‘Key development challenges of Pomerania’. On July 2nd, representatives of the Polish…

Project team, photo by dr Marta Grzechnik Investigating the consequences of mass population displacement in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine for European democracy and presenting evidence-based strategies to combat negative trends such as growing social antagonism and identity fragmentation - these are the main aims of the…

Photo by Alan Stocki Poland is the largest producer of poultry meat in Europe and the third largest exporter of this meat in the world. The value of production reaches PLN 43 billion annually. One of the challenges faced by both poultry breeders and egg producers is salmonella. Cases of detection of these bacteria in…

The Rector of the University of Gdańsk, prof. Piotr Stepnowski has been elected the President of the Conference of Rectors of Polish Universities. This is the first time in the history of the University of Gdańsk that a Rector of our university has held this position. CRPU is an autonomous assembly of rectors of national universities established in 1989. KRUP prepares and presents opinions and positions on issues…

After more than a month's voyage beyond the northern Arctic Circle, the University of Gdańsk research vessel Oceanograf will arrive at the pier in Sopot. We will welcome it on July 5, 2024, at 12.00 p.m. Read about the cruise here: Home page - BaltArctic Research Cruise  

In June 2024, as every year, Clarivate calculated the Impact Factor indices for the previous year for journals indexed in the Web of Science database. Impact Factor was obtained for four journals published by the University of Gdańsk. Two of them (edited by researchers from the Institute of Psychology at the University of Gdańsk) boast the highest IF…

Only the 'cast-iron' three classical universities overtook the University of Gdańsk in the latest Perspektywy ranking. We maintained a very good 4th university position and 16th in the overall ranking. In the Innovation criterion, we ranked a high 5th among all academic universities in Poland. - Maintaining such a high last year's position in the Perspektywa ranking can only be viewed as a success - says Rector prof.…

The Ministry of Science and Higher Education awarded scholarships for outstanding young scientists for the 19th time. The results were announced on Friday, June 21. Eight scientists from the University of Gdańsk were among those awarded. Applications for granting scholarships for outstanding young scientists demonstrating significant achievements in scientific activity may be submitted by rectors of universities,…

Over 90 % of planned research completed, hundreds of nautical miles of scientific collaboration, and a new dimension of SEA-EU alliance collaboration - the r/v Oceanograf and r/v Oceania arrived in Bodø on June 19, completing the first part of the BaltArctic Research Cruise.   - R/v Oceanograf and r/v Oceania sailing into the Bodø Harbour - this moment…

Prof. Ole Boe, fot. Alan Stocki He is a retired captain in the Norwegian Armed Forces and Norway's first professor in military command. He served for many years as an operations officer in a Norwegian military special unit; he has participated in several international operations around the world and has also been an instructor in…

University of Gdańsk players won gold medals in the university classification and bronze medals in the overall classification at the Polish Academic Tennis Championships held in Krakow last weekend. Students of the University of Gdańsk defeated the University of Warsaw (2:0), the Medical University of Silesia in Katowice (2:0), and the…

On June 5-7, the University of Gdańsk hosted the workshop ‘Developing digital, green, interdisciplinary, and innovative training pathways for SEA-EU 2.0.’ implemented in the framework of the SEA-EU European Coastal University. The meeting at the Faculty of Mathematics, Physics and Informatics was attended by 15 representatives of partner universities…

Już drugi dzień jesteśmy na największej w Europie i Azji konferencji dla kobiet w dziedzinach STEM. Inspirujące wystąpienia, dyskusje i wykłady przyciągają regularnie blisko 10 000 studentek, specjalistek i liderek.  Film: Mateusz Byczkowski/Zespół Promocji UG We are on our second day at the…

photo by Łukasz Bień Close to 80 guests (including more than 50 international guests), 9 universities, 20 scientific posters, 2 days of exchange of good practices and experiences. This is how the meeting ‘We strengthen the network of cooperation’, held on June 6-7, 2024, can be described in a nutshell. The University of Gdańsk…

The University of Gdańsk has once again been ranked among the world's best and is the leader among Polish universities in the Times Higher Education Impact Rankings, a ranking that assesses universities from around the world in terms of their commitment to the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals.   On June 12, 2024, the results of the sixth edition of…

Two projects by scientists from the Department of General and Medical Biochemistry of the Faculty of Biology of the UG have been awarded more than 3 million in funding under the SONATA 19 competition of the National Science Centre. photo by R. Mielczarek The project by dr Urszula Zarzecka, '…